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CRIME

Farmers could face higher premiums, tighter exclusions and growing gaps in insurance cover as extreme weather and increasingly complex farm businesses reshape agricultural risk, insurers have warned. New research suggests…

SOILS

On-farm biochar production a step closer to commercialisation

On-farm biochar production is a step closer to commercialisation after a UK biochar specialist launched an integrated biochar and heat recovery system on a Hampshire farm. Biochar is a charcoal-like…

SUGAR BEET

Sugar beet price sent to arbitration after talks stall

NFU Sugar and British Sugar have failed to agree a price for the 2027-28 sugar beet crop, with the dispute now heading to independent arbitration. The arbitration hearing will take…

ROTATIONS

SFI 2026 options that support resilience on farm

The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) 2026 window is set to re-open on the 22 September, which will be a welcome relief for many farmers and growers. After the repeated heatwaves…

CROP SELECTION

Gene-edited soya shows promise in UK field trials

Gene editing could help overcome one of the biggest barriers to growing soya commercially in Britain – getting the crop to mature before autumn weather arrives. Corteva Agriscience is trialling…

Livestock

 

PIGS

Diversifying into egg production has helped one family secure the future of their Welsh upland farm and create a business capable of supporting the next generation. Gareth and Rhianon Jones…

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COMBINES

Mid-range Agco Ideal combines get performance upgrades

An increase in separation area for the mid-range models in Agco’s Ideal combine range builds on the cleaning performance upgrades introduced on all four variants for this year’s harvest. It…

TRACTORS

Valtra factory keeps producing first-gen Vario transmission

Agco’s Valtra factory in Finland is supplementing production of the first-generation ML-series Vario transmission for installation in some of its own tractors. Capacity at Fendt’s Marktoberdorf facility in southern Germany…

TRACTORS

First impressions: Sharper handling for latest John Deere 6R

When a tractor range is one of Europe’s bestsellers, the last thing you want to do is upset the formula. Get too radical with any redesigns and there is a…

COMBINES

Lexion gets on-the-go nutrient analysis and 15.3m header

Analysing grain nutrient content on the combine opens up valuable opportunities for segregated storage and more finely targeted fertiliser use – and that facility is now available on model-year 2026…

TAX

Hailed as the biggest planning reform in a generation, the new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) is more supportive of development by farmers and landowners both in terms of their…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, finance or management question, Farmers Weekly’s expert panel can help. Below, Kate Bell, partner, Albert Goodman farms and estates team, advises on the benefits and…

Transition section

PAYMENTS, SCHEMES AND GRANTS

UK farmers will have access to lower-carbon versions of familiar nitrogen fertilisers following the opening of Europe’s largest carbon capture facility at Yara’s Sluiskil plant in the Netherlands. The facility…

Opinion

OPINION

The trophy was the biggest I'd ever seen. It stood proudly up on the stage, waiting to be thrown up in victory, with big words reading ‘Young Grower of the…

Community

COMMUNITY

More than 500 John Deere toy tractors and implements from one of the UK’s largest collections are set to go under the hammer next month. Retired building surveyor Peter Green,…

Week in focus

NEWS

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

OPINION

There is an understandable obsession in modern politics with controlling the narrative. Tony Blair’s government elevated media management to a near-science with its hallowed “grid” – the forward planner designed…

WILL'S WORLD

Dear Prime Minister, Congratulations on your new job. I’ve followed your career with interest since as Culture Secretary you spoke at the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster in 2009…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

August 2026 has certainly been one to remember - although that is probably the upbeat way of putting it. We often read about machinery fires in the south of the…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

It finally rained, and it couldn’t have come at a better time. We had been holding off drilling the forage crop as the forecast was looking very hit and miss.…

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NEWS

Clarkson's Farm Season 5 official trailer drops

Amazon has released the official trailer for Clarkson’s Farm 5, with the latest instalment promising high-tech machinery, mounting financial pressure and one of the darkest seasons yet for Diddly Squat…

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

FW Podcast Ep 321: Farm rent cuts and pig sector crisis

Tenant farmers are being urged to seek rent reductions as difficult arable economics put pressure on farm businesses – but how far should landlords go to share the pain? This…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 320: River Wye pollution progress

In this episode, we examine new farm-level evidence suggesting phosphorus is coming into balance on farms in the River Wye catchment – and ask what it means for water pollution.…

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