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LAND MARKETS

Scotland’s farming sector is urgently seeking clarity on the future of agricultural support as it faces growing financial pressures and an uncertain transition to a new funding system. Nearly a…

CROP MANAGEMENT

Irish farmer ditches fungicides on arable land cut-off

Irish arable farmer Samuel Deane is successfully growing fungicide-free crops on what is considered the very limit of viable arable land in the rain-drenched landscape of County Cork. Sam is…

ARABLE

Getting the most from on-farm ponds for wildlife

Often one of the most neglected on-farm habitats, ponds can really have an impact on wildlife considering the small area they occupy. Providing they remain unpolluted, ponds are refuges for…

WEED MANAGEMENT

New advice to maximise brome control in cereals

Cereal growers can simplify brome weed management post-harvest by responding to environmental conditions, regardless of the brome species present, says John Cussans, principle weed science consultant with Adas. Instead of…

CROP WATCH

Crop Watch: T3 ear sprays in wheat and black bean aphids

Some wheat crops are at the T3 timing and while recent showers have helped save crops from the drought, this has coincided with flowering bringing the increased threat of fusarium.…

Livestock

 

LIVESTOCK

Improving sheep farming profitability and sustainability through genetics and nutrition were the focus at the NSA Welsh Sheep event. Data can be a valuable tool for improving flock productivity and…

MACHINERY MAINTENANCE

Kubota, KV and Vicon to sell genuine parts through Terrako

Online genuine parts purchasing is being rolled out for Kubota tractors and Kubota, Kverneland and Vicon implements in the Terrako marketplace Registered users are shown stock availability across a number…

TECHNOLOGY

Kubota offers lower cost Value Line tractor guidance package

Replacing the original steering wheel with an electrically powered version and installing other bits of kit brings satellite-based guidance to any tractor – and Kubota has introduced just such a…

CONTRACTOR COMMENT

Contractor Comment: Staffing headaches as busy season sets in

The final member of this year’s Contractor Comment cohort is Stuart Wilson of Ross-shire outfit Allan WJ Wilson. Farmers Weekly finds out the highs, lows, tos and fros of running…

MACHINERY

DeLaval adds new features to VMS V300 auto milking system

New features and previous options now included as standard have been introduced by DeLaval for the 2025-spec V300 voluntary milking system. The main physical change is to the box that…

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Farm insurance covers the policyholder only for farming activities. Cover for alternative enterprises needs careful thought, in terms of both the liability and the potential cost of property damage and…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here Duncan Sigournay, partner and head of Thrings agriculture team, advises on a…

Transition section

FARM POLICY

The UK government is facing mounting pressure to clarify its position on the future of nature-friendly farming after reports emerged that the budget for Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes could…

Opinion

OPINION

A farmer all his working life, my grandfather Dick died late last year, having suffered with Alzheimer’s disease for a decade or more. I will remember him only as a…

Community

COMMUNITY

Ex-rugby referee Nigel Owens, farmers Andy and Lynda Eadon, and the “agrarians” of Ukraine all have something in common – they are former winners of Farmers Weekly's Farming Champion of…

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 the markets (opens…

OPINION

This week Defra secretary Steve Reed ducked out of a scheduled appearance at the Royal Cornwall Show. Here’s what I wish he’d said to farmers at the showground if he’d…

WILL'S WORLD

I don’t particularly like this phrase – mainly because it makes me sound like one of those perma-furious types who spend their time writing letters to the Daily Mail or…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

Arthur is four months old now. May has nearly gone and, I must admit, I am beginning to get itchy feet regarding returning to work. I have taken a form…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

We are in the middle of mowing and raking, ready to start first cut silage. Grass yields are certainly down on last year, owing to a severe lack of rain…

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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…

AGRICULTURAL TRANSITION

Transition webinar: Renewable energy key points to consider

Renewable energy can displace fossil fuel use, cutting input costs and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, according to a Farmers Weekly Transition project webinar panel. But with a number of renewables…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 256: Farming couple quit UK for France

In this episode, a UK farming couple quit the UK to go farming in France, saying they feel more valued by the French government. Defra declines to comment on reports…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 255: Changes to senior line-up at Defra and AHDB

In this episode, as senior civil servant Janet Hughes decides to leave Defra, we look at what it means for the Sustainable Farming Incentive. It's a revolving door at the…

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