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Prolonged dry conditions have brought harvest forward, with growers starting to cut winter beans in southern regions of England several weeks earlier than usual this year. Feed beans have fallen…

ENVIRONMENT

Award-winner shows ploughing can go alongside sustainability

Cambridgeshire farmer David Felce has been named this year’s winner of the BASF Rawcliffe Bridge Sustainability Award, for his focus on promoting biodiversity. David, who farms with his wife Hayley…

HARVEST

Harvest 2025: Yields reflect drought-hit season

Rain has hindered harvest progress in some parts of the country this week, with crops on heavier land performing better than their lighter land counterparts. See also: Harvest round-up: A…

SOILS

How trial is cracking calcite problem in high-calcium soils

A trial is looking at how to break up the hardened calcite layer which is being increasingly seen in some high-calcium soils. Independent soil consultant David Purdy highlights that the…

CROP MANAGEMENT

Why straw removal requires rethink for future nutrient plans

Farmers baling straw this summer are reminded to tailor nutrient plans for the following crop to compensate for the removal of phosphate and potash. It is recorded by the AHDB…

Livestock

 

BROILERS

Livestock farmers are calling on Defra to urgently grant a general grazing derogation for agri-environment land, warning that severe drought across large parts of England has left pastures bare and…

TECHNOLOGY

RootWave wins ÂŁ11m funding for electric weed control

Warwickshire-based RootWave has secured a useful capital injection to help roll out its patented electric weed zapping technology. The $15m (£11m) funding boost for RootWave, which includes $3m (£2.2m) in…

TECHNOLOGY

Field robotics firm Naio plunged into administration

New-tech robotics business Naio is operating under a court-appointed administrator. Naio Technologies was one of the earliest manufacturers of specialist autonomous work vehicles and has so far been one of…

TRACTORS

Fendt puts ÂŁ200k price on base spec 75hp e100 Vario tractor

Fendt has slapped a £200,000 base list price on its first full-size plug-in electric tractor, which is now on sale in the UK. The 75hp e107S Vario is based on…

UMBILICAL

Tramspread adds shorter single-axle Contractor slurry trailer

At more than 2m shorter than its twin-axle sibling, the compact single-axle version of Tramspread’s Contractor Trailer umbilical slurry setup should appeal to operators in areas where yard and field…

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

For farmers in England and Wales renting out residential property, getting to grips with minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES) and energy performance certificates (EPCs) has probably taken up more than…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Kate Bell of accountant Albert Goodman sets out considerations on partnership capital…

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GRASSLAND MANAGEMENT

The Welsh government has released details of the final Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS), which will replace the current Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) from next year. Announcing the new scheme, which…

Opinion

OPINION

I had a profound experience recently. I discovered a deeply buried part of my character: my inner caveman. With all the gizmos of modern life – central heating, GPS-guided drones,…

Community

FARMLIFE FRAMED

We broke a harvest record yesterday. Not for yield, unfortunately – though early indications are that it’s going to be pretty decent this year – but for start date. We…

Week in focus

NEWS

Welcome back to another edition of This Week in Farming, the best content from Farmers Weekly in the past seven days. First, here’s your markets (opens as PDF). It’s been…

OPINION

“That’s very brave, minister.” The immortal words of Yes Minister’s permanent secretary Sir Humphrey when he wanted to advise the minister for the Department of Administrative Affairs, Jim Hacker, that…

WILL'S WORLD

We broke a harvest record yesterday. Not for yield, unfortunately – though early indications are that it’s going to be pretty decent this year – but for start date. We…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

June has been a busy month, starting with a visit from 30 American and Canadian farmers on a study tour of various farmers and wheat breeders. The group visited both…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

Well, what can we say? Not a huge amount has changed with the weather side of things. Costa del Gelston is what we now call the farm. Grass just isn’t…

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NEWS

Video: Earliest ever barley harvest for Merseyside grower

Merseyside arable farmer and YouTube personality Olly Harrison has kicked off his earliest ever barley harvest, starting on Thursday 26 June – a day ahead of his previous record set…

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…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 262: Dry weather - drought and wildfire fears

In this episode, as drought is declared in Yorkshire, we look at the impact of the dry weather across the country. Scotland faces a wildfire warning – following a 30,000…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 261: Groundswell 2025 and ÂŁ150m capital grants

In this episode, a former Defra adviser says the government must win back farmers' trust if it is serious about successful agriculture. The government unveils £150m in capital grants for…

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