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FARM POLICY

A large solar farm allowing continued agricultural use has been approved on farmland in Lancashire, with councillors backing a renewable energy scheme that will see sheep graze beneath raised panels…

ARABLE

Young farmer completes marathon 2,000-mile US harvest

When Eleanor Gilbert graduated from university, she knew she wanted to travel overseas – not looking out the window of a tour bus, but by completing a marathon 2,000-mile harvest…

OTHER CROPS

How agronomist is helping growers earn more from niche crops

Armed with new research findings, analysis of farm yield data and many hours of crop walking, a team of agronomists are helping farmers maximise returns from their niche crops. For…

VARIETY SELECTION

New barley set to be key dual-purpose variety across UK

Belter is set to become a major dual-purpose spring malting barley variety across the UK within the next couple of years, because of its consistent high yields and high malting…

ROTATIONS

Poor grain outlook sees farms rethink rotations and machinery

For many arable farmers, the reality of low grain prices and minimal government support has triggered some of the toughest decisions of their careers. As margins tighten and markets fail…

Livestock

 

POULTRY

Managing endoparasites, including worms, fluke, and coccidia, remains a persistent challenge for UK farms that directly affects animal welfare and profitability. As resistance to anthelmintics – and understanding of their…

TRACTORS

Driver's view: Dan Chanin's Claas Axion 870

Armed with a 6.7-litre FPT engine and a choice of transmissions, Claas’s five-model Axion 800 range has the 200-300hp sector covered. And it’s the range-topping 870 with Cmatic CVT that’s…

TRACTORS

Driver's View: Ben Sharp’s Case IH Optum 300

Case IH’s Puma 260 might be the obvious match for the 300hp tractors featured in this series, but, with the near-identical T7.300 already covered, we’re instead focusing on a model…

RAKES AND MERGERS

Samasz targets four-rotor rake market with new Z4-1550

Polish maker Samasz has unveiled a prototype four-rotor rake that will go into production in 2027. The Z4-1550 carries a quartet of newly designed 3.8m rotors, each running on six…

COMBINES

Geringhoff Yield EyeQ spots combine header grain losses

Combine header losses might occasionally equal or even exceed those of the threshing system according to Geringhoff, the German maker of a new retrofit monitoring system. Yield EyeQ uses a…

SUCCESSION PLANNING

The data revolution could transform UK agriculture, but fundamental issues remain. That was the key takeaway from speakers and delegates at the recent Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ Telecoms conference.…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Mark Charter, head of estate management with Carter Jonas, Oxford, advises on…

Transition section

FARM POLICY

As the 2025 payment window for Countryside Stewardship and Environmental Stewardship opens, December is proving a financially challenging month for many farm businesses. While the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) reports…

Opinion

OPINION

I can’t be alone in looking at the outcome of the COP30 summit and wondering whether there is any point to these negotiations at all. Delegates flew from across the…

Community

COMMUNITY

Farming families can play a valuable role as foster carers, according to Ollie Roberts, a social worker and mixed sheep and cattle farmer in north Pembrokeshire. For more than a…

Week in focus

NEWS

Welcome back to another edition of This Week in Farming - indeed, the last-but-one before Christmas. First, here’s your markets (opens as PDF). And if you’re looking for festive cheer,…

OPINION

Any farmer questioning their future and weighing up the pros and cons of continuing to knacker themselves out on a daily basis for nothing would be forgiven for throwing in…

WILL'S WORLD

One thing I really enjoy as a fully grown adult man of 47 years of age: having to give up an entire day to sit in a classroom and be…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

This time last year, my Farmers Weekly submission was centred on my plans post Rachel Reeves’s inheritance tax Budget. I said in that winter article that I would spend next…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

It seems no time since the clocks went back, and now we’re thinking about Christmas. I retreated to the office to write this and left my wife, Kathryn, tangled up…

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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 284: Battle to save biodiversity net gain

In this episode, is the government about to backtrack on plans to pay farmers for creating and improving wildlife habitats? We report from the frontline on the battle to save…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 283: Landscape Recovery - risk v reward

In this episode, experts voice concern at a get-out clause in government plans for a £500m Landscape Recovery scheme for farmers. We look at the opportunities for growers and livestock…

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