When it comes to improving farm income, is it best to diversify or is it best to specialise and add value to existing enterprises? We’ve brought together four experts to explain the pros and cons – so you can decide the best approach to for your farm business. Key areas covered will include: Balance between level of input and reward How to maximise financial return on the sustainable farming practices being adopted ..read more

In case you haven’t noticed, there’s an important vote coming up soon. No doubt in these divided times it’ll fuel endless debate and discussion around which candidate to go for ..read more

Welcome back to another sparkling edition of This Week in Farming, your regular round-up of the best Farmers Weekly content from the past seven days. But before we talk about ..read more

Bad generals, it is said, are always at risk of attempting to win a conflict by using the same tactics that won the last war. At Cereals this week, it ..read more

Strike action by more than 500 workers at Case New Holland’s (CNH) factory in Basildon, Essex has been suspended following a new pay offer by the employer. Strikes planned for ..read more

The UK’s largest quinoa producer, the British Quinoa Company, is looking to take on a limited number of additional growers next spring to meet growing demand within the human consumption ..read more

Diseases such as bluetongue and African swine fever (ASF) pose potential risks to UK livestock this summer, according to veterinary professionals. The prevalence of these diseases in UK herds would ..read more

Two high-tech soil sensors were on show at this year’s Cereals event, putting speed, nutrient use efficiency and microbial populations at the core of tests.  Paul-Tech soil station A soil ..read more

Growers will soon benefit from a much trailed quicker, safer and environmentally friendly sprayer filling system, backed by 13 chemical manufacturers. The Closed Transfer System, easyconnect, reduces sprayer operator exposure ..read more

The Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs (SAYFC) is launching the Respect campaign this week at the Royal Highland Show. Supported by the Scottish agricultural charity the Royal Scottish Agricultural ..read more