Latest farming videos WEED MANAGEMENTVideo: Leicester farm trials weed seed unit on Fendt combineEurope’s first Redekop seed control unit (SCU) fitted to a Fendt Ideal 10T combine, aimed at controlling weed seeds, is being put to the test this harvest in Leicestershire at… COMMUNITYSheepdog School: What training equipment do you need?Man’s best friend, a loyal companion, and a farm’s greatest asset – the value of a well-trained sheepdog cannot be overestimated. But even the most experienced of collies can have… BEEFVideo: How an estate grazes beef cattle on 1,000ha marshInnovative grazing practices have enabled a Cumbrian estate to capitalise on more than 1,000ha (2,471 acres) of saltmarsh, giving a beef finishing system an extensive, low-input store period. Each summer,… HARVESTVideo: Snatch-and-go start to Somerset winter wheat harvestSomerset grower Charles Quick managed to catch a break between the rainstorms to make a start on winter wheat harvest, before this week’s forecast of heavy rain. Cutting into a… BEEFVideo: How Shorthorn forage system hits 500kg bulling weightsTrawling the globe for elite commercial sires and flushing easy-fleshing females from forage-based systems has helped a pedigree herd expand while consistently bulling heifers at 14-15 months old. Dutch veterinary… ARABLEHarvest 2023: Winter barley harvest kicks off in ShropshireFor Jonathon Warner, winter barley harvesting usually kicks off in mid-July, but dry weather this spring meant he started cutting two weeks earlier than normal, on 29 June. Mr Warner… PIGSOn test: 3 types of shade for outdoor pigsA Norfolk outdoor pig unit is trialling three ways of providing shade to find out which one offers the most practical solution to improving pig welfare and productivity. Digging wallows… WEED MANAGEMENTVideo: Mechanical hoes offer solution to herbicide resistanceAs herbicides are withdrawn from the market, resistance builds and growers seek more sustainable weed management strategies, an increasing number of growers are turning to mechanical weed control. Andy Baggott,… FORAGE WAGONSVideo: Lely revolutionises zero grazing with autonomous ExosDutch firm Lely has put the finishing touches to its self-propelled grass harvester and feeder, which is set to go on sale in the Netherlands next year. The battery powered… SUGAR BEETVideo: Robotti successfully drills and weeds 150ha of sugar beetAutonomous Agri Solutions and Sentry farming have teamed up to use a fully autonomous robot to successfully drill and weed a 150ha area of sugar beet across Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire.… SHEEPVideo: How a lowland farm is preparing for low-methane sheepResults from the first UK farm to test methane emissions in sheep using portable accumulation chambers have shown they were producing on average about 20g/day of methane and 1.2kg/day of… CRIMEVideo: CCTV captures GPS kit being stolenThieves stole four tractor domes and a GPS screen from a Leicestershire arable and poultry farmer. Will Oliver said two men took £25,000 worth of kit in the overnight raid… NEWSTrade deals and tree planting debated at FW Question TimeIssues surrounding trade deals, imports, and farming policy were debated in front of a full auditorium at the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) in Cirencester for the final Farmers Weekly Question… CARBONClimate adaptation and resilience within the farm businessOn Thursday 27 April 2023, Farmers Weekly hosted its webinar on climate adaptation and resilience within the farm business with the Woodland Trust. Integrating trees into farming systems provides opportunities… MARKET OPPORTUNITIESVideo: UK agroforestry system integrates fruit and arableFirst-generation tenant farmer Stephen Briggs planted the UK’s largest agroforestry system, integrating fruit trees and arable cropping to boost land productivity. More than a decade after the 4,500 apple trees… BEEFVideo: Feed efficiency gain in Angus herd worth up to 41p/kgYoung bulls in the Rawburn Aberdeen Angus herd require 0.2kg less feed on average to grow 1kg of liveweight in their first winter than in 2020. The Elliots of Roxburgh… BUSINESSVideo: Basic features of futures markets and hedgingIn the second part of the Commodity Risk Management online course, Professor Joost M.E. Pennings builds on the foundations laid in part one of the course. He goes into more… BUSINESSVideo: Value of risk management and hedgingIn this video, Professor Joost M.E. Pennings explains the role of hedging in lowering the cost of captial and increasing net cash flow. As an authority in the field of… WHATS IN YOUR SHEDWIYS: Contractor ditches new kit for retro fleetMark Bowran, 2003 winner of Farmers Weekly’s Tractor Driver of the Year competition, opens the doors of his MBC Services contracting business. Machinery editor, Oliver Mark asks the questions and… NEWSFarmers shape the debate at Farmers Weekly Question TimeThe first Farmers Weekly Question Time, a series of live regional debates on key agricultural topics, kicked off at Harper Adams University on 2 February 2023. Farmers shaped the discussion… More articles
