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HEALTH AND SAFETY

Group revenue at European dairy co-operative Arla Foods increased to €7.45bn (£6.43bn) during the first half of 2025, an increase of 12.8% on the same period last year. Farmers supplying…

WEED MANAGEMENT

Pre-em weed control in wheat - what to consider this season

Consider the target weed spectrum, the weather forecast and the likely cost before finalising pre-emergence herbicide programmes for winter cereals, growers are being advised. There are now 13 active ingredients…

DRILLING

Suffolk farm shifts cultivations to improve soil health

A Suffolk grower’s approach to soil management and cultivation has evolved significantly in recent years, driven largely by cost-saving measures and a commitment to improving soil health and soil sustainability.…

WEED MANAGEMENT

New herbicide amplifier could reduce chemical rates

An Oxford University spin out research firm has discovered a new generation of synthetic and biological herbicidal compounds, which could reduce chemical use. Its team of scientists have identified novel…

DISEASE MANAGEMENT

BYDV risk warning after early harvest follows mild autumn

Cereals growers are being warned about the increased risk of a key disease, as they prepare to drill winter crops after one of the earliest harvests on record. While early…

Livestock

 

BREEDING AND FERTILITY

Pig producers are starting to draw up contingency plans to reduce the risk of African swine fever coming onto their farms. These plans will also minimise the stress of being…

TELEHANDLERS

On test: Neomach's versatile Nova X40 pivot-steer loader

Farms are perennially craving more power and capacity, but for those still mucking out pokey old sheds built in the pitchfork era, size matters. Miniature pivot-steers, with their typical 3m…

ATVS AND UTVS

Polaris Ranger UTV gets slicker transmission shifting

Ranger farm buggy drivers who find themselves tugging or pushing hard at the selector lever to shift into forward or reverse should have an easier time of it, according to…

CULTIVATION AND DRILLING

Cultivator and drill demo days set for Norfolk and Dorset

Growers contemplating a machinery change in the crop establishment department, or simply keen to kick tyres for a few hours, will be able to size up the latest implements at…

MACHINERY

FW Awards: Meet the 2025 Contractor of the Year finalists

Balancing growth with sustainable investments has been key to the success of these three very different firms in the running for this year’s Contractor of the Year Award.  Finalists Gary…

DIVERSIFICATION

The possibility of an exemption from inheritance tax (IHT) on the grounds that land or buildings are of heritage significance has attracted a lot of media attention in the past…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Polly Ridgway, legal director at law firm Thrings explains the circumstances in which…

Transition section

ARABLE

Farmers in England who still wish to claim support under the 2024 Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) have until Monday 18 August to submit their applications. The 2024 SFI, which pays…

Opinion

OPINION

I’m fed up of hearing the crowing from the rooftops that scale will be the saviour and only possible future for arable farming. I wonder if these people’s calculators are…

Community

YOUNG FARMERS

A rural community in west Wales has come together to raise funds in excess of £75,000 for ‘In It With Isaac’. The initiative was set up by dairy farming family…

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 are your markets (opens as PDF), with…

OPINION

Writers of editorial columns akin to this one are forever on the lookout for reasons to be gloomy and I frequently find myself on guard against it. Doom-soaked forecasts of…

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

As I mentioned in my last article, July was filled with audits. This got me thinking about just how much administration is now involved in running modern farms. The daily…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

Although Delilah, Tom Jones's song about domestic abuse, has been widely banned, perhaps we should adopt the verse with a little change: “Why, why, why do we do it?” We…

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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 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…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 268: OSR bucks trend, and beet price analysis

Harvest has been hugely variable this summer – with many growers in prime arable areas reporting terrible cereal yields. But has one crop bucked the trend? See also: 3 establishment…

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