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LAND MARKETS

NFU Scotland has submitted a formal response to the UK government’s consultation on the Draft Finance Bill, warning that proposed inheritance tax (IHT) reforms would have “severe and far-reaching consequences”…

SOILS

Herts grower shares experience with Johnson-Su bioreactor

A source of protozoa and nematodes, the extract from a US-invented composter is part of one Hertfordshire grower’s five-year plan to improve soil biology and cut costs. Richard Blair, with…

CROP MANAGEMENT

Tips on cutting through the marketing hype for biostimulants

After a season when crops gave up in the summer drought, farmers may be tempted to try a biostimulant to help crops cope better next time. Some products can deliver…

ARABLE

Advice on managing grassweeds after low pressure season

Successful weed control was a highlight of last year’s growing season, with some of the lowest blackgrass pressures recorded in the UK over the past decade. However, experts are warning…

ROTATIONS

Why beans may have a place in Scottish rotations

With many growers looking for alternative break crops to extend rotations, nitrogen-fixing beans could be the answer for some this season. Through careful variety choice, establishment methods and inputs, Scottish…

Livestock

 

POULTRY

Taking an “audit, capture and treat” approach to waste water could allow poultry farmers to change the default perception that they are the “villains” when it comes to the health…

ATVS AND UTVS

Can-Am Outlander ATV gets battery-power for 47hp Electric

A year after launching electrically powered Can-Am motorcycles, and before that a couple of electric snowmobiles, Canadian manufacturer BRP has installed its new Rotax E-Power battery drive unit into the…

MAIZE DRILLS

Sky Agriculture unveils telescopic Sonic precision planters

Sky Agriculture, which previously traded under the Sky and Sulky names, has unveiled a range of precision drills featuring folding and telescopic frames, quick-change row width settings and Isobus electronic…

TRACTORS

Cumbrian contractor cuts costs with revamped retro tractors

Rather than shell out big bucks for tidy, lightly used tractors, Cumbrian outfit ADJ Contracting has a penchant for the well-worked, dogeared and unloved. The trio behind the business –…

TRACTORS

Base spec 105-115hp Valtra A5 tractors get slicker transmission

A number of updates for Valtra’s 105hp A105 and 115hp A115 tractors see the GL base versions with a 12x12 or 24x24 creep manual transmission dropped in favour of the…

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Under changes to the inheritance tax (IHT) regime from April next year, each individual’s estate will have 100% agricultural property relief (APR) or business property relief (BPR), or a combination…

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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FARM POLICY

The balance between food production and environmental schemes continues to be a major discussion, particularly as just over half of farms in England reduced cropping for harvest 2025 to take…

Opinion

OPINION

Every farmer knows the feeling. You work the land, nurture a crop, invest time, labour and money, yet some of what you grow never leaves the farm. It might be…

Community

WHATS IN YOUR LIVESTOCK SHED

Continuing my long-standing series of unexpected comedy accidents, I’ve had another one, and I’m feeling very sorry for myself as I sit here typing with one hand. To cut a…

Week in focus

NEWS

Welcome back to another edition of 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…

OPINION

Last Saturday (13 September), new Defra secretary Emma Reynolds remarked on social media she had made her third trip of the year to Whipsnade Zoo, home to exotic animals from…

WILL'S WORLD

Continuing my long-standing series of unexpected comedy accidents, I’ve had another one, and I’m feeling very sorry for myself as I sit here typing with one hand. To cut a…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

Considering how optimistic we were early in the spring, when crops went into promising seed-beds, it seems that mother nature has again given us another testing year. The trial I…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

Harvest 2025 is done, and it must surely be the earliest – and possibly the easiest – on record. The spring beans were last to be harvested and were finished…

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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 271: Stewardship cliff edge, and calf strategy

In this episode, thousands of farmers face a cliff-edge when their countryside stewardship agreements expire – with nothing to replace them. Those with mid-tier schemes running out at the end…

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…

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