Livestock
Bluetongue UK 2026: cases, restricted zones and what livestock farms should check
A farm-office checklist for bluetongue in 2026: checking the official situation before moving stock, watching through midge season, and reporting early.
From the fields and beyond
Author: Tim Harfield
Tim Harfield is a working British farmer in Suffolk with 21 years in UK commercial agriculture — primarily salad and veg, with arable added to the rotation in the last two years. Full stack from hand-harvest to running the whole operation. He founded BritFarmers as an independent publication alongside his day job, sourcing every guide from DEFRA, AHDB and NFU primary material.
Crops
UK Direct Sales and Farm Shop Economics 2026
Honest 2026 economics on UK direct sales, roadside stalls, honesty boxes, vending and full farm shops, from a working Suffolk veg holding.
Livestock
Bird flu UK 2026: what farms should do before autumn
Bird flu UK 2026 autumn checklist for farms: registration, biosecurity, reporting, gatherings and what to check before risk rises.
Industry
UK Slurry, Silage and SSAFO Regulations 2026
This guide pulls together the SSAFO Regulations 2010, the Farming Rules for Water 2018, the NVZ Action Programme, the spreading closed periods and the Ca...
Industry
UK Farm Tax 2026: Beyond Inheritance Tax
This guide covers the working-year taxes a UK farm pays alongside the inheritance tax reforms that took effect on 6 April 2026: VAT on horticulture and.
Technology
Rural broadband for UK farms: what actually works in 2026
Rural broadband farm UK guide: compare fibre, fixed wireless, 4G, 5G, satellite, vouchers and failover for reliable farm connectivity.
Industry
UK Water Resources and Abstraction Licences 2026
It covers the Environment Agency abstraction licensing regime under the Water Resources Act 1991, the post-2003 reform of charges and trickle, the on-far...
Arable
Farm energy costs UK: what 2020–2025 did to margins
Farm energy costs UK: what 2020–2025 did to diesel, electricity, drying, irrigation and farm margins — and what to track in 2026.
Industry
UK Farm Insurance 2026: A Working Farmer’s Guide
A working policyholder's guide to UK farm insurance in 2026 - major insurers, cover types, premium drivers and the exclusions that catch people.
Grants
Farm payments reform UK: what working farmers need next
Farm payments reform UK: what working farms need next from SFI26 and future schemes — earlier rules, stable terms and realistic rates.
