1+ week, 4+ day ago   (411+ words) Last month, I said we were making second-cut silage. That was optimistic: weeks of strong, hot winds have ripped all the moisture out of everything. Stock have eaten all that standing grass, clover and herbs and the ewes are now…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (569+ words) I am painfully aware that for most of us this has been a pretty rubbish arable harvest. After long hours in the combine, with relatively few trailer loads to empty, you don’t need the business instincts of Lord Sugar to…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (170+ words) Driveline improvements and a new stone guard option are evident on Kverneland’s latest tractor-mounted flail choppers for vegetation control. The three-model Tersus line-up replaces the preceding FRO range, covering 2.3m, 2.8m and 3.25m working widths for tractors of 80-170hp. All feature hydraulic side-shift – 250mm of…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (619+ words) Hedgerows have a key role in supporting woodland biodiversity, but do not improve the connectivity between patches of woodland for insects, according to the latest findings from the Organic Research Centre. Blocks of woodland surrounded by hedgerows work well for…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (600+ words) Welcome back to another edition of This Week in Farming, your one-stop shop for the best Farmers Weekly content from the past seven days. First, here’s your markets (opens as PDF), with a pleasing bump in the liveweight lamb price…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (612+ words) Winter oilseed rape growers delaying planting until late August and into September need to adjust their agronomy to compensate for the shortened growing window before winter, says an expert. OSR drilling is set to be delayed this summer as the…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1094+ words) A progressive beef and sheep farmer in the Scottish Borders served notice to vacate the family farm after 32 years has succeeded in rebuilding a profitable business. Determined it would not finish his career in farming, Jim Logan kept faith that…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (716+ words) Farmers in England are being promised a £65m package to help them through the drought – but the government has confirmed the money is being reprioritised from Defra’s existing farming budget. The package, announced by prime minister Andy Burnham, comes as almost…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (470+ words) This has been a summer of relentless challenge for Britain’s farmers. I want to thank sincerely every one of you for your resilience and determination in keeping our nation fed. You have carried on through punishing conditions. The gruelling heat…...

2+ day, 14+ min ago   (466+ words) A south Wales farmer has blamed reduced livestock grazing on upland commons and increasing vegetation for raging wildfires affecting much of his area. Beef and sheep farmer Brian Bowen spoke to Farmers Weekly as a major fire continued to spread…...