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UK wheat production has been projected at 13.1m tonnes for this year’s harvest, with favourable weather in recent months helping crops to progress in the ground. This is up by…

WEED MANAGEMENT

How a new test helps tackle herbicide-resistant weeds

Growers will soon be able to make more informed broad-leaved weed herbicide choices with a new rapid-resistance testing method nearing commercial launch. Much emphasis has been placed on improving knowledge…

CROP MANAGEMENT

'Mosaic' cropping system helps cut winter barley costs

Cranborne Farms in east Dorset grew a malting winter barley crop for just £65.36/t variable costs last season, some £10.85/t lower than the UK average (Yagro UK). Farm manager Dan…

SOILS

Why organic farmer cut back sheep to improve wheat yields

Sheep numbers are set to be considerably cut back to promote arable yields at organic farmer John Pawsey’s farm in Suffolk. A decade of yield data revealed a 0.5t/ha winter…

PEST MANAGEMENT

Cameras reveal unexpected predators of two major OSR pests

In-field cameras have uncovered unexpected predators of two major oilseed rape pests, which could help aiding control strategies. The camera study was conducted by Rothamsted Research over two years in…

Livestock

 

DAIRY

According to AHDB data, natural mating is now used to produce fewer than 5% of dairy heifer replacements in the UK. However, with routine euthanasia of bull calves discouraged and…

SPRAYING AND SPREADING

Novel home-made trommel separator handles sand-laden slurry

Farmhouse washing machines have a tough life, but Cornish contractor Kevin Heywood took the abuse to new heights when testing his concept for a unique slurry separator. Rather than oily…

CULTIVATORS

6.3m Kuhn Starliner hoe flicks weeds from growing crops

The Starliner rotary hoe is the latest addition to Kuhn’s mechanical weeding range, designed to hoick undesirable species from young crops while simultaneously aerating the soil surface. There’s just one…

TECHNOLOGY

Carbon Robotics ramps up output of weed-zapping LaserWeeder

Precision-weeding specialist Carbon Robotics has revamped its ultra-accurate LaserWeeder to make it lighter, faster and more affordable. Like the original model, the G2 combines computer vision, artificial intelligence and laser…

PLOUGHS

Kuhn semi-mounted ploughs get traction bolt leg protection

A lower cost and lighter weight solution to protecting the legs and mouldboard assemblies of Kuhn Vari-Leader semi-mounted ploughs has been introduced in the form of a proven traction bolt…

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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NUTRITION AND FERTILISER

The Rural Payments Agency’s 2023-24 accounts have provided crucial details on the projected decline of delinked payments, which replaced Basic Payment Scheme payments starting in 2024.  According to the Rural…

Opinion

OPINION

Are you familiar with the seven stages of grief – the phases that a human goes through when they are adjusting to a sudden loss or very bad news? The…

Community

YOUNG FARMERS

Thirteen-year-old Lottie Williams, from Tump Farm near Usk, has swapped her wellies for ski boots and just wrapped up her first season with the GB children’s ski team, contributing to…

Week in focus

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) with another…

OPINION

“Walk softly and carry a big stick” was how former US president Theodore Roosevelt summarised his approach to foreign policy. “Shout loudly and flail wildly with a revolver and a…

WILL'S WORLD

You might have noticed that there are some new photos of me to accompany this page, taken recently by a very nice man called Lee. I think Farmers Weekly photographers…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

I recently returned from Michigan where I gave a talk to US farmers about winter wheat and my Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) win of 16.5t/ha in 2023. I went through…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

It wouldn’t be a Scottish spring without sleet and snow. We had a couple of weeks of “fool’s spring” in early March before reality set in again. The brief period…

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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 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…

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…

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