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Dec 18

Results justify continuing investment in tracks.

Cambridgeshire Farms Growers Ltd was an early adopter of rubber tracks for machinery used on 4,500ha it farms in Cambridgeshire. Investment has continued as technology has improved and David Williams visited the farm to find out why tracks continue to replace wheels whenever possible. The farm operation includes 3 main... read more →

December 18, 2020
Agriculture

May 22

Mental Health and the Benefits of Outdoor Work

During the Covid-19 pandemic, farmers across the world are having difficult times. This pandemic leaves them facing manpower shortages and severely disrupted supply chains. But even if it is sometimes a difficult occupation without 30 days of vacation or free working hours, it is more than a job. It has... read more →

May 22, 2020
Agriculture

May 14

Farming Post-COVID19

Agriculture has a major role in economic development, broadly in terms of contributions like products, markets, factors and foreign exchange. The product indicates the supply of goods like foods and several raw materials for the industrial sector while absorbing labour. This is the most critical contribution. Also, the foreign exchange... read more →

May 14, 2020
Agriculture

News

Rule change guidance published for AHA landlords and tenants August 3, 2021
Farmers Weekly New guidance has been published to help landlords and tenants navigate recent changes in Agricultural Holdings Act (AHA) tenancy rules, introduced to make it easier for farmers to adapt their businesses as Basic Payments are phased out. The Tenancy Reform Industry Group (Trig) has published a Code of Good Practice for landlords and […]
Isabel Davies
What is OPA and how can it be prevented or controlled? August 3, 2021
Farmers Weekly OPA (sometimes referred to as “Jaagsiekte”) is a potentially devastating disease to sheep flocks. One recent study suggested it could be the third most frequent cause of on-farm adult sheep mortality in the UK (after mastitis and liver fluke). The disease is in all major breeds of sheep, and present in all parts […]
Rhian Price
New 247hp 7250 TTV models join Deutz-Fahr range August 3, 2021
Farmers Weekly Deutz-Fahr has shaken-up its 7-series tractor range with the launch of two 7250 TTVs based heavily on the 280hp 8-series model unveiled last year. The line-up features a like-for-like replacement for the outgoing model and a heavy-duty version that is a close match to the 8280 in terms of spec and performance. The […]
Oliver Mark
Business Clinic: Can we do anything about busy public footpath? August 3, 2021
Farmers Weekly Whether it’s a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s experts can help. Here, Robert James of Thrings advises on a neighbour and footpath question Q. A public footpath runs through our land and past our house. The person who lives at the top of the footpath uses it to access […]
Suzie Horne
Farmer Focus: Barley harvest done, and better than last year August 3, 2021
Farmers Weekly Well, that’s the winter barley in the barn and a start made on the wheat. Better than last year but not that good, is the initial report. Thankfully, we managed to miss most of the storms that blighted parts of the country. The mid-July heatwave certainly helped to bring the barley home nice […]
Emma Gillbard
Harvest 2021: Yields holding up well despite the wet weather August 3, 2021
Farmers Weekly Rain has hampered harvest progress over the past week, but crops are still performing slightly better than expected in most places. We look at how harvest is progressing around the country, with the first winter wheats being cut in Kent and winter barley harvest now finished on one farm in Perthshire. See also: Harvest […]
Farmers Weekly reporter
Tax pitfall reminder for landowners with ‘lax’ grazing lets August 3, 2021
Farmers Weekly Landowners and farmers risk a large inheritance tax (IHT) or capital gains tax (CGT) liability if they take a lax approach to the management of any seasonal grazing agreements. Accountant Saffery Champness has issued a reminder to landowners that anyone who uses a grazing let agreement should ensure they continue to maintain a […]
Isabel Davies
Video: Welsh oilseed rape harvest yields over 5t/ha August 3, 2021
Farmers Weekly Oilseed rape harvest is off to a flying start for Welsh farmer and contractor Richard Anthony, with his crops yielding up to a very impressive 5.8t/ha in the Vale of Glamorgan – which is significantly higher than last year. Harvest of the 154ha rapeseed area began on 26 July, with the hybrid variety […]
Emma Gillbard
Badgers ‘17 times more likely’ to carry TB than cattle – FUW August 3, 2021
Farmers Weekly A farming union has calculated badgers in Wales are 17 times more likely to be carrying bovine TB than cattle. The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) says TB figures expose “flaws” in the Welsh government’s eradication policy, ignoring what it describes as a “massive disease reservoir” in the badger population. The proportion of […]
Debbie James
Wild camping debate in Wales escalates with rise in visitors August 3, 2021
Farmers Weekly Farmers must have the right to decide if wild camping is allowed on their land, says CLA Cymru, as campaigners in England and Wales pursue land access legislation similar to that in place in Scotland. The debate on wild camping has been stoked by the increase in people holidaying in the UK this […]
Debbie James