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With the end of year in sight – well, the Christmas decs have been up in many a garden centre for a few weeks now – it is that time…

 
 
 

OILSEED RAPE

Rapeseed oil producer reveals how he grows a successful crop

Sitting at the foot of the Cotswold Hills near Broadway, Worcestershire, Cotswold Gold depends on its farming business to produce a reliable supply of rapeseed to keep its cold-pressing operation…

PULSES

How peas and beans can affect soil health and following crops

New research shows that the remains of pea and bean crops left in fields after harvest can affect soil health and how well the next crop grows. Researchers from The…

DISEASE MANAGEMENT

How four precision-bred traits could help UK growers

Creating a more permissive regulatory framework for precision-bred crops in England is starting to pay dividends as the first crops begin small- and large-scale field trials. While there remains legislation…

ARABLE

Tips on making every kg of fertiliser count next spring

Nitrogen fertiliser is the biggest input cost on most arable farms, so with continued pressure on margins and price volatility, could variable rate applications help more growers get the most…

Livestock

 

BOVINE TB

Large heifer-rearing operations in the US are using smart ear tag data to assess the effects of management on calves by analysing their rumination patterns before and after changes. See…

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CONTRACTOR COMMENT

Contractor Comment: New shed up, 50,000t of straw secured

The balers are now hibernating at Orchard Farm near Warboys, Cambridgeshire, having been put to bed with several hundred slugs of grease, a handful of new bearings and assorted other…

TRACTORS

BKT adds 'unique' size combination to VFlecto tyre range

Another two tall traction tyres designed to create the largest footprint while fitting within the confines of a tractor’s mudguards have been added to BKT’s Agrimax VFlecto tyre range. This…

WHATS IN YOUR SHED

What's in Your Shed? visits an enterprising Finnish farmer

Savage winters and soggy clay soils call for some serious boots, as we discovered when we met Finnish arable farmer Anssi Mennala See also: First look: Revamped Valtra T-series gets 10-speed…

4X4S

KGM Musso Rebel and Saracen pickups get 'commercial' spec

Two-seat Commercial versions of the KGM Musso pickup are now available to secure 100% write-down allowance for businesses and the standard commercial benefit-in-kind advantage for employees. Available in both Rebel…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, finance or management question, Farmers Weekly’s expert panel can help. Here, Harvey Davies, head of natural capital at law firm Thrings, gives advice on the potential…

Transition section

ELM

The UK climate has already changed. Weather patterns are now characterised by heatwaves and extended dry periods, interspersed with downpours and followed by weeks of rain. This summer was the…

Opinion

OPINION

I have just plucked up the courage to check on our recent sugar beet returns. Admittedly this year’s crop was not my finest work – it was on relatively heavy…

Community

YOUNG FARMERS

A Montgomeryshire sheep farmer who was hospitalised for 11 days with suspected leptospirosis is urging farmers to recognise the symptoms of the potentially fatal infection. Leptospirosis is a bacterial infection…

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 this week’s markets at…

OPINION

It’s not been a great week for the dairy industry. A major probe into alleged breaches of animal welfare across more than a dozen Arla farms has posed fresh questions…

WILL'S WORLD

Every November on Remembrance Day, I take a poppy cross and a hipflask with me to Wrexham Cemetery, where I visit the final resting place of my great grandfather, Percy…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

We finished sowing a week ago with the drill practically pushing the potato harvester out of the last field. We started at the end of August, so it seems we…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

I’ve not fallen off the new bike, yet! We managed a couple of days up in Angus for half term with the boys and took it with us in the…

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NEWS

Clarkson's Farm Season 5 official trailer drops

Amazon has released the official trailer for Clarkson’s Farm 5, with the latest instalment promising high-tech machinery, mounting financial pressure and one of the darkest seasons yet for Diddly Squat…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Sheep farmer shares breast cancer survival story

A Ceredigion sheep farmer is sharing her breast cancer experience ahead of World Cancer Day on Wednesday 4 February to encourage rural communities to recognise symptoms and seek medical advice…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 329: Fertiliser tax and olive oil

Will a new carbon tax push up fertiliser prices? Has the farming industry successfully regulated its own pesticide use? And could English olive oil become the next big farming opportunity?…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 328: Autumn Budget - hit or miss for farming?

Has the government missed another opportunity to support British farming? In this special edition of the Farmers Weekly Podcast, we examine Chancellor John Healey’s Autumn Budget and ask what it…

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