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LAND MARKETS

Ample supplies of grain have been weighing heavily on global markets as harvest progresses across the northern hemisphere. Limited export demand has also played a part in suppressing trade, with…

HARVEST

Wheat yields improve as UK harvest nears 50% completion

With close to half of the UK wheat harvest now complete, yields are improving as combines progress. The AHDB yield report revealed the first 10% of winter wheat crops cut…

HARVEST

Harvest 2025: Kent Bean yields performing well

A Kent farm manager is pleasantly surprised with his yields of winter beans, which matched his five-year average despite such a dry spring.  Tim Keir is the farm manager at…

BIODIVERSITY

New habitat mapping tool to baseline biodiversity

A fully automated habitat mapping and site screening tool has been launched this week to deliver rapid ecological assessments in just minutes. Biodiversity mapping data company Gentian announced the launch…

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…

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SHEEP

Sheep producers who have not yet weaned lambs should act now to avoid dragging down ewe condition ahead of tupping. Independent sheep consultant Nerys Wright says weaning at 12 weeks…

CULTIVATORS

SMS doubles disc cultivator range with new 4-6m Ontarios

Czech outfit SMS CZ has doubled its range of light disc cultivators with the addition of three tractor-mounted models between 4m and 6m wide. The trio of Ontarios – 400H,…

MACHINERY

Eastern Farms to auction Deere X9 combine and two artic RXs

Big-ticket machines with an estimated value of more than £2m will go under the hammer in Cambridgeshire on 10 September following a change of strategy at Eastern Farms. The business,…

BALERS AND WRAPPERS

Variable chamber Claas Cerex 700 enhances round bale density

Claas has bolstered its variable chamber round baler range, adding a heavy-duty model that packs far more crop into each bale. Unlike the firm’s long-standing Variant, the Cerex 700 RC…

CULTIVATORS

Home-built 6m straw rake saves Northants farmer ÂŁ10k

Having forked out for a 3m Claydon Evolution drill, Northamptonshire farmer Joe Brodie didn’t fancy the extra expense of buying a new straw rake to complete the setup. So he…

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Setting up and running a new venture can present a raft of challenges. We get tips from three farm businesses with very different diversifications. See also: What’s hot and what’s…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Kate Bell of accountant Albert Goodman explains the pros and cons of VAT…

Transition section

AGRICULTURAL TRANSITION

A change in approach is needed in the provision of environmental measures to compensate for the damage done by development, by making off-site measures the priority, says a report out…

Opinion

OPINION

Regenerative agriculture has gone from a niche to being everywhere in the past five years.  The fact Steve Reed and Daniel Zeichner chose Groundswell and not Cereals to attend this…

Community

WILL'S WORLD

This year’s outstanding Young Farmer of the Year Award finalists share a deep connection to farming, expert knowledge of their industry, and sharp business acumen, demonstrating dedication to their craft…

Week in focus

NEWS

Welcome back to This Week in Farming, your round-up of the best Farmers Weekly content from the past seven days. First, here are your markets (opens as PDF). Interesting to…

OPINION

How often do you contemplate your attitude to risk? This is a question that’s bubbled up for me again this week as I contemplated sheep and cattle farmers mulling whether…

WILL'S WORLD

Fuelled by energy drinks, steak bakes and testosterone, the fabled agricultural engineer appears on the horizon. His van, an extension of his personality, is as pristinely white as a young…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

My wife Jayne and I are just home from a wonderful trip around Europe in what we have termed “a Kon-Tiki for mature people.” We started in London, making our…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

Second cut is cleared with a bumper crop of quality stuff, fertiliser was applied the following day and some slurry as well. With four in-depth soil analyses done on the…

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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

Farmers Weekly Podcast Ep 265: Trump on IHT, and electric pickup

In this episode, Donald Trump leaves UK prime minister Keir Starmer in stony silence as he explains why American farmers don’t pay inheritance tax. But would British farmers really be…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 264: Is regen agriculture right for your farm?

In this episode, we take an in-depth look at the future of regenerative agriculture and examine whether it is right for your farm. We have a special interview with American…

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