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Faced with falling grain prices, shifting government policy and rising costs, renowned Lincolnshire arable farmer and Cereals Event host Andrew Ward has launched a major business restructure to safeguard the…

DISEASE MANAGEMENT

BYDV risk warning after early harvest follows mild autumn

Cereals growers are being warned about the increased risk of a key disease, as they prepare to drill winter crops after one of the earliest harvests on record. While early…

ARABLE

Smallest barley area in 11 years as wheat rises, says Defra

Harvest 2025 saw the smallest barley area in England for 11 years and the first increase in wheat since 2022, according to Defra’s latest statistics. There was also a sharp…

ARABLE

Suffolk farm faces tough decisions on environmental measures

Farmers are facing tough decisions on the future of environmental measures, as the Countryside Stewardship (CS) scheme will end by December this year and the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) is…

SUGAR BEET

Sugar beet campaign start dates announced for 2025-26

British Sugar has announced the start dates for the 2025-26 sugar beet harvest campaign for each of its four factories, starting on 15 September. See also: How Birds Eye hopes to…

Livestock

 

PIGS

South-West veterinary practice Tyndale Vets is warning farmers to be aware of hemlock poisoning, as the prolonged dry weather is leaving the plants' roots exposed and easier for livestock to…

CULTIVATION AND DRILLING

Cultivator and drill demo days set for Norfolk and Dorset

Growers contemplating a machinery change in the crop establishment department, or simply keen to kick tyres for a few hours, will be able to size up the latest implements at…

MACHINERY

FW Awards: Meet the 2025 Contractor of the Year finalists

Balancing growth with sustainable investments has been key to the success of these three very different firms in the running for this year’s Contractor of the Year Award.  Finalists Gary…

4X4S

Chinese-made GWM Poer300 adds to diesel pickup options

China’s Great Wall Motor Co (GWM) is having another crack at the pickup market after a lengthy absence, with a new diesel-fuelled double-cab model. In markets such as Australia the…

301-400HP

Fendt unveils long-awaited Gen5 800-series Vario tractors

Fendt has injected new life into its 800-series tractors, most notably with a switch of engine supplier that should put an end to the mechanical maladies that have plagued S4…

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Many think, wrongly, that succession to an appropriate tenancy is an entitlement or an automatic process. Only Agricultural Holdings Act (AHA) tenancies granted before 12 July 1984 will automatically carry…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Anna Hicks, an associate partner with Carter Jonas, sets out the options for…

Transition section

ARABLE

Farmers in England who still wish to claim support under the 2024 Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) have until Monday 18 August to submit their applications. The 2024 SFI, which pays…

Opinion

OPINION

I was showing a fellow farmer around the place the other day when he spotted a funny round patch in the crops at the top of a field. “What happened…

Community

WILL'S WORLD

New Hollands are gradually superseding Zetors at Jonathan Hutchinson’s growing Yorkshire dairy business. Farmers Weekly's machinery editor, Oliver Mark, heads over to Whitby to check out what farm kit is…

Week in focus

NEWS

Welcome back to 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 as PDF), with…

OPINION

Writers of editorial columns akin to this one are forever on the lookout for reasons to be gloomy and I frequently find myself on guard against it. Doom-soaked forecasts of…

WILL'S WORLD

A lazy stereotype goes that being a middle-aged man is all ear hair, haemorrhoids and grumbling about young people. While admittedly that is somewhat true, there are a few things…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

As I mentioned in my last article, July was filled with audits. This got me thinking about just how much administration is now involved in running modern farms. The daily…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

Exciting news: Claire and I have been very fortunate to obtain a tenancy on a farm following the retirement of a neighbour. It has been quite an effort to get…

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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 268: OSR bucks trend, and beet price analysis

Harvest has been hugely variable this summer – with many growers in prime arable areas reporting terrible cereal yields. But has one crop bucked the trend? See also: 3 establishment…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 267: AHDB harvest error triggers investigation

A data error means the latest harvest progress report over-estimates yields – and triggers an investigation by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board. Why wasn't the report right in the…

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