Watch: 'No farmers, no food' - Angry Shropshire farmers stage protest outside Telford council offices
Angry farmers have staged a protest outside the council's offices in Telford and promised to ramp up efforts to stop the 'family farm tax'.
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Farmers from across Shropshire rode their tractors along Lawn Central outside Telford & Wrekin Council's base for more than an hour and a half today (March 24).
Organised by the Farmers to Action campaign group, the demonstration was one of several around the UK in a 'day of action' against the Labour Government's plans.
Farmers have expressed their outrage at the Government's planned changes to inheritance tax and controversial decision to scrap a farming payment scheme.
The Government recently announced that it will stop accepting new applications for the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme which pays farmers to adopt and maintain farming practices that help to produce food sustainably and protect the environment.
Shropshire farmers tooted their horns and displayed messages from their tractors, labelling the Government's moves as a threat to national food security and economic stability.
Banners read 'Britain needs food security' and called on the Government to 'abolish inheritance tax'.
But, one overall message was clear - 'no farmers, no food'.
Alan Hughes from Leintwardine organised the protest. The fourth generation farmer in his family said he has asked to meet with councillors and that protests will continue in the coming months.
