12+ hour, 25+ min ago  (833+ words) Welcome 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 your market prices (opens as PDF). Feed wheat has lifted above "180/t ex-farm and…...

12+ hour, 20+ min ago  (386+ words) Schoolchildren from Merseyside and Suffolk have been learning more about practical farming and what is actually involved in producing the food on their plates. The north-west event was held on well-known farmer Olly Harrison's farm near Widnes, Cheshire, and organised…...

13+ hour, 47+ min ago  (332+ words) NFU Scotland has called for tougher country-of-origin labelling on food sold in shops and the hospitality sector, warning consumers are often left in the dark about where ingredients come from. Speaking at the Royal Highland Show at Ingliston showground on…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (1767+ words) The UK's 2016 decision to leave the EU after more than 40 years of membership was as surprising as it was consequential. Few, including those advocating for Brexit in the run-up to the 23 June referendum, believed that it would actually happen. When…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (277+ words) Czech tractor maker Zetor has unveiled a new range of "mechanically simple" models to replace its Proxima series, with the newcomers expected to go on sale later this year. The Series 5 line-up comprises three variants, of 102hp, 113hp and 122hp, all powered by…...

22+ hour, 27+ min ago  (610+ words) In my younger days, before I was utterly worn down by the herculean task of parenting numerous adolescent daughters while attempting to make a living from tenant farming, I'd regularly experience "fear of missing out, or Fomo. It was most…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (552+ words) By the time you read this, the Makerfield by-election will have taken place, with Andy Burnham, the expected prime ministerial challenger, likely to win the seat. If he then clears all the subsequent hurdles to make it into Number 10, the…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (382+ words) Grazing on the Salisbury Plain, our cattle can be quite far from the farmyard, so being prepared for all eventualities is key when we go out and check round. The farm pickup is always loaded up with all the essentials,…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (435+ words) Sheep farmers are set to receive better returns for fleeces this year, with wool prices up considerably as a result of tight global supplies. Wool values lifted more than 10% at the final British Wool sale of the 2025-26 season on 9 June,…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago  (1003+ words) Finding ways to mitigate heat stress for cows at grass each summer is posing an increasing challenge as spells of high temperatures become commonplace. But next year, there will be new guidance and tools for keeping cows cool when results…...