Farmers Guide

☀️ #ILOSEnergy highlights strong ongoing solar opportunities for landowners, even for those who missed out on applying for the recent grid connections scheme. 🤝 There’s a growing opportunity for farmers and landowners to partner directly with commercial businesses looking to switch from fossil fuels to secure reliable green energy. Industries like data centres, food production and EV infrastructure are actively seeking land for solar projects to power their operations. You could secure: ➡️ ~£1,000–£1,200/acre/year
 ➡️ 35–40 year leases ➡️ Direct private power supply (no grid needed). Explore whether your land could work for solar diversification and start the conversation with a specialist today 👉 farmersguide.co.uk/business/diver… #FarmersGuide #SolarEnergy #GreenEnergy #Landowners #SolarFarming #RenewableEnergy #SustainableFarming #CleanEnergy #FarmEnergy #SolarLeases

#ConvisoSmart is helping keep sugar beet productivity on track, with @KWSUKLtd sugar beet product manager Martin Brown highlighting the importance of variety choice as 2026 crops establish 🌱 With crops emerging, focus is on plant counts and early growth but it’s also a key time to reflect on variety choice. Strong establishment remains vital, and the right genetics can help manage challenges like weed beet, disease and crop resilience. Looking ahead, #ConvisoSmart continues to help growers unlock land potential and protect performance. Find out more and plan ahead for next season 👉 farmersguide.co.uk/?p=124616&prev… #FarmersGuide #SugarBeet #Farming #KWS #Arable #SugarBeetFarming #CropManagement #PlantVariety #ArableFarming #FarmTech #CropProtection #WeedControl #FarmProductivity

Farmers have been invited to attend the RSABI’s farmer football fundraiser, with a line-up of recognised farming personalities, including members of BBC’s This Farming Life, ready to walk out at McDiarmid Park on 7th June ⚽ Read more ➡️ farmersguide.co.uk/rural/charity/… @RSABI 🫵 Join thousands of farmers getting the agri-news that matters first - bit.ly/sign-up-newsle… #FarmersFootball #RSABIFundraiser #FarmingLife #McDiarmidPark #FarmersUnited

The public has been granted access to DEFRA’s national soil map, the most comprehensive soil data available for England and Wales ⬇️ ➡️ farmersguide.co.uk/arable/soil-he… #SoilMap #DEFRA #SoilData #LandManagement #UKAgriculture #UKFarming

🚜 Grassland demo day 2026 @CrawfordsMach is inviting its customers to an exclusive grassland demo day. 🗓️ Thursday 7th May (10:30am–4:00pm) 📍 2 Red Farm Gates, Shaw, Newbury. The event will showcase the latest machinery from leading brands, with live demonstrations, hands-on opportunities behind the wheel, and the chance to speak directly with manufacturer specialists throughout the day. For more information, visit our events page 👉 farmersguide.co.uk/event/grasslan… #FarmersGuide #Events #GrasslandDemoDay #FarmMachinery #AgricultureEvent #CrawfordsGroup

The National Sheep Association (NSA) has been encouraging its members to give farm access to children during the lambing season in an attempt to give the next generation an understanding of how food is produced 🐑 Read more ➡️ farmersguide.co.uk/rural/educatio… @natsheep #NationalSheepAssociation #LambingSeason #FarmLife #SheepFarming #NextGenerationFarmers

Arlington, previously included on the AHDB Recommended List as a provisional Group 1 for 2026/27, has now received full approval. This confirms its status among the UK’s top breadmaking wheats and offers growers a strong new high-performance option for the milling market in the coming season 🚜 Read more ➡️ farmersguide.co.uk/arable/cereals… @DSVUKSEEDS 🫵 Join thousands of farmers getting the agri-news that matters first - bit.ly/sign-up-newsle… #ArlingtonWheat #BreadmakingWheat #UKFarming #MillingWheat #AgriNews

The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has voiced concerns related to the cost and delivery of veterinary services attached to the Welsh Government’s Sustainable Farming Scheme 🚜 Read more ➡️ farmersguide.co.uk/livestock/anim… 🫵 Join thousands of farmers getting the agri-news that matters first - bit.ly/sign-up-newsle… @FUW_UAC #FarmersUnionOfWales #SustainableFarming #VeterinaryCare #WelshFarming #FarmingConcerns

Drivers should expect delays near the A12/A14 Seven Hills roundabout in Ipswich after a trailer carrying spinach overturned ⚠️ ➡️ farmersguide.co.uk/business/farm-… #IpswichTraffic #SevenHillsRoundabout #TrafficUpdate #A12 #A14 #Accident #Suffolk #Ipswich 🫵 Join thousands of farmers getting the agri news that matters first - bit.ly/sign-up-newsle…

