Farming minister Daniel Zeichner urged farmers to remain calm regarding new inheritance tax plans that would affect heirs of land valued over £1 million. While protests are expected, Zeichner emphasized that fewer than 500 farms annually would be impacted. He called claims of widespread detriment ‘extraordinary’ and asserted that most farmers would not face the tax. Farmers, like Simon Dann, have voiced concerns about the financial strain these plans could impose, highlighting existing challenges in the industry.