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CRIME

Surplus milk supplies have caused spot milk prices to plummet, with processors struggling to find a home for any excess milk. Breakdowns at factories have left some sites reportedly giving…

POTATOES

What new blight strain means for fungcide strategies in 2025

It was at the tail end of last season that monitoring by Fight Against Blight (FAB) confirmed the EU46 strain had been found in Wales and eastern Scotland, marking the…

ARABLE

Norfolk grower to start irrigating cereals amid dry spell

With just 13mm of rain since the beginning of March, Norfolk grower Michael Wilton will start irrigating cereals this week to protect yield potential. Michael manages the Stody Estate’s acreage…

CROP WATCH

Crop Watch: Rain arrives and yellow rust race concerns

As more unsettled weather arrives, our Crop Watch agronomists welcome some moisture to help spring crops establish and boost pre-emergence herbicide efficacy. One downside of the recent cool, dry spell…

POTATOES

Research reveals critical two-month period for potato yields

Setting up potato crops during the period between planting and the onset of tuber bulking to achieve optimum bulking rates is crucial for maximising potato yields.   This is according…

Livestock

 

PIGS

Improved cow longevity has given a Scottish suckler farmer the luxury of greater choice when selecting replacement females, leading to a valuable bulling heifer premium. Wigtownshire-based farmer Robert Parker of…

TRACTORS

Ultimate guide to buying a tractor 2025

A flurry of newcomers in the 90-130hp range destined for livestock and mixed-enterprise farms are the main changes to this year’s Farmers Weekly Ultimate Guide to tractors. See also: Fendt tractors:…

CEREAL DRILLS

Beds farmer builds 6m low-disturbance drill for wet ground

Nothing gets the cogs of a creative mind whirring quite like the pitter-patter of rain on the workshop roof when there’s field work to get done. With Green End Farm’s…

TELEHANDLERS

Ultimate guide to buying a telehandler 2025

Anyone intending to invest in a new telescopic materials handler this year will find a wider choice of makes and models than ever. Most manufacturers and importers have responded to…

MACHINERY

BKT beefs up Agrimax Spargo SB row-crop sprayer tyre

A heavier-duty version of BKT’s Agrimax Spargo row-crop tyre has been developed to cater for especially demanding crop spraying operations where added carcass and tread stability, and increased puncture resistance,…

PAYMENTS, SCHEMES AND GRANTS

The tax and legal considerations for alternative enterprises depend very much on the type of enterprise and how it sits within or separately from the farming business.  One of the…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Joe Spencer, a partner at accountant MHA, advises on how farm or…

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PAYMENTS, SCHEMES AND GRANTS

Over the past couple of seasons, milling wheat growers have struggled to achieve 13% proteins, with AHDB figures showing Group 1s averaged the lowest levels in a decade at 12.5%…

Opinion

OPINION

“You can have as many people and as much money as you want, as long as we don’t run out of food,” read the text message that flashed up on…

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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. First, here’s your markets (opens as…

OPINION

“You can have as many people and as much money as you want, as long as we don’t run out of food,” read the text message that flashed up on…

WILL'S WORLD

As I get older, I find myself thinking about my grandparents more and more. How I wish I could have tea and biscuits around the farmhouse kitchen table with them…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

It’s so uplifting to be awakened by the sound of bird song this time of year. Spring is my favourite season, promising new life from the slumber of winter darkness…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

A dry spring always seems to be a productive one. Slurry, grass seed, and getting the hang of farming with robots seem to have taken my time this past month.…

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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 249: Farm profitability and yellow rust

In this episode, the government appoints former NFU president Minette Batters to lead a Defra review to solve farming's "profitability problem". Her appointment – by Defra secretary Steve Reed –…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 248: Border controls and milling wheat strike

In this episode, livestock industry leaders warn of a devastating animal disease outbreak unless the government tightens border controls. MPs quiz Defra minister Daniel Zeichner as cereal growers "go on…

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