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FARM POLICY

Organic sector representatives have expressed their relief that the revamped Sustainable Farming Incentive for 2026 maintains many of the options available in previous rounds which should encourage future conversions and…

BARLEY

How low-input spring malting barley wins for Dorset farm

Dorset spring malting barley growers David and Ben Chick are continuing to grow the crop, despite collapsing malting premiums, as it performs consistently with low inputs and has won them…

CROP MANAGEMENT

Why spring beans benefit from earlier drilling

Lower growing costs, the opportunity to exploit the break crop effect, and better variety choice are all good reasons to grow spring beans this year. Timely drilling is advised to…

ARABLE

How arable farms are adapting as public funding disappears

Falling government support for arable farms is creating significant financial strain and uncertainty, with direct payments being phased out and environmental funding abruptly paused. People farming, earning from social media,…

SUGAR BEET

Sugar beet growers remain optimistic despite disease risks

The future of British sugar beet looks positive, with domestic demand for sugar expected to stay firm and technologies such as gene editing offering longer-term opportunities. However, in the short…

Livestock

 

DAIRY

Farmers in Northern Ireland are being reminded of the impending movement restrictions for breeding‑age females in herds where bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) has been confirmed. The new measures come into…

WORKSHOP SKILLS

Inventions Comp 2026: Creations to ease livestock handling

This year’s Farmers Weekly Inventions Competition included more than a dozen entries designed to make life easier for herdspeople.  We look at some of the best ideas. See also: Novel home-made…

TRACTORS

Punchy new John Deere 8RX 540 maxes out at 634hp

John Deere reckons it has produced the world’s most powerful rigid-frame tractor. The wheeled 8R 540 and four-track 8RX equivalent are rated to a maximum output of 594hp, rising to…

WORKSHOP SKILLS

Inventions Comp 2026: Low-cost tools and attachments

Farmers have been busy in their workshops getting creative with clever tools and attachments to make life easier and save cash. We round up some of the best of these…

WORKSHOP SKILLS

Inventions Comp 2026: Seed bag lifter speeds drill filling

Hamish Watson has been highly commended. There’s no need to tie up a telehandler during drilling season at Hamish Watson’s farm in Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire, as his tractor has all it…

DAIRY MARKETS AND PRICES

Wholesale electricity costs typically make up just one-third of the average electricity bill, with other “non-commodity costs” – in other words, standing charges – comprising more than 60%. These charges…

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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ENVIRONMENT

Falling government support for arable farms is creating significant financial strain and uncertainty, with direct payments being phased out and environmental funding abruptly paused. People farming, earning from social media,…

Opinion

OPINION

What has been the greatest farming controversy of this still relatively young year so far? Some of you will answer the sorry state of the Sustainable Farming Incentive, our lead…

Community

WILL'S WORLD

Long-term Open Farm Sunday sponsor the AHDB is offering fully funded places for 20 farmers to undertake a tailored Countryside Education Visits Accreditation Scheme (Cevas) course in preparation for this…

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 up, here are your market…

OPINION

In Birmingham this week for the NFU Conference, the theme was resilience. The backdrop running right across the impressively large stage was a photograph of a landscape taken from the…

WILL'S WORLD

My primary task one day recently was to clean and unblock a gutter. Nothing remarkable there, you’re probably thinking, but this wasn’t your bog-standard gutter. No, it was one of…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

The Norfolk weather has been its usual fickle self this month – temperatures hovering around 6C with enough rain to keep the soil tacky, and us off the land. The…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

It's been very, very wet. Since my last article, we have had the worst six weeks of winter weather I can remember for a long time. The first days of…

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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 293: Big drop in farmland sales

In this episode, we discuss the reasons behind a big drop in farmland sales – and it isn't all to do with inheritance tax. We join dozens of farmers who’ve…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 292: How to farm profitably without subsidies

In this episode, as concern grows about funding for the government's flagship agri-environment scheme, we look at ways to farm profitably without subsidies. Farmers who are doing just that share…

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