All from last 7 days COMMUNITYAnalysis: How hiring apprentices helps solve labour problemFor years, a large portion of the workforce in dairy, poultry and horticulture has come from abroad. However, since Brexit and with immigration policies tightening, this labour supply is no… ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEMESA guide to staying SFI compliantUnlike more rigid support schemes of the past, the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) is all about giving farmers greater flexibility to make actions work for their farm, while simultaneously delivering… DAIRY5 heritable traits to improve mastitis and cell countsUdder health traits can have a profound effect on milk price and herd profitability. Genetics are among many factors that have helped improve udder health, such as better tools for… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: Dry end to October saves pumpkin harvestOctober was, to say the least, a washout on nearly all fronts. We battled through the weekends with the pick-your-own pumpkins and made the best of it until the weather… SPRAYERSSolinftec creates docking station for autonomous sprayerSolar-powered sprayer maker Solinftec has developed a docking station that allows tank refills to be completed automatically. This means the Solix can work for several days without human intervention, provided… COMMUNITYVideo: 90 and Counting - dairy farmer Edward Brown, DevonFrom a very young age, farming is all I wanted to do. I’m not sure I ever thought I’d be milking cows, certainly not with robots – back then all… CULTIVATORSBednar Roto-Master offers high-speed grain crop weedingHigh-speed weeding in grain and row crops is the role covered by the new Roto-Master RMN implement from Bednar. The machine has two interlocking banks of 480mm-diameter wheels, each armed… CROPS MARKETS AND PRICESWheat market shows modest rally as Black Sea tension mountsWheat markets enjoyed a slight rally at the start of this week, in response to news that the US has given permission for Ukraine to use its missiles to strike… OPINIONEditor’s View: Bravo to all who made their voices heardAny farmer who has been victim to flooding, fire, a disease outbreak or other calamity will know what it is like to see the work of 12 months or more… FARM POLICYVideo: Farmers have their say on Budget plans in mass rallyFarmers Weekly reporters were on the ground at the farming rally in Westminster on Tuesday 19 November 2024 and spoke to protesting farmers, and their supporters, about their concerns over… AGRICULTURAL TRANSITIONAgroforestry – moving towards a new normTrees are one of the best land management tools we have. They protect livestock and crops from extreme weather, reduce pollution and flooding, provide new income streams, lock up carbon,… MEDICINESAntibiotics resistance reaches 10-year low in food productionResistance by livestock pathogens to multiple antibiotics is at its lowest point for 10 years, as a new report shows that most sectors had either hit their target to reduce… NEWSFW Podcast Ep 231: London 'farm tax' protest specialThousands of farmers gather in London to lobby MPs and protest against changes to inheritance tax rules. From April 2026, agricultural assets worth more than £1m will be liable for… TRACTORS£50k Sabanto Steward kit gets Fendt 700 working autonomouslyLong, lonely hours spent cultivating, drilling and mowing could be a thing of the past with the advent of a plug-in kit that can get any autosteer-ready tractor operating autonomously.… BEEFWhy a suckler unit joined an integrated beef schemeFor Stephen and Gretta Hodges, an integrated supply chain offered a beef enterprise with less risk, a smaller workload and more flexibility in terms of succession. They had been farming… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: Housing with 2025 spring grass in mindI got so excited last month writing my first column that I forgot to congratulate fellow Welsh representatives at the Farmers Weekly Awards who came out on top. My apologies… AGRICULTURAL TRANSITIONDemo farm connectivity mission gathers momentumThe Sustainable Farm Networks initiative, linking diverse demonstration farm networks to meet to work together to improve communication between research, farm practice and food system policy, is gathering momentum. With… CROP WATCHCrop Watch: Bean drilling and propyzamide sprays in OSRWinter bean drilling is progressing well, especially in the South West where conditions are ideal with good seed-beds. The arrival of cooler weather this week means the time is approaching… NEWSReed: Cutting ag funds protection shows 'belief in devolution'Defra secretary Steve Reed has given a passionate defence of the government’s decision to remove the ring-fence around devolved agricultural funding. As part of her recent Budget, chancellor Rachel Reeves… FARM POLICYClarkson urges Labour to 'back down' at Westminster rallyFarming celebrities and opposition leaders joined an estimated 20,000 farmers and their families in Westminster on Tuesday (19 November) to protest against Labour’s planned inheritance tax (IHT) changes, as outlined… NEWSFood bank ‘overwhelmed’ by farmer food donationsStaff at London food bank City Harvest say they have been “overwhelmed” by large amounts of food donated by British farmers. Organisers of the London Farming Rally, which took place… NEWSHave your say: Figures don’t back up NFU claims on IHT - ReedDefra secretary Steve Reed has gone to war with the NFU, insisting it is wrong to claim that up to 75% of small farms could be affected by Labour’s inheritance… BUDGETFarmers will fight inheritance tax plans, warns NFU leaderNFU president Tom Bradshaw delivered a passionate and forceful speech to hundreds of farmers at Church House, Westminster, as part of the NFU’s mass lobby to protest the government’s “family-farm… MEAT MARKETS AND PRICESStore lambs £15 dearer as ear tag sales drop 4.7%Recent surges in the store lamb trade are more of a nod to national flock contraction than bullish buyer confidence. This is according to auctioneers, who say an 11.2% drop… TAXIHT will make half of farms unviable, finds new surveyNew research shows that half of farmers surveyed believe their farms will become unviable due to the changes to inheritance tax (IHT) relief announced in the Budget. Others are considering… More articles
