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ENVIRONMENT

Farmers in Wales have been urged to understand their on-farm natural habitat data after a snapshot of woodland, hedgerow and biodiversity survey revealed a mixed distribution, according to Farming Connect.…

HARVEST

Harvest set to finish ahead of schedule at Sussex estate

Harvest is set to finish more than a month earlier than usual for a West Sussex estate, spurred on by the lack of rain this growing season. Farm manager Mark…

POTATOES

UK hosts AI pilot for regenerative potato systems

The UK is set to be a pilot location for a European potato project designed to validate the impact of regenerative farming practices. The project, led by artificial intelligence pioneer…

HARVEST

Harvest 25: Huge variation with wheats yielding 5.5-12.8t/ha

With the UK wheat harvest half complete according to the latest AHDB harvest report, combining for some farmers in the earlier South is drawing to a close. See also: Harvest…

WEED MANAGEMENT

How to maximise the benefits of stale seed-beds

Effective weed control between harvest and drilling is crucial to control yield-sapping grassweeds such as blackgrass, ryegrass and bromes. Stale seed-beds are one of the main techniques used ahead of…

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LIVESTOCK

Poultry industry representatives are advising egg and meat producers to move quickly if they want to secure bird flu insurance, given the recent escalation in the number of cases. NFU…

COMBINES

New Holland’s monster CR11 combine notches 100t/hour

New Holland has edged ahead in the perpetual race for grain harvesting supremacy with its highest output and most expensive combine yet. The CR11 is reckoned to be good for…

MACHINERY

Kidd develops high-output Kombi-Grind static straw processor

Kidd Farm Machinery has drawn on its long-held experience of tractor-mounted straw grinder production to develop a static installation for high-volume processing at rates up to 2t/hour. The Kombi-Grind features…

PLOUGHS

New headstock and transport options for Kuhn Master M ploughs

Kuhn has built on its Master L range of ploughs with the introduction of the Master M, which benefits from new front-end options that ease operation both in the field…

CULTIVATORS

SMS doubles disc cultivator range with new 4-6m Ontarios

Czech outfit SMS CZ has doubled its range of light disc cultivators with the addition of three tractor-mounted models between 4m and 6m wide. The trio of Ontarios – 400H,…

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Setting up and running a new venture can present a raft of challenges. We get tips from three farm businesses with very different diversifications. See also: What’s hot and what’s…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Kate Bell of accountant Albert Goodman explains the pros and cons of VAT…

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BIODIVERSITY

A fully automated habitat mapping and site screening tool has been launched this week to deliver rapid ecological assessments in just minutes. Biodiversity mapping data company Gentian announced the launch…

Opinion

OPINION

Following the tractor tracks until they stopped 100 yards from the road, we looked up at a gently rising hillside that disappeared into clammy mist south-east of the Red Cuillin.…

Community

COMMUNITY

This week’s photo comes from Taylor Neth, in Nebraska, US. It shows two-year-old daughter Hadley in Taylor’s custom-built John Deere combine stroller. Taylor built it originally for his son Braxton,…

Week in focus

NEWS

Welcome back to This Week in Farming, your round-up of the best Farmers Weekly content from the past seven days. First, here are your markets (opens as PDF). Interesting to…

OPINION

How often do you contemplate your attitude to risk? This is a question that’s bubbled up for me again this week as I contemplated sheep and cattle farmers mulling whether…

WILL'S WORLD

Fuelled by energy drinks, steak bakes and testosterone, the fabled agricultural engineer appears on the horizon. His van, an extension of his personality, is as pristinely white as a young…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

Harvest is progressing really well. Weather has allowed us to harvest our crops as soon as they are ripe. We have cut our winter barley, oats and oilseed rape. We…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

I know it’s a bit of a platitude and certainly quintessentially British, but I’m going to have to play up to the stereotype of a grumpy farmer and whinge about…

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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 266: Kemi Badenoch hits out on inheritance tax

In this episode, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch visits an Essex farm – meeting farmers to talk about inheritance tax. We have an exclusive interview. We meet the Yorkshire dairy farmer…

NEWS

Farmers Weekly Podcast Ep 265: Trump on IHT, and electric pickup

In this episode, Donald Trump leaves UK prime minister Keir Starmer in stony silence as he explains why American farmers don’t pay inheritance tax. But would British farmers really be…

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