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Agricultural contractors were involved in more than half of all underground pipeline safety breaches last year, with fencing the leading cause of incidents, according to the latest Linewatch Infringement Report.…

VARIETY SELECTION

How sprinter wheats can extend drilling window to spring

Recent autumns have proven that delaying drilling much beyond the end of October increases risk as weather shuts down opportunities, especially on heavier soil types. But there is always a…

ARABLE

Arable farmers needed for Defra-funded crop trials

The British On-Farm Innovation Network (Bofin) is recruiting arable farmers across England to take part in two major Defra-funded projects aimed at improving crop resilience and advancing precision breeding. Growers…

NEWS

Hot spell drives early barley harvest in eastern England

England’s winter barley harvest is under way several days earlier than expected after June’s heatwave rapidly ripened crops, with growers reporting exceptionally low grain moisture levels of just 9-10%. Despite…

WEED MANAGEMENT

Bayer secures landmark Roundup US court victory

A landmark ruling by the US Supreme Court has handed Bayer a major legal victory in the long-running litigation over its glyphosate-based Roundup herbicide. It is a decision that could…

Livestock

 

GRASSLAND MANAGEMENT

When to wean is one of the most important decisions in a flock’s calendar, influencing lamb performance and ewe scanning rates. Charlotte Mouland from Synergy Farm Health says the weaning…

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MACHINERY

Anatomy of a speed record racer – JCB's 1,600hp Hydromax

For all its high-tech functions and the modern digital tools used to create it, there is something comforting about the use of a “retro-tech” feature created in an analogue era…

4X4S

Mitsubishi's diesel-only L200 double-cab pickup returns to UK

Mitsubishi has returned to the UK pickup market with the seventh generation of its diesel-powered L200 double-cab. The Japanese maker bowed out of Europe in 2021, two years after launching…

COMBINES

Case IH Axial-Flow 160 combines get second touchscreen

Operators of Axial-Flow 160-series combines will no longer have to switch between machine and agronomic information pages on their in-cab display when they get behind the wheel of a 2027…

TECHNOLOGY

Roof-mounted PerPlant kit offers automatic rate adjustment

A field scanning system capable of altering crop input rates to suit what it sees is now available through Huntingdon-based precision farming specialist AS Communications. The PerPlant hardware bolts to…

BUSINESS

The growing risks posed by regulation, pollution and volatile fertiliser markets, alongside the drive for soil improvement, are making straw-for-muck arrangements more valuable than ever. These deals offer cost-of-production benefits…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, finance or management question, Farmers Weekly’s expert panel can help. Below, Lucy George, head of sustainability at Carter Jonas, advises on the considerations of undertaking…

Transition section

FARM POLICY

Farmers and land managers on England’s peat soils are being invited to apply for a share of £47m in new government funding aimed at improving water management, supporting wetter farming…

Opinion

OPINION

I really envy livestock farmers at that point in the spring when they turn their cattle out onto grass. What an appropriate and optimistic way to start a new growing…

Community

COMMUNITY

Farmers are being urged to apply for educational access funding when Defra’s latest Capital Grants scheme opens in July, helping more schoolchildren experience life on working farms. The reopening of…

Week in focus

NEWS

Welcome back to This Week in Farming, your one-stop shop of the best Farmers Weekly content from the past seven days. First, here are your markets (opens as PDF). Whisper…

OPINION

“I am fully conscious of the importance of preserving national unity…but unity without action is nothing but futile carnage and I cannot be responsible for that. “Vigour and vision are…

WILL'S WORLD

If I asked you to name the most iconic representation of 20th-century agriculture, what would you say? Land girls, perhaps? The Smithfield Show? The Holstein Friesian cow? Farmers Weekly’s legendary…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

We all love additional regulation and oversight on our farms. Face it, we simply don’t have enough, and the good news just keeps coming. Our farm straddles two counties, and…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

We consider ourselves fortunate to have our Arla milk contract. It has delivered a good milk price and provides opportunities – not quite the protection of a full supermarket contract,…

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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 310: Farming Roadmap and flaming June

This week, we examine whether the government’s long-awaited 25-year Farming Roadmap will deliver the certainty, confidence and investment farmers need. NFU president Tom Bradshaw gives his reaction to Defra’s plan,…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 309: Verdict on SFI budget

Defra has finally unveiled the budget for its flagship Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme – but is £240m enough to meet demand from farmers? Former Natural England agriculture head Geoff Sansome…

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