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MEAT MARKETS AND PRICES

NFU Scotland has warned against taking productive farmland out of food production after plans were lodged for a 600MW artificial intelligence (AI) data centre near Auchtertool in Fife. The £5bn…

MARKET OPPORTUNITIES

Project investigates feasibility of combinable hemp

For a crop that is relatively cheap to grow, with plenty of end market uses, hemp hasn’t exactly hit major highs in the UK. Hemp has an array of potential…

ROTATIONS

Cereals 2026: Benefits of OSR and linseed in the rotation

While many see it as a choice between oilseed rape or winter linseed, one expert argues there is much to be gained by growing both within a rotation. Nigel Padbury,…

NUTRITION AND FERTILISER

Cereals 2026: Phosphate guide helps growers boost efficiency

Improving how crops access phosphorus, rather than simply increasing fertiliser doses, is critical to enhancing farm productivity and water quality, according to a Phosphate Stewardship Guide launched at this year’s…

DISEASE MANAGEMENT

Take-all in wheat: Advice for growers as weather shifts risk

Take-all is the most economically damaging root disease of consecutive wheats in UK arable systems, with yield losses in the range 10-20% common. Its impact can be much worse in…

Livestock

 

BOVINE TB

Defra has pushed back England’s long-awaited cattle traceability overhaul to mid-2027, citing the need to align with emerging UK-EU livestock traceability requirements. The delay means the new digital traceability system…

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SPRAYERS

Driver's View: Ed Glover's Knight KT2060 trailed sprayer

Knight Farm Machinery unveiled the first example of its KT2060 trailed sprayer at the Lamma show, not only to passing tyre-kickers but also its eventual owner, Ed Glover of Andover-based…

SPRAYERS

Driver’s View: Neil Hall’s Landquip InTrac trailed sprayer

The InTrac is Landquip’s contribution to the world of high-output trailed spraying, armed with polyethylene tanks of up to 8,000 litres and booms as wide as 44m. The latter are…

TRACTORS

Revamped John Deere 6R gets new cab and sharper handling

John Deere has overhauled the top end of its popular 6R tractor range, fitting a bigger cab and uprating the running gear for better handling. For now, only models on…

LOADING SHOVELS

Taylor Attachments takes on production of MDE grass forks

The giant-size grass forks and other agricultural products produced by MDE Machinery will in future be manufactured by Taylor Attachments at its farm-based factory near Bristol. Taylor is best known…

BUSINESS

HMRC has at last published guidance on the taxation of income and expenses for providing certain nature or ecosystem services. This covers statutory schemes such as biodiversity net gain (BNG)…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, finance or management question, Farmers Weekly’s expert panel can help. Here, Fred Quartermain, a partner in Thrings’ planning and environment team, advises on how agricultural…

Transition section

PAYMENTS, SCHEMES AND GRANTS

Scottish agriculture enters a new parliamentary term with farm support largely settled, but delivery still uncertain. The Scottish National Party’s (SNP’s) commitment to maintain more than £660m a year in…

Opinion

OPINION

If there’s a common thread running through the headlines in this week’s News section, it’s not the future of environmental schemes, the latest trade disputes, or even the size of…

Community

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

This week's photo was submitted by Darren Becskehazy, head of cows at Herring Farm in the Lincolnshire Wolds. It shows Yarrow, a Lincoln Red bull – one of the 80-strong…

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

If there’s a common thread running through the headlines in this week’s News section, it’s not the future of environmental schemes, the latest trade disputes, or even the size of…

WILL'S WORLD

I’m writing this on the hottest day of the year (so far). It’s 31C outside, which is a temperature everyone knows Welsh people biologically cannot function in, so I’ve hastily…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

May used to feel like a quieter month on the farm – spring drilling completed, cattle turned out, and only the spraying left to keep on top of. These days,…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

The cattle were turned out on 24 April and, hopefully, they will stay out for longer than they have been in. Weanlings are grazing where cattle have not grazed for…

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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 308: Relaunched SFI - what it means for you

This week, Defra confirms England’s Sustainable Farming Incentive will reopen for applications on 30 June – but only for some farmers, and with questions over budget. Farm business adviser Katie…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 307: Carbon cash delays and farm assurance

This week, farmers report delays receiving payments from soil carbon scheme Agreena – with some growers saying they are owed thousands of pounds. We examine the latest Farm Assurance Review…

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