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In this episode, Defra unveils a £65m package to help drought-hit farmers – we examine how it could help your farm business. We also look at whether growers should start…

CROP MANAGEMENT

FW Awards: Meet the 2026 Arable Farmer of the Year finalists

All three finalists have changed their arable businesses to cope with the increasingly extreme weather seen in recent seasons. The finalists James Chapman, Hill farm, Norfolk Colin Chappell, Gander Farm,…

DRILLING

Growers to hold nerve on OSR drilling until rain arrives

As another week of hot dry weather passes, “rock hard” soil conditions are preventing many growers from drilling oilseed rape. Those considering drilling are advised to hold their nerve and…

NUTRITION AND FERTILISER

Trial shows value of living mulch in building resilience

A clover understorey is proving its worth in a long-term project by Syngenta at Elveden Estate on the Norfolk/Suffolk border, where its inclusion in a regenerative farming system is improving…

PEST MANAGEMENT

Beet army worm nearly wipes out drought-stricken crop

An influx of a novel caterpillar pest known as the beet army worm nearly wiped out Herefordshire farmer Ally Hunter Blair’s drought struck sugar beet. “It completely decimated the crop…

Livestock

 

LIVESTOCK DISEASES

Fertiliser costs have been cut by 80% and feed costs halved on a Dumfriesshire beef and sheep farm that credits improved grassland management for its changing fortunes. Taking part in…

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WHATS IN YOUR SHED

What's in Your Shed? visits a Cornish family dairy farm

Salty sea air and cow slurry make for a challenging machine environment, as Farmers Weekly discovers on a shed tour at Chris Knowles’s Trink Farm, near St Ives, Cornwall. Farm…

4X4S

Pickup buyer’s guide 2026-27

From nippy Japanese mini trucks to the hottest performance pickups, this Farmers Weekly Ultimate Guide covers a broad range of vehicles for duties around the farm. They include a selection…

LOADING SHOVELS

Driver's view: Mark Tiplady's Volvo L70H loading shovel

For years, JCB has reigned supreme on the silage clamp, batting off challenges from steadier industrial-grade loading shovels with relative ease. But for some outfits, the extra bulk, hydraulic power…

ATVS AND UTVS

UTV buyer’s guide 2026-27

The choice of those handiest of handy vehicles, the farm buggy, continues to evolve with yet more makes and models becoming available, including increasingly credible battery-electric versions. With decent range,…

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Dairy farms costed by accountant Old Mill and the Farm Consultancy Group made a profit of 12.43p/litre in the year ended 31 March 2026 on last year’s high milk prices.…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, finance or management question, Farmers Weekly’s expert panel can help. Here, Harriet Neusinger a partner in Thrings’ succession and tax team, advises on how a…

Transition section

PAYMENTS, SCHEMES AND GRANTS

Farmers Weekly Transition Farmer Eddie Andrew has been focusing on a community-funded renewable energy scheme to power his new dairy operation and reduce energy costs and carbon emissions. We catch…

Opinion

OPINION

There is one word that has appeared time and time again in Farmers Weekly over the past few years. Resilience. We encourage resilience in the face of drought, flooding, volatile…

Community

YOUNG FARMERS

Agricultural professional Marie Stephenson has completed a gruelling challenge to milk more than 10,000 cows in 10 days, raising more than £5,700 for farming charity Rabi. Ms Stephenson, 45, from…

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’s your markets (opens as…

OPINION

There is one word that has appeared time and time again in Farmers Weekly over the past few years. Resilience. We encourage resilience in the face of drought, flooding, volatile…

WILL'S WORLD

Never work with children or animals, the American comedian WC Fields once said. As someone who currently works with both on a daily basis, I heartily agree with the man.…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

Harvest seems to have been and gone in a flash. The going was dry to very dry, with underwhelming results - the straw yield was also closer to the pre-harvest…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

The stream that runs past our house has completely dried up. Two other streams on the farm are just about running with enough water for some of the sheep. Our…

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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 317: Defra unveils ÂŁ65m drought package

In this episode, Defra unveils a £65m package to help drought-hit farmers – we examine how it could help your farm business. We also look at whether growers should start…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 316: Drought crisis – MPs demand action

As drought conditions worsen across England, MPs demand urgent government action to safeguard water supplies for food production. South Norfolk MP Ben Goldsborough says farmers need more flexible abstraction licences,…

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