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MILK PRICES

Vegetable growers are urgently seeking relief from higher electricity standing charges, set to take effect from 1 April 2026. Horticultural businesses are already facing substantial costs due to conflict in…

NUTRITION AND FERTILISER

N-fixing bacteria cuts cost and lifts yield for Cambs growers

Cambridgeshire farmers Stephen and Jon Eayrs added a nitrogen-fixing bacterial endophyte to their winter wheat fertiliser programme last season, with promising results to show for it. The father-and-son team wanted…

VARIETY SELECTION

Seed breeder launches farmer-led demo farm network

Limagrain is taking variety trials beyond the plot with the launch of a new UK farmer-led Demonstration Farm network. The initiative is designed to give growers a clearer, more practical…

PULSES

Key bean fungicide timing set for earlier window this season

The key bean fungicide timing at the first pod set stage could happen as early as the end of April, according to current crop growth indications. With many bean crops…

DISEASE MANAGEMENT

Targeted virus testing set to modernise seed potato industry

Scotland’s plant health authorities are introducing targeted post-harvest virus testing in seed potato crops of the variety Cara this year as part of a wider effort to tackle rising virus…

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LIVESTOCK DISEASES

Free-range poultry producers are being urged to start preparing now for their birds’ impending return to the big outdoors, with Defra signalling an end to the mandatory housing order in…

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UMBILICAL

Retrofit Borger Flowsep extracts small particles from slurry

Borger has developed a new separator to remove sand, grit and small glass specks from slurry and digestate. The German firm’s compact and fully enclosed Flowsep assembly is designed to…

MACHINERY MAINTENANCE

JCB launches website for spare parts, lubricants and fluids

Owners of JCB machinery can now submit out-of-hours orders for service items and genuine spares through a new Parts Online platform. The website allows customers to search for bits, add…

TRACTORS

First impressions: Fresh Fendt 832 puts power to the ground

Fendt has finally cut all ties with engine manufacturer Deutz. Its new 800-series is the latest to get a heart transplant from sister company Agco Power, and with it comes…

CONTRACTOR COMMENT

Contractor Comment: Static Orkel baler arrives at R&L Anthony

Farmers Weekly heads to the Vale of Glamorgan to meet up withoutfit R&L Anthony Contracting, fronted by David Anthony and wife Emma. We find out about the contractor's main enterprises,…

TAX

From the outside, it looks like any other on-farm grain store, but as the door opens, the scene is far from typical. There’s brightly coloured carpet surrounded by glass and…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, finance or management question, Farmers Weekly’s expert panel can help. Here, Kate Bell, of Albert Goodman chartered accountants, advises on bookkeeping practice so that year-end information…

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ARABLE

Farmers in Wales looking to boost their income are being encouraged to explore the Optional and Collaborative layers of the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) – further details of which were…

Opinion

OPINION

Land and Freedom was the battle cry of the early 1900’s Mexican revolutionary Emilliano Zapata. Still a symbol for Mexico’s farmers today, his words also ring true for UK farming,…

Community

FARMLIFE FRAMED

A Perthshire farmer has helped provide the equivalent of 20,000 meals to families in need by redistributing venison from responsibly managed wild deer to local food banks. In its first…

Week in focus

NEWS

Welcome back to This Week in Farming, your one-stop shop for the best content from Farmers Weekly in the past seven days. First, here are the latest market figures (opens…

OPINION

Isn’t it maddening that US decisions that have been taken in the Oval Office, and those that are yet to be taken, will dictate whether a slice of UK farmers…

WILL'S WORLD

It’s nice to be back after a week off. It’s an unusual thing, writing a weekly column for the nation’s favourite farming publication, and people often ask me how I…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

Spring is here and it’s a joy to see. Longer days, brighter weather; the whole countryside is starting to march forward into another season. Crops have responded very well to…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

This is probably the worst time to write this article as we are only a few days off due date for the main flock. Those of you that know sheep…

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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 298: MPs launch farm profit campaign

In this episode, an influential group of MPs launches a campaign to boost farm profitability. The Labour Rural Research Group has already had some success persuading the government to ease…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 297: Red diesel prices reach new highs

In this episode, red diesel prices reach new highs as the Iran war escalates. The government unveils it’s long-awaited Land Use Framework – and says farmland must be managed differently…

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