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Love British Food is calling on the whole food supply chain to champion British farmers and make choosing British produce “the natural choice”, as the 25th anniversary of British Food…

DISEASE MANAGEMENT

How one researcher is tackling late blight in potatoes

What if improving disease resistance in potatoes was less about adding new genes and more about turning up the volume on the plant’s own immune system? That is the premise…

CROP WATCH

Crop Watch: OSR hit by flea beetle and lack of moisture

The dreaded flea beetle seems to be back this season and, coupled with dry conditions, is hammering crops, especially those that were drilled later. Cereal drilling is also under way…

NUTRITION AND FERTILISER

Growers reminded to replenish nutrients after straw harvest

Tighter supplies, rising demand and expanding biomass markets mean straw prices are running close to the price of grain in some regions. Many farmers opted to bale straw this harvest…

MAIZE

Trial shows maize yield lift with drone-applied foliar N

Using a drone to apply late nitrogen to maize increased predicted yields by up to 10t/ha in trials carried out by an agronomy company in Leicestershire. Hutchinsons crop nutrition specialist…

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YOUNGSTOCK MANAGEMENT

Regularly weighing cattle is central to Robert Neill’s beef operation in the Scottish Borders. Progeny from his 380-cow suckler herd are taken to finishing weight – bulls this year are…

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CONTRACTOR COMMENT

Contractor Comment: DJ McKay plans home-built nurse tank

“Where’s the rain?” said no farmer in Northern Ireland, ever. While those in England have spent the summer staring at Britain’s answer to Death Valley, conditions across the Irish Sea…

MACHINERY

Front-mounted Mektron Fire Shield tackles harvest blazes

Having struggled to put out a baler fire using conventional extinguishers, contractor and machinery dealer PJM Agri decided to up the ante. The result is the Mektron Fire Shield: a…

TOOLS

Husqvarna unveils powerful backpack-style 36V blower

Combine and baler operators could make short work of daily blowdowns by treating themselves to Husqvarna’s new battery-powered wind-maker. The backpack-style 570iBT is reckoned to be the most powerful of…

SLURRY TANKERS

Vogelsang revamps slurry applicator range with new partner

The Vogelsang range of slurry applicators is being revamped following a joint venture agreement that will see new products becoming available and production shifted to the central European state of…

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Tax isn’t always front of mind when making machinery sales decisions, but getting the timing and a few other factors lined up correctly can make a big difference to the…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, finance or management question, Farmers Weekly’s expert panel can help. Here, Kate Bell, a partner in Albert Goodman’s farms and estates team, advises on how…

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BUSINESS

NFU Cymru has urged the Welsh government to make further changes to the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) before farmers face their next application decision. President Abi Reader said there were…

Opinion

OPINION

What is one to say about the dispiriting events of this week relating to the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) fund, which was so unequally matched to the demand for it.…

Community

BRITAIN'S FITTEST FARMER

I went to university by the sea and, ever since, a dip in the ocean has become an important part of my routine and wellbeing. Most people think I am…

Week in focus

NEWS

Welcome back to another edition of This Week in Farming, your regular roundup of the best content from Farmers Weekly. Here’s the latest market prices (opens as PDF), with gains…

OPINION

What is one to say about the dispiriting events of this week relating to the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) fund, which was so unequally matched to the demand for it.…

WILL'S WORLD

The day had started well. I’d finished feeding cattle, packed a lunch and flask, hitched up the plough, and was heading off to turn over some earth in the early…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

I realise most of my recent Farmer Focus columns have been rather gloomy, but with cultivations under way for harvest 2027, I am pleased to say I am back to…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

I have come to the conclusion that making hay in September on our coast is either for the brave or the foolhardy. The rain at the end of August warranted…

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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 325: Sifting through the SFI wreckage

Farmers are ploughing up environmental features after thousands were shut out of the Sustainable Farming Incentive when funding ran out less than six hours after applications opened. In this episode…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 324: SFI26 funding gone – what now?

Defra is under intense pressure after the £233m budget for the 2026 Sustainable Farming Incentive was exhausted just five hours and 48 minutes after applications opened. In this emergency episode…

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