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FARM POLICY

Domestic fertiliser markets remain at the whim of global geopolitics, with traders forecasting a fairly bullish outlook for the coming months. High energy prices in Europe and supply chain disruption…

OTHER CROPS

How Cornish mixed farm gains from regen stacking

Cornish farmer David Oates is set to see more money coming in from stacking regenerative actions on his mixed family farm than from the old Basic Payment Scheme subsidy. He…

WEED MANAGEMENT

Expert tips for chemical-free thistle and dock control

Mechanical topping just before flowering is one of the best non-chemical methods of controlling major troublesome perennial weeds such as creeping thistles and broad-leaved docks. This pre-flowering period is when…

PEST MANAGEMENT

Fera launches wireworm DNA barcode test

Fera Science has launched a wireworm DNA barcoding test, aimed to help farmers use integrated pest management approaches to manage the pest. Wireworm is estimated to cost the potato industry…

CROP MANAGEMENT

How Wilts estate's 'practical regen' approach supports yields

Covering 1,800ha within the Cranbourne Chase National Landscape, a family-owned estate is aiming to increase biodiversity without compromising yields or profits. The productive chalk downland farm is home to various…

Livestock

 

BEEF

With temperatures across parts of the country topping 30C this week, RSPCA Assured is advising farmers to keep their livestock cool and be alert to the signs of heat stress.…

MACHINERY

Lely refines Astronaut A5 Next robotic milker

Remote assistance and over-the-air software updates are among the benefits of Lely’s new operating software built into the Astronaut A5 Next robotic milking setups. Apart from improving serviceability, the new…

TRACTORS

Nokian extends Soil King VF tyres for 100-200hp tractors

Two sizes suited to 100-200hp tractors have been added to the Nokian Soil King VF radial tractor tyre range, bringing the benefits of this particular design – and the VF…

CONTRACTOR COMMENT

Contractor Comment: Foraging work ditched for an easier life

Much can happen in four months. And so it’s proved for Isle of Wight contractor Rob Chapman. When we last visited Rob’s base at Westover Farm, Calbourne, all the talk…

MACHINERY

Mzuri production goes to Poland as Kongskilde returns to UK

Production of all Mzuri Pro-Til seed drills, the Rehab subsoiler and Rezult straw rake is now concentrated in Poland, with all sales, marketing and other activities also transferred to Mzuri World,…

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

A new purpose-built app, called AG-HAND, designed to connect agricultural businesses with individuals seeking work across all corners of the industry has been launched. The app is designed to connect…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Kate Bell of accountant Albert Goodman sets out considerations on partnership capital…

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CROP MANAGEMENT

Talk at Cereals 2025 about “public money for public goods” being under threat means that growers visiting the event were considering which environmental actions would remain in place on their…

Opinion

OPINION

Regular readers will know that I don’t often do “serious”. In nearly three decades of columns, I’ve never strayed into “glass half empty” territory. Alas, not this week. You see,…

Community

FARMLIFE FRAMED

Make hay while the sun shines, they say. And for the past few weeks, on and off, I’ve been doing just that. What marvellous weather we’ve had for it; I…

Week in focus

NEWS

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

OPINION

Two trips in the past two weeks have given a fresh perspective on the challenges posed to the arable sector by the current ultra-low prices, and how farmers will be…

WILL'S WORLD

Make hay while the sun shines, they say. And for the past few weeks, on and off, I’ve been doing just that. What marvellous weather we’ve had for it; I…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

It is that time of year again – for attending crop variety trial meetings. Well, it is for Dad, anyway. Yellow rust has definitely been the talk of the town,…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

I hope everyone is well. It continues to be very warm here in Essex, with winter barley really moving on quickly. A few more weeks like this and I think…

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Video: Earliest ever barley harvest for Merseyside grower

Merseyside arable farmer and YouTube personality Olly Harrison has kicked off his earliest ever barley harvest, starting on Thursday 26 June – a day ahead of his previous record set…

YOUNG FARMERS

Video: 90 and Counting - James Harris, future farmer, Shrops

Future farmer James Harris, four, is the fifth generation on his family’s beef farm in Shropshire, where he lives with mum Katie, dad Robert and sister Florence, nine. About a…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 260: Early harvest, and why it's gone quiet on IHT

In this episode, we preview the early start to harvest 2025 as the first combines roll into barley crops. One year after the Labour came to power, we ask why…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 259: Red Tractor reform and bluetongue havoc

In this episode, a former NFU combinable crops chairman sets the pace of change at Red Tractor is too slow to win back farmers' confidence. Cross-border bluetongue restrictions on livestock…

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