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The National Pig Association (NPA) is stepping up calls for proper funding and enhanced inspections at the Port of Dover, following further discoveries of illegal meat entering the country. During…

OTHER CROPS

Cider start-up helps future-proof traditional orchards

First-generation cider-maker Polly Hilton is working with Devon farmers to breathe life back into traditional orchards and transform what would otherwise be wasted apples into quality cider. Polly aims to…

WEED MANAGEMENT

UK wheat growers gain new herbicide option for 2025

UK wheat growers will have a new post-emergence herbicide at their disposal next spring to tackle a wide range of problem grassweeds and broad-leaved weeds, including meadowgrass. Broadway Ultra from…

DISEASE MANAGEMENT

Adama to launch new mode-of-action fungicide for 2027

A brand new mode-of-action fungicide for controlling costly diseases in cereals and oilseed rape could be available to UK farmers in just over two years’ time. Adama, the company developing…

CROP MANAGEMENT

Pesticide rules: NI arable farmers losing out under Brexit

Politicians from all sides are being urged to fix the mess surrounding plant protection products (PPPs) and seed trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland to prevent irreparable harm to…

Livestock

 

GRASSLAND MANAGEMENT

A parlour is a significant investment and should not be given the green light before carefully considering the business’s future, options and design. David Ball, lead environment specialist at the…

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…

COMBINES

Eight months with two custom combine crews

Each summer, an army of intrepid youngsters pack their bags, fly to the US and spend the following eight months piloting combine harvesters, grain carts and trucks throughout the Midwestern…

TELEHANDLERS

Driver's view: John Walker's JCB Loadall 542-70 Agri Xtra 

As the second largest telehandler in JCB’s extensive agricultural range, the Loadall 542-70 is geared up for handling large grain buckets, bale grabs and bag lifters. Four versions are available…

TELEHANDLERS

Driver's View: John Cartledge's Kramer KT407 Ecospeed

Kramer’s handler range came to prominence following the conclusion of its manufacturing agreement with Claas in 2017, and its subsequent integration with John Deere’s dealer network. A year later, it…

BUSINESS

Private sales dominated in the Yorkshire and Humber region in 2024, with some agents reporting that more than two-thirds of transactions took place off the open market, many to cash…

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

BUSINESS

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 question of how to bring Labour to the negotiating table in order to extract sensible reforms to inheritance tax should not be a difficult one. Were they to act…

Community

COMMUNITY

James Rebanks, farmer and social media “star”, was once asked by a young farmer how he should use social media to further his career. To which James replied: “I honestly…

Week in focus

NEWS

Welcome back to This Week in Farming, your one stop shop for the best FW content from the last seven days. There are just 11 days to Christmas, and if…

TELEHANDLERS

As the second largest telehandler in JCB’s extensive agricultural range, the Loadall 542-70 is geared up for handling large grain buckets, bale grabs and bag lifters. Four versions are available…

WILL'S WORLD

Without going all Nigella on you, there’s something sensual about making bread. At least, that’s the way I’ve always thought it would be anyway, because I’m thoroughly ashamed to say…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

My father, along with others of his generation, speak of the impacts of Death Duties on farming families in this country, so we watch with sadness at the political changes…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

Over the past few weeks, I have been involved in several events organised to voice the great concerns within the agricultural industry over the changes in inheritance tax laws. This…

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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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