All from last 24 hours NEWSThis Week in Farming: Crime, Cereals and the Farmers ChoirWelcome back to another edition of This Week in Farming, pulling together the best Farmers Weekly content from the past seven days. First, here are your markets (opens as PDF).… BEEFHow to share confidence 40% of beef farmers have for futureFarmers Weekly, in partnership with Dunbia, KW and NBA, carried out a survey asking beef farmers what the barriers are to business growth within the industry. The results were examined… BUSINESS CLINICBusiness Clinic: Can property with agricultural tie be split?Whether it’s a legal, tax, finance or management question, Farmers Weekly’s expert panel can help. Here, Fred Quartermain, a partner in Thrings’ planning and environment team, advises on how agricultural… TECHNOLOGYDeLaval develops daily milk solids analysis systemDairy farmers using DeLaval’s automatic milking system will soon be able to get daily milk solids analysis results instead of relying on periodic manual testing. A new biosensor mounted on… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: Record BYDV symptoms have got me thinkingWe have more barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) symptoms than I have seen before. I haven’t sprayed any insecticides on wheat for more than 15 years, although we did have… BIODIVERSITYAI birdsong trial maps pig and poultry farm biodiversityPilgrim’s Europe has completed a biodiversity monitoring trial across 40 livestock farms, using AI-powered birdsong technology to measure bird populations and wider ecosystem health. The project involved 10 broiler farms… BEEFCattle numbers up on 50% of farms, beef survey revealsDiseases such as TB rank alongside costs, rent, and finance as the biggest barriers to growing a sustainable and profitable beef business, closely followed by investment needed to meet legislation… BUSINESSAldi backs British farmers with £5bn investmentBritain's biggest discount supermarket, Aldi, has announced plans to invest £5bn in British farming and food production through a series of long-term supply agreements with UK producers. The supermarket –… BUSINESSFarmers question Agreena carbon scheme timelinesUK farmers are reporting delays, uncertainty over payment timelines and lower-than-expected returns from Agreena’s soil carbon scheme, raising fresh questions about how readily such programmes deliver income in a weak… BUSINESSDefra publishes guidance for 2026 Capital Grants schemeFarmers in England are being urged to prepare applications immediately for Defra’s reopened Capital Grants scheme after ministers confirmed a £225m funding pot for 2026 amid expectations demand could again…
