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BEEF

How to save money by meeting beef retail market spec

Failing to meet UK retail market specifications for beef can cost farmers about 30p/kg for cattle over 30 months of age, and about 10p/kg for those under 270kg or over…

NEWS

This Week in Farming: Lambing tips, record crops and TB

Welcome back to another edition of This Week in Farming, your regular round-up of best Farmers Weekly content from the past seven days. First, here are your market prices (opens…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

FarmersAid app aims to tackle poor farm safety

A new smartphone app designed to help save lives on farms will launch in June 2026, as farming charity Rabi steps up efforts to tackle agriculture’s poor safety record. Unveiled…

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

How collaboration can strengthen farm businesses

Farm businesses are often perceived as the weakest link within the food supply chain, with retailers, processors, and merchants holding the majority of power. However, collaboration through co-operatives and producer…

MOWERS

Rozmital SD-28L extends plain disc mower range to 2.8m

With a working width of 2.8m covered by a bank of seven oval discs, the new SD-28L rear-mounted mower extends Rozmital’s range to three models, joining the existing 2m and…

WILDLIFE

Natural England confirms beaver release in the South West

Beavers are set to be released in South West England in the coming weeks, following approval by Natural England. Two further licences have been issued as part of a government…

FARMER FOCUS

Farmer Focus: Grass more profitable than good field of wheat

January has come and gone in the blink of an eye, and as we move into February our thoughts naturally turn to the upcoming growing season. We don’t grow any…

YOUNG FARMERS

SAYFC halfway to ‘Big Build’ fundraising goal

Scottish Association of Young Farmers' Clubs (SAYFC) chairman Jillian Kennedy has outlined progress on the organisation’s ambitious “Big Build” campaign, revealing £800,000 has now been raised towards a £1.6m target…

CONTRACTOR COMMENT

Contractor Comment: New ploughs arrive, Lexion next

A new Lexion combine had been top of Stuart Wilson’s shopping list this winter, but it’s sky-blue implements rather than a green-and-white leviathan currently taking pride of place in his…

BOVINE TB

Bovine TB strategy must progress quicker, Defra told

Industry leaders are raising concerns about the lack of concrete progress on Defra’s refreshed bovine TB strategy for England. Former farm minister Daniel Zeichner told an NFU reception in London…

FARM POLICY

NFUS launches manifesto as ‘fragmented’ election looms

NFU Scotland has launched its 2026 election manifesto, setting out a series of clear demands for the next Scottish government amid what political analyst Sir John Curtice described as “unprecedented”…