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FARM POLICY

First cuts of the 2026 barley harvest are coming up against weak demand and depressed prices, though prospects for the rest of the season will very much depend on quality…

MARKET OPPORTUNITIES

Relay cropping: What it is and how it might work in the UK

Relay cropping, where a grower plants a second crop into a field before the first crop is harvested, has gained niche popularity in the US as an alternative to double-cropping…

MARKET OPPORTUNITIES

Oxfordshire farm expands to be self-sufficient for wheat

A fully integrated mixed farm business is the aim for Blanchard Farms in Oxfordshire, where planned growth in the arable enterprise will ensure self-sufficiency, keep costs down and support its…

VARIETY SELECTION

Why new bread wheat is becoming millers’ favourite  

Bedfordshire wheat grower Peter Sinnott is impressed with the yield and quality of new milling variety Vibe, and is looking to increase his area if results from the combine match…

CROP MANAGEMENT

Narrow row spacing and livestock key to farm's high yields

Narrow row spacing and evenly planted crops are key to achieving consistently high yields on David Passmore’s Oxfordshire farm, with winter wheat frequently achieving 12-14t/ha. All cereal crops are drilled…

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BREEDING AND FERTILITY

Heifers with an elevated somatic cell count in early lactation might remain in trouble for their whole lactation. Data suggests they may average about 1kg/day less milk over the lactation,…

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4X4S

New 3.2-litre, six-cylinder Steyr engine option for Ibex 4x4

Foers Engineering’s hard-as-nails Ibex range is now available with a 3.2-litre diesel engine from Austrian manufacturer Steyr Motors. This compact six-cylinder block apparently has a particularly high power-to-weight ratio that…

CEREAL DRILLS

Lemken ups Saphir XMR box drill capacity to 1,500 litres

More seed carrying capacity is the stand-out improvement to Lemken’s latest 3m Saphir box drill. The new XMRs pick up where the old 10s left off, but with the standard…

4X4S

Isuzu creates Commercial version of latest D-Max pickup

Isuzu’s UK importer has engineered a tax-saving two-seat Commercial version of the latest D-Max double-cab diesel pickup, which sports a 2.2-litre engine in place of the long-running 1.9-litre version, and…

TRACTORS

Claas pulls the wraps off revamped 264-313hp Axion 8 tractors

As part of an update programme across its entire tractor range, Claas has launched revamped versions of its 800-series machines. Three new variants – the Axion 8.240, 8.270 and 8.290…

TENANCIES AND RENTS

New onshore wind development in England virtually ground to a halt after the Conservative government imposed strict planning restrictions in 2015, focusing instead on other renewable technologies, such as solar,…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, finance or management question, Farmers Weekly’s expert panel can help. Below, Kate Bell, partner, Albert Goodman farms and estates team, advises on inheritance tax.  See also:…

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TENANCIES AND RENTS

Northern Ireland is set to strengthen research into cutting livestock emissions with work beginning on a new £8m ruminant emissions research facility at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI), Hillsborough.…

Opinion

OPINION

Regular readers of this column will know that I do tend to bang on about how much I dislike Brexit. But it’s now just over a decade since the result…

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YOUNG FARMERS

I’m back. I’d like to say I’ve been on holiday to the Mediterranean and spent the last few weeks sunning myself by a pool while taking full advantage of an…

Week in focus

NEWS

Welcome to the latest This Week In Farming, where we collate some of the best content from the past seven days to provide a useful snapshot of what is going…

OPINION

“One boy will do nearly as much as a grown man; two boys do half the work of one boy, and three do nothing at all.” A saying that our…

WILL'S WORLD

I’m back. I’d like to say I’ve been on holiday to the Mediterranean and spent the last few weeks sunning myself by a pool while taking full advantage of an…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

Time stands still for no man, particularly in farming, and in this, my 50th year, we celebrate 100 years of Wilsons farming on the Castle Howard Estate, which was cause…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

June was quite a month. We have had scorching temperatures, lashing rain, hailstones, thunder, lightning and a whole lot of grass growth. It has been a month of extremes that…

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Clarkson's Farm Season 5 official trailer drops

Amazon has released the official trailer for Clarkson’s Farm 5, with the latest instalment promising high-tech machinery, mounting financial pressure and one of the darkest seasons yet for Diddly Squat…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Sheep farmer shares breast cancer survival story

A Ceredigion sheep farmer is sharing her breast cancer experience ahead of World Cancer Day on Wednesday 4 February to encourage rural communities to recognise symptoms and seek medical advice…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 311: Private money for green farming

This week’s Farmers Weekly Podcast comes from the Groundswell show in Hertfordshire, where Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch told farmers she wants their ideas for a new rural policy. Speaking to…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 310: Farming Roadmap and flaming June

This week, we examine whether the government’s long-awaited 25-year Farming Roadmap will deliver the certainty, confidence and investment farmers need. NFU president Tom Bradshaw gives his reaction to Defra’s plan,…

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