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Nigel Farage has sparked outrage after suggesting that chlorine-treated chicken could be imported into the UK as part of a potential trade deal with the United States. The Reform UK…

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…

WEED MANAGEMENT

Cereal growers urged to look out for willowherb this spring

Growers have been urged to watch out for willowherb and take steps to tackle the weed in cereal crops this spring. Mathew Hutchings, senior commercial technical manager at FMC, says…

ARABLE

Glyphosate licence extended in GB until December 2026

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has announced an extension of glyphosate’s authorisation in Great Britain until 15 December 2026, providing a temporary reprieve for the widely used herbicide as…

CROP WATCH

Crop Watch: Wheat fungicide plans and maize drilling debate

The dry spell continues and in complete contrast to the past two springs, farmers are well on with their spring work. In fact, Scottish growers are five weeks ahead of…

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PIGS

Labour peer Lord Rooker has issued a warning to the UK government about the potential risks to public health if a trade deal with the US allows imports of chicken…

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…

SPRAYERS

New Landquip XRF sprayer range goes to 15m and 1,200 litres

Suffolk-based sprayer maker Landquip has launched a new mounted range to plug the gap between its small, amenity-focused machines and larger arable applicators. As such, the XRFs get rear cross-fold…

4X4S

Wilderness Lighting unveils roof-mounted warning board

Wilderness Lighting has launched a new roof-mounted warning board for farmers moving oversized machinery on the road. The eye-catchingly flashy array includes twin front and rear amber LED strobes and…

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

The Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF) has been extended for another year, with £33m available to fund projects which will improve local infrastructure or support businesses in rural areas looking…

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…

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NEWS

Farm lobby group Digon yw Digon has called for a pause in the rollout of the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) in Wales until a full impact assessment on food security…

Opinion

OPINION

After eight years on the run, my past has finally caught up with me. OK, I was asking for it, renting a farm a scant mile from Devon’s last remaining…

Community

COMMUNITY

A recent survey by Farmstrong Scotland has highlighted concerning mental wellbeing statistics among farmers, with just 5% of participants reporting high levels of wellbeing. More than a third of respondents…

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

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…

WILL'S WORLD

As a child of the 1980s who loved science-fiction movies, I could only dream of the astounding technology that would be available to us by the time I grew up.…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

I feel desperately sorry for those businesses that did not manage to get into the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) before it shut. I have an existing SFI agreement which started…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

The end is now in sight with the indoor lambing flock, and the majority have lambed in the first two weeks, which is great. These ewes go to terminal sire…

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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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