Farmers Weekly

I-N-C-R-E-D-I-B-L-E! 🤩🤩🤩 “I was en route to photograph the coast when I saw these farmers working into the night way past sunset. I was struck by their dedication. The day is not done until the job is done.” 📸 Colin Menniss

🚜💪 The high power-to-weight ratio suits the vehicles’ off-road bent, delivering 272hp/610Nm all told READ MORE: ow.ly/yzZY50Znflv

🗣️"As an industry, we must look out for one another’s mental health during these tough times. Our personal attitudes do not exist in a vacuum; positivity can radiate through a team but, equally, depressive chatter is highly infectious." READ MORE: ow.ly/QbEu50ZmBIb

Development consent has been granted for the 1,619ha One Earth Solar Farm on the Nottinghamshire-Lincolnshire border READ MORE: ow.ly/B14m50Zm0mS

🗣️"Daylesford Organic is looking for an experienced and passionate Senior Buyer to lead the Meat, Fish & Eggs categories and shape a best-in-class offering that reflects our uncompromising standards for quality, sustainability and innovation." APPLY HERE: ow.ly/W9fm50ZlGMw

Claas has pulled the wraps off its revamped 264-313hp Axion 8 tractors. Three new variants – the Axion 8.240, 8.270 and 8.290 – replace the previous four-model line-up and max out at 264hp, 291hp and 313hp, respectively 💪🚜 READ MORE: ow.ly/SOMi50ZmhO7

This is one way to make your intentions clear 🤩 You'll be happy to hear that Andy North got a YES from girlfriend Lottie Fensome🌾💍

An upstairs window was reportedly damaged, while seven tractors parked at the Frank Sutton agricultural dealership in Monmouthshire suffered shattered windscreens 😲 READ MORE: ow.ly/QhtU50ZmmYi

Every farm wedding needs a disco cow! 🕺✮🪩𖥔 ݁🐮 Happy couple Charlotte and Ben are from non-farming backgrounds and have built a career in dairy farming 💪 📸 Sarah Grant and Charlotte Sturmey

📖👇In this week’s issue: Welsh farming special report 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 precision breeding and regen research news from Groundswell 🌎 and our 7-page Land & Property Special 🏘️ Find your nearest stockist: ow.ly/OlgX50ZlYnj

Scrubs up well! Raife's looking pretty sharp, too 🚜✨ 📸 Lisa Hulme

🗣️“The rapeseed market is so heavily linked to energy markets through biodiesel that such sudden movements can have a big effect.” READ MORE: ow.ly/rtrT50ZlW46

🗣️“There’s a real risk that farmers are signing these agreements because they want a market for their crop, without fully appreciating the wider commitments they are taking on.” READ MORE: ow.ly/lpNc50ZlGX3

Here's to you, Mr and Mrs Robinson 🥂

Thanks for all your harvest photos so far. Keep 'em coming! 👇 ow.ly/C9Ts50Zl2y3

The choir will perform in the Main Ring on the opening day of the Royal Welsh Show, Monday 20 July 🎶 READ MORE: ow.ly/2ga250ZlsRn

Three Norfolk farmers have transformed harvest by pooling resources and investing in a shared Claas Lexion 770 TT. The result? Faster harvesting, lower costs, less pressure on ageing operators, and a renewed sense of harvest camaraderie 💪🌱 READ MORE: ow.ly/E42A50Zlq7x

Registrations were up in the first six months of 2026 after a sustained period of depressed sales 🚜 READ MORE: ow.ly/823t50Zl39N

🗣️“With the current hot and dry weather, these fires pose a serious risk. They also place unnecessary pressure on our fire service, wasting valuable time, resources and water at a time when they are already extremely busy.” READ MORE: ow.ly/zYvb50Zl2jP

Nearing the finish line... 📸Emma Gauld

🗣️"The Secretary General is the driving force behind the Animal Health Distributors Association, influencing policy, representing members, and helping secure a strong, sustainable future for the sector." APPLY HERE: ow.ly/usgq50ZkyhQ