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Enfield Council has reversed a six-year policy restricting council events to vegan and vegetarian food, restoring meat options and earning praise from farming campaigners. The previous Labour administration introduced the…

PLOUGHING AND CULTIVATION

How mixed farmer feeds 450,000 laying hens

Feeding 450,000 laying hens is no easy task, and Farmlay managing director Iain Chapman requires 350t of wheat and barley each week to feed his flock in north-east Aberdeenshire. This is…

POTATOES

Potato trials show little benefit from NUE products

Nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) products appear poorly matched to potato physiology and provide little benefit to the crop, according to independent Niab work carried out through the Cupgra Reference Crop…

OTHER CROPS

Fruit growers see improved yield forecasts using AI tech

Artificial intelligence is helping commercial fruit growers reduce labour costs and food waste by more accurately predicting when fruit is ready to be harvested. Cameras mounted to farm machinery are…

VARIETY SELECTION

Winter malting barley impresses growers and maltsters

Winter malting barley variety Buccaneer is continuing to impress growers and maltsters since joining the AHDB Recommended List (RL) in 2023.  According to David Griggs, technical director at Crisp Malt,…

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BREEDING AND FERTILITY

Improving fertility in an organic autumn block-calving herd has cut the calving spread from 16 weeks to 9.5 – without resorting to hormones, buying in replacements or culling cows. Milk…

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TRACTORS

Quicke improves weighing on tractor-mounted Q-Series loaders

Tractor loader control and automation is reckoned to have reached new heights with the latest updates to Quicke’s Q-companion digital system introduced alongside changes to the flagship Q-Series loaders. Existing…

MACHINERY

8 new machines make their debut at the Royal Highland Show

Machinery makers flocked to Ingliston, Edinburgh, last week to put their latest creations under the noses of some 200,000 Royal Highland Show visitors. Here we pick out some highlights. Huge…

CULTIVATORS

Weaving debuts 4-6m Raptor high-speed trailed cultivator

Armed with multiple rows of discs and legs, the Raptor from Weaving Machinery is geared up for high-output seed-bed creation. As the first trailed combination cultivator in the Worcestershire maker’s…

POWER HARROWS

Kuhn goes large with 350hp-rated 6m RCS folding power harrow

Growers who like to sow as they till and are fans of the power harrow have a new 6m option in Kuhn’s HR RCS line-up. This centre-split folding series has…

STAFF MANAGEMENT

Changed shopping habits have seen online retail and distribution continue its rapid expansion. The warehousing and logistics sector has grown by 29% between 2010 and 2025. Well-positioned farmland with the…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, finance or management question, Farmers Weekly’s expert panel can help. Here, Fred Quartermain, a partner in Thrings’ planning and environment team, advises on how agricultural…

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NEWS

Scottish farmers hoping for fresh details on the Future Farming Investment Scheme (FFIS) at this week’s Royal Highland Show have been left disappointed after ministers confirmed an announcement is still…

Opinion

OPINION

By the time you read this, the Makerfield by-election will have taken place, with Andy Burnham, the expected prime ministerial challenger, likely to win the seat. If he then clears…

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YOUNG FARMERS

Schoolchildren from Merseyside and Suffolk have been learning more about practical farming and what is actually involved in producing the food on their plates. The north-west event was held on…

Week in focus

NEWS

Welcome to another edition of This Week in Farming, your regular round-up of the best Farmers Weekly content from the past seven days. First, here are your market prices (opens…

OPINION

By the time you read this, the Makerfield by-election will have taken place, with Andy Burnham, the expected prime ministerial challenger, likely to win the seat. If he then clears…

WILL'S WORLD

In my younger days, before I was utterly worn down by the herculean task of parenting numerous adolescent daughters while attempting to make a living from tenant farming, I’d regularly…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

After temperatures reached 32C at the end of May, causing damage to crops on the lighter land, rain at the start of June brought a welcome change. However, constant rain…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

There’s nothing like the sound and sight of your neighbours mowing grass to get you phoning the contractor. We still share a set of double mowers, even though we gave…

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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 309: Verdict on SFI budget

Defra has finally unveiled the budget for its flagship Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme – but is £240m enough to meet demand from farmers? Former Natural England agriculture head Geoff Sansome…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 308: Cereals 2026 at Clarkson's Farm

This live Cereals 2026 episode tackles one big question: with high input costs and mediocre grain prices, will planting cereals this autumn be financially worthwhile? The discussion starts with markets…

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