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TENANCIES AND RENTS

A record 157 new solar projects are in the latest clean energy auction, marking the largest-ever procurement of solar power in the UK and underlining the government’s accelerating push towards…

DISEASE MANAGEMENT

Research on historic wheats disease resistance gets grant

Historic wheat collections could hold the secret to tackling the newly identified strain of yellow rust pathogen which overcame the Yr15 resistance gene in winter wheat last year. The breakdown…

WEED MANAGEMENT

Advice on sugar beet weed control for summer 2026

Good crop ground cover will be key to managing herbicide costs in sugar beet this year, after dry conditions affected weed control programmes in 2025. Sugar beet growers should have…

NUTRITION AND FERTILISER

Cornish farmer puts variable-rate nitrogen tech to the test

Expenditure on nitrogen will be a key focus for arable farmers this season, with many looking to make marginal savings on application rates to make inputs go further. For those…

DISEASE MANAGEMENT

Fungicide-resistant late blight strain detected in UK

The presence of a concerning potato late blight genotype has been confirmed in the UK for the first time, following its discovery in volunteer potatoes in Suffolk last autumn. The…

Livestock

 

LAMBING

Orf is the more common name for contagious pustular dermatitis, and is considered endemic in the UK, and prevalent on most sheep farms. A recent study by the Royal Veterinary…

CEREAL DRILLS

Versatile 3m He-Va G-Drill sows grass and grain

Farmers looking for a do-it-all drill might find what they’re looking for in the latest He-Va catalogue, which now includes the 3m G-Drill. It comes with two rows of versatile…

ROOT CROP EQUIPMENT

Standen tweaks UniPlus stone separator for easier maintenance

Standen Engineering reckons to have cut the time and hassle involved in replacing the first four star rotors on its big capacity UniPlus clod and stone separator. Instead of easing…

4X4S

Ineos updates Grenadier and Quartermaster off-roaders

Ineos has unveiled a tranche of updates to its blockish Grenadier Station Wagon and Quartermaster pickup that promise to remedy common customer complaints. Chief among them is the recirculating ball…

TRAILERS

SMS to introduce larger Porto V18 bale transporter

Czech agricultural equipment manufacturer SMS is preparing to introduce a larger capacity version of its Porto bale transporter for producers looking to clear fields of silage or straw bales quicker…

STAFF MANAGEMENT

As England’s biodiversity net gain (BNG) rules come into force across the development sector, a new market is emerging - one that could reshape the economics of marginal farmland and…

BUSINESS

Whether it's a legal, tax, finance or management question, Farmers Weekly's expert panel can help. Here Kate Bell, a partner in accountant Albert Goodman's farms and estates team, sets out…

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FARM POLICY

Scotland’s first minister John Swinney used his address to the NFU Scotland conference to underline a long-term commitment to direct support for Scottish agriculture. Against a backdrop of volatile weather,…

Opinion

OPINION

What are the differences between farming in Kenya and the UK? This is a question I am often asked when I’m back in the UK. I’m not sure what people…

Community

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

With January out of the way, we are on the home straight hurtling towards the start of lambing. All the winter jobs filled the start of the year: patching fences,…

Week in focus

NEWS

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

OPINION

Is the UK government, regardless of which party is in control, capable of delivering ambitious policies? That’s the question I’ve been pondering this week following the revelation that Defra is…

WILL'S WORLD

The present Mrs Evans recently went away for a fortnight to take part in the Challenge of Rural Leadership course, run by the Worshipful Company of Farmers. Our numerous daughters…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

In typical Defra style, literally weeks after it left me in a conundrum over our Countryside Stewardship (CS) extension – and I chose not to extend – it announces that…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

The little pedigree flock has been housed in preparation for lambing. I would have liked to keep them out longer, but weather is worsening so it dictated my decision a…

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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

Video: Farmers block Tesco and Asda depots in prices row

Farmers blocked access to major supermarket distribution centres in Oxfordshire and Leicestershire as part of escalating protests over food imports, supermarket pricing and government agricultural policy.  Tractors and vehicles were…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 291: Winter drainage scheme and soil health

As a wet winter sees leaves many fields under water, a special drainage scheme is delivering benefits for farmers and the environment. We pay a special visit to the Allerton…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 290: Judge orders review of inheritance tax

Did the government break its own rules when it imposed inheritance tax on farmers? The High Court orders an urgent two-day judicial review of the Chancellor’s plans to hit family-owned…

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