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ROYAL HIGHLAND SHOW

A hefty premium has emerged in the last year between ex-farm spot prices and UK feed wheat futures contracts, according to analysis by grain trading platform Hectare. Ex-farm prices for…

OILSEED RAPE

Timing crucial for desiccating OSR crops this harvest

With pod filling well under way in winter oilseed rape crops, one agronomy company  is reminding growers of the need for accurate desiccation timing to maximise yield and minimise the…

CROP MANAGEMENT

Cereals 2025: NZ farming app expands into UK markets

A farming app developed by a group of New Zealand farmers is looking to expand into UK markets, offering software which simply records, stores and shares farm data. The Resolution…

ARABLE

Cereals 2025: Which environmental actions would farmers keep?

Talk at Cereals 2025 about “public money for public goods” being under threat means that growers visiting the event were considering which environmental actions would remain in place on their…

PULSES

Cereals 2025: More farmers wanted to help in major pulse project

More pulse growers are being sought to get involved in pea and bean research, as a major project ramps up the number of on-farm trials in 2025/26. Into its third…

Livestock

 

DAIRY

Farmers who are required to pre-movement test their animals due to bluetongue policies in Wales, will not be financially compensated by the Welsh or UK government. The Welsh government is…

CULTIVATORS

Ullmanna AI-enhanced in-row weeder learns as it works

A hoe that tackles weeds across a wide range of sizes both between and within rows uses rapid image analysis to detect and target the offending plants. It uses air-activated…

CULTIVATORS

Grange develops slimmed-down 2.5m Grassland Loosener Lite

Grange Machinery has unveiled a scaled-down version of its Grass Land Loosener for farmers without the firepower to pull the original 3m model. The 2.5m-wide GLL Lite iteration can be…

MACHINERY

Rising costs leave European ag tyre production on the ropes

The €40bn (£34bn) industrial group Continental is quitting the agricultural tyre market – for the second time – as costs and competition threaten European production by other manufacturers. The Vredestein…

ROAD LEGAL

18 tractors caught speeding under Wales’ 20mph law

Tractors have joined the list of vehicles falling foul of Wales’ new 20mph speed limits, with 18 farm machines caught exceeding the limit in North Wales over the past year,…

LAND MARKETS

Managing cashflow is an ever-present challenge. Late payments add an extra complication, and with customers under financial pressure, farmers can find themselves spending more time chasing what is due to…

BUSINESS CLINIC

Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here Duncan Sigournay, partner and head of Thrings agriculture team, advises on a…

Transition section

AGRICULTURAL TRANSITION

NFU Scotland has called on the Scottish government to urgently commit to a multi-annual funding framework for agriculture. This follows the UK government’s Spending Review, which confirmed the Scottish government’s…

Opinion

OPINION

“I didn’t move here for the people, I came for the place.” I was surprised by this statement from the pleasant lady I met on a dog walk. A recent…

Community

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Simple and reliable classic Massey Fergusons are the tractors of choice for Lancashire beef farmers Jonathan and Ed Tomlinson.  We head over to their farm in Bolton to delve further…

Week in focus

NEWS

Welcome back to This Week in Farming, your comprehensive round-up of the best Farmers Weekly content from the past seven days. Temperatures have been approaching 30C and crops are feeling…

OPINION

At last, a glimmer of clarity as to how much spending power Defra has for the three financial years from April 2026 onwards. The combined budget for the Sustainable Farming…

WILL'S WORLD

I’ve been particularly enjoying the videos that shadow justice secretary and wannabe Tory leader Robert Jenrick (patience Bob, you’ll all get a go soon enough) has been posting online lately.…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

The brook at the bottom of our farm often runs low during the summer months. This spring, however, it has completely dried up. It’s no surprise really, considering throughout May…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

Rain, finally! An exceptionally dry spring for us was beginning to take its toll on our grass availability, with many areas burning up. Thankfully, we have now had a timely…

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YOUNG FARMERS

Video: 90 and Counting - James Harris, future farmer, Shrops

Future farmer James Harris, four, is the fifth generation on his family’s beef farm in Shropshire, where he lives with mum Katie, dad Robert and sister Florence, nine. About a…

AGRICULTURAL TRANSITION

Transition webinar: Renewable energy key points to consider

Renewable energy can displace fossil fuel use, cutting input costs and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, according to a Farmers Weekly Transition project webinar panel. But with a number of renewables…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 258: Spending Review, beef, and Cereals

In this episode, UK farm leaders voice dismay after three major British supermarkets start selling beef from Australia, Uruguay and New Zealand. Is the government's spending review really better than…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 257: Spending review - likely impact on farming

In this episode, we look at the likely impact of the government's spending review on UK farming and the environment. We have a sneak preview of this month’s Cereals event…

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