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FARM POLICY

A shortage of experienced farm managers has left businesses trying to outbid each other in order to attract the best staff. Agricultural recruitment consultancy De Lacy Executive has noticed a…

COVER CROPS

How to tackle large cover crops before spring drilling

Some of the biggest overwinter cover crops seen in the past 15-20 years will need careful management ahead of spring drilling to maximise yields of the following crop. Oxfordshire-based Agrii…

ARABLE

How to raise yields and trim costs for higher wheat margins

Arable farmers looking to make a higher margin in 2026 have two options to get the most from well-established autumn drilled crops showing good potential, according to a leading consultancy.…

DISEASE MANAGEMENT

New generation SDHI fungicides at risk of cross-resistance

Growers are reminded to use diverse fungicide sequences this season, following an early sign two new-generation SDHI fungicides – Miravis Plus (pydiflumetofen) and Vimoy (isoflucypram, brand name Iblon), can develop…

SOILS

Expert advice on creating biologically dynamic soils

There is currently an influx of biological products coming to the market promising improvements to soil health and yield, but can these claims be sustained in practice? Creating a biologically…

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DAIRY

Ensuring suckler cows have at least 14% crude protein in their diet before calving will help antibody production and improve colostrum quality. But the drought in 2025 means that forage…

4X4S

2.4-litre Mitsubishi L200 pickup to go on sale this summer

Mitsubishi has selected the new Series 7 L200 double-cab pickup to spearhead its return to Britain, following a near-five-year hiatus. The Japanese maker sold 180,000 of them during its previous…

CLOTHING

New Bekina wellies and Uvex safety boots offer more comfort

Fancy starting the new year in fresh footwear? Belgian outfit Bekina reckons its latest StepliteS FlexGrip wellies are a must-have for discerning dairy farmers keen to keep their feet both…

401+HP

First impressions: New cab major progress for Claas Axion 9

Claas can rightly revel in its top-dog status when it comes to combine harvesters and foragers. But 22 years after swallowing Renault Agriculture, its tractor division continues to lag behind.…

WORKSHOP SKILLS

Win a share of ÂŁ2,550 in FW's Farm Inventions Competition

If you’ve been burning the midnight oil building a new machine, modifying an existing implement to transform its performance, or developing a neat gadget that saves time, money or hassle,…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Richie Rees, legal director in Thrings’ agricultural litigation team, advises on what…

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ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEMES

Scottish Environment Link and RSPB Scotland have resigned from two key government farming policy groups, citing “failures in both the policy development process and the decisions being made”. The organisations…

Opinion

OPINION

The banning of a TV advert for the Red Tractor scheme in the autumn of 2025, over claims aimed at consumers, caused quite a stir in the farming industry. The…

Community

WILL'S WORLD

Farmers have been going above and beyond to help communities during severe winter weather, using tractors and farm machinery to clear snow-covered roads and assist stranded motorists. With amber and…

Week in focus

NEWS

Hello and welcome to This Week in Farming, your one-stop shop for the best Farmers Weekly content. Normally I round up what’s been published over the past seven days, but…

OPINION

By now, most readers will be well aware of the last-minute gift the government has slipped into farmers’ stockings: an increase in the agricultural property relief (APR) and business property…

WILL'S WORLD

I’m writing this during that strange hinterland period between Christmas and new year. I couldn’t tell you the date, or even what day of the week it is. I had…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

When my non-farming brother first suggested flying a drone over my crops to map them for variable-rate nitrogen, I thought it was pie in the sky stuff. However, we had…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

I enter 2026, like many of you I'm sure, with a mix of enthusiasm and trepidation. The milk markets are still a complete disaster zone, government policy seems completely against…

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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 286: What IHT U-turn means for your farm business

In this special episode, we examine what the government's partial U-turn on inheritance tax means for your farm business. It follows the Treasury decision to water down plans to impose…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 285: Farming Profitability Review - will it work?

In this episode, we get to grips with the long-awaited Farming Profitability Review and its 57 recommendations for government. Will it really make a difference? We've a special interview with review…

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