As fears around possible food supply disruptions mount and farmers prepare for a mass rally outside parliament in London, campaigners have warned they have "nothing to lose".
Up to 20,000 farmers are expected to gather tomorrow to protest against a a planned 20% levy on inherited agricultural land worth over £1million.
While the National Farmers' Union (NFU) has urged members not to go on strike, ministers have been scrambling to line up contingency plans to keep food on shop shelves.
The Telegraph reports Clive Bailye, one of the organisers of the protest, said: “We have people now where they feel like they have nothing to lose, this is the final straw.
"They don’t care if they go to prison. That’s what I’m hearing from some farmers.
“If they really got their act together, they could block entire train tracks and ports.
“I could see things like ports or airports being disrupted if the Government really does dig in, that is what we are going to see over the winter.”
Sir Keir Starmer stressed the Budget included a record £5billion commitment for farming.
The Telegraph reports that, speaking to reporters on a flight to Rio de Janeiro for the G20 summit, he said: “Obviously, there’s an issue around inheritance tax and I do understand the concern.
“But for a typical case, which is parents with a farm they want to pass on to one of their children, by the time you’ve taken into account not only the exemption for the farm property itself, but also the exemption for spouse to spouse, then parent to child, it’s £3million before any inheritance tax will be payable.
“That’s why I am absolutely confident the vast majority of farms and farmers will not be affected by this.”