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Fears that the funds available for Window 2 of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) would disappear quickly are coming to fruition with the prospect that many thousands of would-be claimants…

BLACKGRASS

Three steps to better blackgrass control

Blackgrass control is moving underground, with a shift in focus towards creating crop root systems that will be highly competitive against those of the weed. Significant progress has been made…

WEED MANAGEMENT

Advice on grassweed control for early wheat drillers

The higher yields and greater resilience targeted by earlier sowing of winter wheat must be balanced with an appropriate approach to grassweed control, growers are advised. While a large, up-front…

ARABLE

What to consider when planning a new pesticide store

Farmers planning a new pesticide store or upgrading an existing structure have much to consider. Location, containment, fire resistance and security are all factors that can help protect people, the…

DISEASE MANAGEMENT

Endophytic grass shows promise against sugar beet aphids

Using endophytic grasses to manage virus yellows infections in sugar beet is showing promising results from an Adopt project involving Morley Farms and the British Beet Research Organisation. Endophytic grasses…

Livestock

 

BLUETONGUE

It makes a lot of sense to reuse heat that is present in poultry housing. Warming up the incoming fresh air to provide the necessary ventilation keeps the internal atmosphere…

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CEREAL DRILLS

CNH adopts Canadian-made Bourgault air seeders

Production of wide-working air seeders at CNH’s factory in Saskatchewan, Canada, is being wound down in favour of a distribution agreement with Bourgault Industries, part of the Linamar group. CNH’s…

HOES

Mechanical weeder market turns sour for Lemken

An expected boom in mechanical weeder sales as a result of growing anti-herbicide sentiment has failed to materialise, according to Lemken, so a multimillion-pound factory purpose-built for its weeder range…

ATVS AND UTVS

Moto 73 introduces keenly priced QJMotor ATV range

QJMotor is the latest Chinese outfit to target the UK with a range of keenly priced ATVs. The manufacturer, which is part of the Geely Group that includes automotive brands…

TRACTORS

Zetor moves tractor production from Czech to India and China

Tractor maker Zetor has finally acknowledged it can no longer manufacture and assemble its products competitively in the city of Brno, its long-standing home in the Czech Republic. Dwindling sales…

BUSINESS

Tight margins, high land prices and interest rates, labour challenges, extreme weather and increased regulation - it all sounds very familiar. UK farming has been hit with many policy and…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, finance or management question, Farmers Weekly’s expert panel can help. Below, Kate Bell, partner, Albert Goodman farms and estates team, advises on the benefits and…

Transition section

PAYMENTS, SCHEMES AND GRANTS

Tens of thousands of farmers in England could miss out on Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) funding when Window 2 opens next Tuesday (22 September). Fresh analysis suggests the £230m funding…

Opinion

OPINION

It’s never going to be a good thing when the phone rings at 3am. Harvest was over — the earliest either my father or I could recall on this farm…

Community

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

More than 20,000 pumpkins and gourds grown using elephant manure have been turned into a giant mosaic of Bristol’s iconic Clifton Suspension Bridge at Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm. The autumn…

Week in focus

NEWS

Welcome back to another edition of This Week in Farming, your regular round-up of the best content from Farmers Weekly over the past seven days. First, here’s your markets (opens…

OPINION

There is an understandable obsession in modern politics with controlling the narrative. Tony Blair’s government elevated media management to a near-science with its hallowed “grid” – the forward planner designed…

WILL'S WORLD

Dear Prime Minister, Congratulations on your new job. I’ve followed your career with interest since as Culture Secretary you spoke at the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster in 2009…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

I’m aware the stress of increased costs and two poor harvests is weighing heavily on me. Once drilling is complete, I know a thorough business review and reset is needed.…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

In my last column, I mentioned that the farm was still more green than brown. That didn’t last long. The next heatwave in early to mid-August tightened its grip and…

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NEWS

Clarkson's Farm Season 5 official trailer drops

Amazon has released the official trailer for Clarkson’s Farm 5, with the latest instalment promising high-tech machinery, mounting financial pressure and one of the darkest seasons yet for Diddly Squat…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Sheep farmer shares breast cancer survival story

A Ceredigion sheep farmer is sharing her breast cancer experience ahead of World Cancer Day on Wednesday 4 February to encourage rural communities to recognise symptoms and seek medical advice…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 324: SFI26 funding gone – what now?

Defra is under intense pressure after the £233m budget for the 2026 Sustainable Farming Incentive was exhausted just five hours and 48 minutes after applications opened. In this emergency episode…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 322: Daniel Zeichner on life at Defra

In an exclusive interview with Farmers Weekly‘s Abi Kay, former farm minister Daniel Zeichner gives an extraordinary account of life inside Defra.  Revelations include Mr Zeichner’s claim that as a…

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