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The UK farming sector has heaped praise on US president Donald Trump after he strongly defended the principle of exempting farms from “estate tax” – the US equivalent of inheritance…

HARVEST

Harvest 2025: 5 top-yielding winter OSR varieties

Throughout the harvest season, we are updating our handy map with the latest data from the AHDB’s 2025 oilseed rape Recommended List harvest results. Use the map below to find…

HARVEST

Video: Drought hits milling wheat yields while proteins good

A Berkshire farm manager has been counting the cost of this year’s dry conditions, harvesting stunted and stressed wheat crops.   The Benham Estate, a mixed farm on the outskirts of…

SOILS

4 ways to solve common soil issues on arable farms

Farmers are often swamped with different soil tests, nutrient analysis and data sets that flag up potential limiting factors on farm. After initial observations, how can these results be effectively…

HARVEST

Harvest 2025: Harvest slows as weather becomes more unsettled

Progress has been steady in some regions due to wet weather, while others are running ahead of schedule. Grain quality appears to be holding up well, and growers remain cautiously…

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FEED AND NUTRITION

Farmers in Cornwall are exploring how effective and practical the delivery of scaled-up badger vaccination can be as part of a comprehensive bovine TB eradication strategy. The project, which will…

SPRAYERS

Team's trailed irrigator saves Cambridgeshire onion crop

A pragmatic solution to getting water on to parched farmland without an irrigation system has saved onion growing on part of Quality Farming Cambridgeshire’s unit at Yaxley, near Peterborough. QFC…

SPRAYERS

Kuhn targets trailed sprayer market with high-capacity Karan

French machinery maker Kuhn has signalled its intent to challenge the big players in the medium to large trailed sprayer market with the launch of the Karan series. Previously, the…

4X4S

On test: Ford Explorer offers speed and comfort – at a price

Ford’s unlikely alliance with rival Volkswagen has spawned a series of electric SUVs, as it looks to replace some of its best-known nameplates – Fiesta, Focus, Mondeo, et al –…

TRACTORS

Trelleborg launches UK Tractor Driver of the Year contest

Tractor drivers prepared to pit their skills and experience against each other can shoot for success in a new Tractor Driver of the Year contest. The format for Trelleborg’s competition…

TAX

British agriculture’s environmental performance is frequently exposed to damaging criticism and misinformation. But the AHDB Environmental Baselining project has set out to change that. It aims to provide the industry…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, planning expert Nicola Quick, a partner with Carter Jonas, sets out how…

Transition section

NEWS

Growing winter wheat at Newhouse Farm without nitrogen (N), in line with its Transition goal to cut carbon emissions, resulted in a yield penalty. However, the crop still produced 5.6t/ha…

Opinion

OPINION

No one was terribly surprised by this week’s news that the Treasury will press on with its plan to reform inheritance tax (IHT) with virtually no changes to what had…

Community

COMMUNITY

Entries are pouring in for this year’s Farmers Weekly Harvest Photo Competition, with more than 350 stunning shots already uploaded to our gallery – and counting! There’s still time to…

Week in focus

NEWS

Welcome back to another edition of This Week in Farming, the best content from Farmers Weekly over the past seven days. A change in the weather put harvest on hold…

OPINION

Throughout much of recent farming history, at least one sector has always been fretting about attracting enough young people into the industry. A glance through the archives reveals that in…

WILL'S WORLD

“I think we should split up”, said the present Mrs Evans assertively. I’d always worried it would happen one day, but I hadn’t expected it to come in quite such…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

Writing this article poolside on a family holiday on the Costa Blanca, looking out over the Mediterranean, offers a far more pleasant view than the one I usually have of…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

My new journey to work follows a route between the Norfolk market towns of Fakenham and Holt. It’s a scenically special stretch that I’ve always enjoyed driving – lined by…

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HARVEST

Video: Drought hits milling wheat yields while proteins good

A Berkshire farm manager has been counting the cost of this year’s dry conditions, harvesting stunted and stressed wheat crops.   The Benham Estate, a mixed farm on the outskirts of…

HARVEST

Video: Kent Grower trials Case IH’s new AF10 combine

Kent farm manager Elliott Waters has trialled the new Case IH AF10 rotary combine, marking the first official UK outing for the machine. Elliott has been pleased with the performance…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 264: Is regen agriculture right for your farm?

In this episode, we take an in-depth look at the future of regenerative agriculture and examine whether it is right for your farm. We have a special interview with American…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 263: Tom Youngs on farming and rugby

In this episode, former British Lion Tom Youngs shares his thoughts on farming and rugby. We run the rule on the government’s latest iteration of a national food strategy -…

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