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DISEASE MANAGEMENT

Take-all in wheat: Advice for growers as weather shifts risk

Take-all is the most economically damaging root disease of consecutive wheats in UK arable systems, with yield losses in the range 10-20% common. Its impact can be much worse in…

PIGS

3 ways artificial intelligence can improve pig health

Artificial intelligence is being used to improve management of health, welfare and performance on both individual pig farms and across the sector. As well as generating greater value from existing…

SPRAYERS

Driver’s View: Neil Hall’s Landquip InTrac 6036 trailed spra...

The InTrac is Landquip’s contribution to the world of high-output trailed spraying, armed with polyethylene tanks of up to 8,000 litres and booms as wide as 44m. The latter are…

CROP WATCH

Crop Watch: High aphid numbers in peas and wheat

A change to more unsettled weather has brought an increased disease risk and high numbers of aphids on wheat ears and in pea crops. See also: Caithness farmer grows over…

OPINION

Opinion: Hay meadow work prompts cricket pitch fantasy

If all goes to plan, we’ll be clearing the back meadow of hay bales in the next couple of weeks. And when it’s done, I have a little tradition. I…

FARMER FOCUS

Farmer Focus: Food security is becoming high risk

Spring 2026 has been a dry one across the UK, more so for some than others. We have been fortunate, with rainfall at critical times, leaving crops looking respectable, but…

ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEMES

SFI26: Make the most of some ‘easy wins’, says Ceres Rural

With the new Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI26) set to open at the end of June, farmers in England are being encouraged to familiarise themselves with certain key changes and look…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 308: Relaunched SFI - what it means for you

This week, Defra confirms England’s Sustainable Farming Incentive will reopen for applications on 30 June – but only for some farmers, and with questions over budget. Farm business adviser Katie…

COMMUNITY

Open Farm Sunday marks 20-year milestone

Open Farm Sunday celebrated its 20th anniversary on 7 June, with more than 280 farms across the UK welcoming visitors to learn about food production, farming and countryside stewardship. Since…

LIVESTOCK

Defra delays cattle traceability overhaul to 2027

Defra has pushed back England’s long-awaited cattle traceability overhaul to mid-2027, citing the need to align with emerging UK-EU livestock traceability requirements. The delay means the new digital traceability system…

BUSINESS

Pig sector unnerved as processors end contracts and cut jobs

Pig producers across Europe continue to face significant challenges, driven by low farmgate prices, contract uncertainty, and structural reforms by processors. While the scale of backlogs of pigs on farm…

NEWS

NFU Scotland raises concerns over Fife AI data centre

NFU Scotland has warned against taking productive farmland out of food production after plans were lodged for a 600MW artificial intelligence (AI) data centre near Auchtertool in Fife. The £5bn…