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The UK’s beef sector is poised for a major export boost following the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) reclassifying the country’s BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy) risk status to “negligible”.…

ARABLE

Getting the most from on-farm ponds for wildlife

Often one of the most neglected on-farm habitats, ponds can really have an impact on wildlife considering the small area they occupy. Providing they remain unpolluted, ponds are refuges for…

WEED MANAGEMENT

New advice to maximise brome control in cereals

Cereal growers can simplify brome weed management post-harvest by responding to environmental conditions, regardless of the brome species present, says John Cussans, principle weed science consultant with Adas. Instead of…

CROP WATCH

Crop Watch: T3 ear sprays in wheat and black bean aphids

Some wheat crops are at the T3 timing and while recent showers have helped save crops from the drought, this has coincided with flowering bringing the increased threat of fusarium.…

ARABLE

Crop conditions slide after dry spring

Crops across the UK are under mounting pressure following one of the driest springs in more than a century, with declining condition ratings raising concerns over yield potential, according to…

Livestock

 

LIVESTOCK

The farming industry has called for Wales to follow Defra’s decision for England and declare the whole of Wales as a bluetongue restricted zone (RZ). The RZ, which comes into…

CONTRACTOR COMMENT

Contractor Comment: Staffing headaches as busy season sets in

The final member of this year’s Contractor Comment cohort is Stuart Wilson of Ross-shire outfit Allan WJ Wilson. Farmers Weekly finds out the highs, lows, tos and fros of running…

MACHINERY

DeLaval adds new features to VMS V300 auto milking system

New features and previous options now included as standard have been introduced by DeLaval for the 2025-spec V300 voluntary milking system. The main physical change is to the box that…

4X4S

On test: Electric assistance for Toyota Hilux Hybrid 48V

Years of unadulterated diesel propulsion have come to an end as Toyota has equipped its latest high-spec Hilux with a hybrid powertrain. Yet this is no ordinary pairing of combustion…

TRACTORS

Lower cost Farmall C ManualDrive rejoins Case IH line-up

After a brief period off-sale, Farmall C tractors running the simple 12x12 ManualDrive gearbox are back in the Case IH fold with driveline and digital tech upgrades. Easily recognisable thanks…

TAX

The traditional way of making phone calls is changing, similar to when analogue TV switched over to digital TV between 2007-12. This means the “public switched telephone network” (PSTN) will…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here Duncan Sigournay, partner and head of Thrings agriculture team, advises on a…

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FARM POLICY

John Newbury completed the purchase of the land at Chalksole Farm near Lydden in 2024 after considering several alternative blocks. On the land he is creating biodiversity net gain (BNG)…

Opinion

OPINION

I derived a perverse pleasure from reading about the trial of the two reprobates who felled the Sycamore Gap tree. There are definitely other news reports more worthy of attention…

Community

COMMUNITY

A group of young farmers from Cornwall has completed a 24-hour “shearathon”, raising more than £4,000 for Cornwall Air Ambulance, the Farming Community Network and funds for their YFC club.…

Week in focus

NEWS

Welcome back to This Week in Farming, your one-stop shop for the best content from Farmers Weekly in the past seven days. First, the markets (opens as PDF) where there…

OPINION

The War of the Executive Non-Departmental Public Bodies 2025 may not trouble historians in years to come, but those of us who lived through it will remember it as a…

WILL'S WORLD

One of my numerous daughters recently asked me: “What’s the best thing about being a farmer?” I was a little preoccupied at the time, so I assured her that I’d…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

The winter wheats are starting to go backwards fast with the lack of rain. We have had 14% of our usual spring rain fall. That is 253mm less than usual,…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

The dry weather has been lovely, but I’m sure when it breaks – hopefully this May bank holiday weekend – we will kick ourselves for getting complacent and not finding…

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YOUNG FARMERS

Video: 90 and Counting - James Harris, future farmer, Shrops

Future farmer James Harris, four, is the fifth generation on his family’s beef farm in Shropshire, where he lives with mum Katie, dad Robert and sister Florence, nine. About a…

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…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 256: Farming couple quit UK for France

In this episode, a UK farming couple quit the UK to go farming in France, saying they feel more valued by the French government. Defra declines to comment on reports…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 255: Changes to senior line-up at Defra and AHDB

In this episode, as senior civil servant Janet Hughes decides to leave Defra, we look at what it means for the Sustainable Farming Incentive. It's a revolving door at the…

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