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ENVIRONMENT

Livestock farmers affected by this year’s prolonged dry spell are being urged to assess their winter forage supplies now, with some farms already using stocks intended for the months ahead.…

CROP SELECTION

Gene-edited soya shows promise in UK field trials

Gene editing could help overcome one of the biggest barriers to growing soya commercially in Britain – getting the crop to mature before autumn weather arrives. Corteva Agriscience is trialling…

ARABLE

Five novel crops that could help counter climate change  

Arable growers looking to diversify their cropping could start by taking a look at novel and underused crops such as lentils, millet, lupins, hemp and sunflowers to give a good…

SOILS

Estate reveals award-winning approach to arable and nature

Frampton Court Estate in Gloucestershire won this year’s prestigious Silver Lapwing Award for delivering a diversity of habitats alongside an integrated farming system. Peter Clifford, who took over the business…

DISEASE MANAGEMENT

Scottish growers get new potato virus testing service

Scottish potato growers have a new option for checking seed stocks for viruses following the recent launch of a commercial testing service by SAC Consulting (part of SRUC). The service…

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FEED AND NUTRITION

Vets have warned that changes to bluetongue case reporting could have unintended consequences for disease surveillance. Changes introduced by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (Apha) on Friday (11 September)…

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CEREAL DRILLS

Stocks Ag develops new metering roller for seed mixes

The challenge of accurately metering seed mixes that are increasingly varied in terms of seed size and shape has been taken up by Stocks Ag with a new design of…

TRACTORS

Driver's view: JCB Fastrac owner rates his pair of 6300s

Hauling heavyweight tankers, spreaders and trailers across England’s northernmost counties requires a tractor that’s as adept at clocking up hours on tarmac as it is in the field. That is…

RAKES AND MERGERS

Pottinger’s mounted rake trails in corners for neater swaths

For neatly laid swaths that a baler, forage harvester or silage wagon can easily follow through corners, Pottinger’s latest tractor-mounted rake behaves like a trailed unit. The two-rotor Top V…

TRACTORS

Bridgestone goes XXL with VT-Tractor farm tyres

Larger, more powerful tractors are the target for Bridgestone’s latest farm tyre additions – XXL versions of the VT-Tractor radials in 44in and 46in rim sizes with corresponding 38in and…

BUSINESS

Provenance, transparency and trust are the foundation of many successful direct sales by farmers. Will Greig and his partner Abby Allen are building a new business, Pipers & Co, selling…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, finance or management question, Farmers Weekly’s expert panel can help. Below, Kate Bell, partner, Albert Goodman farms and estates team, advises on the benefits and…

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CROP SELECTION

Frampton Court Estate in Gloucestershire won this year’s prestigious Silver Lapwing Award for delivering a diversity of habitats alongside an integrated farming system. Peter Clifford, who took over the business…

Opinion

OPINION

“Today, we are undoubtedly in the era of self-sufficiency,” proclaimed Mike Anderson at the inaugural Conference on Food and National Security. When you hear those words from someone who has…

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COMMUNITY

Domestic abuse is not an urban problem that occasionally reaches the countryside. It happens behind farmhouse doors too, where aspects of rural and farming life can make it extraordinarily difficult…

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NEWS

Welcome back to another edition of This Week in Farming, your one-stop shop for the best content from Farmers Weekly in the last seven days. First, here’s your markets (opens…

OPINION

“Today, we are undoubtedly in the era of self-sufficiency,” proclaimed Mike Anderson at the inaugural Conference on Food and National Security. When you hear those words from someone who has…

WILL'S WORLD

Good lord, it’s September already. My numerous daughters, much to their collective indignation, are back in school, I’ve started splitting logs whenever I get a spare hour or two, and…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

August can often be a wet month here, and 2026 hasn’t been an exception. We had 63mm of rain in the month, which is nearly as much as May, June and July combined.   Thankfully,…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

I am reluctant to say how well harvest has gone for fear of upsetting those who have struggled. But there have been plenty of bad weather years farming in Cumbria,…

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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 320: River Wye pollution progress

In this episode, we examine new farm-level evidence suggesting phosphorus is coming into balance on farms in the River Wye catchment – and ask what it means for water pollution.…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 319: Autumn drilling gamble and fert warning

In this episode, how much rain is enough to start drilling after one of the driest summers in recent memory? We look at autumn crop establishment as growers weigh up…

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