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The lamb trade has remained relatively flat since the start of 2025, with prices struggling to match the highs seen this time last year. The GB deadweight lamb SQQ dropped…

POTATOES

Research reveals critical two-month period for potato yields

Setting up potato crops during the period between planting and the onset of tuber bulking to achieve optimum bulking rates is crucial for maximising potato yields.   This is according…

PEST MANAGEMENT

What first OSR to mitigate flea beetle means for growers

A hybrid oilseed rape that has been bred with resilience against cabbage stem flea beetle could make the difference between crop success and failure when deployed as part of an…

DISEASE MANAGEMENT

How sheep, varieties and nutrition can help manage disease

Fungicides remain a central pillar in controlling disease on our Arable Insights farmer panel’s farms, despite most wishing to reduce chemical inputs as much as possible. However, managing nitrogen and…

DISEASE MANAGEMENT

Why dry conditions are complicating barley disease control

Winter barley crops are approaching the critical T1 fungicide timing and growers are being advised to assess disease risk carefully, as the prolonged dry conditions could complicate treatment decisions. Overall…

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SHEEP

Sheep farmers are advised to start checking for signs of blowfly strike and plan treatment for the blowfly season. An amber warning has been put in place across southern England…

TELEHANDLERS

Ultimate guide to buying a telehandler 2025

Anyone intending to invest in a new telescopic materials handler this year will find a wider choice of makes and models than ever. Most manufacturers and importers have responded to…

MACHINERY

BKT beefs up Agrimax Spargo SB row-crop sprayer tyre

A heavier-duty version of BKT’s Agrimax Spargo row-crop tyre has been developed to cater for especially demanding crop spraying operations where added carcass and tread stability, and increased puncture resistance,…

DIET FEEDERS

Lely ramps up capacity of automated Vector feeding system

Dairy producers switching to Lely’s Vector automated feeding system or using an existing installation can equip themselves with a comprehensively upgraded mixer-feeder to save time or serve more cattle. The…

SPRAYING AND SPREADING

Contractor customises UK's first Borger slurry separator

Several contractors are running trailer-mounted Borger RC150 separators these days, but Lockerbie-based Andy Rae was the first to do so in the UK. Having pumped, hauled and spread millions of…

PAYMENTS, SCHEMES AND GRANTS

The tax and legal considerations for alternative enterprises depend very much on the type of enterprise and how it sits within or separately from the farming business.  One of the…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Joe Spencer, a partner at accountant MHA, advises on how farm or…

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PAYMENTS, SCHEMES AND GRANTS

Over the past couple of seasons, milling wheat growers have struggled to achieve 13% proteins, with AHDB figures showing Group 1s averaged the lowest levels in a decade at 12.5%…

Opinion

OPINION

If politicians and retailers want a warning of what happens to an industry when you run it into the ground, just look at UK beef. It has been neglected and…

Community

YOUNG FARMERS

A PhD student from the University of Exeter is embarking on a cycling tour to hear the voices of women in farming across England. During the 1,200-mile journey she will…

Week in focus

NEWS

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’s your markets (opens as…

OPINION

“You can have as many people and as much money as you want, as long as we don’t run out of food,” read the text message that flashed up on…

WILL'S WORLD

As I get older, I find myself thinking about my grandparents more and more. How I wish I could have tea and biscuits around the farmhouse kitchen table with them…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

Finally, the oilseed rape is reaching skywards so quickly I had to stop and stare to see if I could actually see it growing. This is just as well, given…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

A delightful spell of weather in March has catered for an easy turnout, which has been comparatively less demanding than previous springs. Production remains up on the past year, due…

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COMMUNITY

Video: 90 and Counting: Mixed farmer, Frankie Turner, Leics

Fourth-generation farmer Frankie Turner, 18, tells Farmers Weekly about working with her family, her studies and her passion for welding. I live on Grange Farm just north of Leicestershire. We…

NEWS

Video: Farmers To Action stages ‘Say No to Labour’ protests

More than 1,000 tractors and farmers across the UK put aside their busy spring schedules – drilling, lambing and calving – to take part in a nationwide protest against what…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 249: Farm profitability and yellow rust

In this episode, the government appoints former NFU president Minette Batters to lead a Defra review to solve farming's "profitability problem". Her appointment – by Defra secretary Steve Reed –…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 248: Border controls and milling wheat strike

In this episode, livestock industry leaders warn of a devastating animal disease outbreak unless the government tightens border controls. MPs quiz Defra minister Daniel Zeichner as cereal growers "go on…

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