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A last-minute Whitehall tractor ban on Wednesday’s Budget day protest caused confusion, disruption, and two vehicle seizures, leaving farmers questioning why long-planned arrangements were overturned hours before the demonstration. Farmers…

COVER CROPS

Trials reveal best ways to maximise cover crop benefits

Opting for a chemical method cover crop destruction and at a later timing are key to getting the most out of cover crops, according to a series of three trials.…

VARIETY SELECTION

'Compromised' winter wheat varieties join latest RL

Some highly controversial decisions have seen eight new winter wheats added to the AHDB Recommended List 2026-27, several of which are being referred to as “Marmite choices”. After yellow rust…

VARIETY SELECTION

6 new winter OSR varieties added to 2026-27 Recommended List

Six new winter oilseed rape varieties have been added to the 2026-27 Recommended List (RL), with some significant steps forward in yield and disease resistance. The new recommendations bring a…

MARKET OPPORTUNITIES

Huge linseed demand fuels high spring contract offers

A £600/t spring linseed contract for the 2026 harvest has been launched in response to rising demand across food, feed and industrial markets. The updated contract from Premium Crops provides…

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BREEDING AND FERTILITY

For Liz and Rob Priest, switching to organic has sharpened their focus on forage – improving quality, productivity and utilisation. The result is lower costs, strengthened business resilience and peace…

CONTRACTOR COMMENT

Contractor Comment: Horsch Pronto tests 724 to the max

Who’da thought it? Some of the hardest hours at JO Straughan this year have come not on the combine or forager, nor in tractors racing to get ground tilled and…

LIQUID FERTILISER

Bednar Neveon targets N efficiency gains with fert injection

Buyers of Bednar’s new Neveon fertiliser injection toolbar could be rewarded with some serious nitrogen efficiency gains, the company says. Like other implements of this type, it uses spoked stainless-steel…

TRACTORS

On test: Four-cyl Claas Arion 570 proves punchy and nimble

The high-horsepower four-cylinder tractor fraternity gained a new member this year as Claas gingered up its compact Arion to deliver a mighty 180hp and 730Nm of torque. Better still, it…

FERTILISER SPREADERS

Latest Amazone fert spreader monitors throw to self-adjust

Manual fertiliser spreader adjustment could well become a chore of the past if Amazone’s latest technological development takes hold. Dubbed AutoSpread, it works by continually monitoring the spread pattern and…

LAND MARKETS

Efficient bookkeeping is fundamental to producing timely and accurate accounts for both tax and management purposes. Many arable farmers have March year ends and are likely to drop out of…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Andrew Chandler, head of rural agency with Carter Jonas, advises on how…

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ENVIRONMENT

The Welsh government’s economic impact assessment of the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS), which cost taxpayers more than £700,000 to execute, has been rubbished by the deputy first minister. The research…

Opinion

OPINION

The worst thing about Brexit, apart from having reduced border controls, increased barriers for exports, and trade deals that ride roughshod over UK agriculture, has to be the continued use…

Community

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Agricultural equipment manufacturer John Deere is holding a fresh drive to recruit ex-military personnel for its dealership network. It has identified men and women with military experience as the “ideal…

Week in focus

NEWS

Welcome back 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 markets (opens…

OPINION

The decision this week to place last-minute restrictions on the right of farmers to protest in London on the day of the Budget was regrettable, particularly as the imposition came…

WILL'S WORLD

Even though in some circles it makes you about as popular as the bloke who shot Bambi’s mother, I really like hedgecutting. And if you didn’t realise that hedgecutting could…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

We’re in the very fortunate position of having full fibre broadband connection at the farm. This means that day-to-day administrative tasks that were once painfully slow online can be done…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

After a long, dry summer, the weather has finally broken and now seems determined to deliver all the rain we missed – in one go. Fortunately, most of our stock…

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HEALTH AND SAFETY

Young farmers front powerline safety campaign

Two young farmers are at the forefront of a new safety campaign urging the farming community to stay safe when working near overhead power lines. The campaign has been launched…

NEWS

10 hare coursers evade police in dramatic chase

A group of 10 men suspected of hare coursing evaded Cambridgeshire police in a dramatic car chase on Saturday (11 October). The men were travelling in a four-by-four vehicle, with…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 281: Update on SFI, and new campaign against IHT

In this episode, Defra secretary Emma Reynolds reveals the government's latest thinking on relaunching the Sustainable Farming Incentive. Ms Reynolds was speaking during a Q&A session at the Country Land…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 280: Torturous wait for Defra's farming vision

Just why is it taking so long for the UK government to set out its vision for farming? As Defra secretary Emma Reynolds prepares to give her first major speech…

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