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This Week in Farming: Glyphosate, rural crime and NI special

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

PIGS

How to make biosecurity effective on pig farms

The government’s consultation on a compulsory porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus control and eradication scheme, for farms in England with more than 50 pigs, will soon close. Alongside a…

LAND MARKETS

Choice of commercial farms on market expands

Top end commercial farms are launching across several counties this month, including a 966-acre prime arable estate in ­Northumberland, with four dwellings and diverse income sources. The Wark Estate, near…

FARMER FOCUS

Farmer Focus: Reminiscing now I'm back in the sprayer cab

For the past couple of weeks, I have found myself on the seat of the sprayer while our regular operator takes a well-earned holiday before he gets very busy.  With…

MACHINERY

Lister refines shearing comb design for better control

With Lister’s latest shearing combs, the devil is very much in the detail when it comes to the refinements aimed at improving entry into the fleece, flow through long runs…

OPINION

Opinion: Work experience shouldn't just be for youngsters

When I was younger, I thought I could explore a career in midwifery. Why? Because I could lamb a sheep. Solid logic, right? Wrong. After spending a few days in the…

NEWS

Foodrise case seeks to revive Aussie trade deal challenge

A Supreme Court case on the cost of bringing environmental legal challenges could have implications for UK farming and trade policy, including the UK-Australia deal. Campaign group Foodrise will appear…

FARM POLICY

Scottish farmers seek funding clarity after SNP minority win

Scotland’s farming leaders have called for clarity on agricultural funding and rural policy after the SNP fell short of a majority in the 2026 Scottish Parliament election, leaving John Swinney…

FARM POLICY

Farm groups demand results as Plaid Cymru wins Welsh election

Plaid Cymru is set to lead the next Welsh government after a historic Senedd election result, ending a century of Labour domination and paving the way for a rethink on…