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AGRICULTURAL TRANSITION

Industry leaders attending this week's Dairy-Tech event at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire all agreed that changes are needed at Red Tractor following the release of last month's damning review of…

NUTRITION AND FERTILISER

How crop nutrition and structure can boost yield potential

Yield enhancement is possible almost anywhere in the UK, according to more than a decade’s worth of UK data collected by the Yield Enhancement Network. Simple strategies to address the…

VARIETY SELECTION

Latest RL variety tool improves cultivar selection

The AHDB has developed a new online Recommended List tool to make selecting varieties to specific situations more straightforward. The interactive application is initially available for winter wheat, following responses…

NEWS

Cefetra invests in high-tech grain sorter

Glasgow-based grain trader Cefetra has invested in a state-of-the-art sorter to remove blackgrass, broken kernels, dust, and chaff from grains and pulses. The sorter will be located at its site…

POTATOES

How to stop rhizoctonia denting potato yields this spring

Researchers agree that work needs to be done to understand the impact of changing growing systems on a key soil-borne pathogen of potato crops. Until then, the advice on managing…

Livestock

 

LAMBING

Each year, the UK sheep industry lambs 15m breeding ewes in a huge variety of systems and locations. From sea level to hill top, they lamb in every month of…

TECHNOLOGY

Swappable batteries for Traktorarvid autonomous tractor

Swapping a discharged battery for a fresh one to minimise downtime is a key feature of the all-electric Drever 120 four-wheel-drive autonomous tractor being developed by Swedish enterprise Traktorarvid. The…

MUCKSPREADERS

Bigger 20t Xcel 2050 muckspreader joins Hi-Spec range

Hi-Spec has added a second Xcel rear discharge muckspreader to its range, and it offers significantly more carrying capacity than before. The new 2050 is good for 20t of material,…

DIET FEEDERS

More capacity for BvL self-propelled diet feeder

Bigger ration mixes are now possible with BvL’s V-Mix Drive Maximus Plus self-propelled diet feeder, following the introduction of a higher-volume tub. It will mix up to 25cu m of…

4X4S

First impressions: More tech for big-selling D-Max pickup

Isuzu has given its D-Max pickup its second facelift in as many years, as it looks to build on a record-breaking 12 months. The Japanese manufacturer saw its sales rise…

DIVERSIFICATION

The North East Cotswold Farmer Cluster (NECFC) is almost two years into the project development phase for its Evenlode Landscape Recovery (LR) scheme application. The group represents 160 members covering…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Neil Berry, tax partner at accountant MHA, advises on the importance of…

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AGRICULTURAL TRANSITION

For Kent farm manager and AHDB Kent Monitor Farm host Tom Reynolds, managing water has become much more challenging in recent years. The amount of winter rainfall is higher than…

Opinion

OPINION

What should go where on our precious and finite land area, and how should we decide? That is the essence of the Land Use Framework consultation, published last week by…

Community

COMMUNITY

Farmhouse breakfast events in January, arranged by the Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW), have raised £21,000 for charity and local causes. Some 24 breakfast events were held in the week…

Week in focus

NEWS

Welcome back to This Week in Farming. We’re another week closer to spring and word reaches me that some adventurous types have been out with a fert spreader already. In…

OPINION

What should go where on our precious and finite land area, and how should we decide? That is the essence of the Land Use Framework consultation, published last week by…

WILL'S WORLD

The present Mrs Evans and I attended the Positive Farmers Conference in Cork a few weeks ago, for the second year in a row. It was a fantastic few days…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

I sit writing in the aftermath of storm Eowyn, which battered us last night with 90mph winds. I can’t remember one as bad, so I hope everyone kept safe. Yesterday…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

There’s nothing quite like a leisurely coastal walk along a Norfolk beach with a big sky above you to welcome in the new year. That’s exactly how I kicked off…

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TAX

Farmers take tractors to supermarkets in IHT protest

Hundreds of frustrated British farmers are taking their tractors to supermarket car parks across the country today (Friday 17 January) in a bold display of frustration over government policies they…

FARM POLICY

Video: Oxford protesters stand up against IHT policies

Protesters sent a clear message to Defra secretary Steve Reed as he gave a speech to farmers today at the Oxford Farming Conference. As Mr Reed outlined his long-term vision…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 241: How to improve farm assurance

In this episode, we look at the Leaf Marque - the farm assurance scheme that delivers benefits for consumers and the environment – as well as for farmers. We find…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 240: Defra plan to reduce UK farmland

In this episode, we look at government plans to reduce the area of UK farmland – and use it instead to restore nature and create wildlife habitats. The government's Land…

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