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FARM POLICY

British farmers are preparing for a wave of intensified protests in 2025, targeting the government’s inheritance tax (IHT) reforms and other policies they claim pose a serious threat to rural…

CROP MANAGEMENT

3 adoption steps for AI to transform arable farming

Technologies using artificial intelligence (AI) are primed to progressively change the way we farm, ultimately leading to a fundamental shift in the way farmers grow crops. That’s the prediction of…

CROP MANAGEMENT

How pesticide labels will be made fit for the future

Increasing uptake of digital technology on farms means plant protection product (PPP) approval criteria and product labels could soon better reflect how they are used in the real world and…

PEST MANAGEMENT

Defra moves to impose total ban on neonicotinoids

 The Labour government has taken a significant step toward banning neonicotinoid pesticides completely, a move likely to provoke strong reactions from the farming industry. The government has set out its…

POTATOES

Estate grows low input potato crop with no yield loss

Holkham Estate in north Norfolk successfully grew a 10ha field of salad potatoes with zero synthetic fungicide, fertiliser or insecticide applications, without any loss in marketable yield. Harry Barnett, potato…

Livestock

 

LIVESTOCK

The exodus of British dairy farmers is slowing after a year when near-record numbers quit the industry. New figures show that, although around 300 ceased milk production in the 12…

CULTIVATORS

Amazone sells its first Tigges press to Sussex farm

Titch Hill Farm in Worthing, Sussex, has taken delivery of the first Amazone Tigges press in the UK, where it is being paired with a 3m Centaya Special power harrow…

TELEHANDLERS

Driver's view: Adam Symonds' Bobcat TL38.70 HF

Bobcat might be the first name in skid-steers, but it’s yet to find the same success on the telehandler scene. That’s gradually changing, with the Czech-based manufacturer focused on growing…

TELEHANDLERS

Driver's view: Steve Miller's Manitou MLT 741-130 PS+

There’s no shortage of choice as far as Manitou’s telehandler range is concerned, with most shapes, sizes and specs accounted for in a line-up that runs from 35hp and 1.25t/4.3m…

CEREAL DRILLS

Kuhn launches 2,360-litre seed-and-fert front tank

Kuhn is the latest implement maker to extend its range of front tanks as demand soars for toolbar-based drills that separate the hopper from the main coulter frame. At 2,360…

TENANCIES AND RENTS

From correctly issuing employment contracts to having the right paperwork in order, getting staffing right from the very start will not only rule out problems further down the line but…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here Ben Coulson, a partner in Thrings’ succession and tax team, advises on…

Transition section

NEWS

Agriculture in Wales is set to receive millions of pounds of extra funding in the next financial year. The Welsh government’s draft budget for 2025-26 was announced on Tuesday (10…

Opinion

OPINION

The scale and pace of global population growth, economic development and the transition to net zero are driving unprecedented demand for the agricultural science, technology and innovation needed to produce…

Community

WHATS IN YOUR SHED

Farmer Time, the groundbreaking program linking school classrooms with farmers through live video chats, has achieved recognition as an independent charity. This milestone follows a successful partnership between Village Farm…

Week in focus

NEWS

Welcome to the final This Week in Farming for 2024. It’s been a year hasn’t it. Thank you for your support of Farmers Weekly along the way, and a very…

TELEHANDLERS

Bobcat might be the first name in skid-steers, but it’s yet to find the same success on the telehandler scene. That’s gradually changing, with the Czech-based manufacturer focused on growing…

WILL'S WORLD

Contrary to popular wisdom, there are a great many downsides to having children. There are the noise levels, obviously. During the recent Storm Darragh, when the multiple strong-minded females I…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

November came to the rescue, at least as far as the weather is concerned, and in contrast to last year, we’re drilled up. Bar a bit of spraying, we’re ready…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

Over the past few weeks we’ve seen the positive impact and negative impact of social media within agriculture. First, a positive impact gathering people together from across Britain to demonstrate…

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COMMUNITY

Video: 90 & Counting - Robert Scaling, North Yorkshire

Cliff Farm, just outside Pickering, North Yorkshire, was bought by my great-great granddad in 1908 and we’ve been here ever since. We are currently at around 160 acres owned with…

FARM POLICY

Video: 600 tractors make a statement against farm tax policy

More than 600 tractors sent a message to MPs on Wednesday 11 December as farmers continued in their efforts to change the government's inheritance tax and business property relief policies.…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 233: Tractor protest brings London to standstill

Hundreds of tractors descend on central London as farmers ramp up protests against the government's autumn Budget. As 600 tractors park outside Downing Street, we speak to farmers and protest…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 232: Ban threat for autumn manure spreading

Could a ban on autumn manure-spreading applications be the next body blow to hit Britain’s farmers? Well, quite possibly, as industry representatives are summoned to meet Defra officials following two…

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