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EnvironmentA Welsh government-commissioned study of 63 farmers finds they are already adapting to wetter, drier and less predictable weather, but says grants and rules must be more flexible to fit different farms.
CropsA Cambridgeshire manager melts his own urea and cuts N by about 20%, a Suffolk grower has gone from 200-220 to about 120 kg/ha, and a Pembrokeshire dairy farmer grew the same grass on 83 kg/ha.
AgrotechClive Bailye's AI farming agent, Giles, watched the government site, filled in his Sustainable Farming Incentive form when the window opened and had it ready to review by 10.30am; the pot closed at 3.48pm.
VegetablesSteve Edgley is spreading his crop across five store types, using maleic hydrazide, DMN and orange oil to hold sprouting, as spot prices near £360 to £380 a tonne bring relief after two hard years.
LivestockH5N1 avian influenza was confirmed near Belford on 19 October, the second case in Great Britain this season, which has now lost its disease-free status; producers are urged to use funded biosecurity reviews.
LivestockAHDB expects beef output of 904,000 tonnes in 2026 and 896,000 in 2027, with prices above the five-year average, while muted demand, imports and bluetongue are the risks.
LivestockExport values rose 15% and volumes 8% to almost 293,000 tonnes, led by beef up 23% to £450m and sheepmeat up 15% to £401m, as AHDB, HCC and QMS promote British meat at Sial Paris.
AgribusinessThe 2026 Future Farming Investment Scheme offers up to £20,000 per farm or croft at 50% to 100% rates, drops the priority groups that confused applicants and lets 2025 recipients reapply.
CropsAgronomists in Farmers Weekly's Crop Watch report protracted wheat emergence, written-off oilseed rape, slug damage in cloddy seed-beds and high aphid numbers as the promised autumn rain fails to arrive.
The Abattoir Sector Group says the UK has gone from about 2,500 abattoirs to about 200 since the 1970s, and wants small slaughterhouses treated as essential infrastructure.
Matt England adds about 40 kg/ha of barley to his pulses; over five years, bicrops yielded 5-10% more than monocrops and improved gross margin in four of six comparisons.
OpinionIn a Farmers Weekly column, Jess Tilley-Moore, who came to farming at 17 and now has her own Greyface Dartmoor flock, argues the industry must welcome newcomers.
LivestockGrass yields were 16% down by mid-August, and consultant James Daniel expects a 10-15% end-of-year shortfall; he advises a forage budget now and buffer feeding rather than late grazing.
