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FW Photo Competition returns for 2026 with seasonal twist

FW's photo competition is now open, this year with a brand new category, Christmas on the farm, adding a festive note to our annual celebration of rural life. Our competition…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: The timeless pull of a ploughing match

There’s something tremendously evocative about a ploughing match. It might be the smell of freshly turned earth combined with diesel fumes and the faint whiff of distant tobacco. See also:…

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Seasonal farm produce at heart of new cookbook series

British-grown food and the changing seasons are being celebrated in a new four-part cookbook series showcasing produce from across the year. Created by East Sussex farmer, food writer and cookery…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Cognitive decline presents major challenge to families

Dementia is classed as the UK’s biggest killer, with someone in the country developing the condition every three minutes. It can have particularly far-reaching consequences for farming families, where home,…

COMMUNITY

Rare Ford tractor to be sold for son's transplant hospital

A North Somerset agricultural machinery dealer is auctioning a rare Ford tractor to raise funds for the hospital that saved his son’s life. Michael Burdge, who founded an agricultural machinery…

YOUNG FARMERS

Jon Watt: Don't be hard on yourself if farming isn't perfect

I like this time of year with the cooler mornings and magnificent sunsets. Cultivating and drilling are jobs I enjoy, too. It’s a new start, a time of optimism. It’s…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Farmers urged to tackle stress before reaching crisis point

Farmers are being urged to recognise mounting stress and seek support early, following a difficult year for the industry. On World Mental Health Day (10 October), Kate Miles, charity manager…

WILL'S WORLD

Will’s World: The class of 1901 can teach us a thing or two

The majority of my time over the past few weeks has been spent in a tractor cab sowing winter barley, but I did manage to escape for a day last…

COMMUNITY

Farming belongs to everyone who plays a part

Everyone contributing to a farm business should be recognised as part of the farming team, regardless of gender or role, NFU Cymru president Abi Reader has said. Speaking during a…

YOUNG FARMERS

Call for action to avert ‘generation of talent’ loss

Young farmers are calling for action on access to land, finance and housing amid warnings that agriculture risks losing a generation of potential new entrants. A new paper from the…

COMMUNITY

Alice Littlewood: Allied sectors offer great opportunities

When I tell teachers and friends I want to work in farming, the assumption is automatically that I want to work with cows, sheep, combine harvesters and tractors. That my…

YOUNG FARMERS

McDonald’s opens applications for young farmer programme

McDonald’s has opened applications for the 2027-28 intake of its Progressive Young Farmers (PYF) programme, offering 10 aspiring agricultural professionals a 12-month paid placement across the UK and Ireland. The…

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FW to showcase farming careers at science and tech festival

Research meets robots at the New Scientist Live event this year when once again Farmers Weekly and its partners will be bringing agriculture to life for a non-farming audience to…

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Thousands witness annual London sheep drive

More than 10,000 people attended the annual sheep drive and livery fair on Southwark Bridge in London last weekend, as the Worshipful Company of Woolmen re-enacted a tradition that dates…

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YOUNG FARMERS

Jon Watt: Don't be hard on yourself if farming isn't perfect

I like this time of year with the cooler mornings and magnificent sunsets. Cultivating and drilling are jobs I enjoy, too. It’s a new start, a time of optimism. It’s…

YOUNG FARMERS

Call for action to avert ‘generation of talent’ loss

Young farmers are calling for action on access to land, finance and housing amid warnings that agriculture risks losing a generation of potential new entrants. A new paper from the…

COMMUNITY

Alice Littlewood: Allied sectors offer great opportunities

When I tell teachers and friends I want to work in farming, the assumption is automatically that I want to work with cows, sheep, combine harvesters and tractors. That my…

YOUNG FARMERS

McDonald’s opens applications for young farmer programme

McDonald’s has opened applications for the 2027-28 intake of its Progressive Young Farmers (PYF) programme, offering 10 aspiring agricultural professionals a 12-month paid placement across the UK and Ireland. The…

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Britain's Fittest Farmer 2026: The winners crowned

Claire Moreton, Edward Holmes, Paul Harrison and Charlotte Merson have been declared this year’s Britain’s Fittest Farmer winners after a fierce contest played out at Diddly Squat Farm, Oxfordshire, last…

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Will's World: The timeless pull of a ploughing match

There’s something tremendously evocative about a ploughing match. It might be the smell of freshly turned earth combined with diesel fumes and the faint whiff of distant tobacco. See also:…

WILL'S WORLD

Will’s World: The class of 1901 can teach us a thing or two

The majority of my time over the past few weeks has been spent in a tractor cab sowing winter barley, but I did manage to escape for a day last…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: Wanted - spare axe for farm printer

There are some lines from the classic science fiction novel Dune by Frank Herbert that I often ponder. “Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: The incredible legend of Edgar v the rabbits

The day had started well. I’d finished feeding cattle, packed a lunch and flask, hitched up the plough, and was heading off to turn over some earth in the early…

 
 
 

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HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Cognitive decline presents major challenge to families

Dementia is classed as the UK’s biggest killer, with someone in the country developing the condition every three minutes. It can have particularly far-reaching consequences for farming families, where home,…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Pink livestock products boost breast cancer fundraising

Two new pink-branded livestock products have been launched by Rumenco and Nettex to raise funds for the Pink Ribbon Foundation. The launch coincides with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which runs…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

One in three Scottish farmers report low wellbeing

One in three Scottish farmers and crofters are experiencing low wellbeing, despite years of growing awareness around mental health in agriculture. Independent research commissioned by health and wellbeing charity Farmstrong…

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FARMLIFE FRAMED

FW Photo Competition returns for 2026 with seasonal twist

FW's photo competition is now open, this year with a brand new category, Christmas on the farm, adding a festive note to our annual celebration of rural life. Our competition…

FARMLIFE FRAMED

Harvest Photo Comp 2026: Your top shots

A huge thankyou to everyone who entered Farmers Weekly’s annual harvest photo competition. In what was a record year for speedy harvests, we had over 1,300 stunning images submitted to the…

FARMLIFE FRAMED

7 glorious Harvest Photo Competition entries so far

Photos are flying in for this year’s Farmers Weekly harvest photo competition, in what is an extremely dry harvest. With more than 300 uploads to the gallery so far, there’s plenty of…

FARMLIFE FRAMED

Photo of the Week: Dolly and Annie make winning team

This week’s Photo of the Week features Dolly McNamara, aged eight, winning first prize in the young handler contest at the Essex Young Farmers Show with her Limousin cow Annie.…

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