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Welcome back to 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 PDF), including those…

PEST MANAGEMENT

How research project is set to help slash slug pellet use

A precision slug risk model developed through a £2.6m research project has successfully passed its first on-farm test, despite being deployed during one of the lowest slug pressure seasons in…

HARVEST

Second wheats struggle in rain-affected Scots harvest

Harvest is wrapping up in much of the North East, with Scotland making good progress. Second wheats have struggled where first wheats have excelled, as attention turns to drilling. See…

SUGAR BEET

Drought threatens sugar beet harvest prospects

The financial resilience of sugar beet production is being further tested by drought, with the national harvest forecast to be as much as 25% below an average year. With the…

HARVEST

Rapeseed co-op forecasts UK yields to exceed 4t/ha

United Oilseeds is forecasting average UK oilseed rape yields to exceed 4t/ha for the first time this harvest, potentially setting a new record for the crop and reinforcing the growing…

Livestock

 

BREEDING AND FERTILITY

Lameness is one of the most significant economic and welfare challenges facing every UK livestock sector, and commercial broiler production is no exception. As with digital dermatitis in cattle, lameness…

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MACHINERY

Contractor Comment: Wearing metal shortage concerns Brewster

Wet ‘n’ dry. Very dry. Brewster Farms’ late spring and summer experience will be familiar to that of many UK farmers. “For us, 2026 has definitely been a tale of…

MOWERS

Pottinger brings greater output to trailed mower range

A third model in Pottinger’s Novacat T trailed mower-conditioner range offers greater output for busy hay and silage makers, along with a number of updates shared with its two siblings.…

TECHNOLOGY

Slick telematics simplifies multi-brand fleet management

As the birds chirp each harvest morning, and a posse of bleary-eyed Kiwis tuck into their cornflakes, Doug Price fires up his real-life version of Farming Simulator. And by the…

TOOLS

Ctek launches high-output portable battery booster

Swedish firm Ctek is the latest to launch a portable battery booster with enough oomph to start big petrol and diesel engines. The heavy-duty RB4000 has an integrated four-cell lithium-ion…

AWARDS

Cuts to agricultural and business property reliefs from inheritance tax (IHT) took effect in April this year, and advisers are warning that HMRC is already asking more questions than previously,…

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

Driving with the family in France recently I passed a farmer repairing a roof from a ladder raised up in a tractor front loader bucket. My immediate reaction was: He’s…

Community

COMMUNITY

What passes for a romantic date these days, the present Mrs Evans and I have just returned from a very pleasant evening spent blackberry picking along the wood that borders…

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NEWS

Welcome back to 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 PDF), including those…

OPINION

“Don’t p*** on me and tell me it’s raining,” seems to sum up the reaction from English farmers to Defra’s response to the drought this week. The hurried reshuffle of…

WILL'S WORLD

What passes for a romantic date these days, the present Mrs Evans and I have just returned from a very pleasant evening spent blackberry picking along the wood that borders…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

As across much of the country, harvest came early to Shimpling Park Farm this year. It was hardly surprising, as all our crops came into ear at least a fortnight…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

The big question looming over me back in June was whether we would have enough straw to last us until harvest. And this included putting all top bales through the…

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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 318: Drought crisis loans

Could government-backed crisis loans help cash-strapped farmers recover from drought and keep Britain producing food? This week, we examine industry proposals for a Keep Britain Growing Loan – an interest-free,…

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…

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