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Defra minister vows to improve SFI offer for tenant farmers

Tenant farmers in England will be able to apply for “many more actions” under Defra’s expanded 2024 Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) offer from this summer, the farming minister has said.…

MEAT MARKETS AND PRICES

Export trade adds nearly £2bn in value to UK red meat sector

UK farmgate prices for beef, pork, and lamb are all being bolstered by valuable global export markets for red meat. Speaking at the Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (Aims) annual…

NEWS

Summit to tackle impact of wet weather on Welsh agriculture

Welsh rural affairs minister Huw Irranca-Davies is to hold talks with farm leaders to discuss his government’s response to the impacts of extreme weather on the farming industry in Wales.…

COMMUNITY

Sheep sale raises £3,100 for farmer's cancer charity run

A Texel ewe was sold seven times at the same auction to raise money for a charity runner. Staffordshire farmer Katie-Alice Healey is running the London Marathon on Sunday 21…

NEWS

Extreme weather forces UK to import ‘significantly’ more veg

Buyers in the UK are increasingly turning to vegetable imports following a tough year of weather for domestic growers. Jack Ward, chief executive of the British Growers Association (BGA), told…

CROPS MARKETS AND PRICES

Hectare launches instant grain payments system for farmers

Crop-trading platform Hectare has launched a new agricultural finance product that enables arable farmers to be paid within three days for up to 80% of a contract’s value. The agri-tech…

TOOLS

Makita 40V brush cutter matches 35cc petrol output

Running on the firm’s most powerful 40V XGT battery packs, Makita’s UR013G cordless brush cutter promises to blitz through undergrowth as quickly as a 35cc petrol machine. Delivering this output…

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BUSINESS

Defra minister vows to improve SFI offer for tenant farmers

Tenant farmers in England will be able to apply for “many more actions” under Defra’s expanded 2024 Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) offer from this summer, the farming minister has said.…

NEWS

Summit to tackle impact of wet weather on Welsh agriculture

Welsh rural affairs minister Huw Irranca-Davies is to hold talks with farm leaders to discuss his government’s response to the impacts of extreme weather on the farming industry in Wales.…

COMMUNITY

Sheep sale raises £3,100 for farmer's cancer charity run

A Texel ewe was sold seven times at the same auction to raise money for a charity runner. Staffordshire farmer Katie-Alice Healey is running the London Marathon on Sunday 21…

NEWS

Extreme weather forces UK to import ‘significantly’ more veg

Buyers in the UK are increasingly turning to vegetable imports following a tough year of weather for domestic growers. Jack Ward, chief executive of the British Growers Association (BGA), told…

CROPS MARKETS AND PRICES

Hectare launches instant grain payments system for farmers

Crop-trading platform Hectare has launched a new agricultural finance product that enables arable farmers to be paid within three days for up to 80% of a contract’s value. The agri-tech…

TOOLS

Makita 40V brush cutter matches 35cc petrol output

Running on the firm’s most powerful 40V XGT battery packs, Makita’s UR013G cordless brush cutter promises to blitz through undergrowth as quickly as a 35cc petrol machine. Delivering this output…

BUSINESS

Great British Beef Week campaign due to relaunch nationwide

A distinguished campaign promoting British beef gets under way next week, starting on 23 April to coincide with St George’s Day. Great British Beef Week (GBBW) is designed to highlight…

TRANSITION

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Editor's View: Pro food production, but not at any price

It’s not uncommon for an email to arrive in my inbox from a farmer wanting to know – often in blunt terms – why Farmers Weekly is supporting certain initiatives…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: Rain can't stop play in my tractor cab

Wetter than an otter’s pocket. Wetter than a salmon’s Speedos. Wetter than a mermaid’s pool party. Wetter than a submarine’s number plate. Wetter than a well digger’s arse. Whichever phrase…