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FARM POLICY

Sir Keir Starmer was confronted by a Labour MP over the government’s proposed inheritance tax changes for farming during a tense Commons Liaison Committee session, exposing mounting unrest on Labour’s…

ARABLE

Young farmer completes marathon 2,000-mile US harvest

When Eleanor Gilbert graduated from university, she knew she wanted to travel overseas – not looking out the window of a tour bus, but by completing a marathon 2,000-mile harvest…

OTHER CROPS

How agronomist is helping growers earn more from niche crops

Armed with new research findings, analysis of farm yield data and many hours of crop walking, a team of agronomists are helping farmers maximise returns from their niche crops. For…

VARIETY SELECTION

New barley set to be key dual-purpose variety across UK

Belter is set to become a major dual-purpose spring malting barley variety across the UK within the next couple of years, because of its consistent high yields and high malting…

ROTATIONS

Poor grain outlook sees farms rethink rotations and machinery

For many arable farmers, the reality of low grain prices and minimal government support has triggered some of the toughest decisions of their careers. As margins tighten and markets fail…

Livestock

 

HEALTH AND WELFARE

There is nothing like a debt to focus the mind – and a farming partnership restructuring that allowed Richard McCornick and his brother Craig to farm independently certainly did that.…

TRACTORS

Driver's view: Robin Ward's Massey Ferguson 8S.305

For the Massey Ferguson buyer seeking 300 horses, both the 8S and 9S can deliver the goods. But the former’s blend of power and manoeuvrability made it the sensible choice…

TRACTORS

Driver's view: Dan Chanin's Claas Axion 870

Armed with a 6.7-litre FPT engine and a choice of transmissions, Claas’s five-model Axion 800 range has the 200-300hp sector covered. And it’s the range-topping 870 with Cmatic CVT that’s…

TRACTORS

Driver's View: Ben Sharp’s Case IH Optum 300

Case IH’s Puma 260 might be the obvious match for the 300hp tractors featured in this series, but, with the near-identical T7.300 already covered, we’re instead focusing on a model…

RAKES AND MERGERS

Samasz targets four-rotor rake market with new Z4-1550

Polish maker Samasz has unveiled a prototype four-rotor rake that will go into production in 2027. The Z4-1550 carries a quartet of newly designed 3.8m rotors, each running on six…

BUSINESS

Farming has always required different ways of thinking. Now Defra wants to make sure its forms and guidance work for everyone. Farming is as diverse as the people who make…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Mark Charter, head of estate management with Carter Jonas, Oxford, advises on…

Transition section

AGRICULTURAL TRANSITION

With only weeks remaining before Wales’s new farming support scheme, the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) launches, more must be done to ensure it is fit for purpose, according to NFU…

Opinion

OPINION

I can’t be alone in looking at the outcome of the COP30 summit and wondering whether there is any point to these negotiations at all. Delegates flew from across the…

Community

COMMUNITY

One thing I really enjoy as a fully grown adult man of 47 years of age: having to give up an entire day to sit in a classroom and be…

Week in focus

NEWS

Welcome back to another edition of This Week in Farming - indeed, the last-but-one before Christmas. First, here’s your markets (opens as PDF). And if you’re looking for festive cheer,…

OPINION

Any farmer questioning their future and weighing up the pros and cons of continuing to knacker themselves out on a daily basis for nothing would be forgiven for throwing in…

WILL'S WORLD

One thing I really enjoy as a fully grown adult man of 47 years of age: having to give up an entire day to sit in a classroom and be…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

With all field work now long complete, the sprayer and drill are back in the shed and in need of some TLC, much like a lot of our older machinery.…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

It seems no time since the clocks went back, and now we’re thinking about Christmas. I retreated to the office to write this and left my wife, Kathryn, tangled up…

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HEALTH AND SAFETY

Young farmers front powerline safety campaign

Two young farmers are at the forefront of a new safety campaign urging the farming community to stay safe when working near overhead power lines. The campaign has been launched…

NEWS

10 hare coursers evade police in dramatic chase

A group of 10 men suspected of hare coursing evaded Cambridgeshire police in a dramatic car chase on Saturday (11 October). The men were travelling in a four-by-four vehicle, with…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 284: Battle to save biodiversity net gain

In this episode, is the government about to backtrack on plans to pay farmers for creating and improving wildlife habitats? We report from the frontline on the battle to save…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 283: Landscape Recovery - risk v reward

In this episode, experts voice concern at a get-out clause in government plans for a £500m Landscape Recovery scheme for farmers. We look at the opportunities for growers and livestock…

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