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YOUNG FARMERS

Jess Tilley-Moore: An ag degree doesn't make you a farmer

The modern world has started convincing people you need a degree before you’re allowed to start a career. That you need permission. That you need to study farming before you…

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Land control contracts: what they are and the privacy risks

A new land registration requirement will come into force in April 2027, requiring the disclosure of details contained in option agreements, conditional contracts and pre-emption (first refusal) rights over land…

DISEASE MANAGEMENT

Yellow rust wheat threat mounts ahead of T1 fungicide sprays

Winter wheat growers face a heightened challenge of controlling septoria and yellow rust in their crops this season, with both diseases clearly visible in early spring. Farmers Weekly visited North…

HOUSING AND HANDLING

How cattle handling upgrade improved safety and work rate

Investing in a new cattle handling system has not just made life safer for beef farmer David Drinkwater – work is easier too. For “the price of a front axle…

WHATS IN YOUR SHED

What's in Your Shed? visits a fledgling contracting business

In the latest in our What's in your Shed? series, we visit Harry Kennedy’s fledgling Hants-based contracting operation, HK Agri. The business relies on second-hand kit bought for sensible money…

MEAT MARKETS AND PRICES

Thame farmers' market given go-ahead to relocate and expand

Planning permission has been granted for Thame Farmers Auction Mart to relocate to a new site on the edge of Thame in Oxfordshire. The livestock market is currently based in…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 299: Help on new inheritance tax rules

In this episode, farm charities offer a listening ear as inheritance tax rules come into effect – leaving farming families facing a hefty bill following the death of a loved…