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In the most recent edition of This Week in Farming, we bring you a quick summary of the top stories from Farmers Weekly in the past week. The magazine featured a water management special with insights on tackling flooding, water retention, and storage on farms.

Here’s a look at the latest market prices: Beef prices reached new highs, while feed wheat prices eased back to £181.6/t.

In other news:

Westminster is still struggling to provide support to farm businesses affected by flooding, with only £2.1m distributed so far out of the £50m Farming Recovery Fund.

Last winter’s flooding had a significant impact on the UK’s 2024 wheat production, which plummeted by 21% to 11.1m tonnes.

Record-breaking rainfall has delayed drilling and left growers worried about a potential washout similar to last winter.

The sugar beet harvest has shown promising results with good sugar levels and yields exceeding 100t/ha.

Wales faces pressure on slurry rules due to a wet autumn, leading to a three-month ban on muck spreading.

Welsh farmers have received their first advance payment under the 2024 Basic Payment Scheme.

Livestock farmers in bluetongue zones are facing price cuts for lambs at abattoirs, and a new bluetongue strain detected in the Netherlands poses a threat.

The autumn Budget on 30 October has lobbyists advocating for support for the farming sector, with concerns over potential fuel duty rises and inheritance tax changes.

Commodity watch: Finished beef trade is strong, with early suckled calves returning to £3/kg, while pig prices have slipped back in the UK.

Fendt’s 620 Vario and UK-made mole ploughs were put to the test this week.

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