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More agricultural businesses are entering administration as a challenging economic climate adds to the financial pressures facing the sector. According to an assessment by law firm Shakespeare Martineau, a total…

NUTRITION AND FERTILISER

5 top tips on getting the most from slurry on stubble

The post-harvest period is a crucial time for arable farmers putting nutrients back into soil before incorporating and drilling the next crop. However, applying slurry in hot conditions can reduce…

ARABLE

Changes Arable Insights farmers are making for next season

Defra’s recently published Farming Roadmap hasn’t created any immediate impetus for change on our Arable Insights farmer panel’s farms, indeed most of the panel in the week following publication hadn’t…

VARIETY SELECTION

Grower reveals top wheat and OSR contenders for autumn 2026

Bedfordshire-based farms director Andrew Robinson of Heathcote Farms is a dedicated milling wheat grower so finds himself in a good position on variety choice, given the recent Group1 additions. He…

HARVEST

Harvest 2026: Light land crops struggle and some OSR wins

The summer heatwaves have seen the earliest start to harvest for many farmers across the UK, who are reporting variable results. While on lighter land yields and quality have struggled,…

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BEEF

Successive heatwaves this summer could have a lasting effect on tup fertility well into September. While a tup can recover its semen quality six weeks after experiencing high temperatures, the…

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SPRAYERS

Bigger, quieter cab for Amazone Pantera 4504 sprayer

Amazone hopes to lure more sprayer operators into its Pantera 4504 self-propelled by introducing a bigger and quieter cab. Inside, there has been a thinning of physical controls on the…

4X4S

Trusty Toyota Land Cruiser Commercial looks a safe bet

When Toyota introduced a Commercial version of the Land Cruiser last year, the legendary off-roader suddenly became more affordable. This wasn’t just down to the tax savings, either. By pairing…

4X4S

Reinstating rear seats in commercial-spec 4x4s - the rules

When HMRC reclassified double-cab pickups as cars for some taxes, it made it more expensive to run a work vehicle that could also carry passengers in the back. Those needing…

4X4S

Land Rover Discovery Commercial is slick but complicated

Few manufacturers have embraced the commercial SUV concept as consistently as Land Rover. And the Discovery is one of its best-known examples, with thousands of models making the transition to…

PLANNING PERMISSION

As farming families look to the future, diversification is playing an increasingly important role in building resilience, creating new income streams and supporting the next generation, writes NFU Mutual agent…

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 inheritance tax.  See also:…

Transition section

PAYMENTS, SCHEMES AND GRANTS

The rapid uptake of money from the first window of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) 2026 in England is not unexpected, but there is no possibility of the £60m available…

Opinion

OPINION

“One boy will do nearly as much as a grown man; two boys do half the work of one boy, and three do nothing at all.” A saying that our…

Community

WILL'S WORLD

The finalists for Britain’s Fittest Farmer are preparing for the last leg of the competition and, as every year, that means they will be judged on more than physical ability.  …

Week in focus

NEWS

Welcome to the latest This Week In Farming, where we collate some of the best content from the past seven days to provide a useful snapshot of what is going…

OPINION

This week’s criticism of Clarkson’s Farm by Chris Packham was typical of the petulant mewling of a certain very small segment of the anti-farming lobby for whom nothing will ever…

WILL'S WORLD

I’ve always wished I could be truly elite at something. Imagine how it feels to stride to the crease at Lord's and nonchalantly flick a 90mph fast ball over the…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

For us all as a family, June was marked by a fantastic celebration as my younger sister, Rosie, married Andrew Dixon. It was the perfect farm wedding, complete with his-and-hers…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

Our June was extremely busy. The old adage that things will be easier next week never seems to happen. At the beginning of the month, I was worried about the…

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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 312: Heatwave harvest grain-washing alert

A third summer heatwave is creating difficult harvesting conditions, with shrivelled grain, variable cereal yields and combines being forced to operate early in the morning or late at night. We…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 311: Private money for green farming

This week’s Farmers Weekly Podcast comes from the Groundswell show in Hertfordshire, where Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch told farmers she wants their ideas for a new rural policy. Speaking to…

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