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LAND MARKETS

A growing tick population in the UK countryside is increasing the risk of Lyme disease, warns the Scottish Land & Estates (SLE). The warning comes following a rise of one-third…

CROP MANAGEMENT

How 14 family business partners run a 1,600ha mixed farm

Whyte Bros Farm, north of Dublin, operates a unique farming system, with 14 family business partners running the 1,600ha farm. The collaborative journey began in the 1950s when seven brothers…

CROP WATCH

Crop Watch: Maize drilling and OSR flowering sprays

The kind conditions have seen a start to maize drilling in Northern Ireland and in the South West, with rain bringing welcome moisture for the pre-emergence herbicides. However, the rain…

DISEASE MANAGEMENT

Signature seed dressing helps grow fungicide-free crops

Irish farmer Tom Tierney has been no-till farming for a decade and is using a specialist seed dressing to kick-start crops into action and grow them without fungicides. The signature…

PULSES

5 key factors for maximising pea yields

A multi-noded, tall-stemmed plant with deep roots is the key to farmers raising pea yields, according to a new pea growth guide. Researchers estimate that peas could yield 7-8t/ha on…

Livestock

 

DAIRY

A water system that is fit for purpose and can provide the correct quality and quantity of water is vital to maintain pig health, welfare and performance. Mark Jagger, assistant…

CEREAL DRILLS

KRM debuts Sola GS300 direct disc drill for grass

Machinery distributor KRM and its seed-drill supplier, Spanish manufacturer Sola, have entered the market for disc coulter direct drills. The KRM Sola GS300 air drill is aimed primarily at sowing…

FORAGE WAGONS

Driver's view: Tom Dinsdale's Schuitemaker Rapide 580

Schuitemaker has been bolting forage wagons together at its Dutch factory since the mid-1980s and now has an extensive line-up to cater for farms big and small. We’re focusing on…

FORAGE WAGONS

Driver's view: Alan Ramsay's short-chop Krone RX 370

The RX is top dog in Krone’s mid-sized forage wagon line-up, with a trio of models offering capacities from 33cu m to 40cu m. Standout features include a pivoting headboard,…

FORAGE WAGONS

Driver's view: George Reed's wide-body Fendt Tigo 65 XR

Agco completed a multimillion-pound deal for Lely’s forage machinery division in 2017, giving it access to a vast range of mowers, tedders, rakes, balers and forage wagons. The latter have…

BUSINESS

Land agents are appraising many more potential farm and land sales than a year ago. Whether these all come to the market in 2025 remains to be seen. While the…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Polly Ridgway, legal director in Thrings’ agricultural litigation team, advises on a…

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BUSINESS

Farmers want to play their part in reducing greenhouse gas emissions – but net zero is disengaging them, says a report. The finding is just one conclusion reached by a…

Opinion

OPINION

Rural poverty is something barely spoken about and rarely noticed. Some would even argue that it doesn’t exist. But government research has shown the number of working people, children and…

Community

WILL'S WORLD

After years in top-tier rugby and farm management, Scottish farmer Peter Eccles has found purpose in an unexpected place: opening a fitness gym on his family farm in Dumfries and…

Week in focus

NEWS

Welcome to a bumper Easter edition of This Week in Farming, your regular round-up of the best Farmers Weekly content from the past seven days. April showers, following a very…

OPINION

What a shame for Sir Keir Starmer. Try as he might to ignore farming, it keeps getting shoved further up the pescatarian prime minister’s agenda. Now agriculture is a component…

WILL'S WORLD

Like everyone else who put spring barley in the ground this year, I’ve been praying for rain. Also like everyone else who put spring barley in the ground this year,…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

What a contrast we have from 12 months ago. But I’m quite happy with it, as the past six weeks have been very productive and good for the soul. It…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

Calving is complete and calves are back at market, so all is going well. With calving finished, it’s now a good time to reflect on how it all went. In…

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YOUNG FARMERS

Video: 90 and Counting - Milly Garnett, Ayrshire

In the penultimate article in our series focusing on a farmer born in each of the decades since Farmers Weekly first published in the 1930s, we meet young farmer Milly…

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

FW Podcast Ep 250: Endangered hedges and bonanza beef vision

In this episode, we get to grips government grants to fund on-farm innovation and technology to improve productivity. With British Beef Week around the corner (23-30 April), we run the…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 249: Farm profitability and yellow rust

In this episode, the government appoints former NFU president Minette Batters to lead a Defra review to solve farming's "profitability problem". Her appointment – by Defra secretary Steve Reed –…

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