🚜 🌱 As more growers move away from chemical fertilisers, precision spreading is essential for improving soil health and efficiency. @RichardWestern’s engineered spreaders are designed to deliver reliable performance when it matters most. 🔗 Click the link to view the full article and watch the testimonial from A J Alexander & Son 👉 farmersguide.co.uk/machinery/muck… #FarmersGuide #RichardWestern #SoilHealth #SustainableFarming #Agriculture #PrecisionFarming #FarmEquipment #ManureSpreading #CropFarming

The long-awaited Crime and Policing Bill received Royal Assent, granting police new powers to enter premises without a warrant to recover electronically tracked stolen agricultural equipment. ➡️ farmersguide.co.uk/rural/rural-cr… #CrimeAndPolicingBill #PolicePowers #AgriculturalEquipment #StolenMachine #MachineTheft #RuralCrime #FarmSecurity 🫵 Join thousands of farmers getting the agri news that matters first - bit.ly/sign-up-newsle…

📣 youtu.be/oUMVL7lceuQ 📹 Join machinery reporter Daniel Hodge as he browses and drives the @MF_EAME 7S, 8S Xtra, and 9S tractors 🚜 Which model would suit your farm? Watch the video and let us know your thoughts in the comments 💬 #PowerTractors #MasseyFerguson #HighHorsepower #TractorVideo #TractorReview #7S #8S #9S

Linking Environment And Farming @LEAF_Farming has updated its Marque Standard sustainability certification framework, which introduces a stronger focus on soil health, monitoring and environmental performance, reflecting a wider shift towards more measurable and evidence-based farming practices. ➡️ farmersguide.co.uk/arable/soil-he… #SustainableFarming #SoilHealth #LEAF #MarqueStandard #SoilConservation 🫵 Join thousands of farmers getting the agri news that matters first - bit.ly/sign-up-newsle…

Foot-and-mouth disease SAT 1 has been detected in China for the first time ⚠️ 👉 farmersguide.co.uk/livestock/anim… #FootAndMouthDisease #FMDChina #AnimalHealth #LivestockHealth #AgricultureNews #AgriNews #ChinaAgriculture #AnimalDisease #FarmHealth 🫵 Join thousands of farmers getting the agri news that matters first - bit.ly/sign-up-newsle…

Jeremy Clarkson has announced that his brewery, Hawkstone, will invest millions to save the British hop industry 🍻 ➡️ farmersguide.co.uk/business/food-… #JeremyClarkson #Clarkson #Hawkstone #HawkstoneBrewery #Brewery #BritishHops #HopIndustry #CraftBeerUK #BritishBrewing #UKBrewers 👉 Join thousands of farmers getting the agri news that matters first - bit.ly/sign-up-newsle…

The government has been urged to ensure that any new UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) agreement does not further compromise the UK’s border controls. 👉 farmersguide.co.uk/livestock/live… #SanitaryAndPhytosanitaryAgreement #UKBorderControl #BritishLivestock #NPA #UKTrade #Livestock 👉 Join thousands of farmers getting the agri news that matters first - bit.ly/sign-up-newsle…

MPs have backed Dame Helen Ghosh as the next chair of the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP), but have urged her to maintain independence from the government. ➡️ farmersguide.co.uk/business/polit… #OfficeForEnvironmentalProtection #OEP #HelenGhosh #EnvironmentalPolicy #UKPolitics #BritishFarming

Farms across England have made significant progress in reducing their environmental footprint over the past decade, with a new study by @Rothamsted suggesting that greenhouse gas emissions and other forms of pollution are on a downward trend. 👉 farmersguide.co.uk/rural/environm… #BritishFarming #FarmingEngland #ReducedEmissions #EnvironmentalImpact #RothamstedResearch

🚜 Alfie White visited @ErnestDoeSons, Fyfield yesterday to see the branch launch as a dual franchise site, where he was warmly welcomed by Juan Garcia and Matt Boardley. 👀 Look out for a full report in the June issue, which will provide an overview of the new dual franchise. #FarmersGuide #ErnestDoe #FarmMachinery #Agriculture #DualFranchise #Fyfield #AgriBusiness #FarmingLife #FarmEquipment #Agritech

Vintage collectors spent £2.4 million at Cheffins’ first collective sale of 2026. A rare 1962 Matbro Mastiff was the top lot among 400 classic and vintage tractors 🚜 One of only six remaining original examples, the Matbro Mastiff was bought from the Cheffins Machinery Sale in the early 1980s for £325. It was sold for £68,608 to a Cheshire buyer during the vintage auction. Read more ➡️ farmersguide.co.uk/machinery/vint… #VintageCollectors #ClassicTractors #VintageTractors #MatbroMastiff #TractorSale #CheffinsAuction #FarmMachinery #VintageMachinery

Two teenagers have been fined after a video showed them trespassing on private farmland in Nottinghamshire and damaging crops. ➡️ farmersguide.co.uk/rural/rural-cr… #Nottinghamshire #NottinghamshirePolice #Farmland #Trespassing #RuralCrime #Agriculture #FarmlandTrespass