Latest stories NEWSThis Week in Farming: Sheep and farmer lameness, new ClaasWelcome 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… FARM POLICYWelsh farmers face final slurry spreading deadlineFarmers across Wales have until Saturday 14 November to spread slurry and other high-nitrogen organic manures before the winter closed period begins. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has reminded producers that… DAIRYA new dairy entrant’s tips for getting into milk productionGetting into agriculture from a standing start is challenging in any sector, not least in dairy farming, where it often requires high upfront capital investment. Yet Michael James and Rose… TAXNI tax exemption - how it applies to farmers over 66Employees who continue working after they reach the state pension age of 66 do not have to pay national insurance (NI) contributions. Almost 900,000 working pensioners benefited from this exemption… BUSINESSNuffield Bullock Award: Green care champion scoops top awardRobin Asquith, a director at a charity that gives adults with disabilities a range of opportunities to experience the countryside and nature, is this year’s recipient of the Bullock Award.… TRACTORSVredestein takes Traxion tech into row-crop tyresGrowers on the look-out for a high-performance row-crop tyre to use on tractors and sprayers have a new option in the latest addition to the Vredestein Traxion line-up from Apollo… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: Regen farming invites aphids into cropsIt has been a very straightforward autumn. We’ve had perfect ground conditions from around mid-September, through to now. With the exception of a few wet days, the weather has also… CEREAL DRILLSUltimate Guide to buying a trailed combination drill 2027New entries from Amazone, Maschio Gaspardo and Vaderstad lead the changes in this year’s Farmers Weekly cultivator-drill guide. The selection covers disc- and tine-based cultivation ahead of disc seed coulters,… CRIMEGang targets six East Sussex farms in single nightPolice have released CCTV images and appealed for witnesses after a gang of thieves targeted six farms and farm shops across East Sussex in a single night. Sussex Police believes… More articles OpinionSee all OPINIONEditor's View: Could we live to see end of farmers' limp?You don’t have to spend long walking through a livestock market to find a farmer with a limp bad enough that, had they been a sheep, they would have been… OPINIONOpinion: Interest is surging in ag and land management jobsWe have all heard the stories of "I was told to get a good city job before thinking about farming" or "my parents tried their hardest to put me off… OPINIONOpinion: SFI debacle highlights agenda to 'kill off' agI hate to tell you I told you so, but I said right from the start SFI was a waste of time. I was saying this back when I was… OPINIONOpinion: Labour comment shows detachment from rural realityIt was odd to be told my evening plans were apparently part of a far-right fantasy that “never really existed”. Jenny Riddell-Carpenter, Labour’s minister for rural affairs and nature, was… Subscribe to Farmers Weekly Save money and never miss an issue. Subscribe ArableSee all FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: Regen farming invites aphids into cropsIt has been a very straightforward autumn. We’ve had perfect ground conditions from around mid-September, through to now. With the exception of a few wet days, the weather has also… OILSEED RAPEOSR area forecast to reach eight-year high in 2027UK arable farmers intend to plant 415,000ha of oilseed rape for harvest 2027, up 28% on 2026 and the largest area since 2019, The Andersons Centre’s Early Bird Survey for… NUTRITION AND FERTILISERWhat organo-mineral fertilisers offer arable growersWhy apply a fertiliser, a separate source of organic matter and even a micronutrition mix when they can be delivered in one product? That is one key benefit of a… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: No-till has been a steep learning curveAt the risk of speaking too soon, I have to say the farm looks well. Cropping this year consists mainly of winter wheat in an attempt to recover some profitability.… SOILSWhy mixed farming could help future-proof arable farmsSky-high input prices, combined with unpredictable weather and depressed markets make arable farming particularly precarious. Yet the answers to sustainable cropping do not need to be overly complex. Perhaps it… POTATOESHow potato store solar saved farm 40% on energy costsFollowing one of the toughest years growing potatoes, Cambridgeshire farmers Nigel and Andrew Garner knew they needed to cut input costs to keep the business pushing forward. That’s why in… CROP WATCHCrop Watch: Drilling beans deeper and yellow rust in wheatThe good autumn conditions mean growers have progressed well with their autumn fieldwork. This week, the topics covered by our agronomists include winter bean drilling and the chocolate spot risk… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: I won a battle with wireworm for onceWe finished harvesting our potato crop in record time this year. Yields and quality were not wonderful, but we did have one very successful result. An 8ha field in which… LivestockSee all DAIRYA new dairy entrant’s tips for getting into milk productionGetting into agriculture from a standing start is challenging in any sector, not least in dairy farming, where it often requires high upfront capital investment. Yet Michael James and Rose… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: Sheep dip disposal plan threatens scab controlI am writing this after finishing our first day dipping our breeding ewe flock. I can’t say it is one of my favourite jobs with the sheep, as they know… ASSESSING PERFORMANCEHow feed efficiency score helps herd breeding decisionsAfter another tough summer, and with farmers digging into winter feed supplies early, one Australian farmer thinks she may have technology to help UK producers breed more feed efficient herds.… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: Dry matter error spotted in transition dietThe wet fifth-cut silage has come back at a staggering 16% dry matter. I don’t think that’s a record, but it must be pretty close. We’re feeding it already to… LIVESTOCKHow a whole-flock health strategy cut lameness to 1.4%Adopting a whole-flock approach to health has helped a Carmarthenshire farmer to reduce lameness from 3% to 1.4% while improving lambing output. Neil Stoddart is a full-time forester and first-generation… BOVINE TBDefra urged to step up bulk milk testing in TB fightFarming, veterinary, and dairy industry organisations are urging the government to adopt bulk tank milk testing as an extra layer of defence against bovine tuberculosis (TB), following a major national… FEED AND NUTRITIONHow feeding according to breed can benefit growth ratesResearch is showing why it makes financial and practical sense in dairy-beef enterprises to match different breed growth rates to a farm’s acreage, labour availability and infrastructure. A study on… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: New grazing challenges heifer immunity to ticksIt has been a welcome change to the weather here. With the drop in temperature and some much-needed rain, it is easy to forget how dry it was during the… MachinerySee all TRACTORSVredestein takes Traxion tech into row-crop tyresGrowers on the look-out for a high-performance row-crop tyre to use on tractors and sprayers have a new option in the latest addition to the Vredestein Traxion line-up from Apollo… CEREAL DRILLSUltimate Guide to buying a trailed combination drill 2027New entries from Amazone, Maschio Gaspardo and Vaderstad lead the changes in this year’s Farmers Weekly cultivator-drill guide. The selection covers disc- and tine-based cultivation ahead of disc seed coulters,… CEREAL DRILLSUltimate Guide to buying a direct tine drill 2027Larger hoppers, wider working widths and additional coulter choices are key updates in this year’s guide to direct tine drills. Prices move both ways, with some substantial increases alongside reductions… CEREAL DRILLSUltimate Guide to buying a direct disc drill 2027A French revival and some familiar machines in new, wider configurations are just some of the additions to this year’s Farmers Weekly direct disc drills guide. Retail list prices vary,… CommunitySee all FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: Regen farming invites aphids into cropsIt has been a very straightforward autumn. We’ve had perfect ground conditions from around mid-September, through to now. With the exception of a few wet days, the weather has also… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: Bicycles, baguettes and broken French“Bonjour, je m’appelle Will. Ou est le bibliotèque, s’il vous plaît?” I don’t like to brag, but as you can tell, I got a B in GCSE French, and I’ve… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: Sheep dip disposal plan threatens scab controlI am writing this after finishing our first day dipping our breeding ewe flock. I can’t say it is one of my favourite jobs with the sheep, as they know… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: No-till has been a steep learning curveAt the risk of speaking too soon, I have to say the farm looks well. Cropping this year consists mainly of winter wheat in an attempt to recover some profitability.… BusinessSee all TAXNI tax exemption - how it applies to farmers over 66Employees who continue working after they reach the state pension age of 66 do not have to pay national insurance (NI) contributions. Almost 900,000 working pensioners benefited from this exemption… BUSINESSNuffield Bullock Award: Green care champion scoops top awardRobin Asquith, a director at a charity that gives adults with disabilities a range of opportunities to experience the countryside and nature, is this year’s recipient of the Bullock Award.… COMPLIANCEFarmers urged to check footpath declaration deadlinesFarmers and landowners are being urged to check whether legal declarations protecting their land from new public rights of way are due for renewal. Section 31(6) deposits, made under the… LAND MARKETSFarmland in your area 2026: North-east EnglandThe north-east farmland market has not been spared the uncertainty of what one agent describes as the “subsidy shenanigans”. Changes to inheritance tax (IHT) reliefs combined with rising costs and… Careers NEWSTiah faces uncertain future as chair defends £8m public spendThe chairman of the Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture (Tiah) has defended its record after about £8m of public expenditure failed to establish a financially sustainable membership model. Matt Naylor… COMMUNITYThousands explore ag careers at science festivalThousands of visitors explored the science, technology and career opportunities behind food production at New Scientist Live this year, as Farmers Weekly and partners brought the industry to life for… YOUNG FARMERSMcDonald’s opens applications for young farmer programmeMcDonald’s has opened applications for the 2027-28 intake of its Progressive Young Farmers (PYF) programme, offering 10 aspiring agricultural professionals a 12-month paid placement across the UK and Ireland. The… COMMUNITYFW to showcase farming careers at science and tech festivalResearch meets robots at the New Scientist Live event this year when once again Farmers Weekly and its partners will be bringing agriculture to life for a non-farming audience to…
