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FARM POLICY

A group of 15 senior industry figures has urged Defra to include incentives for collecting farm data in the next iteration of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) in England. In…

PEST MANAGEMENT

Beet moth threat: What farmers can do to mitigate risk

Beet moth has jumped up the risk agenda for sugar beet growers, as the 2025 sugar beet season marked a shift from isolated cases to economically damaging infestations in parts…

CROP MANAGEMENT

Potato expert cultivates soil-led resilience in systems

When John Sarup was named Farmers Weekly's 2025 Arable Adviser of the Year, the award recognised more than 40 years at the sharp end of specialist potato agronomy. Four months…

CROP MANAGEMENT

How Lincs grower reclaimed world record oilseed rape yield

Lincolnshire grower Tim Lamyman has reclaimed the world record oilseed rape yield, with a staggering 7.71t/ha crop. The record-breaking yield came during one of the driest growing seasons, where Tim…

MARKET OPPORTUNITIES

How new income streams are protecting Shrops farm business

Arable businesses are facing one of the worst profitability challenges in living memory due to a combination of soaring input and machinery costs, poor crop prices and an uncertain future…

Livestock

 

BEEF

High genetic merit, business efficiency and strategic management have earned a Cornish farm a top dairy accolade. Paul Broad and Irwin Morrow of TN Morrow and Partners, Treveale Farm, Ladock,…

TRAILERS

SMS to introduce larger Porto V18 bale transporter

Czech agricultural equipment manufacturer SMS is preparing to introduce a larger capacity version of its Porto bale transporter for producers looking to clear fields of silage or straw bales quicker…

MOWERS

Rozmital SD-28L extends plain disc mower range to 2.8m

With a working width of 2.8m covered by a bank of seven oval discs, the new SD-28L rear-mounted mower extends Rozmital’s range to three models, joining the existing 2m and…

CONTRACTOR COMMENT

Contractor Comment: New ploughs arrive, Lexion next

A new Lexion combine had been top of Stuart Wilson’s shopping list this winter, but it’s sky-blue implements rather than a green-and-white leviathan currently taking pride of place in his…

MACHINERY

Adapted Spread-A-Bale Combi-Bale feeds and beds

The latest variation on the Spread-A-Bale concept, the Combi-Bale, allows owners to either fling bedding material up to 15m or drop forage along a feed passage. This dual-function system is…

TAX

Farmers can now access data on an unprecedented scale, enabled by robotic milkers, soil sensors, GPS-guided tractors, precision sprayers, drones and automated irrigation systems to name but some of the…

BUSINESS

Whether it's a legal, tax, finance or management question, Farmers Weekly's expert panel can help. Here Kate Bell, a partner in accountant Albert Goodman's farms and estates team, sets out…

Transition section

AGRICULTURAL TRANSITION

Arable businesses are facing one of the worst profitability challenges in living memory due to a combination of soaring input and machinery costs, poor crop prices and an uncertain future…

Opinion

OPINION

Try doing anything online nowadays – buy a rail ticket, book a restaurant, arrange a delivery – and 10 to one you will be asked to tick a box saying…

Community

FARMLIFE FRAMED

The present Mrs Evans recently went away for a fortnight to take part in the Challenge of Rural Leadership course, run by the Worshipful Company of Farmers. Our numerous daughters…

Week in focus

NEWS

Welcome back to another edition of This Week in Farming, your regular round-up of best Farmers Weekly content from the past seven days. First, here are your market prices (opens…

OPINION

Conversation at this week’s Dairy-Tech event at Stoneleigh was understandably dominated by the current market situation. Production volumes are not dropping fast enough to help prices level off. Indeed, a…

WILL'S WORLD

The present Mrs Evans recently went away for a fortnight to take part in the Challenge of Rural Leadership course, run by the Worshipful Company of Farmers. Our numerous daughters…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

We’ve had news that a form of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) will be coming out this year, with the potential introduction of capping. If it does come in, I…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

It feels as though 2026 is already flying by and we are still playing catch-up after a bit of time off over Christmas. One thing we were really hoping to…

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HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Sheep farmer shares breast cancer survival story

A Ceredigion sheep farmer is sharing her breast cancer experience ahead of World Cancer Day on Wednesday 4 February to encourage rural communities to recognise symptoms and seek medical advice…

NEWS

Video: Farmers block Tesco and Asda depots in prices row

Farmers blocked access to major supermarket distribution centres in Oxfordshire and Leicestershire as part of escalating protests over food imports, supermarket pricing and government agricultural policy.  Tractors and vehicles were…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 290: Judge orders review of inheritance tax

Did the government break its own rules when it imposed inheritance tax on farmers? The High Court orders an urgent two-day judicial review of the Chancellor’s plans to hit family-owned…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 289: Why farming needs better leaders

In this episode, failure to test illegal meat imports could leave livestock farmers exposed to animal disease, say food safety experts. Sheep producers face a government clampdown on tail docking…

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