All from last 24 hours NEWSThis Week in Farming: Sprayers, sprays, IVF and IHT latestWelcome back to This Week in Farming, your one-stop shop for the best Farmers Weekly content from the past seven days. First, here are your markets (opens as PDF) and… BUSINESS CLINICBusiness Clinic: Advice on farming company profit forecastingWhether it's a legal, tax, finance or management question, Farmers Weekly's expert panel can help. Here Kate Bell, a partner in accountant Albert Goodman's farms and estates team, sets out… PAYMENTS, SCHEMES AND GRANTSDefra announces £21.5m pot for farm innovation projectsMore than £21.5m in new government funding is being invested in farm innovation across England, with a major focus on cutting agricultural emissions while boosting productivity and resilience. Delivered through… AGRICULTURAL TRANSITIONBNG changes: What landowners need to knowIn recent months, government proposals on biodiversity net gain (BNG) have become a hot topic for both developers and landowners alike. Introduced as a mandatory requirement in England in early… ROTATIONSNo-till, rotation and resilience drive Kenya’s farming shiftThink of Kenyan agriculture and it's likely tea, coffee and cut flowers spring to mind, perhaps with various vegetable crops, such as green beans, which are now often imported into… SPRAYERSSands self-propelled sprayers get better boom levellingSands has replaced almost all the components used in its previous boom control system with a single Smart Ram. The new setup, which has been in development for more than… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: We should call subsidies 'government contracts'We’ve had news that a form of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) will be coming out this year, with the potential introduction of capping. If it does come in, I… ARABLEHow farmers can deliver for nature and their businessBalancing food production with delivering for nature is something many farmers are seeking to achieve. And there are ways to make environmental improvements, while also benefiting the bottom line. Practices… MARKET OPPORTUNITIESWhy spring linseed could be a strong option in 2026 rotationsWith demand for UK-grown linseed continuing to remain high against a backdrop of depressed markets and uncertainty surrounding many other spring crops, spring linseed could be the solution for many… NEWSVideo: Farmers block Tesco and Asda depots in prices rowFarmers blocked access to major supermarket distribution centres in Oxfordshire and Leicestershire as part of escalating protests over food imports, supermarket pricing and government agricultural policy. Tractors and vehicles were… BUSINESSFFA NI kicks off new campaign against farm tax and low pricesA national protest campaign over farm inheritance tax (IHT) and low farmgate prices has begun in Northern Ireland, with the first demonstration held in Coleraine on Thursday 29 January. The… CRIMETwo men arrested in Kidlington illegal waste dumpingTwo men have been arrested following co-ordinated police action linked to a major illegal waste dumping investigation in rural Oxfordshire. The Environment Agency (EA) confirmed today the further arrests were… BUSINESSFarmers First leases out Wrexham abattoir amid restructureFarmer-owned co-operative Farmers First has announced plans to restructure its business operations due to “ongoing challenging trading conditions”. The major lamb processor is due to cease operations at its abattoir… NEWSCouncil praised for pre-lambing campaign on sheep worryingNottinghamshire County Council has been commended by sheep industry leaders after issuing a strong reminder ahead of lambing season, urging the public to keep dogs under control on rights of…
