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Fendt 800 Series tractor launched with new 8L engine, cab and transmission
Machinery

Fendt 800 Series tractor launched with new 8L engine, cab and transmission

Replacing the popular S4 range, the new 800 Series contains several new features and mechanical changes

Toby Whatley
clock 26 August 2025 • 7 min read
Defra Secretary Steve Reed: "Farmers can lead the way in cleaning up water"
Water Management

Defra Secretary Steve Reed: "Farmers can lead the way in cleaning up water"

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Defra Secretary Steve Reed discusses changing the way farmers work with water and managing the impact of climate change

Farmers Guardian
clock 26 August 2025 • 3 min read
Register now for our FREE webinar: How to navigate the planning system for farmers
Farm Business

Register now for our FREE webinar: How to navigate the planning system for farmers

The webinar will take place on Thursday August 28 at 7pm

Farmers Guardian
clock 14 August 2025 • 1 min read
The Farmers Guardian Podcast: Why farmers might want to consider finishing pigs as a business diversification
Podcasts

The Farmers Guardian Podcast: Why farmers might want to consider finishing pigs as a business diversification

There is good reason to be positive about the future of the pig industry, say Heidi Dekker-Woljung and Mark Jagger of Pilgrim's Europe

Katie Jones
clock 22 August 2025 • 1 min read
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Vegetables are travelling further than the average Brit this summer
Farm Business

Vegetables are travelling further than the average Brit this summer

The public is becoming increasingly frustrated with leading supermarkets stocking imported fruit and veg when the same produce is in season on UK farms, according to new research from Riverford

Mia Willemsen
clock 27 August 2025 • 3 min read
Value of red meat exports up almost 10% for 2025
Farm Business

Value of red meat exports up almost 10% for 2025

Jane Thynne
clock 27 August 2025 • 2 min read
Commercial heifer claims supreme title at Hope Show
Shows & Sales

Commercial heifer claims supreme title at Hope Show

Farmers Guardian
clock 27 August 2025 • 4 min read
Texel shearlings and ram lambs sell to 20,000gns
Shows & Sales

Texel shearlings and ram lambs sell to 20,000gns

Angela Calvert
clock 27 August 2025 • 3 min read
Farmers warned to be vigilant as livestock die due to hemlock poisoning
Animal Health

Farmers warned to be vigilant as livestock die due to hemlock poisoning

Mia Willemsen
clock 27 August 2025 • 1 min read
Auction mart sales round-up: Whatmore leads Welshpool Dutch Spotted; Hot competition at Darlington young handlers event; Breeding sheep in demand at J36
Shows & Sales

Auction mart sales round-up: Whatmore leads Welshpool Dutch Spotted; Hot competition at Darlington young handlers event; Breeding sheep in demand at J36

Farmers Guardian
clock 27 August 2025 • 14 min read

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Farming with the sea: Suffolk farmer turns flooding threat into a nature-based solution

Farming with the sea: Suffolk farmer turns flooding threat into a nature-based solution

Water special: Hydropower an 'untapped opportunity' for farms

Water special: Hydropower an 'untapped opportunity' for farms

Profitable upland farming: How Shropshire farmers are making the environment pay

Profitable upland farming: How Shropshire farmers are making the environment pay

Gloucester family tackles flood risk through proactive approach

Gloucester family tackles flood risk through proactive approach

Water Special: Navigating changes to water abstraction licences

Water Special: Navigating changes to water abstraction licences

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Herefordshire Romney flock proves its worth in low-input system
Sheep

Herefordshire Romney flock proves its worth in low-input system

Ellie Layton
clock 27 August 2025 • 7 min read
Fendt shows its first full-size all-electric tractor
Machinery

Fendt shows its first full-size all-electric tractor

Toby Whatley
clock 26 August 2025 • 8 min read
Gloucester family tackles flood risk through proactive approach
Livestock

Gloucester family tackles flood risk through proactive approach

Wendy Short
clock 25 August 2025 • 7 min read
Opinion and blogs
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From the editor: Our farmers support a lot more than the economy
Farm Life

From the editor: Our farmers support a lot more than the economy

Alex Black
Alex Black
clock 27 August 2025 • 2 min read
Rural Education Matters: Olivia Shave - From tractors to lunchboxes, why farmers must help rewrite the national curriculum
Blogs

Rural Education Matters: Olivia Shave - From tractors to lunchboxes, why farmers must help rewrite the national curriculum

Olivia Shave
clock 27 August 2025 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Winnie Bullock: "I would urge anyone who is unsure about Young Farmers to go and get stuck in"
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Winnie Bullock: "I would urge anyone who is unsure about Young Farmers to go and get stuck in"

Tom Ryder
clock 27 August 2025 • 4 min read
Latest business news
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Vegetables are travelling further than the average Brit this summer
Farm Business

Vegetables are travelling further than the average Brit this summer

The public is becoming increasingly frustrated with leading supermarkets stocking imported fruit and veg when the same produce is in season on UK farms, according to new research from Riverford

Mia Willemsen
clock 27 August 2025 • 3 min read
Value of red meat exports up almost 10% for 2025
Farm Business

Value of red meat exports up almost 10% for 2025

AHDB hails figures which reveal exports for first half of year total £966m

Jane Thynne
clock 27 August 2025 • 2 min read
Vegan council produces 'large amounts of food waste' since going plant-based
Politics

Vegan council produces 'large amounts of food waste' since going plant-based

The Countryside Alliance have renewed calls for Calderdale Council to ditch their ‘unpopular and divisive’ meat ban, after the deputy mayor said that the council's food waste was soaring

Mia Willemsen
clock 26 August 2025 • 2 min read
Rural crime
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Four men handed jail terms after diverting meat not meant for human consumption back into food chain
Rural crime

Four men handed jail terms after diverting meat not meant for human consumption back into food chain

The food crime team discovered 1.9 tonnes of animal by-products at an illegal meat cutting plant in Southwark

Jane Thynne
clock 27 August 2025 • 3 min read
Farmer fails to treat cow for eye injury from ingrown horn
Rural crime

Farmer fails to treat cow for eye injury from ingrown horn

East Riding of Yorkshire Council said the farmer chose to euthanise the cow instead of providing the animal with veterinary treatment

Chris Brayford
clock 25 August 2025 • 2 min read
'Reckless' tractor driver 'who just wanted to get home' handed 12-month ban
Rural crime

'Reckless' tractor driver 'who just wanted to get home' handed 12-month ban

Dashcam footage caught tractor veering across traffic before mounting central reservation

Jane Thynne
clock 21 August 2025 • 2 min read