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FARM POLICY

Water management is a mounting challenge for farmers everywhere, with climate change ensuring many have experience of both “too much” and “too little”, sometimes in the same season. Nowhere are…

CROP SELECTION

Young couple's pasta start-up champions 100% British spelt

Imogen and Matt Royall have turned a shared passion for British food into a successful pasta-making business producing 100% British spelt pasta. Neither originally set out on a food-based career…

WEED MANAGEMENT

Novel electric weeder works without chemicals or moving soil

A non-chemical systemic approach to weed control is now commercially available to UK farmers, following the launch of Garford’s electric weeder. The novel system is the result of a collaboration…

ARABLE

Andrew Ward reflects on Cereals handover to Diddly Squat

Lincolnshire farmer and YouTuber Andrew Ward has urged Jeremy Clarkson to “enjoy” hosting this year’s Cereals event, which is being held at Diddly Squat Farm on 11-12 June. Reflecting on…

CROP MANAGEMENT

How technology is delivering income and impact at scale

New technology has a central role in the day-to-day operations at Waldersey Farms, but only where it fits with the strategic direction of the 8,000ha business and improves data-led decisions.…

Livestock

 

SHEEP

Livestock farmers in Worcestershire and Gloucestershire are being offered free mobile water bowsers by Severn Trent as pressure grows on farm water supplies during increasingly dry conditions. The water company…

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WORKSHOP SKILLS

Blaney on the look-out for new machinery ideas

Up to £50,000 of investment is on offer from Blaney Group to help farmers, landowners, contractors and anyone else working across the agricultural industry bring a smart idea, or even…

CONTRACTOR COMMENT

Contractor Comment: Stone crusher proves fruitful side hustle

Farmers Weekly heads to Northern Ireland to meet up with Ballymena-based DJ McKay and Son, headed by David and James McKay. We find out about the contractor's main enterprises, kit…

SPRAYING AND SPREADING

Latest kit set for June demo at Muck Management UK event

Anyone concerned with the business of processing, transporting or spreading muck and slurry can get the measure of the latest equipment at a new working event. Muck Management UK takes…

GRASSLAND AND MAIZE EQUIPMENT

Ballyheather's Tyreshift flicks sidewalls onto clamps

Farm Inventions Competition regular Albert O’Neil has been doing a roaring trade with his Tyreshift 350, which takes the legwork out of loading tyres and sidewalls onto clamps. The nifty…

BUSINESS

Knowing what to do in the face of a serious injury helps prevent many deaths from trauma before a casualty reaches hospital. The repercussions of an injury at any level…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, finance or management question, Farmers Weekly’s expert panel can help. Here, Kate Bell, of Albert Goodman chartered accountants, advises on the tax implications of four business scenarios…

Transition section

ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEMES

Potentially high vet costs and lack of clarity on the actual requirements risk undermining farmer confidence in the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) as the application deadline approaches, the Farmers’ Union…

Opinion

OPINION

News of this week discussions between the Treasury and retailers over voluntary price caps on key groceries is another dispiriting insight into the lack of serious attention food policy is…

Community

YOUNG FARMERS

Roughly 50,000 visitors are expected to attend the inaugural Great British Farm Fest at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire over the May bank holiday weekend. The event is being headlined by…

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 things first, here are your…

OPINION

News of this week discussions between the Treasury and retailers over voluntary price caps on key groceries is another dispiriting insight into the lack of serious attention food policy is…

WILL'S WORLD

It’s sad when your cultural references become outdated, and I’m well in the midst of being left behind. If I mention a TV programme or musician from my youth, let…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

We have finished planting the potatoes, and the main fertiliser applications are now complete. Our focus shifts to preparing for the harvest season. It is a busy time with spraying,…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

I’ve been looking forward to May for a while now. The beginning of this month saw Amy, Freddie and me going away on our holidays for a week near Carcassonne…

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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 304: Fuel and fertiliser fears deepen

Fuel shortages triggered by the Iran conflict could leave crops rotting in fields this harvest unless food production is prioritised. We hear from CAAV adviser Jeremy Moody, who warns that…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 303: Pre-harvest glyphosate ban - would it work?

Food and environmental farming campaigners are calling for an end to glyphosate as a pre-harvest drying agent, citing concerns over pesticide residues in food and potential health risks. We look…

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