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WILDLIFE

Waitrose has announced a commitment to selling only 100% free-range own-label British pork by 2027, in partnership with Pilgrim’s Europe and UK pig farmers. From 15 October 2025, all Waitrose…

SOILS

Leics arable farm begins first-of-kind drainage trial

The role of effective drainage in helping farmers to meet both environmental and productivity targets is the focus of an industry-wide research project which kicks off this autumn. Believed to…

NUTRITION AND FERTILISER

How to make the most of phosphate fertilisers this autumn

As margins squeeze tighter, many growers are looking at inputs and considering where to make cuts, and phosphate may be one area of focus. Tim Kerr, head of nutrition at…

NUTRITION AND FERTILISER

Benefits of adding manganese to seed-beds after dry summer

Farmers are advised to apply manganese in the seed-bed this autumn, as the dry summer may have left soils depleted of the micronutrient. Origin Soil Nutrition agronomist Toby Ward warns…

CROP MANAGEMENT

AHDB trials to give farmers independent biofungicide data

Independent data on biofungicide performance will be available to farmers, thanks to a series of AHDB-funded pilot trials. The replicated field trials will test the effectiveness of biofungicides against Septoria…

Livestock

 

LIVESTOCK

An overhaul of welfare standards for layers saw big changes introduced this summer. Farmers who market their eggs with the RSPCA Assured mark must now comply with a raft of…

HOES

KV bolsters mechanical weeder range with 12.2m Arcadia

A 12.2m Arcadia harrow is the latest addition to Kverneland’s growing mechanical weeder portfolio, which also includes the Helios rotary hoes and Onyx inter-row cultivators. It is armed with 480…

TELEHANDLERS

Sunward debuts 25hp ultra-compact wheeled loader

An ultra-compact wheeled loader with agricultural work potential has been added to the light construction equipment range produced by Chinese manufacturer Sunward. The SL12W is powered by a 25hp Kubota…

TELEHANDLERS

New Holland unveils Forage Power version of W170D+ loader

New Holland has bolstered its range of loading shovels with two new Italian-built models – one of which it hopes will challenge JCB’s popular 435S. The Forage Power derivative of…

FORAGE WAGONS

Pottinger develops multi-use Liquido F silage additive tank

A productive brainstorming session at Pottinger has resulted in the neat idea of a silage additive tank for use with balers and forage wagons that can fulfil at least two…

HEALTH AND SAFETY

The proposed cut in inheritance tax (IHT) relief means that there may be closer scrutiny of valuations for probate under the forthcoming regime. Qualifying farmland, buildings and dwellings are currently…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Richie Rees, senior associate in in law firm Thrings’ dispute resolution team,…

Transition section

FARM POLICY

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…

Opinion

OPINION

I remember sitting around the table with our environmental farm adviser when it was announced that the SFI 22 agreements were to be closed early and all agreements ceased. He…

Community

COMMUNITY

The oldest agricultural college in the English-speaking world – the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) at Cirencester, Gloucestershire – has celebrated its 180th anniversary with the creation of a giant cake.…

Week in focus

NEWS

Welcome back to another edition of This Week in Farming, the fastest way to get the best bits of Farmers Weekly from the past seven days. First, here are your…

OPINION

“The data revolution will be bigger [for the farming industry] than the invention of the tractor.” Perhaps the most remarkable claim at AI(Live) – a conference held this week that…

WILL'S WORLD

I recently attended this year’s graduation ceremony at Harper Adams, because I’m a very fancy governor there, don’t you know. I spent most of the afternoon feeling slightly disgruntled because…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

You could be forgiven for thinking that farmers have lost interest and abandoned the fight against Labour's inheritance tax raid. That couldn’t be further from the truth. Anyone who has…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

And just like that, autumn has blown in. It feels like yesterday we were starting breeding and watching as grazing was taking off. With the fertiliser ban quickly approaching, before…

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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 272: Autumn crops ripped up and MPs battle IHT

As growers rip up autumn cropping plans following another challenging season, we look at ways to get the best for your farm business. A new group of rural Labour MPs…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 271: Stewardship cliff edge, and calf strategy

In this episode, thousands of farmers face a cliff-edge when their countryside stewardship agreements expire – with nothing to replace them. Those with mid-tier schemes running out at the end…

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