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FARM POLICY

Major meat processor Cranswick has published exceptionally strong financial results with both revenue and profit margins improving in the past year. Total revenue lifted by 9.5% to £2.98bn for the…

ARABLE

Glyphosate curbs could threaten regen farming, report warns

A new report launched in Parliament has warned that restricting glyphosate use could increase production costs, reduce yields and undermine environmental gains made through conservation and regenerative agriculture. The report…

CROP WATCH

Crop Watch: Variable spring barleys and weeds in potatoes

This week, our agronomists discuss the variability of spring barley crops, with some having patchy emergence and are struggling. And in Scotland, potato planting is nearing completion and the focus…

MAIZE

Biostimulants show potential for UK maize growers

Oxfordshire farmer Mark Viner has seen promising results from using biostimulants to support maize crops under challenging growing conditions. Smokedown Farm, near Faringdon, moved from dairying into a large-scale calf-rearing…

CROP MANAGEMENT

What one system means for everyday farm management at Velcourt

Farm management company Velcourt has successfully adopted a single digital system for managing field records, financials and precision inputs across 120 client farms and 46 managers. Since making the move,…

Livestock

 

FEED AND NUTRITION

The National Beef Association’s flagship Beef Expo will be held at Melton Mowbray livestock market on Saturday 30 May. The biannual event – this year held under the theme “Beefing…

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4X4S

Isuzu D-Max EV matches diesel in all but range

Walk up to the latest addition to the Isuzu D-Max stable and you’d be hard pressed to determine its means of propulsion. It looks like, well, every other D-Max. There…

UMBILICAL

ScotGrass: Walrus slurry pump trailer offers high-output

The latest Walrus engine driven pumping trailer from Northumberland outfit Wox Agri Services is loaded with kit to ease the burden of high-output slurry application. Key components include a four-…

RAKES AND MERGERS

ScotGrass: Roc mergers get more tech and bigger beds

A major redesign of Roc’s trailed mergers should see them cover ground quicker and, with the addition of isobus control, make life easier for operators. Both newcomers – the three-belt…

MACHINERY

JCB targets 350mph land speed record with 1,600hp Hydromax

With four-wheel drive, ultra-sleek bodywork and the best part of 1,600hp to play with, JCB engineers are pretty confident of beating the 350mph land speed world record set 20 years…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, finance or management question, Farmers Weekly’s expert panel can help. Here, Kate Bell, of Albert Goodman chartered accountants, advises on the tax implications of four business scenarios…

Transition section

NEWS

Potentially high vet costs and lack of clarity on the actual requirements risk undermining farmer confidence in the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) as the application deadline approaches, the Farmers’ Union…

Opinion

OPINION

Taking part in government consultations is, I imagine, a bit like consulting your teenager on a reasonable bedtime. The teen thinks midnight is “fine”, but you have other ideas. So…

Community

YOUNG FARMERS

The two of my numerous daughters who are of the teenage variety have started their Duke of Edinburgh bronze awards and are soon off on their first overnight expedition. What…

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. First, here are your markets (opens…

OPINION

The movement of the tides, day following night, and politicians falling below expectations. All of these are inevitable and we have no control over them. To that list I would…

WILL'S WORLD

The two of my numerous daughters who are of the teenage variety have started their Duke of Edinburgh bronze awards and are soon off on their first overnight expedition. What…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

We finally had some meaningful rain over the bank holiday weekend. The winter wheat crops were starting to show signs of stress on the shallow soils with substantial amounts of…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

With calving finished, everyone has had a week’s holiday somewhere. My partner Louise and I managed a week in Fuerteventura, where the weather was mostly dry, but being nicknamed the…

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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 304: Fuel and fertiliser fears deepen

Fuel shortages triggered by the Iran conflict could leave crops rotting in fields this harvest unless food production is prioritised. We hear from CAAV adviser Jeremy Moody, who warns that…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 303: Pre-harvest glyphosate ban - would it work?

Food and environmental farming campaigners are calling for an end to glyphosate as a pre-harvest drying agent, citing concerns over pesticide residues in food and potential health risks. We look…

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