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What does Dame Angela Eagle's appointment as Defra secretary mean for UK agriculture? This week, we examine the new secretary of state's pri...
What does an Andy Burnham government mean for UK agriculture? This week, Westminster watcher Jeremy Moody examines the new prime minister's...
A third summer heatwave is creating difficult harvesting conditions, with shrivelled grain, variable cereal yields and combines being forced...
This week's Farmers Weekly Podcast comes from the Groundswell show in Hertfordshire, where Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch tells farmers s...
This week, we examine whether the government's long-awaited 25-year Farming Roadmap will deliver the certainty, confidence and investment fa...
Defra has finally unveiled the budget for its flagship Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme – but is £240 million enough to meet...
This live Cereals 2026 episode tackles one big question: with high input costs and mediocre grain prices will planting cereals this autumn b...
This week, Defra confirms England's Sustainable Farming Incentive will reopen for applications on 30 June – but only for some farmers,...
This week, farmers report delays receiving payments from soil carbon scheme Agreena – with some growers saying they are owed thousands...
This week, police pledge tougher action on hare coursing after an Essex farmer suffers almost 200 incidents in eight months. The government...
Fuel shortages triggered by the Iran conflict could leave crops rotting in fields this harvest unless food production is prioritised. We hea...
This week, food and environmental groups call for a ban on pre-harvest glyphosate use. We look at the alternatives – and whether this...
This week's episode is brought to you with Bayer Crop Science. As fertiliser prices rise and new-season supplies tighten, we ask when farmer...
Celebrity farmer Jeremy Clarkson speaks out as soaring fuel and fertiliser costs force arable growers to rethink autumn cropping plans. MPs...
In this episode, Travellers set up an unauthorised encampment in Hertfordshire and new planning rules face their biggest test yet. The situa...
In this episode, farm charities offer a listening ear as inheritance tax rules come into effect – leaving farming families facing a he...
In this episode, an influential group of MPs launches a campaign to boost farm profitability. The Labour Rural Research Group has already ha...
In this episode, red diesel prices reach new highs as the Iran War escalates. The government unveils it's long-awaited Land Use Framework &n...
UK cereal farmers earn less than the minimum wage, according to the latest government figures. Why environmental payments aren't delivering...
As war spreads across the Middle East, we look at the implications for UK farmers – including the impact on fertiliser, fuel and food...