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MEAT MARKETS AND PRICES

Frustrated farmers have been told the inheritance tax (IHT) hike threatening to bankrupt their businesses will help pay for mental health services across the countryside – even as the policy…

ARABLE

Regen farming focus for dedicated conference at Cereals

Farmer-led discussions on the theme of “Robust farming in a changing climate” will be the focus of Base-UK’s dedicated conference area at this year’s Cereals event. Against a backdrop of…

CROP WATCH

Crop Watch: Crops in need of rain as wheat flag leaf emerges

The continued dry spell is taking its toll on crops. Winter wheat flag leaves are emerging as crops develop rapidly through their growth stages. All crops need now is a…

MARKET OPPORTUNITIES

On-farm grain processing adds value and market

Taylors Farm in Lancashire has transformed itself from a traditional beef and arable farm into a regional hub for grain processing services. Over the past five years, the Webster family…

SUGAR BEET

Hot weather adds to challenge of sugar beet weed control

This spring’s prolonged dry period is creating challenging conditions for sugar beet weed control, with large swings between night and day temperatures adding to the issue. While the dry weather…

Livestock

 

DAIRY

Walking grazing fields to identify plant species when they are in growing and flowering mode will establish which clovers and herbs are naturally occurring on the farm. Reseeding costs can…

WORKSHOP SKILLS

Made in Britain: Two UK ag engineering firms on the rise

Behind many big-name machinery brands is the story of a fledgling engineering firm starting out from scratch. We meet two entrepreneurs with outfits on their way up. See also: High-end bespoke…

TOOLS

Battery-powered Esab Renegade Volt offers off-grid welding

Farmers, contractors and engineers regularly patching up machines in-field can now weld without the hassle of dragging out a generator to provide off-grid power. Swedish outfit Esab’s latest portable stick…

UMBILICAL

SlurryKat develops ultra-lightweight 24m dribble bar

At a fraction less than 1.9t, SlurryKat reckons its new 24m slurry dribble bar weighs as much as 55% less than alternative umbilical applicators of this type. Together with a…

TOOLS

Why farmers are installing ultra accurate CNC plasma cutters

A growing number of farmers are opting to tool up with engineering-grade workshop equipment to produce their own machinery parts. And when it comes to carving out perfect sheet metal…

GRANTS

Farmers Weekly's 2024 Diversification Farmer of the Year winner, Annabel Makin-Jones, has built a sustainable business model, which maximises the use of by-products to reduce costs and waste. The Yorkshire-based…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Ted Beale, Associate Partner with Carter Jonas Rural, advises on the merits…

Transition section

BNG

Hampshire oilseed rape grower Dick Hall is earning £369/ha from environmental payments, allowing the crop to rival winter wheat for profitability and making rapeseed the best break crop he can…

Opinion

OPINION

So, how did the call to stop loading milling wheat and leave our customers without hot cross buns over Easter go? Not only were there plenty of hot cross buns…

Community

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

This week’s photo of lambs and sheepdog “Fly” at feeding time was snapped by Ben Holmes. Ben says the Gator always seems to fascinate the sheep - could it be…

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’s your markets (opens as PDF), and there’s…

OPINION

Well, after I predicted at the end of last month that prime minister Sir Keir Starmer would have to choose between closer co-operation with the EU and a trade deal…

WILL'S WORLD

This will be a familiar tale to fellow parents. Several years ago, the eldest of our numerous daughters expressed an interest in playing rugby. She’d enjoyed watching the game with…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

Spring is doing what is usually does these days, in delivering very little in the way of useful moisture. With only 22mm in March, 18mm in April and not a…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

This dry spring was a welcome change to last year. Everything seems to go so much smoother. The in-calf heifers have been out at grass for a month or so,…

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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…

YOUNG FARMERS

Video: 90 and Counting - Milly Garnett, Ayrshire

In the penultimate article in our series focusing on a farmer born in each of the decades since Farmers Weekly first published in the 1930s, we meet young farmer Milly…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 254: SFI partial reopening and IHT latest

In this episode, MPs say the government should delay plans to impose inheritance tax on farmers – and revise its controversial policy. Defra announces a partial reopening of the Sustainable…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 253: What next for SFI?

In this episode we look at the future of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) agri-environment scheme. Natural England head of agriculture Peter Craven tells us the scheme will return –…

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