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HARVEST AND CROP STORAGE

Why Cambs grower invested in bicropping separator

The installation of a specialist crop separator at the family farm's bicropping enterprise is enabling farmer Hannah Darby to sell into premium markets. The bicropping system at Roughs Farm in…

MACHINERY

Lamma 2026: Perry QuickClip fencing gets 40-year guarantee

Buyers in the market for galvanised metal fencing have a new brand – Perry – to add to their shopping list. The Cradley Heath firm’s QuickClip system uses tough Y-shaped…

FARMER FOCUS

Farmer Focus: Milk price cut forces delay in improvements

After a couple of years of receiving around 50p/litre for our milk, going into 2026 at about 35p/litre is unwelcome, but not unexpected. For me, it means a couple of…

TENANCIES AND RENTS

Case shows livelihood test prep crucial for tenancy succession

A recent tribunal decision highlights the importance of understanding and properly preparing an Agricultural Holdings Act tenancy succession application. Anthony Thomas applied to succeed to the tenancy of a farm…

GRASSLAND AND MAIZE EQUIPMENT

Lamma 2026: Taylor Attachments debuts Fortis compactor

The chunky rings of Taylor Attachments’ new 3m and 3.5m Fortis silage compactors should help penetrate air pockets below the clamp surface. They are 1.26m in diameter, so protrude well…

NEWS

Biosecurity blind spot leaves farmers exposed to disease risk

British farmers are being exposed to animal disease risk because illegally imported meat seized at UK ports is not routinely tested for notifiable diseases, Farmers Weekly can reveal. The disclosure…

COMMUNITY

Farmer's wool looming workshops unite Welsh communities

What started as a pastime in the “she-shed” during the Covid lockdowns in 2020 has not only become a hobby for North Wales beef and sheep farmer Olwen Ford, but…

DAIRY MARKETS AND PRICES

Dairy farmers losing thousands as price collapse bites

Dairy producers are starting to feel the impact of sharp reductions in milk prices as cuts by processors begin to filter through to farm level. A significant proportion of businesses…

CRIME

Video: Police disperse more than 50 poachers on farmland

More than 50 suspected poachers and hare coursers were disrupted and dispersed during a major police crackdown across Cambridgeshire, as officers used helicopters, drones and roadblocks to protect rural communities.…

FINANCE

Phone mast income ruling hits farmers and landowners

A 2025 Upper Tribunal ruling has confirmed that landowners are not entitled to payments from mobile phone mast site sharing, reducing income for farmers and other rural landowners across the…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 288: Doubts over net zero for farming

In this episode, questions are raised over agriculture's net zero ambition after the NFU makes two climate change experts redundant. With cereal margins under pressure, can independent agronomists help make…

NVZS

Slurry spreading rules highlighted as season reopens

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has reiterated pollution prevention rules as farmers across Wales prepare for the January reopening of the organic manure spreading season following winter restrictions. Measures introduced over…

FARM POLICY

Batters: Reformed SFI must focus on food production

Baroness Minette Batters has told MPs that England’s Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) must put greater emphasis on food production if it is to sustain farm profitability and prevent long-term damage…