All the latest farming news LOADING SHOVELSTaylor Attachments takes on production of MDE grass forksThe giant-size grass forks and other agricultural products produced by MDE Machinery will in future be manufactured by Taylor Attachments at its farm-based factory near Bristol. Taylor is best known… NEWSThis Week in Farming: Beef insight, SFI latest and CerealsWelcome 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 are your markets (opens… TRACTORSQuicke So Easy wheel weights to get 38in and 42in rim optionsQuicke is to extend its modular wheel weight range later this year to cater for larger diameter rims. The So Easy design enables wafers to be added and removed relatively… NEWSRagwort-weeding robot farm trials get under wayAn innovative farm robot developed to detect and remove ragwort is undergoing final tests at Dorset Innovation Park, offering a potential new way to manage the toxic weed on grazing… NEWSMinister misled on gene editing labelling rulesA High Court judge has ruled that ministers were wrongly advised about their powers to introduce labelling and traceability requirements for gene-edited products when developing England’s precision breeding regulations. In… WILDLIFESupplementary feeding lifts winter farmland bird countsFarms providing supplementary feeding recorded higher numbers of several farmland bird species that are in long-term national breeding decline, according to the latest Big Farmland Bird Count. The annual survey,… NEWSScotch meat campaign targets summer of sportScottish red meat producers are primed to cash in on a summer of major sporting events, with a new campaign promoting Scotch Beef, Scotch Lamb and Prime Scottish Pork to… BUSINESSCall to ban imports over use of antibiotics as growth promotersIndustry and veterinary leaders have backed calls for a UK import ban on products from animals given growth-promoting antibiotics, citing public health concerns and fairer competition for farmers. The Alliance… BREXITSPS deal with the EU due to be agreed next monthA sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) agreement with the EU is scheduled to be agreed between parties on 13 July, according to senior UK and EU officials, with regulatory alignment set… FARM POLICYNFU leader urges government action on food securityThe government must match its rhetoric on food security with policies that support domestic food production, NFU deputy president Paul Tompkins has said. Speaking at the University of Cambridge’s Cambridge… BUSINESSDiversified Oxford estate and Caerphilly family farmA ring-fenced farming estate with 810 acres of arable land and 176 acres of pasture, parkland and woodland is being launched for sale in what is described as a “rare… SPRAYERSQuad-X develops trailed 700-litre liquid fert applicatorATV implements specialist Quad-X has added a 700-litre trailed sprayer to its range, with liquid fertiliser application to grassland very much in mind. It’s specced primarily to operate behind a… NEWSGB lifts bird flu prevention zone after risk dropsThe avian influenza prevention zone (AIPZ) covering Great Britain was lifted at noon on Thursday 4 June 2026, following a reduction in the risk posed by the highly pathogenic avian… NEWSFife farm to slaughter 271 untraceable cattleA Fife farm is set to slaughter 271 cattle after government inspectors found the animals could not be identified or traced through Scotland’s livestock monitoring system. The cattle were discovered… HEALTH AND WELFAREDefra-funded poultry biosecurity visits now availablePoultrykeepers in England can now access funded veterinary biosecurity reviews as part of Defra's Animal Health and Welfare Pathway, aimed at helping businesses reduce the risk of avian influenza. The… ARABLEFrench study highlights regen drought benefitsRegenerative farming practices could help UK arable growers protect crop yields during drought years, according to findings from one of Europe’s largest analyses of commercial farm data. Researchers analysing independently… HEALTH AND WELLBEINGRabi launches FarmersAid farm accident support appThe Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (Rabi) is encouraging farmers to download its new FarmersAid app, a critical support tool designed to help save lives in remote rural locations in the… RAKES AND MERGERSKuhn goes mounted with latest GA twin-rotor rakeA new grass rake built to have the capacity of a twin-rotor trailed machine and the handy manoeuvrability of a mounted unit has joined the Kuhn range for gathering spread… COMPLIANCEHigh Court finds FSA slaughterhouse charging system unlawfulThe High Court has ruled that the Food Standards Agency (FSA) acted unlawfully in the way it charged slaughterhouses for official food safety controls. The decision was welcomed by meat… CROPS MARKETS AND PRICESRainfall brings relief to parched crops following dry spellGrowers have welcomed widespread rainfall across much of the UK this week, helping to alleviate crop concerns following a remarkably dry spring. This year has been the warmest spring on… MARKETS AND TRENDSFresh produce body warns SPS deal 'shifts' border costsThe UK’s fresh produce sector has warned that the government’s planned sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) agreement with the EU risks shifting more than £300m in border costs onto imports from… NEWSRoyal Highland Show sees livestock entries reboundThe Royal Highland Show is set for a strong livestock comeback this year, with English and Welsh exhibitors returning after last year’s bluetongue movement restrictions. Organisers the Royal Highland and… BRITAIN'S FITTEST FARMERBritain's Fittest Farmer: Enter your team for new eventWith the first Britain’s Fittest Farmer qualifiers fast approaching on 10 June at Cereals, held at Jeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat Farm, there is still time to enter Britain’s Fittest Farm… COMMUNITYSchool support grants return for farming familiesThe Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (Rabi) is once again offering up to 4,000 back-to-school grants to help farming families across England, Wales and Northern Ireland meet the cost of the… AGRICULTURAL TRANSITIONSFI 2026 launch date confirmed as new details emergeDefra has confirmed that applications for the 2026 Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) are expected to open from 30 June, with a limited test phase starting around 18 June. In a… NEWSClarkson weighs up driverless tractor in exclusive video peekRobot tractors, farming protests and a first-ever trip abroad for Kaleb Cooper feature in the latest series of Clarkson’s Farm, which returns to Amazon Prime Video on 3 June. Series… FARM POLICYDelinked payments axed early as farm support is phased outDefra farming minister Dame Angela Eagle has confirmed that 2027 will be the last year of delinked payments for farmers in England – a year sooner than originally planned. The… COMMUNITYOFS survey shows public backing for farmersNew research suggests that consumers strongly support farming systems combining food production with environmental improvements, as farms prepare to open their gates to the public for Open Farm Sunday (OFS).… FLY-TIPPINGFly-tipping an 'organised criminal enterprise', report warnsFarmers and rural businesses are being left to shoulder the cost of a growing waste crime problem that has become a lucrative criminal industry, according to a new report. Published… More articles
