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Defra has launched its recruitment campaign for the first commissioner for the tenant farming sector, aimed at improving tenant farming practices in England. The new role will focus on promoting…

CROP MANAGEMENT

Plans to revitalise wheat after wet winter on Somerset farm

Crops are off to a soggy start at the Doble family farm in Somerset, after yet another wet winter which saw annual rainfall exceed the farm’s 10-year average. Last year,…

SOILS

Cropping in the Fens: Working for a sustainable future

It’s one of the most productive agricultural regions in England, but it’s also an area at the most risk from climate change and environmental degradation, prompting debate about its future…

SUGAR BEET

6 new varieties added to 2026 sugar beet variety list

Sugar beet growers have six new varieties to choose from for the 2025-26 season, including a higher-yielding option with tolerance to some of the yellowing viruses. The new 2026 Recommended…

PULSES

Why N-fixing seed treatment may benefit pulses

A novel nitrogen-fixing bacterial seed treatment could prove especially beneficial this spring in pulse crops with lower levels of soil nitrogen (N). Syngenta technical manager Simon Jackson says the wet…

Livestock

 

GRASSLAND MANAGEMENT

Defra secretary Steve Reed has confirmed that badger culling will continue as part of the government’s efforts to combat bovine tuberculosis (TB) until a full review of the policy is…

PLOUGHS

Amazone reduces metal wear on new Teres 200 plough

Fast ploughing without increased costs due to metal wear is promised for a patented mouldboard shin fitted as standard on Amazone’s latest mounted plough, the 200hp-rated Teres 200. The shin…

WORKSHOP SKILLS

Inventions Comp 2025: Handy home-made fencing kit

In this year's Inventions Competition entries, fencing inventions featured prominently. These innovative gadgets and designs provide plenty of ideas to make the job of fencing fields easier and more efficient…

CEREAL DRILLS

AerWorx develops first 2.5m disc coulter direct drill

Farmers on the look-out for a simple direct drill have a new option in the Viper DT21, a 2.5m tractor-mounted disc seeder from Hampshire-based AerWorx, whose core product is a…

WORKSHOP SKILLS

Inventions Comp 2025: Low-cost sprayers, spreaders and cultivato...

Contractors and farmers reveal their cunning plans and projects to save on the budget with some clever sprayer, spreader and cultivator inventions. We take a look at some of the…

DIVERSIFICATION

A slackening of activity in the farmland market in some UK regions is being felt less keenly in parts of Northern Ireland  where hunger for land continues to fortify demand…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here Richie Rees, senior associate in Thrings’ agricultural litigation team, advises on the…

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OILSEED RAPE

An additional £15m has been allocated to the rural affairs budget in Wales for the next financial year, split between tackling river pollution (£5m) and rural investment schemes (£10m). The…

Opinion

OPINION

The “emergency authorisation” of pesticides is often misunderstood. Inherited from the EU, it was designed to allow regulators to adopt the precautionary principle, but to have the option of allowing…

Community

FARMLIFE FRAMED

Farmers gathered for a free pie and a pint in Whitehall on the eve of the NFU conference this week, as part of a Farming Community Network  wellbeing event, bringing…

Week in focus

NEWS

Welcome to another edition of This Week in Farming, your briefing on the best Farmers Weekly content from the past seven days. First, here’s your market snapshot (opens as PDF),…

OPINION

What should be the reasonable minimum expectation for the performance of a secretary of state when speaking at the NFU conference? Defra secretary Steve Reed won plaudits on Tuesday (25…

WILL'S WORLD

Who is Sir Keir Starmer’s chief communications adviser? Does anyone know? I could google it, of course, but frankly I’d rather have my testicles slammed repeatedly in a car door…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

Little has happened on the farm since I last wrote; we have been busy ditching, hedgecutting and drain cleaning. We are seeing a benefit in putting time into these operations…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

January and February are usually months where we get some much-needed maintenance done. We have spent the past few weeks fixing field drains, and I’ve been practising my water-divining skills.…

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FARM POLICY

London rally: Farm leaders vow to continue IHT fight

Farm leaders have pledged to continue their fight against the government’s plans to introduce a 20% inheritance tax on agricultural assets, vowing to keep up the pressure until Sir Keir…

TAX

Farmers take tractors to supermarkets in IHT protest

Hundreds of frustrated British farmers are taking their tractors to supermarket car parks across the country today (Friday 17 January) in a bold display of frustration over government policies they…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 242: Chink of light on IHT

In this episode, we discuss the possible outcomes after government finally agrees to talks with farm leaders on inheritance tax. Have things gone too far? Were farming protestors right to…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 241: How to improve farm assurance

In this episode, we look at the Leaf Marque - the farm assurance scheme that delivers benefits for consumers and the environment – as well as for farmers. We find…

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