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Pilgrim’s Europe has confirmed it will be ramping up production at its sites in order to meet retail demand for lamb in the run-up to Easter on 20 April. The…

CROP WATCH

Crop Watch: Wheat fungicide plans and maize drilling debate

The dry spell continues and in complete contrast to the past two springs, farmers are well on with their spring work. In fact, Scottish growers are five weeks ahead of…

SOILS

Why one farmer believes calcium is king of soil nutrients

Calcium forms the foundations of good crop nutrition, according to farmer and independent regenerative agriculture consultant Tim Parton. “Calcium is the juggernaut of elements, driving nutrition around the plant. Available…

PEST MANAGEMENT

Gout fly warning for spring cereals in high-pressure year

High numbers of gout flies are hitting cereal crops this spring, forcing farmers to reduce their yield expectations and in some extreme cases write off whole crops. And while it…

WEED MANAGEMENT

Grower phases out herbicides in favour of mechanical weeding

As herbicide efficacy dwindles and fears of resistance build, East Yorkshire farmer Jonathan Hodgson turned to mechanical weeding as an additional weed control method. Recent dry spring conditions have provided…

Livestock

 

CALVING

Tougher bluetongue movement restrictions for livestock are due to be reintroduced from 23 April by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (Apha). The UK is presently in a seasonally vector…

CONTRACTOR COMMENT

Contractor Comment: Diversification key for JO Straughan and Co

JO Straughan & Co has been offering a comprehensive range of agricultural, plant hire and haulage services to customers in Northumberland and the Scottish Borders since 1955. Owner Roger Dickinson…

SPRAYERS

New Landquip XRF sprayer range goes to 15m and 1,200 litres

Suffolk-based sprayer maker Landquip has launched a new mounted range to plug the gap between its small, amenity-focused machines and larger arable applicators. As such, the XRFs get rear cross-fold…

4X4S

Wilderness Lighting unveils roof-mounted warning board

Wilderness Lighting has launched a new roof-mounted warning board for farmers moving oversized machinery on the road. The eye-catchingly flashy array includes twin front and rear amber LED strobes and…

COMBINES

Trelleborg develops harvester tracks and updates TM800 tyres

Farm tyre manufacturer Yokohama TWS has entered the market for harvester tracks with the new Trelleborg ART1000 traction belt, while also bringing its long-running TM800 reduced profile tyres up to…

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

The Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF) has been extended for another year, with £33m available to fund projects which will improve local infrastructure or support businesses in rural areas looking…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Polly Ridgway, legal director in Thrings’ agricultural litigation team, advises on the…

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AGRICULTURAL TRANSITION

Farm leaders have warned of a growing crisis following the sudden closure of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme to new applicants, describing it as a move that has “blown…

Opinion

OPINION

After eight years on the run, my past has finally caught up with me. OK, I was asking for it, renting a farm a scant mile from Devon’s last remaining…

Community

COMMUNITY

A recent survey by Farmstrong Scotland has highlighted concerning mental wellbeing statistics among farmers, with just 5% of participants reporting high levels of wellbeing. More than a third of respondents…

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. But first, here’s your markets (opens…

OPINION

After all the speculation that this was the week Rachel Reeves would come for red diesel, many of you will have sighed with relief after digesting the chancellor’s Spring Statement…

WILL'S WORLD

As a child of the 1980s who loved science-fiction movies, I could only dream of the astounding technology that would be available to us by the time I grew up.…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

I feel desperately sorry for those businesses that did not manage to get into the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) before it shut. I have an existing SFI agreement which started…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

Recently, I had the opportunity to attend the Landex Annual Conference through my commitments with working at the college. Landex is a membership organisation of land-based colleges and universities coming…

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COMMUNITY

Video: 90 and Counting: Mixed farmer, Frankie Turner, Leics

Fourth-generation farmer Frankie Turner, 18, tells Farmers Weekly about working with her family, her studies and her passion for welding. I live on Grange Farm just north of Leicestershire. We…

NEWS

Video: Farmers To Action stages ‘Say No to Labour’ protests

More than 1,000 tractors and farmers across the UK put aside their busy spring schedules – drilling, lambing and calving – to take part in a nationwide protest against what…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 247: Red Tractor audits and pesticide plans

In this episode, the Red Tractor assurance scheme responds to criticism by pledging to make farm audits easier for farmers. We speak to the Red Tractor interim chairman Alistair Mackintosh…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 246: Food production ramps up post SFI closure

In this episode, farmers ramp up food production following the closure of the government's flagship environmental scheme. Arable growers who were preparing Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) applications are now drilling…

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