All from last 24 hours CROPS MARKETS AND PRICESOutlook 2026: Sugar beet faces lower prices, increased costsIt was written last year that despite the 17.5% price reduction to a headline £33/t, the 2025-26 sugar beet campaign would produce returns for growers that compared favourably to alternative… FARM POLICYWhat are industry leaders' greatest hopes and fears for 2026?As UK agriculture moves into 2026, we asked the leaders of seven leading farm groups to share their greatest hopes and fears for the year ahead. This is what they… BEEFHow to make sure suckler cows produce top-quality colostrumEnsuring suckler cows have at least 14% crude protein in their diet before calving will help antibody production and improve colostrum quality. But the drought in 2025 means that forage… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: The benefits of drone mappingWhen my non-farming brother first suggested flying a drone over my crops to map them for variable-rate nitrogen, I thought it was pie in the sky stuff. However, we had… SLURRY TANKERSVogelsang develops larger capacity XSplit slurry separatorA new larger capacity screw-type slurry separator from Vogelsang can be installed in a fixed position on a big livestock farm or on a trailer for use at multiple sites.… COMMUNITY6 top ways farming raised funds for charity in 2025Farmers, rural families and industry figures across the UK raised tens of thousands of pounds for health and wellbeing charities through balls, tractor runs, endurance challenges and community events in… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: All the right ingredients for a happy new yearWe all know you have to be an eternal optimist to be a farmer, and a quick look back at my first column of 2025 reminds me that I had… CONTRACTOR COMMENTContractor Comment: Second Jaguar mops up late-season grassThe arrival of a second Claas Jaguar 950 forager couldn’t have come at a better time for Josh and Helen Collins, who found themselves facing a formidable autumn workload. Just…
