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CRIME

Most dairy processors have held farmgate milk prices during April and May with commodity markets standing firm. Wholesale butter and cheese prices lifted slightly during March, while cream and skimmed…

REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE

Why trees in hedges improve arable farm landscapes

Trees in hedges help with habitat provision and carbon storage, bringing diversity and resilience to the farmed landscape, while providing continuity when hedges are being managed. For farmers and growers…

NUTRITION AND FERTILISER

Can biologicals help milling wheat growers hit protein specs?

Over the past couple of seasons, milling wheat growers have struggled to achieve 13% proteins, with AHDB figures showing Group 1s averaged the lowest levels in a decade at 12.5%…

CROP MANAGEMENT

Early-drilling could see rise in spring barley net blotch

Early-drilled spring barley, particularly with untreated seed, may require an early fungicide spray to counter increased net blotch pressure. ProCam agronomist Alistair Gordon warns net blotch has rapidly become one…

DISEASE MANAGEMENT

Septoria-specific spray is key for Dorset wheat grower

Bob Rowe is very pleased with the performance of a new SDHI fungicide he used across all his 700ha of winter wheat in 2024, as it largely kept septoria out…

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DAIRY

Reducing calving intervals and bringing first-time calving forward has the potential to boost profitability and save farmers some much-needed cash, according to Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC). In 2024 the average…

PLOUGHS

Kuhn semi-mounted ploughs get traction bolt leg protection

A lower cost and lighter weight solution to protecting the legs and mouldboard assemblies of Kuhn Vari-Leader semi-mounted ploughs has been introduced in the form of a proven traction bolt…

4X4S

Double-cab pickups to get pricier – here are alternatives

Pull into the car park of any agricultural event and there’ll be a sea of double-cab pickup trucks as far as the eye can see. But a shake-up of the…

WORKSHOP SKILLS

Home-built heating system uses rotting muck to warm workshop

Lincolnshire farmer and engineer Tom Lamb has set himself the challenge of building a low-cost heating system powered by farmyard manure. To do so, he’s exploiting the exothermic properties of…

CONTRACTOR COMMENT

Contractor Comment: Diversification key for JO Straughan and Co

JO Straughan & Co has been offering a comprehensive range of agricultural, plant hire and haulage services to customers in Northumberland and the Scottish Borders since 1955. Owner Roger Dickinson…

STAFF MANAGEMENT

At Rengineers, everything revolves around the power of the wind. Since 1996, we have been a trusted name in the world of renewable energy. With over 850 wind turbines under…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Joe Spencer, a partner at accountant MHA, advises on how farm or…

Transition section

NUTRITION AND FERTILISER

The Rural Payments Agency’s 2023-24 accounts have provided crucial details on the projected decline of delinked payments, which replaced Basic Payment Scheme payments starting in 2024.  According to the Rural…

Opinion

OPINION

After all the speculation that this was the week Rachel Reeves would come for red diesel, many of you will have sighed with relief after digesting the chancellor’s Spring Statement…

Community

WILL'S WORLD

I’m reminded how disconnected the public are from where their food comes from. Comments such as “I don’t get inheritance tax relief, so why should farmers”, or “you never see…

Week in focus

NEWS

Welcome back to another edition of This Week in Farming, your one-stop shop for the best Farmers Weekly content from the past seven days. But first, here’s your markets (opens…

OPINION

“Walk softly and carry a big stick” was how former US president Theodore Roosevelt summarised his approach to foreign policy. “Shout loudly and flail wildly with a revolver and a…

WILL'S WORLD

You might have noticed that there are some new photos of me to accompany this page, taken recently by a very nice man called Lee. I think Farmers Weekly photographers…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

What a fantastic three weeks of weather. It is a pity we cannot say the same about the politics of this country, or the rural economy.  It is nice to…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

Has spring arrived? I’m not sure. The daffodils and snowdrops appear to be later than usual, and are nature’s way of telling us that soil temperatures are still not very…

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COMMUNITY

Video: 90 and Counting: Mixed farmer, Frankie Turner, Leics

Fourth-generation farmer Frankie Turner, 18, tells Farmers Weekly about working with her family, her studies and her passion for welding. I live on Grange Farm just north of Leicestershire. We…

NEWS

Video: Farmers To Action stages ‘Say No to Labour’ protests

More than 1,000 tractors and farmers across the UK put aside their busy spring schedules – drilling, lambing and calving – to take part in a nationwide protest against what…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 247: Red Tractor audits and pesticide plans

In this episode, the Red Tractor assurance scheme responds to criticism by pledging to make farm audits easier for farmers. We speak to the Red Tractor interim chairman Alistair Mackintosh…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 246: Food production ramps up post SFI closure

In this episode, farmers ramp up food production following the closure of the government's flagship environmental scheme. Arable growers who were preparing Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) applications are now drilling…

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