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GRANTS

The Countryside Alliance is leading a drive to challenge upcoming Home Office plans to change firearms licensing, warning the proposals could hit rural livelihoods and police forces across England and…

VARIETY SELECTION

New barley set to be key dual-purpose variety across UK

Belter is set to become a major dual-purpose spring malting barley variety across the UK within the next couple of years, because of its consistent high yields and high malting…

ROTATIONS

Poor grain outlook sees farms rethink rotations and machinery

For many arable farmers, the reality of low grain prices and minimal government support has triggered some of the toughest decisions of their careers. As margins tighten and markets fail…

OTHER CROPS

First English olive harvest marks new milestone

A Lincolnshire business has completed what is believed to be the world’s most northerly commercial olive harvest, with The English Olive Co, based near Spalding, pressing its first olives this…

SUGAR BEET

Suffolk beet grower counts huge cost of beet moth

Beet moth was responsible for a sugar beet yield reduction of 25%, a drop in sugar content and a forced switch to earlier lifting at Troston Farms in Suffolk, where…

Livestock

 

BEEF

Early birds may get worms, but livestock farmers planning fly control in winter benefit by preventing a population explosion of common and stable flies next summer. Starting a tailored fly…

ATVS AND UTVS

On test: Kawasaki's keenly priced Brute Force 450 ATV

You’d be forgiven for thinking Kawasaki had forgotten about agricultural ATVs. Ever since the Mule rose to prominence, the Japanese firm’s attentions seem to have been focused on steering wheels…

ROOT CROP HARVESTERS

AVR Puma spud lifter gets power and performance upgrades

Progressive development of the Puma four-row self-propelled potato harvester has reached its peak, says manufacturer AVR Machinery. The latest version, it says, packs more power, runs on larger tyres with…

TRACTORS

Fendt unveils Gen 7.1 updates for 700-series

Fendt has refreshed its best-selling 700 Vario range with four Gen7.1 tractors – the 720, 722, 724 and 726 – that close the gap to the most powerful in the…

SLURRY TANKERS

Vogelsang develops 12m UniSpread slurry applicator

A 12m span is becoming the go-to width for farms undertaking their own slurry application as manufacturers extend existing injector, trailing shoe and dribble bar products to this higher output…

LAND MARKETS

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s 26 November Budget made the £1m inheritance tax (IHT) allowance on qualifying assets transferable between spouses and civil partners. This brings the rules for this allowance in…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Mark Charter, head of estate management with Carter Jonas, Oxford, advises on…

Transition section

BUSINESS

Defra secretary Emma Reynolds has conceded that her department “made mistakes” in the sudden closure of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) earlier this year and must “learn lessons” to rebuild…

Opinion

OPINION

As Leaf’s flagship public engagement event Open Farm Sunday approaches its 20th anniversary in 2026, its role in shaping the nation’s understanding of sustainable farming, food production and the environment…

Community

WILL'S WORLD

Mental health charity Farmstrong Scotland has reached a key fundraising milestone and is calling on the farming industry to help secure the charity’s long-term future. Officially established in August 2024,…

Week in focus

NEWS

Welcome back to another edition of This Week in Farming – our regular round-up of the best Farmers Weekly content from the past seven days. First, here are your markets…

OPINION

I must have attended about two dozen conferences and events with speakers this year to listen to farmers plot, plan and prevaricate on what our industry’s future problems will be…

WILL'S WORLD

One thing I really enjoy as a fully grown adult man of 47 years of age: having to give up an entire day to sit in a classroom and be…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

November has been a typically slow month. We lifted more sugar beet when conditions allowed, and store lambs continued to arrive on our farms to graze cover crops. The machinery…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

We have just experienced our first dump of snow this winter. It causes more hassle for us than it does for the cattle outside. About a foot of snow fell…

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HEALTH AND SAFETY

Young farmers front powerline safety campaign

Two young farmers are at the forefront of a new safety campaign urging the farming community to stay safe when working near overhead power lines. The campaign has been launched…

NEWS

10 hare coursers evade police in dramatic chase

A group of 10 men suspected of hare coursing evaded Cambridgeshire police in a dramatic car chase on Saturday (11 October). The men were travelling in a four-by-four vehicle, with…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 283: Landscape Recovery - risk v reward

In this episode, experts voice concern at a get-out clause in government plans for a £500m Landscape Recovery scheme for farmers. We look at the opportunities for growers and livestock…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 282: Tractor protest ban questioned

In this episode, Metropolitan Police chiefs face questions after banning protesting farmers from bringing tractors to London. As the government makes a small concession on plans to impose inheritance tax…

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