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Overseas sheep shearers are to be granted work visas to come to the UK for the next shearing season one last time, following a last-minute change of heart by the…

CROP MANAGEMENT

Advice on key focus areas to ease pressure on arable margins

The outlook for arable businesses in the year ahead is one of tightening margins, rising costs and increasing uncertainty. Farm output is under significant strain, driven primarily by poor commodity…

ARABLE

SFI26: What options are open to arable farmers?

For growers who were locked out when the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) closed abruptly last March, the government’s February announcement on the scheme will have come as a relief. While…

ARABLE

How an 8ha field generates over 50% of farm income

A 8ha field is generating more than 50% of farm business income at Ashley Jones’s 360ha farm in Cornwall, thanks to an array of farm diversifications. What started out as…

CROP WATCH

Crop Watch: T0s approach in barley and an OSR weed issue

The T0 timing is fast approaching in earlier drilled winter barleys in the South, which are showing some disease after a wet winter.  In Scotland, OSR weed control has not…

Livestock

 

DAIRY

Performance recording has helped a Powys hill farm capture a £6 a lamb price premium, while higher-index ewes are weaning an average 4.2kg more lamb than the lower-index ones. Estimated…

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MACHINERY

Andrew Ward puts his arable machinery fleet up for auction

The machinery assets of Roy Ward (Farms) will be up for grabs later this month, as Lincolnshire grower Andrew Ward dispenses with his entire fleet following a two-year business review.…

MACHINERY

Farmer-made galvanised dog kennel gets slide-out floor

A Denbighshire sheep farmer has developed his take on a New Zealand-style outdoor dog kennel. Alwyn Evans’ shelters are made almost entirely from galvanised steel, including the roof sheet, mesh…

TRACTORS

11 new Valtra S376 tractors – JSE’s buying decision revealed

For some businesses, buying a new tractor is a blue-moon event, others might stretch to one or two a year, but precious few will have landed 11 in a single…

4X4S

Dacia Duster and Bigster get gutsier hybrid 4x4 drivetrain

Keen to improve the performance of its four-wheel-drive Duster and Bigster SUVs, Dacia has treated them to a peppier petrol-electric drivetrain. This “hybrid 150 4x4” setup delivers 20hp more than…

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

With equipment costs at historic lows and a favourable government policy towards renewables, now could be a good opportunity to invest in rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) panels. However, this is…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, financial or management issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Mark Kieras, a partner and head of measured survey at Carter Jonas, explains how…

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ENVIRONMENT

Faced with a reliance on maize but driven by a commitment to regenerative farming principles, Lucy and Rob Noad set out to prove that maize can be grown more sustainably.…

Opinion

OPINION

The UN has declared 2026 the Year of the Woman Farmer. So let’s start with the good news. It’s been 85 years since the first woman graduated in agricultural science…

Community

FARMLIFE FRAMED

Dozens of young farmers descended on Parliament to take part in a debate on whether regenerative farming can feed the nation. Committee Room 14 in the House of Commons served…

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 are your markets figures…

OPINION

There is a well-worn phrase in political circles about how one should interpret the many, many things that come out of the mouth of US president Donald Trump.  The media,…

WILL'S WORLD

I’ve done a few things that have improved my mental wellbeing lately. Admittedly, the experts might not prescribe going to a rugby match with old Harper Adams friends, drinking way…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

It is fair to say that a farmer is never happy with the weather. It's either too hot, too cold, too windy, too wet, too dry, and then there is…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

I look back over February with some relief, as we have calved 225 cows – 50% of them in 12 days – and a total of 325 have calved to…

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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

Video: Farmers block Tesco and Asda depots in prices row

Farmers blocked access to major supermarket distribution centres in Oxfordshire and Leicestershire as part of escalating protests over food imports, supermarket pricing and government agricultural policy.  Tractors and vehicles were…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 295: Iran war impact on UK fertiliser and fuel

As war spreads across the Middle East, we look at the implications for UK farmers – including the impact on fertiliser, fuel and food security.  In a volatile market, we…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 294: The future of farm support

Just what is the government’s long-term plan for farm support? We’ve an exclusive interview with Defra farm minister Angela Eagle. We get to grips with the latest proposals for the revamped…

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