All from last 24 hours 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… FARM POLICYABF chief warns of worsening food security statusFood manufacturers have all the potential to bolster UK food security but are being stymied by government policy that fails to address the cost of production, enshrines unfair trade deals… 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… 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… 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… 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… ARABLEARION 4 CMATIC: Big-tractor tech for everyday farm jobsThe new ARION 4 CMATIC was unveiled 10th November 2026 at EIMA in Bologna. This compact tractor, in the 120-160 HP class, is a completely new development that benefits from… COMMUNITYNewbury Young Farmers win scarecrow challengeA scarecrow display created by Newbury Young Farmers’ Club has been crowned the winner of a national competition celebrating rural communities and the importance of belonging. The Berkshire club took… 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…
