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SHEEP

How regularly condition scoring ewes reduces losses

Regular body condition scoring proved critical for Devon sheep farmer Richard Stanbury during last year’s dry summer. It highlighted how timely data and targeted management – particularly for young ewes…

COMMUNITY

Minette Batters' Harvest: Farm, family and political insight

Farmers Weekly does not generally do book reviews. But when someone as high-profile and as respected as Minette Batters sends in a tome – well, it would seem rude not…

BUSINESS

Tax treatment of ecosystem services – HMRC guidance issued

HMRC has at last published guidance on the taxation of income and expenses for providing certain nature or ecosystem services. This covers statutory schemes such as biodiversity net gain (BNG)…

GRASSLAND AND MAIZE EQUIPMENT

Ballyheather's Tyreshift flicks sidewalls onto clamps

Farm Inventions Competition regular Albert O’Neil has been doing a roaring trade with his Tyreshift 350, which takes the legwork out of loading tyres and sidewalls onto clamps. The nifty…

FARMER FOCUS

Farmer Focus: High disease pressure adds to the costs

The less said about the weather the better. After only 12mm in the past six weeks the crops are struggling, with spring-sown naked oats suffering the most. In contrast, spring…

OPINION

Opinion: Land values defy the realities of farming

My grandfather, William “Bill” Stanley, began farming in the late 1920s, some years into the great agricultural depression which followed the First World War and lasted until the outbreak of…

CROP SELECTION

High fertiliser costs: Two cheaper crop options for 2027

With soaring fertiliser prices, lacklustre commodity prices and rising pest and disease pressures, experts have highlighted two alternative crops for this autumn, that are much cheaper to grow than wheat…

ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEMES

Farmers advised to prepare now for SFI relaunch

Farmers in England are being urged to prepare now for the reopening of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), amid growing expectations that the first application window could open in mid-June.…

LAND MARKETS

£45m-plus price tag for farm estate with 31 dwellings

A substantial farming estate with 1,149 acres of ring-fenced arable land is on the market at offers in excess of £45m. The Edgcote Estate on the Northamptonshire/Oxfordshire border has considerable…

FARM POLICY

NFU sets out vision to secure future of British sheep farming

The NFU launched a new vision for the British sheep sector, urging stronger government support and policy changes to help sheep farmers stay profitable and resilient amid mounting economic and…

LIVESTOCK

Free water bowsers on offer from Severn Trent

Livestock farmers in Worcestershire and Gloucestershire are being offered free mobile water bowsers by Severn Trent as pressure grows on farm water supplies during increasingly dry conditions. The water company…

BIODIVERSITY

Nature-friendly farming on public display

Farmers across the UK have been opening their gates this week to showcase how nature-friendly farming can help improve resilience, food production and biodiversity. Nature Friendly Farming Week, running from…

FARM POLICY

New rural minister signals reset for Welsh farming

Wales’ new rural affairs minister, Llyr Gruffydd, has pledged a more supportive approach to farming, signalling potential changes to farm support, water regulations and bovine TB policy within days of…

YOUNG FARMERS

Crowds descend on Great British Farm Fest

Roughly 50,000 visitors are expected to attend the inaugural Great British Farm Fest at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire over the May bank holiday weekend. The event is being headlined by…