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Two major European dairy co-operatives, Arla Foods and DMK group have announced merger plans, creating a milk pool of more than 12,000 farmers. The joint co-operative would be the largest…

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…

DISEASE MANAGEMENT

April showers could change wheat disease outlook

Winter wheat growers are being urged to be wary of septoria and yellow rust if the weather turns wet leading up to key T1 fungicide spray timings at the end…

CROP WATCH

Crop Watch: Too dry for some crops and OSR starts flowering

The continuing dry conditions after one of the driest Marches is seeing good progress on spring crop drilling, but newly establishing crops are needing some rain in some areas of…

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HEALTH AND WELFARE

Adding maize and an alkaline fibre nut to the feed ration has helped a Cumbrian farm maintain rumen health through a period of challenging production years. Andrew Barraclough took on…

GRASSLAND AND MAIZE EQUIPMENT

Tractek develops trailed grass harrow for ATVs and pickups

Devonian outfit Tractek has bolstered its fledgling range of grassland rejuvenators with a new trailed model. Its debut Scarrow was a tractor-mounted affair that paired 96 scarifying tines with a…

UMBILICAL

Co Down farm offers free slurry separating – with a catch

The typical business model for a large, mobile slurry separator is as follows: a contractor stumps up the cash to buy it and charges customers an hourly rate for the…

TOOLS

Stihl lightweight and powerful MS 400.1 chainsaw set for sale

The latest addition to Stihl’s popular petrol chainsaw range is set to go on sale next month. The pro-spec MS 400.1 C-M is 300g lighter and, at 5.2hp, almost as…

SPRAYING AND SPREADING

Novel home-made trommel separator handles sand-laden slurry

Farmhouse washing machines have a tough life, but Cornish contractor Kevin Heywood took the abuse to new heights when testing his concept for a unique slurry separator. Rather than oily…

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Jo and James Butler decided to sell their dairy herd 16 years ago and began mulling what to do with the dairy site, which is about a mile from their…

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

I feel the saying “square peg, round hole” could apply to any number of areas in the agricultural sector at the moment, but for the purpose of this article, I…

Community

COMMUNITY

"It’s always a joy to see new life on the estate and calving season brings plenty of those moments," says Amy Cropper, who captured the special bond between a cow…

Week in focus

NEWS

Welcome back to 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 PDF) with another…

OPINION

“Walk softly and carry a big stick” was how former US president Theodore Roosevelt summarised his approach to foreign policy. “Shout loudly and flail wildly with a revolver and a…

WILL'S WORLD

You might have noticed that there are some new photos of me to accompany this page, taken recently by a very nice man called Lee. I think Farmers Weekly photographers…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

Late winter here was as kind as early winter was cruel. Crops on the whole look decent, but I took the decision to terminate 14ha of wheat in two fields.…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

The past few weeks have been taken over by lambing. I must admit, it has been one of the most rewarding lambing seasons, with the fine weather during the first…

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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 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…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 247: Red Tractor audits and pesticide plans

In this episode, the Red Tractor assurance scheme responds to criticism by pledging to make farm audits easier for farmers. We speak to the Red Tractor interim chairman Alistair Mackintosh…

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