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MEAT MARKETS AND PRICES

Hopes that the recent government reshuffle might also signal a change of heart in terms of imposing inheritance tax on family farms appear to have been dashed. Answering MPs questions…

HARVEST

'Average at best' harvest for most Arable Insights farmers

After a tricky growing season, has harvest surprised or confirmed worst fears for our Arable Insights’ farmer panel? Farmers Weekly finds out. See also: Why Herts farming family are moving…

DISEASE MANAGEMENT

Growers advised to plan integrated yellow rust approach

Wheat growers are being advised to plan integrated yellow rust management strategies following the significant reductions in resistance ratings for some popular varieties. These reductions mean extra focus should be…

ARABLE

How environmental schemes are affecting UK arable area

The balance between food production and environmental schemes continues to be a major discussion, particularly as just over half of farms in England reduced cropping for harvest 2025 to take…

ARABLE

Hants arable farm extends regen approach to two vineyards

The decision to stop pedalling faster without gain and instead change the farming system to one based on regenerative principles was taken more than 20 years ago on a Hampshire…

Livestock

 

FEED AND NUTRITION

Vets are urging farmers to put in place mitigation strategies to curtail a surprising increase in respiratory disease linked to immunosuppression in young, suckled, grazing calves. The rise in cases…

CEREAL DRILLS

Horsch Pronto 9 DC gets bigger hopper, better seed placement

Horsch has given its Pronto 9 DC disc cultivator drill a makeover, which includes the addition of a significantly bigger hopper to reduce downtime. Previously, the 9m iteration of the…

TRACTORS

Case IH ups Steiger Quadtrac power again – now 853hp

The tractor power “arms race” cranked up a notch at the Farm Progress Show in the US, where Case IH unveiled its latest addition to the Steiger Quadtrac line-up. Building…

CEREAL DRILLS

Tine Toolbar Drill outperforms trailed discs in wet and dry

Successive wet autumns have driven feverish demand for relatively lightweight, low-disturbance toolbar drills, but at Saltby Estate in Leicestershire, a recently acquired Grange Tine Toolbar Drill has proved just as…

CEREAL DRILLS

Claydon introduces smaller, single-tank SFH2000 front hopper

Growers who don't need to carry and meter two products simultaneously now have the option of a smaller and simpler front hopper from Claydon. The Suffolk firm’s offering had been…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, planning expert Nicola Quick, a partner with Carter Jonas, sets out how…

Transition section

ARABLE

For Welsh farming to continue delivering for the environment, climate, economy and the people of Wales, funding and stability must be provided by the Welsh government, according to NFU Cymru.…

Opinion

OPINION

It has been a particularly easy combinable harvest, but after our hottest and driest growing season to date, not one of our most bountiful. While bludgeoning some of our late…

Community

WILL'S WORLD

Research released by Mental Health First Aid England (MHFA) to mark World Suicide Prevention Day on 10 September reveals a deepening mental health crisis in UK farming. The national study…

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) and…

OPINION

Should politicians have such a long summer holiday? Sometimes it feels like it simply gives them too much time to engage in other activities such as deputy prime minister Angela…

WILL'S WORLD

Someone mentioned Cornish pasties in a conversation recently, and I was instantly transported back to a particularly distressing incident in the middle of an extremely busy Euston Station. You may…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

In my family’s 30 years in Canterbury and the arable industry, we have been guided by our farm consultant, Roy. Arable was completely new for us - as in, we’d…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

The Ley Hill festival is a highlight of the year in these parts. With plenty of live music and dozens of beers and ciders on offer, it has become a…

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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 270: New Defra secretary and NFYFC funding

In this episode, we look at what farmers can expect from new Defra secretary Emma Reynolds - her policies and personality. To discuss that and more, we’re joined by Jonathan…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 269: Hay and straw shortage, and moorland blaze

In this episode, farmers are helping firefighters battle a huge moorland blaze in Yorkshire. Farmers are using slurry tankers to deliver water to fire crews fighting flames which have engulfed…

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