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Farming management company Velcourt has announced a significant strategic restructure, serving notice on some of its contract farming arrangements as it braces for continued pressures in the UK arable sector.…

CROP MANAGEMENT

Integrating sheep into arable rotations - how to get started

The return of the “golden hoof” to arable rotations has gained momentum as more farmers embrace livestock integration as one of the key principles in a “regenerative” system. Potential benefits…

ARABLE

Herts farmer shows how production and biodiversity combine

A Hertfordshire arable farmer has won the prestigious Silver Lapwing Award for his long-standing commitment to species and habitat conservation. Andrew Bott of Finches Farm, Benington, was recognised by the…

CROP WATCH

Crop Watch: High numbers of aphids, CSFB and gout fly

Warm conditions in a near perfect autumn has seen a rise in pest pressure for winter cereals with concerns over barley yellow dwarf virus and gout fly, especially in early…

CROP MANAGEMENT

How growers returned environmental schemes back to cropping

Land in environmental stewardship schemes returning to the arable rotation must be managed carefully to avoid unintended weed burdens. We talk to two growers about how they have managed the…

Livestock

 

LIVESTOCK

Vaccinating all livestock against bluetongue virus serotypes 3 (BTV-3) and 8 (BTV-8) has kept Jersey bluetongue-free.   A mandatory centralised vaccination policy was implemented, resulting in no clinical cases being…

TRACTORS

McCormick cranks up its X8 VT-Drive tractor to 340hp

Argo Tractors has turned up the wick on the 6.7-litre FPT NEF engine that powers its range-topping X8 series tractors to produce a new flagship model. The X8.634 VT-Drive packs…

FORAGERS

Driver's view: Contractor rates Claas Jaguar 1200

Demand for more chopping capacity has driven Claas to join John Deere and Krone in the 1,000hp forage harvester division, as it looks to deliver the throughput expected by mega…

TRACTORS

Kubota launches first autonomous hydrogen-fuelled tractor

Kubota has announced the world’s first autonomous hydrogen-powered tractor, revealing the concept model at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan. Unveiled at the “Hydrogen Energy Park!!” event running from 22-25 September,…

FORAGERS

Kemper maize headers get comfort boosting transport wheel

Kemper has tweaked the design of its 400Pro maize headers, adding an optional integrated transport wheel that promises a smoother ride on the road. This is mounted on a hydraulic…

LAND MARKETS

The suitability test is one of three hurdles to clear in tenancy succession, and the bar was raised in September 2024 alongside other changes to the requirements in England and…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Nick Curnock, associate partner, Carter Jonas, advises on a neighbour agreement for…

Transition section

FARM POLICY

A Welsh Conservative motion to scrap the Welsh government’s proposed Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) was rejected in the Senedd yesterday, with Labour and Plaid Cymru members voting against the proposal.…

Opinion

OPINION

There are tentative signs this week that Treasury officials are taking seriously the proposals from tax think tank CenTax to further amend the proposals to reform inheritance tax (IHT), which…

Community

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Liverpool’s much-loved Christmas tractor convoy has been cancelled indefinitely, with organiser and local farmer Olly Harrison citing growing security risks and a lack of support from local authorities and police.…

Week in focus

NEWS

Welcome to another edition of This Week in Farming, your regular round-up of all that is best from FWi over the past seven days. First, here are your markets (opens as…

OPINION

There are tentative signs this week that Treasury officials are taking seriously the proposals from tax think tank CenTax to further amend the proposals to reform inheritance tax (IHT), which…

WILL'S WORLD

I’ve spent a lot of time on my own in a tractor cab lately, and one of the things I’ve been thinking about is balance. I’ve always tried very hard…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

And just like that September has been and gone. Autumn drilling will be completed soon and conditions have been excellent for autumn cereals – seed-beds have been near perfect. Unfortunately,…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

September saw us on a skeleton staff, with the ones left having to do a bit more. Two have been off hedgecutting, others on annual leave, leaving three of us…

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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…

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…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 275: Movement on IHT policy anticipated

Government ministers are said to be looking at easing plans to impose inheritance tax on farmers. Civil servants are reportedly looking again at increasing the proposed threshold which would exempt…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 274: Big delay to flagship green scheme

Farmers in England face significant cashflow shortfalls following further delays to the government's Sustainable Farming Incentive. The flagship scheme is not expected to reopen for applications until April 2026 at…

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