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UK farming can not be expected to carry any further burden as a result of unfavourable trade deals with the US, according to the NFU. Any further agricultural concessions, it…

SOILS

Groundswell 2025: Regen farming learnings from Gabe Brown

Sunlight is the most powerful resource on farm, but is also underused, suggests world-renowned US regenerative farmer Gabe Brown. “This is where our income as farmers comes from,” he said…

ARABLE

Groundswell 25: Farmers reveal what makes a good grower group

Successful grower groups are those with good farmer engagement, flexible funding arrangements and an unwavering focus on two-way knowledge exchange, rather than knowledge transfer. A Groundswell session bringing together participants…

HARVEST

Harvest 2025: OSR yields down and wheat soon to cut in Herts

The oilseed rape harvest is done and dusted for Hertfordshire arable farmer Eveey Hunter, but with yields down on usual. Crops looked well throughout the season at JS Hunter &…

MARKET OPPORTUNITIES

Wildfarmed expands into oats and barley markets

Regenerative supply chain brand Wildfarmed has become a formidable force in the UK, with 150 farmers supplying more than 1,000 retail customers, ranging from micro-bakeries to large food businesses. While…

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HEALTH AND WELFARE

A young Welsh shearer has carved his name into the record books after an extraordinary display of endurance and precision shearing. Huw Jones, 27, from Abergynolwyn, Mid Wales, set a…

BALERS AND WRAPPERS

Driver's view: Will Reed's Krone Big Pack 1290 HDP Gen 5

Now in its fifth generation, the Big Pack 1290 HDP is Krone’s answer to high-density, six-string baling. It’s the frontline machine of choice for Suffolk straw merchant Will Reed of…

BALERS AND WRAPPERS

Driver's view: Blackwater Baling's NH BigBaler 1290 HD

New Holland’s battle for big baling supremacy is led by the 1290 HD, which is the tool of choice for Gavin and Liz Strathern’s Blackwater Baling outfit. Five of them…

BALERS AND WRAPPERS

Driver's view: Robert Redman's MF LB 2234 XD baler

Packing a heavier flywheel than its standard-spec sibling, Massey Ferguson’s LB 2234 XD is geared up for producing high-density bales. Two of these 120x90 six-stringers are the frontline machines for…

BALERS AND WRAPPERS

Driver's view: Fred Wootton's Kuhn SB 1290 iD baler

The headline act in Kuhn’s big square baler range is the SB 1290 iD, a high-density version of the standard six-stringer with which it shares 85% of the internals –…

FINANCE

Historically, setting up a limited company that becomes an additional partner in the business has been an option used by some farming businesses. Iain McVicar, managing partner at accountant Albert…

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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NEWS

Wildlife campaigners have called on the next Welsh government to ensure that at least 50% of the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) budget is spent on the “optional layer” of additional…

Opinion

OPINION

Two trips in the past two weeks have given a fresh perspective on the challenges posed to the arable sector by the current ultra-low prices, and how farmers will be…

Community

COMMUNITY

While they might say it doesn’t matter, I always feel very self-conscious when disclosing the size of our farm. To rip the band aid off, we’re 90ish acres. That’s 90 acres,…

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, to the markets (opens as…

OPINION

Two trips in the past two weeks have given a fresh perspective on the challenges posed to the arable sector by the current ultra-low prices, and how farmers will be…

WILL'S WORLD

Make hay while the sun shines, they say. And for the past few weeks, on and off, I’ve been doing just that. What marvellous weather we’ve had for it; I…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

We have been lucky with rain in June, receiving 52mm. This was a little too late for the early maturing wheats, as they have gone downhill fast. The spring wheat…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

A recent run of low colostrum yields in fresh-calved cows prompted us to do some blood tests to try to track down the reason why. These showed the cows 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 261: Groundswell 2025 and ÂŁ150m 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…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 260: Early harvest, and why it's gone quiet on IHT

In this episode, we preview the early start to harvest 2025 as the first combines roll into barley crops. One year after the Labour came to power, we ask why…

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