Farmers fear new assurance standards for hens will raise costs
Farmers Weekly Egg industry leaders have expressed their “significant and serious concerns” about sudden changes to the RSPCA’s welfare standards for laying hens, which they say will cost the industry...
View ArticleGovernment snubs MPs’ call for annual UK food security summit
Farmers Weekly A group of cross-party MPs has expressed disappointment after the UK government rejected its calls to host an annual food security summit. To maintain a consistent overview of the UK’s...
View ArticleContractors using twine and netwrap hit by plastic tax
Farmers Weekly Baling contractors using more than 10t of plastic a year need to register with HMRC and pay the necessary taxes or face potential fines for non-compliance. The plastic packaging tax was...
View ArticleFlock genetics beat challenges to hit 170% reared budget
Farmers Weekly Prolific flock genetics and skilful management have overcome setbacks to get a lowland sheep flock hitting budgets, three years after being established. Farm manager Ben Smith says the...
View ArticleHow biologicals and new approaches are changing pesticide use
Farmers Weekly Biologicals will make up 25% of the overall crop protection market by 2035, growing by more than three times to a value of $30bn (£24bn), predicts Dr John Wiles, global biology leader...
View ArticleAgritechnica 2023: Horizon develops lightweight M-spec DSX no-till drill
Farmers Weekly Horizon Agriculture has put its DSX no-till disc drill on a serious diet, creating a lightweight version that’s suited to smaller farms. Coulters on the M:DSX are the same undercut disc...
View ArticleFarmer Focus: Picking 12,000 pumpkins tested family bonds
Farmers Weekly October has been a busy month for us as we opened our farm gates again for our annual pumpkin picking events. Every year comes with its own challenges, and this year was the harvest of...
View ArticleAgritechnica 2023: Novel Case-IH radar matches combine speed to crop density
Farmers Weekly Two odd-looking antennas adorn the regular header of Case IH’s latest Axial Flow 7160 combine on show at Agritechnica. These parasol-like frames loop over the reel and, at their tips,...
View ArticleAgritechnica 2023: Amazone CurveControl improves fert spreader accuracy
Farmers Weekly Automatic turn compensation is already an established piece of technology on high-end crop sprayers, but it’s now coming to the world of granular fertiliser spreaders. Amazone’s...
View ArticleJames Herrick: Farmers should question their preconceptions
Farmers Weekly A popular topic of conversation between farmers is misconceptions about agriculture. It gets people, myself included, all riled up. Often it’s simply misunderstandings about the...
View ArticleReward farmers for delivery of climate mitigation services
Farmers Weekly Farmers who have already made the agricultural transition to more regenerative, climate-friendly farming practices are playing a key role in reducing the effect of climate change by...
View ArticleA practical approach to improving biodiversity and farm resilience
Farmers Weekly Biodiversity is an increasingly hot topic within the agricultural sector. Lloyds Bank caught up with Stuart Holm, farmer and outreach manager at The Woodland Trust to discuss the...
View ArticlePhoto of the Week: Last of maize harvest ‘lights up’ spirits
Farmers Weekly Many farmers will be breathing a sigh of relief as the maize harvest draws to a close, after weeks of grappling with the wet weather. That’s the situation for HC Beales in Norfolk, a...
View ArticleAgritechnica 2023: Tafe swaps vintage rebuilds for electric and hydrogen power
Farmers Weekly Tafe might be best known for its reproductions of classic Massey Ferguson tractors, but the Indian brand has been beavering away on a host of more modern products. Additions include a...
View Article6 goals set to deliver UK sheep welfare strategy
Farmers Weekly A five-year welfare strategy for the UK sheep industry has been launched by Ruminant Health & Welfare. The aim is to deliver high welfare and encourage the adoption of good practice...
View ArticleFarmer Focus: A good neighbour is a good fence, they say
Farmers Weekly The fencing contractors have been here for the past few weeks. Surprisingly, the tractor and post-knocker can cross the fields without leaving too much of a mark. We’re concentrating on...
View ArticleAgritechnica 2023: Ultra-flat ActiCut slices through stubble to kill weeds
Farmers Weekly A consortium of German farmers and mechanical engineers has developed a novel low-disturbance mechanical weed killer as part of its 2019-launched 4Disc business. The ActiCut has three...
View ArticleOpinion: Dutch political movement echoes Crofters’ Party
Farmers Weekly The Farmer-Citizen Movement, or BoerBurgerBeweging (BBB) sent ripples along Dutch canals and throughout Europe when they won several seats at the March regional elections. As a party...
View ArticleAgritechnica 2023: Bednar reveals twin-hopper Directo no-till drill
Farmers Weekly Rocking a name like Directo, it’s clear that the latest drill from Czech outfit Bednar is intended to work straight into uncultivated ground. The tools enabling it to do this are a set...
View ArticleYoung farmers invited to apply for NI regenerative farming bursary
Farmers Weekly Young farmers with an interest in regenerative agriculture are being invited to apply for a new leadership development programme in Northern Ireland. NextGen-ReRen 2024 aims to help...
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