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Will's World: Red, blue or green - your vote matters

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,…

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England goalkeeper credits farming roots for his success

From farm boy working on his parents’ farm in Cumbria, to mixing it in the Premier League with some of the world’s most iconic footballers, it’s been a meteoric rise…

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Nominations open for FW's 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award

Farmers Weekly’s Lifetime Achievement Award is one of the highest accolades in agriculture – and you can help us find a worthy winner for 2024. This award, made to just…

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Peterborough farmer welcomes 100,000th visitor for OFS

Farming’s annual open day – Open Farm Sunday – returned yesterday (Sunday 9 June) as farmers in all corners of the country welcomed the public through their gates to learn…

YOUNG FARMERS

Lucy Nott: OFS is key in PR race against plant-based eating

By the time you read this, this year's Open Farm Sunday (OFS) will have just happened. Organised by Linking Environment and Farming (Leaf), OFS sees farmers across the country open…

FARMLIFE FRAMED

Photo of the Week: Vintage farming in the modern day

The old and new collide in this shot taken in Methley, near Leeds, by Joshua Wright. Sent in to our Farming Memories gallery recently, the Claas Senator 70 can be…

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SAYFC to launch Respect campaign at Highland Show

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…

COMMUNITY

England goalkeeper credits farming roots for his success

From farm boy working on his parents’ farm in Cumbria, to mixing it in the Premier League with some of the world’s most iconic footballers, it’s been a meteoric rise…

YOUNG FARMERS

Lucy Nott: OFS is key in PR race against plant-based eating

By the time you read this, this year's Open Farm Sunday (OFS) will have just happened. Organised by Linking Environment and Farming (Leaf), OFS sees farmers across the country open…

YOUNG FARMERS

Chris Bennett: Take a decent grain price if it's on offer

The price of grain has varied wildly in the past few years and, as a result, profitability has also varied significantly. How and when we sell our grain has never…

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WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: Red, blue or green - your vote matters

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,…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: My eureka moment is eco app for farmers

I’ve had another one of my bright ideas. Like the rest of them, I’ve no idea if it’s already been done by someone else, is pure genius or (more likely)…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: Meaning of life discovered on Wrexham farm

I’m about to claim something that’s groundbreaking in the extreme. So if you’re not already sitting down while reading this, you may want to pull up a chair. Humans of…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: Emotion clouds the subject of succession

I’ve recently set up power of attorney for my parents. I should have done it years ago, of course, but as always with this kind of thing just hadn’t got…

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JCB Fastrac and Land Rover Defender in major charity runs

Two major new charity initiatives are in preparation – one driving a JCB Fastrac almost 5,000 miles around the coast of Great Britain, the other involving an old Land Rover…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Britain's Fittest Farmer 2024: Over 40s entries roll in

With less than a month to go until the Britain’s Fittest Farmer qualifier events, there is still plenty of time to enter and take part in farming’s biggest physical and…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Farm Doctor: When does a cut need medical attention?

Farming is a demanding occupation that involves many complex and potentially dangerous tasks on a daily basis. Related injuries can vary from simple cuts and scrapes, to more serious lacerations…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

BFF: First-time entrants get competition-ready

There are just seven weeks to go until the first Britain’s Fittest Farmer 2024 qualifier in June. Plenty of time, then, to kick-start your training and join us for the…

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FARMLIFE FRAMED

Photo of the Week: When a combine cost just over £2,000

This fabulous old photo of a combine from the 1960s was sent into us by Jemima White. “Hard to believe that this new McCormick Harvester was purchased by the G…

FARMLIFE FRAMED

Photo of the Week: Vintage farming in the modern day

The old and new collide in this shot taken in Methley, near Leeds, by Joshua Wright. Sent in to our Farming Memories gallery recently, the Claas Senator 70 can be…

FARMLIFE FRAMED

Photo of the Week: 'Original shepherdess' spins a yarn

This is a picture of Pauline Baker in the 1980s. Her daughter, Dawn, submitted the photo to our new Farming Memories gallery, which we’ve set up to help celebrate our…

FARMLIFE FRAMED

Photo of the Week: Farming memories - 1965 building a stack

This week’s photo pick is featured in our 90th birthday memories gallery and was sent in by George Williamson. It was taken in 1965 at Dixonfield Farm, Thurso, and features…