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INPUT MARKETS AND PRICES

In this episode, one in three farmers fear their children will sink the farm business when it's handed on to the next generation. Why farming families are walking a tightrope…

ARABLE

Velcourt trials reveal distinct benefit of fungicide at T2

Independent trials carried out by farming company Velcourt have revealed a distinct benefit from including the fungicide RevyPro at the T2 timing in winter wheat. Initial trial work in 2023…

CROP WATCH

Crop Watch: Pre-em sprays struggle in dry East

It’s been a postcode lottery for rain with the South West having had a good wetting while other areas like the East are still dry.  For weed control, it means…

POTATOES

Potato growers urged to share data to avoid losing stores

British potato growers are being urged to share data for the second season running to secure the long-term future of stores where a key sprout suppressant was used. CIPC (chlorpropham)…

CROP MANAGEMENT

How 14 family business partners run a 1,600ha mixed farm

Whyte Bros Farm, north of Dublin, operates a unique farming system, with 14 family business partners running the 1,600ha farm. The collaborative journey began in the 1950s when seven brothers…

Livestock

 

GRASSLAND MANAGEMENT

Giving the next generation an opportunity, not “a free ride”, by borrowing £1.5m to invest in revamping an autumn block-calving herd, has underpinned succession planning for a Wiltshire family farm.…

MACHINERY

NAAC contractor price guide 2025-26

Farms can expect to pay more for outsourced agricultural work this year, according to the latest survey by the National Association of Agricultural Contractors (NAAC). Its annual round-up of members’…

4X4S

On test: Revamped Land Cruiser still a true off-roader

If you want a vehicle that’ll stand the test of time, you won’t go far wrong if there’s a Toyota badge on the tailgate. Team this with the words Land…

CULTIVATORS

Amazone unveils moisture-conserving TopCut cutting roller

A new implement for moisture-conserving ultra-shallow tillage has been added to the Amazone equipment range. The TopCut is designed to work at up to 20kph no more than 2cm deep.…

MUCKSPREADERS

Bunning muckspreaders get slicker Topcon iD1 display

The Topcon iD1 has been chosen by GT Bunning as the entry-level isobus display for its manure spreaders, replacing the ISOcan unit produced by Topcon subsidiary RDS Technology. The 7in…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Ted Beale, Associate Partner with Carter Jonas Rural, advises on the merits…

Transition section

NEWS

Farmers Weekly's Transition project is following a group of farmers on their journey to adapt and meet the challenges of farming. Here, we look at the progress of two farms.…

Opinion

OPINION

What a shame for Sir Keir Starmer. Try as he might to ignore farming, it keeps getting shoved further up the pescatarian prime minister’s agenda. Now agriculture is a component…

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HEALTH AND WELLBEING

My dad has a beaten-up black Volvo that is older than I am. Its door handles play up, causing it to consistently fail its MOT and spares are now nearly…

Week in focus

NEWS

Welcome to another edition of This Week in Farming, your regular round-up of the best Farmers Weekly content from the past seven days. The weather appears to be improving into…

OPINION

What a shame for Sir Keir Starmer. Try as he might to ignore farming, it keeps getting shoved further up the pescatarian prime minister’s agenda. Now agriculture is a component…

WILL'S WORLD

Like everyone else who put spring barley in the ground this year, I’ve been praying for rain. Also like everyone else who put spring barley in the ground this year,…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

I very rarely mention the weather in my articles, but it seems hard not to this time. Last April, we had more than 100mm of rain. Currently, at the time…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

Well, what beautiful weather we have enjoyed since I last wrote. Farming seems much easier and enjoyable when Mother Nature is on our side. After the past two awful springs,…

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AGRICULTURAL TRANSITION

Transition webinar: Renewable energy key points to consider

Renewable energy can displace fossil fuel use, cutting input costs and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, according to a Farmers Weekly Transition project webinar panel. But with a number of renewables…

YOUNG FARMERS

Video: 90 and Counting - Milly Garnett, Ayrshire

In the penultimate article in our series focusing on a farmer born in each of the decades since Farmers Weekly first published in the 1930s, we meet young farmer Milly…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 250: Endangered hedges and bonanza beef vision

In this episode, we get to grips government grants to fund on-farm innovation and technology to improve productivity. With British Beef Week around the corner (23-30 April), we run the…

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 –…

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