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ENVIRONMENT

Plans to reform farm inheritance tax (IHT) are facing renewed criticism after reports suggest chancellor Rachel Reeves exaggerated a £22bn ‘black hole’ in public finances to justify tax changes in…

NUTRITION AND FERTILISER

New crop nutrition product combines amino acid and phosphate

A new crop nutrition product that combines arginine - nature’s most nitrogen-rich amino acid - with phosphate, aims to create stronger root systems and more consistent yields. Global agtech company…

COVER CROPS

Trials reveal best ways to maximise cover crop benefits

Opting for a chemical method cover crop destruction and at a later timing are key to getting the most out of cover crops, according to a series of three trials.…

VARIETY SELECTION

3 winter barleys join slimmed-down AHDB Recommended List

Three new winter barley varieties have been added to a shorter AHDB Recommended List for 2026-27, with nine varieties removed. More than a quarter of the recommended varieties now come…

VARIETY SELECTION

'Compromised' winter wheat varieties join latest RL

Some highly controversial decisions have seen eight new winter wheats added to the AHDB Recommended List 2026-27, several of which are being referred to as “Marmite choices”. After yellow rust…

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PIGS

The Welsh government is strengthening the country's animal disease testing capacity and has provided £265,000 to Aberystwyth University to establish a specialist diagnostic centre. This will enable regional disease testing…

TRACTORS

Massey Ferguson adds stepless Dyna-VT to 5S tractor range

Massey Ferguson’s popular 5S tractors are now available with a stepless Dyna-VT transmission as an alternative to the Dyna-4 or Dyna-6 semi-powershifts. This option is offered on all five models…

CONTRACTOR COMMENT

Contractor Comment: Horsch Pronto tests 724 to the max

Who’da thought it? Some of the hardest hours at JO Straughan this year have come not on the combine or forager, nor in tractors racing to get ground tilled and…

LIQUID FERTILISER

Bednar Neveon targets N efficiency gains with fert injection

Buyers of Bednar’s new Neveon fertiliser injection toolbar could be rewarded with some serious nitrogen efficiency gains, the company says. Like other implements of this type, it uses spoked stainless-steel…

TRACTORS

On test: Four-cyl Claas Arion 570 proves punchy and nimble

The high-horsepower four-cylinder tractor fraternity gained a new member this year as Claas gingered up its compact Arion to deliver a mighty 180hp and 730Nm of torque. Better still, it…

TAX

When former teacher Rachel Yarrow started a dairy goat herd in 2016 with plans for artisan cheesemaking, she hit a wall any readers involved with goats will recognise: very little…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Andrew Chandler, head of rural agency with Carter Jonas, advises on how…

Transition section

ELM

Defra secretary Emma Reynolds has conceded that her department “made mistakes” in the sudden closure of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) earlier this year and must “learn lessons” to rebuild…

Opinion

OPINION

The worst thing about Brexit, apart from having reduced border controls, increased barriers for exports, and trade deals that ride roughshod over UK agriculture, has to be the continued use…

Community

COMMUNITY

You may well be feeling the cold as winter gets set in across the country, but despite the snow, Mollie the heifer is all smiles for the camera. The photo…

Week in focus

NEWS

Welcome 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 your markets (opens…

OPINION

The decision this week to place last-minute restrictions on the right of farmers to protest in London on the day of the Budget was regrettable, particularly as the imposition came…

WILL'S WORLD

Even though in some circles it makes you about as popular as the bloke who shot Bambi’s mother, I really like hedgecutting. And if you didn’t realise that hedgecutting could…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

Since it’s now distinctly “back end”, and for a change we’re pretty much worked up, focus here has turned towards winter jobs. Alongside the usual machinery and shed maintenance, we…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

After a long, dry summer, the weather has finally broken and now seems determined to deliver all the rain we missed – in one go. Fortunately, most of our stock…

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HEALTH AND SAFETY

Young farmers front powerline safety campaign

Two young farmers are at the forefront of a new safety campaign urging the farming community to stay safe when working near overhead power lines. The campaign has been launched…

NEWS

10 hare coursers evade police in dramatic chase

A group of 10 men suspected of hare coursing evaded Cambridgeshire police in a dramatic car chase on Saturday (11 October). The men were travelling in a four-by-four vehicle, with…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 281: Update on SFI, and new campaign against IHT

In this episode, Defra secretary Emma Reynolds reveals the government's latest thinking on relaunching the Sustainable Farming Incentive. Ms Reynolds was speaking during a Q&A session at the Country Land…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 280: Torturous wait for Defra's farming vision

Just why is it taking so long for the UK government to set out its vision for farming? As Defra secretary Emma Reynolds prepares to give her first major speech…

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