All from last 24 hours NEWSThis Week in Farming: Diesel dips, crop plans and kit guidesWelcome 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 (opens as PDF), and… FINANCEFarmers share £265k as ANM turnover jumps 20% to £13.8mScottish agricultural co-operative ANM Group has increased its turnover by 20% to £13.8m in 2025, after a successful trading year. ANM Group increased its trading profit to £2.8m and made… PLANNING PERMISSIONWhat new planning framework means for farmersThe final version of a new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) is due to be published in the summer and should set a smoother path for both farming developments and… SHEEPHow farmer manages ewe condition through weather extremesFeeding ewes through last summer’s drought cost Tom Bird, Farmers Weekly‘s 2025 Sheep Farmer of the Year, a lot of money. But there are no regrets: scanning rate averaged 210%,… DISEASE MANAGEMENTKey benefits of new maize fungicide for growersMaize growers have a new-generation azole fungicide option for managing foliar disease at the critical stem extension to flowering stage. While mefentrifluconazole is already familiar to cereal growers, the active… MOWERSPottinger automates Novacat Collect swath placementTractor drivers who get confused with their left and right have salvation at hand with the automated swath placement system available for Pottinger’s Novacat V butterfly mowers equipped with Collect… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: Flooded fields to drought stress in a blinkWell, I guess it was predictable – we’ve gone from too wet to too dry in what seems like no time at all. Heavy land is starting to crack at…
