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Fair Dealing Obligations (Pigs) Regulations, setting out fairer terms for pig contracts, are expected to be finalised "very shortly", Defra has indicated, following recent parliamentary approval. It is understood that…

SUGAR BEET

Hot weather adds to challenge of sugar beet weed control

This spring’s prolonged dry period is creating challenging conditions for sugar beet weed control, with large swings between night and day temperatures adding to the issue. While the dry weather…

CEREALS

Cereals 2025 host Andrew Ward reflects on farming changes

Andrew Ward is a familiar face to many, having been involved in several farming initiatives over the years. One of the organisers of the post-Budget farming rally in Westminster, Andrew…

PEST MANAGEMENT

10 latest tips on managing flea beetle threat in OSR

An industry led campaign launched to reverse the decline in the UK’s oilseed rape area has put together a set of cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) management tips to help…

MARKET OPPORTUNITIES

What are OSR prospects for the 2025-26 growing season?

Rapeseed production fell to a 41-year low in the UK in 2024 and another challenging growing season led to a further 17% fall in area for 2025, according to AHDB…

Livestock

 

LIVESTOCK

A focus on hen welfare and technological innovation helped a 200-hen diversification grow into a business producing and packing eggs from 2 million chickens via a network of suppliers. David…

TOOLS

Why farmers are installing ultra accurate CNC plasma cutters

A growing number of farmers are opting to tool up with engineering-grade workshop equipment to produce their own machinery parts. And when it comes to carving out perfect sheet metal…

WORKSHOP SKILLS

Blaney offers up to ÂŁ50k for new machine ideas

Machinery manufacturer Blaney Group is encouraging farmers to step forward with ideas for new machines, tools or attachments, with the offer of up to £50,000 worth of design, engineering and…

4X4S

Kia enters van market with all-electric PV5 commercial vehicle

Kia has waded into the commercial vehicle sector with an electric van that will come in cargo, crew and chassis-cab configurations. It’s called the PV5, and the cargo version will…

4X4S

Lanoshield wards off chassis rust with lanolin-based spray

Waxoyl is often the go-to product for protecting metalwork from the ravages of rot, but lanolin extracted from sheep’s wool is a more natural alternative. Lanoshield is one of a…

COMPLIANCE

One of the key aims and benefits of the free business advice offered through Defra’s Future Farming Resilience Fund was to facilitate the start of conversations within farming businesses about…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Ted Beale, Associate Partner with Carter Jonas Rural, advises on the merits…

Transition section

BNG

This month, our Arable Insights farmers are considering all the options as they ponder the future of farming. With government support for both food production and nature recovery paused in…

Opinion

OPINION

In a world where one-third of the global population lacks access to a nutritionally adequate diet, questions about how to eat “correctly” can feel like a privilege. Yet even in…

Community

FARMLIFE FRAMED

The wait is almost over – the first of three Britain's Fittest Farmer qualifier events kicks off on 18 June at the Lincolnshire Show. This is your chance to step…

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’s your markets (opens as PDF), and there’s…

OPINION

Well, after I predicted at the end of last month that prime minister Sir Keir Starmer would have to choose between closer co-operation with the EU and a trade deal…

WILL'S WORLD

This will be a familiar tale to fellow parents. Several years ago, the eldest of our numerous daughters expressed an interest in playing rugby. She’d enjoyed watching the game with…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

We have finally had some rain, but nowhere near as much as other parts of the country and nowhere near enough. Still, things will move fast now with temperatures predicted…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

The beginning of May must be the happiest time of year. I don’t know if the general public share these good vibes, or if it’s just a farmer’s thing. We…

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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…

YOUNG FARMERS

Video: 90 and Counting - Milly Garnett, Ayrshire

In the penultimate article in our series focusing on a farmer born in each of the decades since Farmers Weekly first published in the 1930s, we meet young farmer Milly…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 254: SFI partial reopening and IHT latest

In this episode, MPs say the government should delay plans to impose inheritance tax on farmers – and revise its controversial policy. Defra announces a partial reopening of the Sustainable…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 253: What next for SFI?

In this episode we look at the future of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) agri-environment scheme. Natural England head of agriculture Peter Craven tells us the scheme will return –…

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