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Farming organisations in England and Wales have warned the UK and Welsh governments about the negative impacts of bluetongue policies on both sides of Offa’s Dyke. Under the new bluetongue…

ARABLE

Leicestershire farmer to host new AHDB Cereals Strategic Farm

Osbaston House farm is the AHDB’s first Strategic Farm to be based in Leicestershire, where farmers will be able to see for themselves research and innovation being put into practice…

WEED MANAGEMENT

Why propyzamide use in OSR and beans remains in the balance

Delivering best practice for successful weed control with propyzamide while preventing it from entering water courses and reservoirs remains a difficult balance. What’s good for weed control frequently increases the…

CROP WATCH

Crop Watch: Vining pea harvest and aphid pressure rises

The vining pea harvest has kicked off and yields are variable, reflecting the variable rainfall. Pests are also on agronomists’ minds with barley yellow dwarf virus appearing in cereals in…

SOILS

Why understanding soil biology is key to crop health

Soils are not just the ground we walk on or a medium to plant into – they are dynamic, living energy systems with a host of inputs and outputs. “If…

Livestock

 

DAIRY

Hedgerows managed on a 12- to 15-year laying rotation store six times more carbon than those flailed annually, studies on a Cornish beef farm have shown. Overall carbon emissions at…

SLURRY TANKERS

SlurryKat mobile nurse tanks get high-strength sidewalls

Novel zigzagged sidewalls are the stand-out feature of the latest mobile nurse tanks built by SlurryKat. The chevron-style flanks of the County Armagh maker’s chassis-mounted “generation 3” vessels are press-formed…

MUCKSPREADERS

Muck and slurry field equipment: Where is it made?

In the face of intense competition, not only among themselves but from EU-based manufacturers, UK companies building muckspreaders and slurry handling equipment continue to hold their own with a decent…

FORAGERS

John Deere tops 1,000hp with flagship F9 forage harvester

John Deere has cranked the power output of its range-topping forage harvester to more than 1,000hp. Badged F9 1000, the newcomer takes over from where the 9900 left off, with…

MACHINERY

12 new machines steal the show at Royal Highland

Machinery manufacturers large and small were out in force at this year’s Royal Highland Show in Ingliston, Edinburgh. We round up the highlights to give you a good flavour of…

PLANNING PERMISSION

A system to pay for nature-based measures to address shared challenges along the supply chain is benefiting both funders and farmers in a wide range of landscapes. Landscape Enterprise Networks…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Nick Curnock, Rural Associate with Carter Jonas, advises on what a new…

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ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEMES

A leading digital agronomy service has announced updated software tools to support users with Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) compliance. Precision agriculture service Rhiza is now offering SFI-compliant integrated pest management…

Opinion

OPINION

There is something almost regal about Wales’s deputy first minister Huw ­Irranca-Davies – tall, distinguished-looking beard, worldly wise facial expression… His decision to hold a bluetongue “roundtable” in early June…

Community

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

This week’s photo of a moody and magnificent Case IH Puma 240 was taken by Dan Clayton, while out power harrowing ready for planting. Dan regularly documents his days by…

Week in focus

NEWS

Welcome back to This Week in Farming, your comprehensive round-up of the best Farmers Weekly content from the past seven days. Temperatures have been approaching 30C and crops are feeling…

OPINION

At last, a glimmer of clarity as to how much spending power Defra has for the three financial years from April 2026 onwards. The combined budget for the Sustainable Farming…

WILL'S WORLD

I’ve been particularly enjoying the videos that shadow justice secretary and wannabe Tory leader Robert Jenrick (patience Bob, you’ll all get a go soon enough) has been posting online lately.…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

Returning from a break was made a more pleasurable experience by some rain, meaning everything had grown apace or been saved, depending on soil type. After last year forced a…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

Well, getting out the paddling pool worked. Almost too well! It can stop raining for another six weeks any time now. We’ve had more rain in the past two weeks…

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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 259: Red Tractor reform and bluetongue havoc

In this episode, a former NFU combinable crops chairman sets the pace of change at Red Tractor is too slow to win back farmers' confidence. Cross-border bluetongue restrictions on livestock…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 258: Spending Review, beef, and Cereals

In this episode, UK farm leaders voice dismay after three major British supermarkets start selling beef from Australia, Uruguay and New Zealand. Is the government's spending review really better than…

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