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CRIME

The dairy sector looks to be gearing up for a busy autumn, with demand for dairy remaining relatively strong despite high milk volumes. Several processors, including Muller, have already announced…

WEED MANAGEMENT

More suspected cases of glyphosate resistance in UK

The Weed Resistance Action Group has flagged a fresh wave of concern for UK farmers, announcing that several more Italian ryegrass populations may be developing resistance to glyphosate. Glyphosate is…

HARVEST

AHDB corrects UK wheat yield data blunder

A revised AHDB Harvest Progress Report shows UK wheat yields are down 3.5% on the five-year average, correcting an earlier, more optimistic 1% drop. The revised report, for the week…

ARABLE

FW Awards: Meet the 2025 Arable Farmer of the Year finalists

Three finalists – from England, Scotland and Wales – are focused on improving soils and making land more productive. Finalists Richard Anthony, Tythegston Farm, Bridgend  Andrew Booth, Savock Farms, Aberdeenshire…

HARVEST

Drought brings maize harvest forward three weeks

With ongoing drought across much of the UK, maize growers are keeping a close watch on crop development to determine the best time to harvest. Exceptionally early maize harvests kicked…

Livestock

 

BEEF

New data show the impact on dairy cows of heat stress induced by an absence of shade during hot weather. It resulted in a milk yield loss of 117.3kg a…

4X4S

Commercial SUV and 4×4 van buyer’s guide 2025-26

In recent years the selection of 4x4 commercial SUVs available for agricultural buyers to choose from has become quite lean. The 2025 Farmers Weekly Ultimate Guide, however, includes both additional…

4X4S

Pickup buyer’s guide 2025-26

Additional hybrid and electric options feature in this year’s pickup listings – with more on the way. Isuzu recently unveiled a fully electric model for its D-Max line-up, which is…

MACHINERY

Rea Valley Tractors in fight to avoid administration

One of Britain’s biggest farm equipment dealers, Rea Valley Tractors, is close to appointing administrators as the business, part of Dunstall Group, battles an industry-wide slowdown in tractor and machinery…

ATVS AND UTVS

On test: Small Segway UT6 UTV is nimble but not a workhorse

The Chinese maker Segway is best known for its stand-on hoverboards, but broke cover with its debut range of ATVs in 2021. It has since supplemented a modest selection of…

BUSINESS

The prospect of the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) for all English farms falling to just £600 next year should sharpen the need for budgeting and cashflow planning, say advisers. At…

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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ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEMES

Vital wildflower habitats and biodiversity areas on English farms are being ploughed up as Defra’s Countryside Stewardship (CS) scheme funding comes to an end for many farmers this December –…

Opinion

OPINION

“The best laid schemes o’ mice an men gang aft agley,” wrote Robert Burns as he ripped through a mouse’s nest with his plough. I wonder what the poet and…

Community

COMMUNITY

At 19 years old, Freddie Gingell is finding his rhythm in two very different worlds, as a jump jockey and a hands-on farmer. While most people in the sector are…

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), where…

OPINION

Farming folk have lined up this week to mourn the passing of David Richardson, an industry stalwart who was one of our sector’s most effective communicators for decades. Born in…

WILL'S WORLD

You know that feeling when you see something happen, and immediately wince in sympathy? Someone banging their shin hard on a trailer hitch, perhaps. A harassed-looking parent dealing with a…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

This harvest takes me back to 2018; the year we lost my father. It was a dry harvest, we were into wheat by 1 August.   The main difference to…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

I would like to hope that by the time you are reading this article, we will have reached the final stages of the breeding period. Having started just under 12…

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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 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…

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…

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