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WEATHER

Persistent rain threatens crops and farmers’ livelihoods

Farmers are braced for further flooding over the coming days, with no let-up after weeks of heavy rainfall. Dozens of flood alerts and warnings remain in place in England, according…

BUSINESS

Wynnstay maintains profits in 2025 despite dip in revenue

Major agricultural supplier Wynnstay performed relatively well over the past year despite a 5% drop in revenue, its annual results reveal. The company reported revenue of £583.4m for the financial…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 291: Winter drainage scheme and soil health

As a wet winter sees leaves many fields under water, a special drainage scheme is delivering benefits for farmers and the environment. We pay a special visit to the Allerton…

WILDLIFE

Scots farmers demand action over species management costs

Farmers and crofters raised growing concerns over species management at the NFU Scotland conference, warning that delays to policy and a lack of funding are leaving agricultural businesses to absorb…

BUSINESS

Welsh Meat Promotions underperforming says NFU Cymru

Welsh red meat promotion body Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC) is underperforming, according to the NFU Cymru. Highlighting the problems faced by the Welsh suckler herd in the Welsh Suckler Beef…

LIVESTOCK DISEASES

Orf disease: Two ways sheep farmers are tackling the virus

Orf is the more common name for contagious pustular dermatitis, and is considered endemic in the UK, and prevalent on most sheep farms. A recent study by the Royal Veterinary…

YOUNG FARMERS

Rebekah Housden: Starting lambing as a 'rare-breed' farmer

With January out of the way, we are on the home straight hurtling towards the start of lambing. All the winter jobs filled the start of the year: patching fences,…

POTATOES

Why Africa is first to benefit from potato seed technology

Kenya, at least to Western eyes, might seem an unlikely place to debut what could be industry-changing breeding technology that could eventually appear in European potato fields. But with a…

4X4S

Ineos updates Grenadier and Quartermaster off-roaders

Ineos has unveiled a tranche of updates to its blockish Grenadier Station Wagon and Quartermaster pickup that promise to remedy common customer complaints. Chief among them is the recirculating ball…