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LAND MARKETS

Farmers are being urged to report all incidents of fly-tipping after the latest National Waste Crime Survey from the Environment Agency (EA) revealed that 73% of waste crimes across England…

HARVEST

Harvest 25: Winter barley yields well in Northern Ireland

Despite the showers, combines are still rolling across the country, with winter barley showing strong quality but variable yields. Oilseed rape and wheat yields are more mixed, although the dry…

HARVEST

Video: Kent Grower trials Case IH’s new AF10 combine

Kent farm manager Elliott Waters has trialled the new Case IH AF10 rotary combine, marking the first official UK outing for the machine. Elliott has been pleased with the performance…

BLACKGRASS

Grassweed control - sequencing and timing key

Grassweed control programmes for this autumn need to take account of warmer winters, changing blackgrass behaviour and the increasing threat from brome, say experts. Where wheat drilling is planned for…

AWARDS

FW Awards: Meet the 2025 Arable Adviser of the year finalists

This year’s finalists bring a diverse mix of strengths – from hands-on potato expertise and regenerative precision farming to data-led strategies for building farm resilience. The judges Edward Vipond Suffolk…

Livestock

 

MEDICINES

A report from the avian influenza vaccination task force, which looked at how best to manage highly pathogenic avian influenza in the UK, has ruled out vaccination for poultry flocks…

WORKSHOP SKILLS

Howard muckspreader transformed into bespoke glamping pod

Yorkshire joiner Steven Nolan has transformed an old Howard muckspreader into a high-spec glamping pod, adding a trove of luxuries to one of agriculture’s crudest machines. His four-year, £10,000 project…

CEREAL DRILLS

Horizon Ag takes mounted MDSX no-till drill to 9m

Having taken the trailed DSX no-till drill to 9m last year, Horizon Agricultural Machinery has followed suit with the mounted variant, now available in 7.5m, 8m and 9m sizes for…

CEREAL DRILLS

Sky adds lower-cost coulters to Progress harrow drill

Simpler and lighter single-disc coulters are a new option for the Sky Agriculture (formerly Sulky) Progress piggy-back air drill. The established P30 coulter design is already used on the manufacturer’s…

COMBINES

Power hike for flagship Claas Trion 760 combine harvester

There’s a new top dog in Claas’s Trion 700 combine harvester range, packing a gutsier engine, bigger grain tank and higher-spec cab than its predecessor. Primarily aimed at customers who…

DIVERSIFICATION

Farming has long been a deeply rooted tradition, often handed down through generations of families working the land together. But with that heritage comes the responsibility to keep young people…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Kate Bell of accountant Albert Goodman sets out considerations on partnership capital…

Transition section

AGRICULTURAL TRANSITION

British agriculture’s environmental performance is frequently exposed to damaging criticism and misinformation. But the AHDB Environmental Baselining project has set out to change that. It aims to provide the industry…

Opinion

OPINION

I’m not particularly “techie”, but fortunately I run with bright young staff. Any setting up or day-to-day running of complicated kit can easily be grasped by them and, eventually, taught…

Community

COMMUNITY

Farmers from across the UK have ditched their boots and laced up their trainers to compete in this year’s Britain’s Fittest Farmer competition. With all three qualifiers complete, the leaderboard…

Week in focus

NEWS

Welcome back to another edition of This Week in Farming, the best content from Farmers Weekly over the past seven days. A change in the weather put harvest on hold…

OPINION

No one was terribly surprised by this week’s news that the Treasury will press on with its plan to reform inheritance tax (IHT) with virtually no changes to what had…

WILL'S WORLD

It feels like I’ve been waiting for rain almost as long as I’ve been waiting for Wales to win a rugby game. And, much to my equal parts relief and…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

I was back at Groundswell again this year. It’s unrecognisable from the first one in its scale and the breadth of stands and speakers, and I don’t imagine Prince William…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

July is one of the months I look forward to most. It signals the end of a pretty busy period that began back in April, where calving and lambing led…

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HARVEST

Video: Kent Grower trials Case IH’s new AF10 combine

Kent farm manager Elliott Waters has trialled the new Case IH AF10 rotary combine, marking the first official UK outing for the machine. Elliott has been pleased with the performance…

NEWS

Cautious welcome for SFS but BPS reduction will bite

The Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS), launched a week before the Royal Welsh Show, was cautiously welcomed, but farming leaders warned that next year’s 40% Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) cut will…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 263: Tom Youngs on farming and rugby

In this episode, former British Lion Tom Youngs shares his thoughts on farming and rugby. We run the rule on the government’s latest iteration of a national food strategy -…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 262: Dry weather - drought and wildfire fears

In this episode, as drought is declared in Yorkshire, we look at the impact of the dry weather across the country. Scotland faces a wildfire warning – following a 30,000…

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