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''Farmers Weekly'' is a magazine aimed at the British farming industry. It provides news; business features; a weekly digest of facts and figures about British, European and world
agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people ...
; and
livestock Livestock are the domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to provide labor and produce diversified products for consumption such as meat, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool. The term is sometimes used to refer solely to ani ...
, arable and machinery sections with reports on technical developments, farm sales and analysis of prices.


History and profile

The first issue of ''The Farmers Weekly'' was on 22 June 1934, costing 2 d. It claimed to be a ''newspaper of the soil'' and aimed to increase agricultural production in the United Kingdom. It was acquired by
Edward George Warris Hulton Sir Edward George Warris Hulton (29 November 1906 – 8 October 1988) was a British magazine publisher and writer. Early life Hulton was born to Sir Edward Hulton, 1st Baronet, a newspaper publisher and racehorse owner originally from Mancheste ...
in 1937. The magazine is published weekly on Fridays, typically 51 times per year. ''Farmers Weekly'' has published books including ''Farmhouse Fare'' (1935) and ''Home Made Country Wines'' (1955), both consisting of recipes contributed by readers of the magazine. In the 1930s, ''Farmers Weekly'' average circulation per issue was 100,000 copies. In 2004, it had an average circulation of 77,233; by 2013, this had fallen to 59,328; in 2018, average circulation was 44,023 per issue. Farmers Weekly Interactive (FWi) is the online home of Farmers Weekly, with 623,231 unique visitors per month visiting the FWi website. Related events include the Farmers Weekly Awards (which celebrates British agriculture and features influential farmers), Soils In Practice, and Ag Careers Live. The publisher also runs projects including Farmers Apprentice (first launched in 2012 and run bi-annually), the Young Farmers Festival and Britain's Fittest Farmer competition, which was launched in March 2019 and highlights the need for farmers to take time out to focus on their physical health and mental wellbeing. ''Farmers Weekly'' was part of Proagrica, which includes other products such as "Farmplan", "Sirrus" and other precision agriculture software, until its sale to MA Agriculture Limited. Proagrica is owned by
Reed Business Information RELX plc (pronounced "Rel-ex") is a British multinational information and analytics company headquartered in London, England. Its businesses provide scientific, technical and medical information and analytics; legal information and analytics; ...
and is based in
Sutton Sutton (''south settlement'' or ''south town'' in Old English) may refer to: Places United Kingdom England In alphabetical order by county: * Sutton, Bedfordshire * Sutton, Berkshire, a location * Sutton-in-the-Isle, Ely, Cambridgeshire * ...
in
Surrey Surrey () is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties of England, county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant ur ...
. In December 2019, RBI announced plans to sell the magazine title, website and related platforms, events and awards to MA Agriculture Limited, part of the Mark Allen Group.


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* Agriculture in the United Kingdom Agricultural economics Business magazines published in the United Kingdom Agricultural magazines Weekly magazines published in the United Kingdom Mass media in Surrey Companies based in Surrey Magazines established in 1934 RELX 1934 establishments in the United Kingdom {{UK-business-mag-stub