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BEEF

How grass growth benefits from early beef cattle turnout

Beef farmers running low on silage or bedding straw can turn out a small group of yearlings, or other lightweight cattle, in February to graze overwintered grass. Not only will…

WEED MANAGEMENT

Growers advised to tackle grassweeds on dry February days

With residual herbicides running out of steam, growers are being advised to check their wheat crops for any emerging weeds and consider applying a February contact herbicide spray where needed.…

OPINION

Opinion: Veggigeddon – not quite the game it used to be

On the family WhatsApp group, we’re keen players of “Whamaggedon”. This is, of course, the lighthearted game of trying to avoid hearing “Last Christmas” by Wham as December goes by.…

FARMER FOCUS

Farmer Focus: Defra delivers another stewardship conundrum

In typical Defra style, literally weeks after it left me in a conundrum over our Countryside Stewardship (CS) extension – and I chose not to extend – it announces that…

ENVIRONMENT

Natural resources in Wales remain in state of crisis report says

Urgent action is needed in Wales to prevent the worsening of the climate and nature crises, according to the latest State of Natural Resources Report (SoNaRR). Published under the Environment…

TRACTORS

Nokian tyre monitor calculates tractor axle weights

Nokian’s second-generation digital tractor tyre monitoring system has the added feature of measuring tractor axle weights and providing recommended inflation pressures for different scenarios, such as when spraying or spreading.…

AGRICULTURAL TRANSITION

Transition Farmer: 51ha council holding offers route into ag

After a hard-fought route into agriculture and now farming a 51ha council-owned holding on the Welsh border, new entrant Lucy Eyre, who joins our roster of Transition Farmers this month,…

CROPS MARKETS AND PRICES

UK cereals demand hit by bioethanol losses and maltster cuts

Demand for UK cereals has plummeted as a result of the closure of the UK’s major bioethanol plants and decreased usage by brewers, maltsters and distillers. The UK cereals supply…

FARM POLICY

Inheritance tax changes still threaten farming, Clarkson says

Jeremy Clarkson has renewed his attack on the government’s inheritance tax reforms, warning in his latest Sunday Times column that treating family farms like ordinary assets risks undermining British food…

MILK PRICES

Farmgate milk prices face further cuts in February and March

Farmers supplying major dairy co-operative Arla will face an additional 1.75p/litre price cut for February, taking its standard manufacturing litre to 33.98p/litre. Arla producers will receive 14.29p/litre less in February…

POTATOES

Potato industry confidence survey: Have your say

GB Potatoes has launched a new Potato Industry Confidence Survey aimed at capturing a comprehensive picture of grower sentiment, production trends and the challenges shaping the future of the potato…

FARM POLICY

Industry concerns grow over alignment with EU crop regulation

Concerns are steadily building within UK farming over the impact of “dynamic alignment” with EU rules, amid warnings that changes to crop protection regulation could arrive sooner – and with…

ARABLE

Free national soil map to be opened to farmers in 2026

Farmers and land managers in England and Wales will gain free access to the UK’s most comprehensive soil data under a landmark agreement between Cranfield University and Defra. The partnership…