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UK farmers are facing one of their toughest years yet, after the Met Office confirmed summer 2025 as the hottest since records began in 1884, with a mean temperature of…

OTHER CROPS

Winter flax offers ideal diversification for borage growers

The UK’s first winter-hardy flax seed variety, Jade, has been launched to offer a new option for borage growers looking to diversify. Jade has now been submitted for inclusion on…

PEST MANAGEMENT

Tips to get ahead of the autumn slug threat

After a hot, dry summer, slugs might not be the first threat to crop establishment that comes to mind, but don’t be lulled into a false sense of security. Even…

ARABLE

Can arable farms operate without fossil fuels?

While completing his Nuffield Scholarship, Stuart Oates founded the Fossil Free Farm project, born of his belief that removing fossil fuels from farming is essential for future sustainability. Based at…

HARVEST

Early maize harvest signals tough year for UK farmers

UK maize harvests began three weeks early in parts of the South amid severe drought and record heat, with farmers now facing reduced yields, rising costs, and increased crop disease…

Livestock

 

SHEEP

To achieve optimal production from pasture, dairy farmers should avoid leaving long grass and feeding cows too much cake, according to expert advice. “When you allow your grazing covers to…

GRAIN STORAGE EQUIPMENT

How mobile sampling lab helped farm slash rejected grain costs

There are few things more depressing for an arable farmer than having a load of grain rejected. While losing a premium for low Hagbergs in milling wheat or high nitrogen…

CEREAL DRILLS

Wider 7.2m and 8m models join Kuhn's Megant tine drill range

Kuhn has unveiled 7.2m and 8m versions of its Megant min-till tine drill, having previously offered it only in 6m mounted guise. Recent challenging autumn drilling campaigns have driven an…

CONTRACTOR COMMENT

Contractor Comment: Pricey breakdowns in otherwise easy summer

The lack of rainfall in recent months has treated Josh and Helen Collins to one of the most straightforward summers since they set up their contracting business seven years ago.…

4X4S

Tax savings for latest Toyota Land Cruiser Commercial

A Commercial version of Toyota’s latest Land Cruiser went on sale in August, offering some attractive tax perks over its passenger carrying cousin. As it’s technically a van, those running…

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

A recent Supreme Court judgment on the division of assets in a “big money” divorce has been hailed by the legal and accountancy professions as a landmark ruling. While it…

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

AGRICULTURAL TRANSITION

Farmers are facing tough decisions on the future of environmental measures, as the Countryside Stewardship (CS) scheme will end by December this year and the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) is…

Opinion

OPINION

Writers of editorial columns akin to this one are forever on the lookout for reasons to be gloomy and I frequently find myself on guard against it. Doom-soaked forecasts of…

Community

COMMUNITY

What stayed with me from US president Donald Trump’s visit to Britain was the exchange at a press conference after a reporter asked: “How important are farmers to a country?” He…

Week in focus

NEWS

Welcome back to This Week in Farming, your one-stop shop for the best Farmers Weekly content from the past seven days. First, here are your markets (opens as PDF), with…

OPINION

Should politicians have such a long summer holiday? Sometimes it feels like it simply gives them too much time to engage in other activities such as deputy prime minister Angela…

WILL'S WORLD

A lazy stereotype goes that being a middle-aged man is all ear hair, haemorrhoids and grumbling about young people. While admittedly that is somewhat true, there are a few things…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

Like most, harvest has been pretty straightforward, dry to very wet conditions meant the wheat was coming off between 14-15% so no need for drying – just some cooling through…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

A welcome 40mm of rain four weeks ago gave everything the kickstart it needed. But having nothing since then is not helping matters. Grass thickened out and gave us a…

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NUTRITION AND FERTILISER

Why seaweed is key to biological crop market growth

The global market for biological crop protection products is expanding at a rate four-and-a-half times faster than conventional chemistry.  Valued at $8bn (£5.9bn) in 2020, this figure is expected to…

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…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 269: Hay and straw shortage, and moorland blaze

In this episode, farmers are helping firefighters battle a huge moorland blaze in Yorkshire. Farmers are using slurry tankers to deliver water to fire crews fighting flames which have engulfed…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 268: OSR bucks trend, and beet price analysis

Harvest has been hugely variable this summer – with many growers in prime arable areas reporting terrible cereal yields. But has one crop bucked the trend? See also: 3 establishment…

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