Farmers Guide

Farmers Guide is the sole farming magazine in the UK that is delivered directly and free of charge to farmers and contractors. It also offers complimentary advertising opportunities for its farmer readers. Featuring experienced editors who specialize in machinery and arable topics, our magazine provides fresh and exclusive articles that you won't find anywhere else. David Williams travels globally to deliver the latest news in machinery, while Dominic Kilburn covers a wide range of arable updates.

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Release date announced for Clarkson's Farm series four

3 weeks ago | farmersguide.co.uk | Aleksandra Cupriak

Farm Life The launch date of Clarkson’s Farm season four has just been announced. Jeremy Clarkson, the owner of Diddly Squat Farm, has published on his social media: ‘Same farm, new pub, Clarkson’s Farm Season 4 coming to Prime Video on the 23rd May’. The UK Original series will launch exclusively on Prime Video globally.
Farming leaders challenge food security minister on SFI closure

1 month ago | farmersguide.co.uk | Aleksandra Cupriak

Politics A farming roundtable organised by the NFU has met with food security and rural affairs minister Daniel Zeichner to explain the crushing impact of Defra’s decision to close the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and raise the urgent need for transparency from Defra.
What are the latest farm machinery trends in 2025?

1 month ago | farmersguide.co.uk | Sarah Kidby

Machinery As the agricultural sector continues to evolve in response to global challenges, 2025 marks a pivotal year for innovative farming solutions, AMTEC explains. Climate change and rising operational costs are the two main impacts for innovative farming solutions and technological advancements in 2025.
Planning crisis: Farmers wait years to get planning premission

1 month ago | farmersguide.co.uk | Aleksandra Cupriak

Planning & Buildings Rural businesses in England are waiting years, sometimes even decades, to get planning permission to enable investment and build homes, said CLA. The CLA approached 38 councils in England where over half the population lives in rural areas. In total, 35 responded to its Freedom of Information (FOI) requests. The findings show:Lengthy delays: Eight councils exceeded the government’s target time to issue decisions in 2023, with delays stretching from weeks to years.
Tesco will give away free food to cut food waste

1 month ago | farmersguide.co.uk | Aleksandra Cupriak

Food & Drink Tesco has confirmed that it is beginning a trial in which it will be giving away expiring food to customers for free with the aim to cut food waste. A number of Tesco Express stores will take part in the trial where some remaining food will be available for customers through the tills at no charge. It is expected to be available after 9.30 pm.
Norfolk farmer goes all-livestock to build resilience and increase profitability

1 month ago | farmersguide.co.uk | Aleksandra Cupriak

Livestock Business A beef and sheep farmer from Norfolk has decided to move from a mixed arable to an all-livestock operation. His aim is to focus on improving farm resilience, soil health and stock performance. David Cross of Glovers Farm is taking part in the AHDB Beef & Lamb Monitor Farm programme. To support this shift, he has modelled three cattle enterprise scenarios to determine the most suitable approach to meet the farm’s objectives.
Jeremy Clarkson worries that council can take over his farm

1 month ago | farmersguide.co.uk | Aleksandra Cupriak

Politics “I could wake up one morning in the very near future to be told by West Oxfordshire District Council that they now own my farm,” wrote Jeremy Clarkson in response to the latest news that the Planning and Infrastructure Bill was introduced to Parliament. As deputy prime minister and secretary of state for housing, Angela Rayner explained, the Planning and Infrastructure Bill aims at delivering 1.5 million new homes in the country.
Somerset 'hero' farmer rescues 12 two-day-old piglets from fire

1 month ago | farmersguide.co.uk | Aleksandra Cupriak

Farm Safety Roger Apsey, who farms in Charlton Musgrove, South Somerset, rescued two-day-old piglets from a fire that broke out in his barn in the middle of the night. The farmer told BBC News that he was woken up by his partner Emily at around midnight on 8th March when she realised the barn was on fire. “I quickly ran outside. I could hear the piglets squealing. We’ve got a lot of collector cars in the shed as well, they all got burnt. The glass was smashing.
North East farmers set to be hit hardest by IHT

1 month ago | farmersguide.co.uk | Aleksandra Cupriak

Politics Farmers in the North East could be hit the hardest by the inheritance tax, according to a law firm, Weightmans. The liabilities could surpass £1.85 million, taking an estimated 17 years of earnings to pay off. Thousands of family-run farms across the UK could be forced to sell land or shut down as the government introduces a new inheritance tax (IHT) levy on agricultural assets exceeding £1 million, set to take effect from April 2026.
Pea and bean crops still an option for 2025 after SFI disappointment

1 month ago | farmersguide.co.uk | Aleksandra Cupriak

Other Crops Following the government’s shock closure of the Sustainable Farming Incentive last week, the PGRO is reminding growers that peas and beans should be drilled as soon as possible to avoid a late harvest and crop losses. Some land earmarked for the SFI may now be put to other crops, and some growers will be considering pulses as, in an average year, the returns would be greater than a typical SFI option.