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ENVIRONMENT

Lincolnshire-based sprayer and applicator manufacturer Chafer Machinery – which trades as Chafer and Horstine – has filed a “notice of intention” to appoint administrators, raising doubts about the company’s financial…

ARABLE

Herts farmer shows how production and biodiversity combine

A Hertfordshire arable farmer has won the prestigious Silver Lapwing Award for his long-standing commitment to species and habitat conservation. Andrew Bott of Finches Farm, Benington, was recognised by the…

CROP WATCH

Crop Watch: High numbers of aphids, CSFB and gout fly

Warm conditions in a near perfect autumn has seen a rise in pest pressure for winter cereals with concerns over barley yellow dwarf virus and gout fly, especially in early…

CROP MANAGEMENT

How growers returned environmental schemes back to cropping

Land in environmental stewardship schemes returning to the arable rotation must be managed carefully to avoid unintended weed burdens. We talk to two growers about how they have managed the…

ARABLE

Micro pub adds income stream to Kent arable farm business

Diversification has been an important part of O&P Gower’s business for the past 15 years to provide a supplementary income stream, due to unstable markets, climate change and lower prices…

Livestock

 

DAIRY

Hock lesions and neck rubs could be depriving high-yielding cows of their ability to achieve their full genetic potential. An additional two lactations will also be forfeited, according to Cow…

TRACTORS

Kubota launches first autonomous hydrogen-fuelled tractor

Kubota has announced the world’s first autonomous hydrogen-powered tractor, revealing the concept model at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan. Unveiled at the “Hydrogen Energy Park!!” event running from 22-25 September,…

FORAGERS

Kemper maize headers get comfort boosting transport wheel

Kemper has tweaked the design of its 400Pro maize headers, adding an optional integrated transport wheel that promises a smoother ride on the road. This is mounted on a hydraulic…

TECHNOLOGY

Milk Sustainability Center offers easier data crunching

A free cloud-based service commissioned by John Deere and DeLaval is aiming to help dairy farmers improve the efficiency of their operations. Up until July this year, the Milk Sustainability…

TRACTORS

New Holland adds 110hp model to base spec T5S tractor range

The revamp of New Holland’s T5 tractor range has continued, with the basic "S" derivatives the latest to receive some attention. There are now three models in the Turkish-built line-up,…

LAND MARKETS

All registration applications are now being processed within 10.9 months of submission, according to new data from the Land Registry. This is ahead of the goal the organisation had set…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Nick Curnock, associate partner, Carter Jonas, advises on a neighbour agreement for…

Transition section

ARABLE

A Welsh Conservative motion to scrap the Welsh government’s proposed Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) was rejected in the Senedd yesterday, with Labour and Plaid Cymru members voting against the proposal.…

Opinion

OPINION

There are tentative signs this week that Treasury officials are taking seriously the proposals from tax think tank CenTax to further amend the proposals to reform inheritance tax (IHT), which…

Community

YOUNG FARMERS

Staffordshire farmer/contractor Matt Brewster was just 21 when he took over the home farm tenancy. Seventeen years on, he walks Andrew Faulkner around the machinery sheds at Brewster Farms. See also: First…

Week in focus

NEWS

Welcome to another edition of This Week in Farming, your regular round-up of all that is best from FWi over the past seven days. First, here are your markets (opens as…

OPINION

There are tentative signs this week that Treasury officials are taking seriously the proposals from tax think tank CenTax to further amend the proposals to reform inheritance tax (IHT), which…

WILL'S WORLD

I’ve spent a lot of time on my own in a tractor cab lately, and one of the things I’ve been thinking about is balance. I’ve always tried very hard…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

Two days before the start of lambing our shepherd got thrown from her horse; yes, I know, blimmin' horses. Once again it has been invaluable for Jayne and me to…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

September saw us on a skeleton staff, with the ones left having to do a bit more. Two have been off hedgecutting, others on annual leave, leaving three of us…

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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 275: Movement on IHT policy anticipated

Government ministers are said to be looking at easing plans to impose inheritance tax on farmers. Civil servants are reportedly looking again at increasing the proposed threshold which would exempt…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 274: Big delay to flagship green scheme

Farmers in England face significant cashflow shortfalls following further delays to the government's Sustainable Farming Incentive. The flagship scheme is not expected to reopen for applications until April 2026 at…

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