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Workers from Vivergo Fuels, the UK’s largest bioethanol plant near Hull, took their concerns directly to Westminster this week amid fears the plant could close within days without urgent government…

BLACKGRASS

Trial leads to shift in blackgrass strategy on Oxon farm

Rotational ploughing and maximising autumn flushes are part of the new strategy at Tusmore estate near Bicester, as its farm manager looks to get blackgrass back under control. The grassweed…

VARIETY SELECTION

Merchant seeks farmers to grow premium-earning bread wheat

A Lincolnshire merchant is seeking farmers to grow Nelson winter wheat next season, in response to growing demand from millers for the high-protein variety. Farmers can grow it under buyback…

BIODIVERSITY

What bioacoustics means for farm habitats and biodiversity

Using sensors and smart listening technology to understand more about on-farm habitats and the biodiversity they support is coming to a field near you. Known as bioacoustics, it combines biology…

PEST MANAGEMENT

Why leafhoppers are an emerging threat to potatoes

Covering a small patch of potatoes with insect mesh has highlighted the potential damage leafhopper species might be doing to the UK crop. Grown under the mesh, the processing variety…

Livestock

 

DAIRY

We are all familiar with the challenges posed by the transition period in high-yielding dairy cows. However, ongoing research is demonstrating the value of more specific support for liver function…

MUCKSPREADERS

Self-propelled Oxbo spreader mixes muck in with soil

Cultivating to incorporate yard manure, compost and solids digestate as it is spread is a new capability for the biggest self-propelled muck machine from Oxbo, the Dutch manufacturer previously called…

WORKSHOP SKILLS

Workshop Legends: Warwickshire College lecturer Tym Morgan

Thousands of students, and many readers, will have learned how to operate, maintain and repair agricultural machinery – or come to appreciate their mechanical limitations – under the tutelage of…

301-400HP

288-340hp Case IH Optum tractors get digital tech updates

Joystick operation of the rear lift is one of several digital technology improvements on Case IH's three latest Optum tractors, with peak outputs of 288hp, 313hp and 340hp. The armrest…

MACHINERY MAINTENANCE

Kubota, KV and Vicon to sell genuine parts through Terrako

Online genuine parts purchasing is being rolled out for Kubota tractors and Kubota, Kverneland and Vicon implements in the Terrako marketplace Registered users are shown stock availability across a number…

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Farm insurance covers the policyholder only for farming activities. Cover for alternative enterprises needs careful thought, in terms of both the liability and the potential cost of property damage and…

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

FARM POLICY

Scotland’s farming sector is urgently seeking clarity on the future of agricultural support as it faces growing financial pressures and an uncertain transition to a new funding system. Nearly a…

Opinion

OPINION

This week Defra secretary Steve Reed ducked out of a scheduled appearance at the Royal Cornwall Show. Here’s what I wish he’d said to farmers at the showground if he’d…

Community

COMMUNITY

Our photo of the week is of this lush-looking oilseed rape being sprayed, taken by Jordan Sizer of WH Richardson & Son in Hull. Jordan says the farm has been…

Week in focus

NEWS

Welcome back to another edition of This Week in Farming, your regular round-up of the best Farmers Weekly content from the past seven days. First, here are the markets (opens…

OPINION

This week Defra secretary Steve Reed ducked out of a scheduled appearance at the Royal Cornwall Show. Here’s what I wish he’d said to farmers at the showground if he’d…

WILL'S WORLD

I don’t particularly like this phrase – mainly because it makes me sound like one of those perma-furious types who spend their time writing letters to the Daily Mail or…

Arable Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

Well, haytime has passed and it will soon be harvest again, so our focus currently is mostly on preparing buildings, machinery and people for the task ahead. There’s a phrase…

Livestock Farmer Focus

FARMER FOCUS

It has been a busy month on the farm, including some new additions. We are delighted to welcome Andie to the pigs team. He will be responsible for looking after…

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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 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…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 256: Farming couple quit UK for France

In this episode, a UK farming couple quit the UK to go farming in France, saying they feel more valued by the French government. Defra declines to comment on reports…

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