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The UK is on course for a sharp decline in food self-sufficiency unless urgent steps are taken to rebalance land use, food production and environmental goals, a new study has…

WEED MANAGEMENT

How new herbicide aids sustainable weed control in barley

More so than in winter wheat, control of problem weeds in winter barley, such as blackgrass and Italian ryegrass, has been reliant on a narrow group of actives. So, the…

VARIETY SELECTION

Trial to explore potential of milling wheat variety blends

An initiative funded by the AHDB is testing whether growing a blend of milling wheat varieties can deliver better yields and crop quality. The four-year project, costing just over £260,000,…

ESTABLISHMENT

How late is too late to drill oilseed rape this autumn?

While many oilseed rape growers have already drilled their crops, some have been holding back, having noted that later drilling into September has its advantages. Growers may well be wondering…

ARABLE

How financial support helps make nature-friendly farming pay

Comprehensive four-year trials across 17 arable farms in southern England have revealed that nature-friendly farming methods can significantly boost biodiversity, beneficial insects and crop yields. But, perhaps as importantly, the…

Livestock

 

DAIRY

Escalating costs are a challenge for any dairy farmer, but to avoid incurring extra expense through inefficiency, milk production on an island has to be organised. Furthermore, it helps to…

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…

CEREAL DRILLS

Mounted Horizon toolbar drill proves versatile option

Years of fettling his establishment system to improve soil structure, ease workload and tame grassweeds have culminated in Simon Caley’s most recent purchase of a Horizon toolbar drill. The 8m…

TRACTORS

Trelleborg unveils TM800 PowerFlex tyre for field and road

A new version of Trelleborg’s long-established TM800 traction tyre has been unveiled. It features a semi-hybrid tread pattern and a carcass construction that enables it to meet “VF” category performance…

SPRAYING AND SPREADING

Tramspread trims dribble bar spec with new 12m Combination

Buyer requests for a “streamlined” dribble bar specification have motivated Tramspread to launch a new, lighterweight 12m Suffolk Combination model. Retailing at £31,200, it features a redesigned mainframe with linkage…

TAX

In a typical year the UK uses about 250m tonnes of aggregates, with about 28% of this sourced from recycled or secondary materials, a supply which has grown significantly in…

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…

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AGRICULTURAL TRANSITION

Farmers are facing tough decisions on the future of environmental measures, as the Countryside Stewardship (CS) scheme will end by December this year and the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) is…

Opinion

OPINION

My mum passed away a couple of months ago. She was a farmer all her life and a trailblazing woman in farming “before it was a thing” – her words…

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COMMUNITY

Thanks to everyone who entered Farmers Weekly’s harvest photo competition, with more 1,600 stunning images submitted. Here’s the winning shot which will be featured on the front cover of our…

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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

A lazy stereotype goes that being a middle-aged man is all ear hair, haemorrhoids and grumbling about young people. While admittedly that is somewhat true, there are a few things…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

We often talk about what the dream harvest would look like in Scotland, and this year we may well have encountered it.   It felt like we experienced a "Southerner's…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

Back in June, I reported that we were trying to work out where to put our wholecrop, as the clamps were all full. In the space of a week, 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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