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Rebekah Housden: Farmers need to channel Eric Idle

As we hurtle towards the shortest day, more of the daily tasks necessitate a head torch as it seems impossible to fit everything in to the narrowing window of daylight.…

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Turkey farmers invite public to donate Halloween pumpkins

Turkey farmers are asking households to donate unused Halloween pumpkins to participating farms from 1-7 November, giving the squash a second life as a seasonal treat for birds. Pumpkin Feast…

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NFUS to launch programme to develop future farming leaders

NFU Scotland is to launch a new Young Leaders Programme next year as part of a drive to develop the next generation of people who will lead the union and…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: One last tour of Harvest Festival duty

I’ve just returned from the Harvest Festival service of the youngest of my numerous daughters at the village church. It’s her final year in primary school so I made a…

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Cornish Young Farmers raise £8,500 for bereaved children

Two Young Farmers Clubs in Cornwall have raised £8,500 for a charity supporting bereaved children and young people across the county. Launceston and Warleggan Young Farmers organised a series of…

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Dennis Matheson: 80 years old and still going strong

Dennis Matheson farms alone. He has no descendants and now has very little help, in part because his helpers have all retired. He is a lifetime tenant of a farm…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Shrops farmer tackles 52 half marathons for mental health

A Shropshire farmer is tackling 52 half marathons in 52 weeks to raise awareness of mental health challenges facing the farming community. Ed Riley, who farms near Church Stretton, has…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Initiative takes food and farming to 800 Scots youngsters

Around 800 young people across Scotland have learned about livestock farming, food production and nutrition through Quality Meat Scotland’s (QMS) ongoing education programme. Working with its Make it Scotch ambassadors,…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Farmer's Dog Labrador event raises funds for mental health

More than 250 fox red Labradors gathered at Jeremy Clarkson’s Farmer’s Dog pub in Oxfordshire on Saturday (25 October) for a charity fundraiser supporting farmers’ mental health. The second fox…

YOUNG FARMERS

Ben Blacker: OSR is a dream one year, a nightmare the next

Last year reminded us why we grow oilseed rape. Autumn establishment was a dream, flea beetle pressure was low and the yield delivered a healthy gross margin. Fast forward 12…

YOUNG FARMERS

Young farmer schemes help bring fresh approach to farming

Pressure on farm incomes and diminishing financial support for agriculture from governments is not deterring young entrants from choosing to work in the industry. Many of them have no background…

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Thousands explore ag careers at science festival

Thousands of visitors explored the science, technology and career opportunities behind food production at New Scientist Live this year, as Farmers Weekly and partners brought the industry to life for…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: Everybody's free (to wear hi-vis)

With apologies to Baz Luhrmann and his 1996 song, "Wear Sunscreen", some advice for new ag students. Ladies and gentlemen of the class of 2026, wear hi-vis. If I could…

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Pumpkin patches help bridge the gap between town and country

As Halloween approaches, farmers have been opening their fields to their local communities, making the most of what has surely been one of the fastest-growing diversifications of recent years –…

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Rebekah Housden: Farmers need to channel Eric Idle

As we hurtle towards the shortest day, more of the daily tasks necessitate a head torch as it seems impossible to fit everything in to the narrowing window of daylight.…

YOUNG FARMERS

NFUS to launch programme to develop future farming leaders

NFU Scotland is to launch a new Young Leaders Programme next year as part of a drive to develop the next generation of people who will lead the union and…

COMMUNITY

Cornish Young Farmers raise £8,500 for bereaved children

Two Young Farmers Clubs in Cornwall have raised £8,500 for a charity supporting bereaved children and young people across the county. Launceston and Warleggan Young Farmers organised a series of…

YOUNG FARMERS

Ben Blacker: OSR is a dream one year, a nightmare the next

Last year reminded us why we grow oilseed rape. Autumn establishment was a dream, flea beetle pressure was low and the yield delivered a healthy gross margin. Fast forward 12…

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Britain's Fittest Farmer 2026: The winners crowned

Claire Moreton, Edward Holmes, Paul Harrison and Charlotte Merson have been declared this year’s Britain’s Fittest Farmer winners after a fierce contest played out at Diddly Squat Farm, Oxfordshire, last…

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Will's World: One last tour of Harvest Festival duty

I’ve just returned from the Harvest Festival service of the youngest of my numerous daughters at the village church. It’s her final year in primary school so I made a…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: Everybody's free (to wear hi-vis)

With apologies to Baz Luhrmann and his 1996 song, "Wear Sunscreen", some advice for new ag students. Ladies and gentlemen of the class of 2026, wear hi-vis. If I could…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: The timeless pull of a ploughing match

There’s something tremendously evocative about a ploughing match. It might be the smell of freshly turned earth combined with diesel fumes and the faint whiff of distant tobacco. See also:…

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Will’s World: The class of 1901 can teach us a thing or two

The majority of my time over the past few weeks has been spent in a tractor cab sowing winter barley, but I did manage to escape for a day last…

 
 
 

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Shrops farmer tackles 52 half marathons for mental health

A Shropshire farmer is tackling 52 half marathons in 52 weeks to raise awareness of mental health challenges facing the farming community. Ed Riley, who farms near Church Stretton, has…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Initiative takes food and farming to 800 Scots youngsters

Around 800 young people across Scotland have learned about livestock farming, food production and nutrition through Quality Meat Scotland’s (QMS) ongoing education programme. Working with its Make it Scotch ambassadors,…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Cognitive decline presents major challenge to families

Dementia is classed as the UK’s biggest killer, with someone in the country developing the condition every three minutes. It can have particularly far-reaching consequences for farming families, where home,…

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FW Photo Competition returns for 2026 with seasonal twist

FW's photo competition is now open, this year with a brand new category, Christmas on the farm, adding a festive note to our annual celebration of rural life. Our competition…

FARMLIFE FRAMED

Harvest Photo Comp 2026: Your top shots

A huge thankyou to everyone who entered Farmers Weekly’s annual harvest photo competition. In what was a record year for speedy harvests, we had over 1,300 stunning images submitted to the…

FARMLIFE FRAMED

7 glorious Harvest Photo Competition entries so far

Photos are flying in for this year’s Farmers Weekly harvest photo competition, in what is an extremely dry harvest. With more than 300 uploads to the gallery so far, there’s plenty of…

FARMLIFE FRAMED

Photo of the Week: Dolly and Annie make winning team

This week’s Photo of the Week features Dolly McNamara, aged eight, winning first prize in the young handler contest at the Essex Young Farmers Show with her Limousin cow Annie.…

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