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FARM POLICY

A Staffordshire farmer says his diversified livestock business faces an uncertain future after failure to secure the necessary planning permissions has left him with six months to remove several buildings…

NUTRITION AND FERTILISER

How to unlock phosphate and improve herbicide efficacy

Up to 80% of applied phosphate can become locked up within days of application, significantly reducing the effectiveness of the fertiliser. “Research shows less than 10% of applied phosphate may…

CROP MANAGEMENT

Cereals 2026: Robodog aims to be agronomists' new best friend

Meet robodog: a robotic four-legged field companion designed to deliver real-time, leaf-level insights into crop health. Developed through a collaboration between Syngenta and the University of Nottingham, the technology combines…

OILSEED RAPE

Cereals 2026: OSR area predicted to be 15% up next season

The oilseed rape area is set to rise 14-15% next season after two good years for the crop. High yields, good prices and low autumn crop losses are all contributing…

VARIETY SELECTION

Cereals 2026: RAGT has high hopes for malting barley Arrow

Plant breeder RAGT is optimistic that its new spring malting barley variety Arrow will become a strong partner for its market-leading variety Laureate. The new variety gained full approval for…

Livestock

 

LIVESTOCK

Farmers are being urged to vaccinate livestock against bluetongue following a series of new cases across England and Wales, including the first confirmed case in west Wales. Bluetongue is a…

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CEREAL DRILLS

Cereals 2026: Amazone Condor 02 gets neater 8-9m chassis

Amazone has shrunk its Condor direct drill onto a more compact chassis with the option of 8m or 9m working widths. The prototype Condor 02 uses the same narrow tine…

SPRAYERS

Cereals 2026: New joystick for 6,000-litre Bateman RB60

A new flagship model, the RB60, pushes Bateman’s self-propelled sprayer range into virgin territory, with its biggest-ever tank and a redesigned boom to boot. Joining RBs 30, 40 and 50,…

TRAILERS

Cereals 2026: Grizzly Terra-Haul Maxx packs all the extras

There’s a new flagship low loader in Grizzly Trailers’ line-up that comes packed with high-end gear. The Terra Haul Maxx, seen here with 35ft deck and triple axles, is fitted…

SPRAYERS

Driver’s view: Tom Franks’ Chafer Sentry trailed sprayer

Having fallen into financial difficulty last year, Lincolnshire sprayer maker Chafer has been brought back from the brink by a trio of new owners. Trading as Nexus Chafer, they plan…

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Gifts of shares in farming companies could lead to a capital gains tax (CGT) bill even though no money has changed hands, warn advisers. Some farming families have found out to…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, finance or management question, Farmers Weekly’s expert panel can help. Here, Fred Quartermain, a partner in Thrings’ planning and environment team, advises on how agricultural…

Transition section

BPS

Farmers are being encouraged to use a new tool developed by the AHDB to calculate how different actions in the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) could impact on their businesses. The…

Opinion

OPINION

I skim-read the brief article about a landscape recovery project, thought “that’s nice”, and moved on. But something made me go back and read it again. Various organisations, the “community”…

Community

WILL'S WORLD

Open Farm Sunday celebrated its 20th anniversary on 7 June, with more than 280 farms across the UK welcoming visitors to learn about food production, farming and countryside stewardship. Since…

Week in focus

NEWS

Welcome back to another edition of This Week in Farming, your one-stop shop for the best Farmers Weekly content from the past seven days. First, here’s your markets (opens as…

OPINION

The launch this week of the next bovine TB strategy for England by the independent TB partnership is a pivotal moment for any cattle keeper. If rubber-stamped by Defra, it…

WILL'S WORLD

In the illustrious 92-year history of the nation’s most popular and prestigious farming publication, I doubt anyone’s ever started a column with a fervent expression of love for the legendary…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

The end is nigh! Well, at least it is for my winter cereals due to the ongoing drought this spring. Our light-land fields have really run out of steam. It…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

We have a brief respite before the summer workload of silage, hay and breeding begins. It’s a time to reflect on the spring just passed and work out where it…

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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 309: Cereals 2026 at Clarkson's Farm

This live Cereals 2026 episode tackles one big question: with high input costs and mediocre grain prices, will planting cereals this autumn be financially worthwhile? The discussion starts with markets…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 308: Relaunched SFI - what it means for you

This week, Defra confirms England’s Sustainable Farming Incentive will reopen for applications on 30 June – but only for some farmers, and with questions over budget. Farm business adviser Katie…

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