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FARMER FOCUS

Farmer Focus: Weather extremes squeeze drilling and silaging

I often start with the weather and how it’s affecting things on the farm. But when it changes so much from one month to the next, as it has this…

FARM ENERGY

Norfolk solar will ‘industrialise’ countryside, warn critics

Rural campaigners and MPs have warned that a wave of giant solar projects proposed across Norfolk could “industrialise” thousands of acres of productive farmland and reshape large areas of countryside…

TENANCIES AND RENTS

Duchy of Cornwall reassures farmers amid estate sale concerns

The Duchy of Cornwall has moved to reassure tenant farmers and rural communities that farming will remain at the heart of the estate, despite plans to sell some assets over…

NEWS

Tesco opens applications for 2026 agri-tech challenge

Tesco has opened applications for its 2026 Agri-tech Challenge, inviting innovators to submit technologies that help farmers improve resilience, productivity and sustainability across the food supply chain. Launched in partnership…

CROPS MARKETS AND PRICES

Government questioned on grain imports to Ensus plant

Procurement of wheat and maize for the Ensus UK bioethanol plant in Teesside has come under scrutiny, after reports that some of the grain was being imported from France. Questions…

MEAT MARKETS AND PRICES

Beef sector warns falling prices may lead to fewer cattle

Many livestock farmers are facing losses on finished cattle as beef prices continue to decline. With prime beef dropping to below £6/kg deadweight, finishers who purchased store cattle last year…

BUSINESS

Revenue at Cranswick lifts to almost £3bn

Major meat processor Cranswick has published exceptionally strong financial results with both revenue and profit margins improving in the past year. Total revenue lifted by 9.5% to £2.98bn for the…

BUSINESS

New entrant training fund launched in Scotland

Lantra Scotland has opened applications for its Next Generation Practical Training Fund, offering up to £500 in fully funded training for each course to help new entrants gain skills for…

FEED AND NUTRITION

Top quality forage minimises feed costs in autumn-block herd

Stocking the milking platform at 5.5 livestock units a hectare is challenging. But with good grass management and making quality silage at 12MJ of metabolisable energy/kg dry matter and 16%…

MAIZE

Biostimulants show potential for UK maize growers

Oxfordshire farmer Mark Viner has seen promising results from using biostimulants to support maize crops under challenging growing conditions. Smokedown Farm, near Faringdon, moved from dairying into a large-scale calf-rearing…