All the latest farming news NEWSThis Week in Farming: Farm safety, weed wars and IHT latestWelcome back to another edition of This Week in Farming, your regular round-up of the best Farmers Weekly content from the past seven days. First, here are the markets (opens… COMMUNITYAg shows crucial for mental health amid challengesAs the agricultural show season gets under way across the UK, farmers are being encouraged to make the most of these events – not just for business, but for their… MACHINERY MAINTENANCEKubota, KV and Vicon to sell genuine parts through TerrakoOnline genuine parts purchasing is being rolled out for Kubota tractors and Kubota, Kverneland and Vicon implements in the Terrako marketplace Registered users are shown stock availability across a number… FARM POLICYScottish government set to unveil £14m capital grants schemeThe Scottish government will unveil a new £14m Future Farming Investment Scheme (FFIS) at the Royal Highland Show 2025, aimed at helping farmers and crofters invest in sustainable, climate-friendly practices.… MARKETS AND TRENDSGood prospect for exports despite UK's shrinking herdFalling numbers of beef and sheep in the UK will make future export expansion a challenge, but continued access to overseas markets remains crucial to maximise carcass value, according to… NEWSVivergo workers take urgent plea to WestminsterWorkers from Vivergo Fuels, the UK’s largest bioethanol plant near Hull, took their concerns directly to Westminster this week amid fears the plant could close within days without urgent government… ENVIRONMENTWelsh Conservatives seek farmland solar panel banThe Welsh Conservatives have called for a ban on solar panels on agricultural land, urging the government to review its solar energy policy. The motion will be discussed in the… COMMUNITYFarmers gear up for Open Farm Sunday 2025Farmers across the UK are making their final preparations for Open Farm Sunday 2025, an eagerly anticipated nationwide event that will see 270 farms open their gates – a 20%… NEWSBaroness Batters seeks industry input for profitability reviewFarmers and growers across England are being asked to help shape a major government-backed review into farming profitability, led by former NFU president Baroness Minette Batters. In an open letter… TECHNOLOGYKubota offers lower cost Value Line tractor guidance packageReplacing the original steering wheel with an electrically powered version and installing other bits of kit brings satellite-based guidance to any tractor – and Kubota has introduced just such a… LAND MARKETSRetirement sales bring Welsh and Scottish farms to marketTwo brothers are selling the Ceredigion dairy farm where they have produced milk for almost four decades, as they prepare to retire from farming. Andrew and Dai Evans have “successfully… ROYAL HIGHLAND SHOWRoyal Highland Show 2025: Mission to attract next genAs the Royal Highland Show 2025 fast approaches, excitement is mounting for what promises to be another unforgettable celebration of Scotland’s rural life, food, farming and innovation. Running from June… BPSChanges introduced to Scottish 'greening' rules for 2026The Scottish government has provided details of new “enhanced greening” rules to apply from January 2026 as part of its Agricultural Reform Programme, giving farmers more time to prepare for… WEATHERFarmers lost £1bn to extreme weather in 2024, Defra saysUK farmers faced a loss of more than £1bn in arable crop income in 2024, primarily due to severe weather including an exceptionally wet winter, according to new government data.… BUSINESSFarmers to get fairer deals for combinable cropsArable farmers could soon benefit from new legislation that aims to tackle unfair practices in the combinable crops supply chain. Defra said the review – which launched on Thursday 5… LIVESTOCKBadger culling to resume despite science chief’s warningThe UK government has approved a new round of supplementary badger culls across England, despite warnings from Natural England’s science chief Dr Peter Brotherton that there is “no justification” for… NEWSTractor driver called signaller before train crashThe tractor driver involved in a collision with a train near Leominster called the railway signaller before crossing, investigators have confirmed. The crash, which occurred at 10.37am on 22 May… FARM POLICYQuestions over Scotland's future farm support persistScotland’s farming sector is urgently seeking clarity on the future of agricultural support as it faces growing financial pressures and an uncertain transition to a new funding system. Nearly a… HEALTH AND SAFETYFarmers Weekly launches kids’ farm safety campaignFarmers Weekly has teamed up with Irish farm safety initiative AgriKids to bring you Farm Safety Stars – a campaign to empower children living on farms and in the rural… LIVESTOCKSpeakers at Sheep Event underline importance of using dataImproving sheep farming profitability and sustainability through genetics and nutrition were the focus at the NSA Welsh Sheep event. Data can be a valuable tool for improving flock productivity and… NEWSEA criticised for going after farmers, not big pollutersMPs have accused the Environment Agency (EA) of unfairly targeting farmers and landowners with enforcement action, while failing to act on serious pollution by big industry and criminal gangs. In… FARM POLICYIHT reforms will break up Britain’s family farms, MPs warnFamily farms across the UK face being broken up or sold off under the government’s proposed inheritance tax reforms, opposition MPs have warned, as alarm grows over the future of… CROPS MARKETS AND PRICESMalting barley premium erodes with prices under pressureMargins for malting barley have dwindled in recent years and are now roughly £15/t above feed barley prices. This marks a sharp decline from previous seasons, where premiums exceeded £60/t… LIVESTOCK DISEASESUK found 'unprepared' for severe animal disease outbreakThe UK would struggle with a severe animal disease outbreak and is insufficiently prepared to respond, a report from the National Audit Office (NAO) has found. While outbreaks of animal… LIVESTOCK DISEASESIndustry calls for all-Wales bluetongue zoneThe farming industry has called for Wales to follow Defra’s decision for England and declare the whole of Wales as a bluetongue restricted zone (RZ). The RZ, which comes into… NEWSCrofting reform bill a ‘turning point’ for rural ScotlandNFU Scotland has welcomed the long-awaited Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill, introduced to the Scottish parliament on Monday 2 June, as a significant and overdue step towards securing the… MACHINERYDeLaval adds new features to VMS V300 auto milking systemNew features and previous options now included as standard have been introduced by DeLaval for the 2025-spec V300 voluntary milking system. The main physical change is to the box that… FARM POLICYFarmer confronts Steve Reed over inheritance tax betrayalA Kent farmer has confronted Defra secretary Steve Reed on live radio, accusing his government of abandoning family farms by rejecting a tax plan designed to protect farmers and raise… NEWSElectronic cattle tags to be made mandatory in EnglandLivestock producers in England will be required to use electronic identification (EID) ear tags on cattle from 2027 onwards. Defra will make initial changes next summer to how cattle are… More articles
