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Shotgun cartridges containing lead shot will be banned for game shooting, following an industry wide consultation. A three-year transition period will begin next summer, with it becoming an offence to…

SOILS

Grower's insights from four-year clover living mulch trial

Matt England, estate manager at the Fring Estate in Norfolk, has been exploring the potential of clover living mulches, testing how ground-hugging clovers can accumulate nitrogen and suppress weeds. The…

HARVEST

Harvest 2025: Early wheat yields ‘better than expected’

Arable fields are being cleared weeks ahead of schedule, with early wheat yields holding up well despite England facing its driest spring since 1893 and record-breaking heat in recent weeks.…

HARVEST

Harvest 25: Fastest start to harvest for 19 years, says AHDB

Long dry spells in the spring and recent hot temperatures have resulted in the fastest start to harvest since 2006, according to the AHDB. The first harvest report of the…

SOILS

Why two returning farmers pressed for regenerative change

After 18 years working in sports marketing in London, helping brands activate sponsorships around sporting events, and for the Department of Health on its Better Health campaign, Jennie Tatlock returned…

Livestock

 

GRASSLAND MANAGEMENT

Improving water hygiene on a 260-cow herd led to a 37% drop in the mastitis rate. Bulk tank cell count and Bactoscan numbers also fell below thresholds that trigger financial…

TRACTORS

Xtra models supersede 205-305hp Massey 8S tractors

Massey Ferguson is to replace its standard 2020-launched 8S range with a series of “Xtra” tractors that cover the same power outputs. The changes sound more sweeping than they are,…

4X4S

MWM Spartan 2.0: Loveable electric 4x4 is a tad too dear

The second coming of Spartan, the little-known electric 4x4, has been a saga so rich in drama that it could be ripe for a big screen adaptation. Opening scenes commence…

RAKES AND MERGERS

Pottinger adds Isobus automation to simple Top VT grass rake

Isobus automation and other handy electronic control features are now available on Pottinger’s otherwise “simple spec” four-rotor grass rake. In standard form, the Top VT 12540 C offers 10-12.5m of…

MACHINERY

Razorback to import GreenTec hedgecutters and saws

Vegetation management machinery specialist Razorback is supplementing its own reach and rotary mower ranges by importing complementary products from GreenTec of Denmark. GreenTec manufactures hedge and verge cutters, and four-blade…

PLANNING PERMISSION

Lending to farming is a competitive market, with some banks active in seeking new farm business. While farmers have historically switched banks very infrequently, and often not at all, finance…

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…

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FARM POLICY

Comments from Wales first minister Eluned Morgan about funding for farming have sparked fury with unions and farmers alike – a week before full details the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS)…

Opinion

OPINION

Studying for an MBA module about the failure of Walmart to succeed in Germany brought a fundamental piece of legislation to my attention.  Part of the reason Walmart failed in…

Community

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

North East farm worker Duncan Maclellan is walking from John O’Groats to Gretna Green to raise funds for the Royal Scottish Agricultural Benevolent Institution (Rsabi) and highlight the mental health…

Week in focus

NEWS

Welcome back to another edition of 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…

OPINION

Freedom Week. That was how the editor of Farmers Weekly described the end of rationing in 1954 – 71 years ago this week – as farmers celebrated the government no longer…

WILL'S WORLD

The present Mrs Evans and I have just spent two days at Groundswell. It’s my favourite farming event, by some distance, and it’ll take me some time to properly process…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

I’d like to open this column with a short tribute to a friend and farming neighbour who for me has been one of life’s constants. George was quiet, humble, helpful…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

I have just completed a two-week stint as tour guide for Field Farm Tours with a group of Australian farmers, mostly from New South Wales. Several of these visitors were…

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NEWS

Video: Earliest ever barley harvest for Merseyside grower

Merseyside arable farmer and YouTube personality Olly Harrison has kicked off his earliest ever barley harvest, starting on Thursday 26 June – a day ahead of his previous record set…

YOUNG FARMERS

Video: 90 and Counting - James Harris, future farmer, Shrops

Future farmer James Harris, four, is the fifth generation on his family’s beef farm in Shropshire, where he lives with mum Katie, dad Robert and sister Florence, nine. About a…

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…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 261: Groundswell 2025 and £150m capital grants

In this episode, a former Defra adviser says the government must win back farmers' trust if it is serious about successful agriculture. The government unveils £150m in capital grants for…

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