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Farmers have staged tractor overnight protests at Felixstowe and Avonmouth ports, as part of a co-ordinated wave of demonstrations that is also targeting supermarket distribution centres. Organisers say the aim…

WEED MANAGEMENT

Wheat project examines effect of variety on weed suppression

An AHDB project has set out to investigate if different winter wheat varieties can affect levels of weed suppression. Effective weed control remains a significant challenge in wheat production, particularly…

PEST MANAGEMENT

Potato growers reminded to follow 6 steps for nematicide use

Potato growers are being urged to follow the Nematicide Stewardship Programme (NSP) best practice guidelines ahead of spring planting to optimise inputs, protect crop health and support profitability. With input costs…

NUTRITION AND FERTILISER

4 new nitrogen management technologies and how they work

Several firms across Europe are developing and launching new technologies for measuring the nitrogen requirements of arable crops. Improving nitrogen use efficiency has both environmental and economic advantages for farmers;…

ARABLE

BASF and Adama commit to joint fungicide venture

BASF Agricultural Solutions has partnered with crop protection company Adama to co-develop new fungicide products for cereal growers. Adama, which has developed fungicide active ingredient Gilboa, will work alongside BASF…

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FEED AND NUTRITION

Investing in six months of covered slurry storage, an integral stirrer and a separator has future-proofed an 850-cow dairy herd’s ability to produce milk and comply with environmental standards. The…

UMBILICAL

Steel booms for new 24m Tramspread Suffolk dribble bar

The latest addition to Tramspread’s Suffolk dribble bar range runs vertical-folding steel booms, making it a cheaper and easier-to-fix alternative to the existing horizontal-fold aluminium setup. It comes in a…

FERTILISER SPREADERS

Versatile boom spreader does four jobs for Norfolk farm

Finding himself perilously short of sprayer capacity in the spring, Lee Oakes took the decision to bolster his machinery arsenal with a granular boom spreader. Up to this point, liquid…

SPRAYERS

Knight trailed sprayers get extra tech and grey tanks

Knight has titivated its trailed sprayer line-up, fitting neater pipework, grey rather than white tanks and the option of a slicker wash-out system. The KT range, which takes over from…

MACHINERY

Yams heads stacked machinery show calendar

Farmers in the north of England who didn’t make it to Lamma will be able to get their machinery fix at next month’s Yorkshire Agricultural Machinery Show (Yams). The free-to-enter,…

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

A Court of Appeal judgment confirming an earlier High Court decision creates a precedent allowing an order to be made that in certain partnership dissolution circumstances, one partner can buy…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Kate Bell, a partner with accountant Albert Goodman, advises on an issue…

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BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Agri-environment schemes have been around for decades, aiming to improve habitats, protect nature, boost soil health, cut pollution, and help fight climate change. There are more than 40 public and…

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OPINION

The increase in the agricultural and business property relief announced before Christmas was a welcome surprise. The rise from £1m to £2.5m came on the back of lots of hard…

Community

YOUNG FARMERS

Anyone who is suffering, or suspects a staff member or colleague is struggling this winter should act early and use the wide range of dedicated agricultural support groups. Experts from…

Week in focus

NEWS

Welcome back to another edition of This Week in Farming. I hope your waterproofs are holding up, wherever you are. First, here are your market prices (opens as PDF). Red…

OPINION

The flow of illegal meat imports across the border has for some time been one of the most salient threats to both the food and farming industry. So it was…

WILL'S WORLD

I made my annual trip to the Oxford Farming Conference recently, and as ever, thoroughly enjoyed the experience. It was lovely to catch up with friends, old and new, and…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

In terms of the weather at least, 2026 has arrived with intent. Our coastal location hasn’t been too affected, with snow lasting only two days. However, persistent rain and sleet…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

Is Donald Trump mad enough to plunge the world into conflict? We are definitely living in a time of change in the world order. Our government is populated with delusional…

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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 289: Why farming needs better leaders

In this episode, failure to test illegal meat imports could leave livestock farmers exposed to animal disease, say food safety experts. Sheep producers face a government clampdown on tail docking…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 288: Doubts over net zero for farming

In this episode, questions are raised over agriculture's net zero ambition after the NFU makes two climate change experts redundant. With cereal margins under pressure, can independent agronomists help make…

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