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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…

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…

ARABLE

Smallest barley area in 11 years as wheat rises, says Defra

Harvest 2025 saw the smallest barley area in England for 11 years and the first increase in wheat since 2022, according to Defra’s latest statistics. There was also a sharp…

Livestock

 

PIGS

South-West veterinary practice Tyndale Vets is warning farmers to be aware of hemlock poisoning, as the prolonged dry weather is leaving the plants' roots exposed and easier for livestock to…

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…

4X4S

Chinese-made GWM Poer300 adds to diesel pickup options

China’s Great Wall Motor Co (GWM) is having another crack at the pickup market after a lengthy absence, with a new diesel-fuelled double-cab model. In markets such as Australia the…

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. Anna Hicks, an associate partner with Carter Jonas, sets out the options for…

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

FARMLIFE FRAMED

In Stockbridge, Hampshire, student photographer Zoe Rodwell has documented a 118-year-old family-run dairy farm to highlight the human cost of inheritance tax on UK agriculture. Zoe began her photography journey…

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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