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; and livestock, arable and machinery sections with reports on technical developments, farm sales and analysis of prices. It has both charted and captured agricultural changes. It has been vocal in its advocacy for the farming sector.
The first issue of The Farmers Weekly was on 22 June 1934, costing 2d.[1] It claimed to be a newspaper of the soil and aimed to increase agricultural production in the United Kingdom.[1] It has captured and charted agricultural changes.[2] It was acquired by Edward George Warris Hulton in 1937. The magazine is published weekly on Fridays, typically 51 times per year.[3]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.[4] In 2004, it had an average circulation of 77,233;[3] by 2013, this had fallen to 59,328;[5] in 2018, average circulation was 44,023 per issue.[6]
On 4 May 1951 it published a double-page spread on the changes in one hundred years of farming between 1851 and the Great Exhibition and 1951 the Festival of Britain. In the article it made the case for farming to be seen as a modern industry and a public good. It also made the case for national recognition for the hard-working countryside people.[7]
Farmers Weekly Interactive (FWi) is the online home of Farmers Weekly, with 623,231 unique visitors per month visiting the FWi website.[8]
Related events include the Farmers Weekly Awards (which celebrates British agriculture and features influential farmers),[9] 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.[10]
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 and is based in Sutton in Surrey.[11] 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.[12]
In 2019 it was announced that the Mark Allen Group, a specialist publisher, was ready to buy Farmers Weekly magazine from Reed Business Information.[13][14]
ReferencesEdit
^ ab. Farmers Weekly. Reed Business Information Limited. 7 January 2005. Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
^"Farmers Weekly". The MERL. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
^ abThe Europa World Year: Kazakhstan – Zimbabwe. Taylor & Francis Group. 2004. p. 4378. ISBN978-1-85743-255-8. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
^Farmhouse Fare: A Cookery Book of Country Dishes : collected by The Farmers Weekly. London: Farmers Weekly. 1935. p. 2.
^"Business magazines circulation certificate January 2013 to December 2013 : Farmers Weekly" (PDF). Reed Business Information Limited. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
^"Business magazines circulation certificate January 2018 to December 2018 : Farmers Weekly" (PDF). Reed Business Information Limited. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
^"Farmers Weekly". The MERL. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
^"Advertise your product on FWi | Farmers Weekly Media Centre". Media Centre. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
^"BBC One – The Farmer's Country Showdown – Farm Worker Awards". BBC. 2018.
^"Are You As Fit As Britain's Fittest Farmer?". Coach. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
^"Contact us – Farmers Weekly". Farmers Weekly. Reed Business Information Limited.
^Cotton, Barney (2 January 2020). "MARK ALLEN GROUP TO ACQUIRE FARMERS WEEKLY". Business Leader. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
^Tobitt, Charlotte (20 December 2019). "Specialist publisher Mark Allen Group to buy Farmers Weekly". Press Gazette. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
^"Mark Allen Group to acquire Farmers Weekly brand". www.gaj.org.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
External linksEdit
"Farmers Weekly". Reed Business Information Limited.
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Not to be confused with Farm Weekly This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Farmers Weekly news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 and livestock arable and machinery sections with reports on technical developments farm sales and analysis of prices It has both charted and captured agricultural changes It has been vocal in its advocacy for the farming sector Farmers WeeklyEditorAndrew MeredithFormer editorsKarl SchneiderCategoriesTrade magazineFrequencyWeeklyTotal circulation44 000First issueJune 22 1934 89 years ago 1934 06 22 CompanyMark Allen GroupCountryUnited KingdomBased inSuttonLanguageEnglishWebsitewww wbr fwi wbr co wbr ukISSN0014 8474History and profile EditThe first issue of The Farmers Weekly was on 22 June 1934 costing 2d 1 It claimed to be a newspaper of the soil and aimed to increase agricultural production in the United Kingdom 1 It has captured and charted agricultural changes 2 It was acquired by Edward George Warris Hulton in 1937 The magazine is published weekly on Fridays typically 51 times per year 3 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 4 In 2004 it had an average circulation of 77 233 3 by 2013 this had fallen to 59 328 5 in 2018 average circulation was 44 023 per issue 6 On 4 May 1951 it published a double page spread on the changes in one hundred years of farming between 1851 and the Great Exhibition and 1951 the Festival of Britain In the article it made the case for farming to be seen as a modern industry and a public good It also made the case for national recognition for the hard working countryside people 7 Farmers Weekly Interactive FWi is the online home of Farmers Weekly with 623 231 unique visitors per month visiting the FWi website 8 Related events include the Farmers Weekly Awards which celebrates British agriculture and features influential farmers 9 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 10 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 and is based in Sutton in Surrey 11 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 12 In 2019 it was announced that the Mark Allen Group a specialist publisher was ready to buy Farmers Weekly magazine from Reed Business Information 13 14 References Edit a b The life and times of Farmers Weekly Farmers Weekly Reed Business Information Limited 7 January 2005 Archived from the original on 13 August 2011 Retrieved 6 May 2011 Farmers Weekly The MERL Retrieved 3 August 2023 a b The Europa World Year Kazakhstan Zimbabwe Taylor amp Francis Group 2004 p 4378 ISBN 978 1 85743 255 8 Retrieved 3 August 2015 Farmhouse Fare A Cookery Book of Country Dishes collected by The Farmers Weekly London Farmers Weekly 1935 p 2 Business magazines circulation certificate January 2013 to December 2013 Farmers Weekly PDF Reed Business Information Limited Retrieved 11 July 2015 Business magazines circulation certificate January 2018 to December 2018 Farmers Weekly PDF Reed Business Information Limited Retrieved 19 June 2019 Farmers Weekly The MERL Retrieved 3 August 2023 Advertise your product on FWi Farmers Weekly Media Centre Media Centre Retrieved 18 October 2019 BBC One The Farmer s Country Showdown Farm Worker Awards BBC 2018 Are You As Fit As Britain s Fittest Farmer Coach Retrieved 18 October 2019 Contact us Farmers Weekly Farmers Weekly Reed Business Information Limited Cotton Barney 2 January 2020 MARK ALLEN GROUP TO ACQUIRE FARMERS WEEKLY Business Leader Retrieved 7 January 2020 Tobitt Charlotte 20 December 2019 Specialist publisher Mark Allen Group to buy Farmers Weekly Press Gazette Retrieved 3 August 2023 Mark Allen Group to acquire Farmers Weekly brand www gaj org uk Retrieved 3 August 2023 External links Edit Farmers Weekly Reed Business Information Limited nbsp This agriculture article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This trade magazine related article is a stub You can 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