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Farmers Weekly Since its conception in 2006, the Linking Environment and Farming Open Farm Sunday event has gained traction among farmers across the country. Now in it’s 17th iteration, this year’s event, which took place on…

Farmers Weekly Plant-based food manufacturer Meatless Farm is facing bankruptcy after being unable to attract new investment. All of the company’s 50 staff based at its headquarters in Leeds have been made redundant amid a…

Farmers Weekly Hill farmers in Scotland have issued an urgent plea to the government to reauthorise a selective herbicide used to control bracken. NFU Scotland said an application for the use of Asulox (asulam) was submitted…

Farmers Weekly For readers of a certain age, any talk of “beavers” will cause an involuntary guffaw as it conjures up the memory of Leslie Nielsen and Priscilla Presley’s innocent innuendo in a scene from the 1989 hit comedy…

Farmers Weekly Farmers have a well-earned reputation for being cynical about politicians, but the recent spotlight on rural affairs could go in our favour as the parties look ahead to the next general election. The recent…

Farmers Weekly Signs of drought are being seen in crops as the higher temperatures this week stress plants. One positive is that the lack of moisture is helping to suppress disease, leading to some growers easing off on the…

Farmers Weekly With contractors and large farming enterprises now running their tractors over longer distances on the road, Continental aims to attract more users to its “hybrid” tyre with the addition of new sizes. All tyre…

Farmers Weekly A data-driven approach to herd health has seen a high-output dairy cut its vet and medicine cost in the past six years by nearly 0.5p/litre to 0.72p/litre. Phil Halhead, of Norbreck Farm, Cockerham, near…