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CROP WATCH

Crop Watch: Spring drilling and T1 wheat fungicide strategies

A return to colder temperatures and unsettled weather are adding to challenges of managing forward cereals crops and staying on top of the disease pressure.  Our Crop Watch agronomists report…

DAIRY

Spring calving index pivots towards grazing-based systems

Planned revisions to the spring calving index are expected to change the type of animal dominating the male and female rankings. From April, producers running grazing-based, spring-calving dairy herds will…

COMMUNITY

Farmers take on 'mad' 900-mile route with vintage tractors

Three farmers are set to journey from John O’Groats to Land's End on a trio of less-than-trusty steeds. Lancashire natives Harry Shaw and Liam Cooper, along with Cumbrian James Rawsthorn,…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Business Clinic: How do we set up permissive access?

Whether it’s a legal, tax, financial or management question, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Richie Rees, legal director in Thrings’ agricultural litigation team, outlines what's involved in granting…

NUTRITION AND FERTILISER

New UK fertiliser tailored to soil and crop requirements

Farmers can now order bespoke fertiliser formulations, tailored to precise crop and soil requirements thanks to a new UK-based fertiliser manufacturing machine. The Triplex machine works by inputting soil or…

FARMER FOCUS

Farmer Focus: Can I hold out for bulkier first-cut silage?

Well, haven’t things changed in five weeks? Trump decides to bomb Iran and act like a petulant child when no one wants to join him. Aside from that, it will…

DISEASE MANAGEMENT

Oilseed rape samples needed for light leaf spot research

Oilseed rape growers can help improve understanding of the crop’s number-one disease threat, light leaf spot, by sending in affected leaf samples before the end of April. A new farmer-led…

MILK PRICES

Muller puts more milk producers on 12 months' notice

A number of dairy farmers supplying Muller in North Wales and Scotland have been issued with 12 months’ notice to their supply contracts, and been told their last milk collections…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 298: MPs launch farm profit campaign

In this episode, an influential group of MPs launches a campaign to boost farm profitability. The Labour Rural Research Group has already had some success persuading the government to ease…

CROP MANAGEMENT

Winter crops in positive condition, AHDB report confirms

The UK wheat crop looks to be much improved this year, with 82% of winter wheat currently classed as in either good or excellent condition, despite wet conditions over winter…

PARTNERSHIPS

Sainsbury's offers five-year supply contracts to more farmers

Supermarket Sainsbury’s is widening the range and extending the number of producers covered by long-term contracts in a move to bring more stability to its supply chain. The multiple retailer…

INPUT MARKETS AND PRICES

Glasshouse growers to be hit by massive hike in electric fees

Vegetable growers are urgently seeking relief from higher electricity standing charges, set to take effect from 1 April 2026. Horticultural businesses are already facing substantial costs due to conflict in…

HEALTH AND WELFARE

Auctioneer dismay at Holyrood's approach to bluetongue

Plans to reintroduce movement restrictions on livestock to Scotland this summer have prompted concern among auctioneers, who warn the measures could disrupt trade during a key period for the sector.…