Lane points to vast potential of rural economy

THE rural economy has vast poten- tial despite facing several short-term challenges, according to the new President of the Country Land and Business Association (CLA), Gavin Lane.

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(Jonathan Brady/Press Association)

The Norfolk farmer, who succeeds Cornwall-based Victoria Vyvyan as the 57th president in the association's 118-year history, has outlined the priorities that will be at the heart of his two-year tenure.

Immediate priorities will include campaigning against the Government's inheritance tax changes and working to secure certainty around agri-environmental schemes, he said. Mr Lane is also committed to championing the positive impact of land management and the importance of inter-generational family businesses on the wider economy.