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MEAT MARKETS AND PRICES

In this episode, an influential group of MPs launches a campaign to boost farm profitability. The Labour Rural Research Group has already had some success persuading the government to ease…

DISEASE MANAGEMENT

Yellow rust wheat threat mounts ahead of T1 fungicide sprays

Winter wheat growers face a heightened challenge of controlling septoria and yellow rust in their crops this season, with both diseases clearly visible in early spring. Farmers Weekly visited North…

NUTRITION AND FERTILISER

N-fixing bacteria cuts cost and lifts yield for Cambs growers

Cambridgeshire farmers Stephen and Jon Eayrs added a nitrogen-fixing bacterial endophyte to their winter wheat fertiliser programme last season, with promising results to show for it. The father-and-son team wanted…

VARIETY SELECTION

Seed breeder launches farmer-led demo farm network

Limagrain is taking variety trials beyond the plot with the launch of a new UK farmer-led Demonstration Farm network. The initiative is designed to give growers a clearer, more practical…

PULSES

Key bean fungicide timing set for earlier window this season

The key bean fungicide timing at the first pod set stage could happen as early as the end of April, according to current crop growth indications. With many bean crops…

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HOUSING AND HANDLING

The industry must develop a new blueprint for colostrum and transition milk feeding that aligns vets and nutritionists to give calf rearers clarity on early-life nutrition. The industry standard has…

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WHATS IN YOUR SHED

What's in Your Shed? visits a fledgling contracting business

In the latest in our What's in your Shed? series, we visit Harry Kennedy’s fledgling Hants-based contracting operation, HK Agri. The business relies on second-hand kit bought for sensible money…

UMBILICAL

Retrofit Borger Flowsep extracts small particles from slurry

Borger has developed a new separator to remove sand, grit and small glass specks from slurry and digestate. The German firm’s compact and fully enclosed Flowsep assembly is designed to…

MACHINERY MAINTENANCE

JCB launches website for spare parts, lubricants and fluids

Owners of JCB machinery can now submit out-of-hours orders for service items and genuine spares through a new Parts Online platform. The website allows customers to search for bits, add…

TRACTORS

First impressions: Fresh Fendt 832 puts power to the ground

Fendt has finally cut all ties with engine manufacturer Deutz. Its new 800-series is the latest to get a heart transplant from sister company Agco Power, and with it comes…

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

The technical, practical and environmental elements of the business at Dennington Hall Farms in Suffolk have moved up a gear, while always keeping the medium and long term in focus.…

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 bookkeeping practice so that year-end information…

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ARABLE

Thousands of English farmers face uncertainty in 2026 with Countryside Stewardship (CS) Mid Tier agreements set to expire, raising concerns about continuity of support under the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI).…

Opinion

OPINION

Land and Freedom was the battle cry of the early 1900’s Mexican revolutionary Emilliano Zapata. Still a symbol for Mexico’s farmers today, his words also ring true for UK farming,…

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YOUNG FARMERS

It’s nice to be back after a week off. It’s an unusual thing, writing a weekly column for the nation’s favourite farming publication, and people often ask me how I…

Week in focus

NEWS

Welcome back to This Week in Farming, your one-stop shop for the best content from Farmers Weekly in the past seven days. First, here are the latest market figures (opens…

OPINION

Isn’t it maddening that US decisions that have been taken in the Oval Office, and those that are yet to be taken, will dictate whether a slice of UK farmers…

WILL'S WORLD

It’s nice to be back after a week off. It’s an unusual thing, writing a weekly column for the nation’s favourite farming publication, and people often ask me how I…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

Spring is here and it’s a joy to see. Longer days, brighter weather; the whole countryside is starting to march forward into another season. Crops have responded very well to…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

This is probably the worst time to write this article as we are only a few days off due date for the main flock. Those of you that know sheep…

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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

Video: Farmers block Tesco and Asda depots in prices row

Farmers blocked access to major supermarket distribution centres in Oxfordshire and Leicestershire as part of escalating protests over food imports, supermarket pricing and government agricultural policy.  Tractors and vehicles were…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 299: Help on new inheritance tax rules

In this episode, farm charities offer a listening ear as inheritance tax rules come into effect – leaving farming families facing a hefty bill following the death of a loved…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 298: MPs launch farm profit campaign

In this episode, an influential group of MPs launches a campaign to boost farm profitability. The Labour Rural Research Group has already had some success persuading the government to ease…

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