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NEWS

This Week in Farming: Iran, yellow rust and farm manager pay

Welcome back to another edition of This Week in Farming, your one-stop shop for the best Farmers Weekly content from the past seven days. First, here are your markets figures…

DAIRY

Advice for producers on navigating falling milk prices

After a sustained period of strong returns, milk prices have fallen sharply and cashflow is now tightening. Advisers are urging producers to take proactive steps to manage milk volumes and…

COMMUNITY

Open Farm Sunday seeks young artists for sticker design

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Open Farm Sunday, young artists are being encouraged to get creative in a national sticker competition. The contest has been launched by Linking Environment…

TAX

Why tax planning is still crucial despite IHT concessions

There is little doubt that the increases to inheritance tax (IHT) thresholds announced by the government just before Christmas 2025 will take a huge number of farmers out of the…

FARMER FOCUS

Farmer Focus: More SFI mess and a small addition to fleet

Well the rain has finally stopped and, when you consider the amount we’ve had over the past three months, I’m pleasantly surprised how well crops look and how well they…

MACHINERY

Farmer-made galvanised dog kennel gets slide-out floor

A Denbighshire sheep farmer has developed his take on a New Zealand-style outdoor dog kennel. Alwyn Evans’ shelters are made almost entirely from galvanised steel, including the roof sheet, mesh…

OPINION

Opinion: Response to goose problem highlights crofting spirit

On a bright winter morning, six little heads appeared over the lip of a grassy slope on our croft. I watched the gaggle of greylag geese from my kitchen window…