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Emma Reynolds has been appointed Defra secretary, succeeding Steve Reed after his move to lead the Department for Housing, Communities and Local Government in the wake of Angela Rayner’s resignation.…

ARABLE

How environmental schemes are affecting UK arable area

The balance between food production and environmental schemes continues to be a major discussion, particularly as just over half of farms in England reduced cropping for harvest 2025 to take…

ARABLE

Hants arable farm extends regen approach to two vineyards

The decision to stop pedalling faster without gain and instead change the farming system to one based on regenerative principles was taken more than 20 years ago on a Hampshire…

WEED MANAGEMENT

How new herbicide aids sustainable weed control in barley

More so than in winter wheat, control of problem weeds in winter barley, such as blackgrass and Italian ryegrass, has been reliant on a narrow group of actives. So, the…

VARIETY SELECTION

Trial to explore potential of milling wheat variety blends

An initiative funded by the AHDB is testing whether growing a blend of milling wheat varieties can deliver better yields and crop quality. The four-year project, costing just over £260,000,…

Livestock

 

LIVESTOCK DISEASES

Cases of botulism in a herd of cattle are being investigated by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (Apha) after hundreds of cows are…

CEREAL DRILLS

Tine Toolbar Drill outperforms trailed discs in wet and dry

Successive wet autumns have driven feverish demand for relatively lightweight, low-disturbance toolbar drills, but at Saltby Estate in Leicestershire, a recently acquired Grange Tine Toolbar Drill has proved just as…

CEREAL DRILLS

Claydon introduces smaller, single-tank SFH2000 front hopper

Growers who don't need to carry and meter two products simultaneously now have the option of a smaller and simpler front hopper from Claydon. The Suffolk firm’s offering had been…

CEREAL DRILLS

Mounted Horizon toolbar drill proves versatile option

Years of fettling his establishment system to improve soil structure, ease workload and tame grassweeds have culminated in Simon Caley’s most recent purchase of a Horizon toolbar drill. The 8m…

TRACTORS

Trelleborg unveils TM800 PowerFlex tyre for field and road

A new version of Trelleborg’s long-established TM800 traction tyre has been unveiled. It features a semi-hybrid tread pattern and a carcass construction that enables it to meet “VF” category performance…

TAX

In a typical year the UK uses about 250m tonnes of aggregates, with about 28% of this sourced from recycled or secondary materials, a supply which has grown significantly in…

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

ARABLE

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…

Opinion

OPINION

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to drive fundamental change in the monitoring, data interpretation and reporting on farms, enabling “big data” to bring productivity, health and environmental benefits to…

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COMMUNITY

With harvest wrapped for another year, cultivations are starting in earnest across the country. At Westbury Farm near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Felicty Brawn has been cultivating the ground this week, ready…

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) and…

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

We often talk about what the dream harvest would look like in Scotland, and this year we may well have encountered it.   It felt like we experienced a "Southerner's…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

As August came to an end, and with third cut done in four days, everyone was glad to see the last load of the season staked. My two boys played…

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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 270: New Defra secretary and NFYFC funding

In this episode, we look at what farmers can expect from new Defra secretary Emma Reynolds - her policies and personality. To discuss that and more, we’re joined by Jonathan…

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…

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