All from last 24 hours NEWSThis Week in Farming: SFI 2026, NFU elections and inventionsWelcome 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 figures (opens as PDF).… GRASSLAND MANAGEMENTHow one dairy grows top-quality grass for grazing and silageCheshire farmer James Witter mowed a fifth cut of grass silage on 28 December 2025, picking it up on New Year’s Eve, just before the weather turned cold. This additional… MARKETS AND TRENDSBritish wool mattresses agreements boost farmer cashflowA UK bed manufacturer has launched a 100% British wool mattress range to address low fleece prices, improve supply chain transparency and provide sheep farmers with faster, fixed payments. The… BUSINESS CLINICBusiness Clinic: How do we identify disputed boundary?Whether it’s a legal, tax, financial or management issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Mark Kieras, a partner and head of measured survey at Carter Jonas, explains how… COMMUNITYYoung British shepherds shine in Paris contestFour young British sheep farmers – one from each region – competed in the European Shepherd of the Year final in Paris on Sunday (22 February), showcasing their outstanding technical… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: Planning approval means new grain outletJanuary brought a rather substantial 120mm of rainfall, and unfortunately, the rain has continued almost without pause since. Ground conditions are far from ideal, with winter ploughing still to be… OPINIONOpinion: New CS payment could be lifeline for native breedsI own a herd of rare pedigree Sussex cows that are the main joy of my farming life. Indeed, it’s the greatest regret of my farming career that I didn’t… TOOLSMore torque for lightweight Stihl MSA 220.1 T top-handle sawStihl has put its latest battery-powered top-handle chainsaw on a weight loss and output boosting regime. The result is that the MSA 220.1 T is both easier to operate and…
