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Farmers Weekly Industry leaders are set to apply for the emergency use of three essential maize seed dressings for the 2024 season. An application for emergency authorisation to use three maize seed dressings is expected to…

Farmers Weekly Oats gave a higher yield and profit margin when direct drilled compared with minimum tillage in an eight-year trial, due largely to the cereal crop showing a very vigorous growth habit which helped it compete…

Farmers Weekly Poultry farmers are facing major hikes in the cost of insurance and, in some instances, are operating without insurance at all, as insurers have restricted the availability of cover in the wake of the ongoing…

Farmers Weekly Winter wheat varieties that are susceptible to disease need not feature in cropping plans for harvest 2024, except where growers are targeting the Group 1 breadmaking sector, according to crop experts. After a…

Farmers Weekly Are you one of farming’s “quiet regenners”? These secretive types dabble in the dark arts of regenerative agriculture without noisily broadcasting it to the world – something they slightly resent the early…

Farmers Weekly On the back of the diesel-powered 403’s success, JCB has introduced a battery-powered version that promises similar levels of performance, minus the noise and fumes. The 403e’s 20kWh lithium-ion battery pack…

Farmers Weekly A group of farming and environmental organisations has written to the Welsh government, expressing deep concern regarding the lack of Glastir support in place for 2024. While the Welsh government committed in…

Farmers Weekly The year is 2043. Wrexham have just been crowned Premier League and European Champions and the 23rd series of Clarkson’s Farm has just been confirmed. Former FW opinion writer and now UK Farmers’ Party prime…

Farmers Weekly Farming with extremes in weather patterns seems to be a recurring theme over recent years. Rain was welcomed last week, with drought stress visible across the farm. Grass growth had dropped to 25kg dry matter…