From the fields and beyond
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.
Industry
Working tenant farmer’s 2026 guide to Farm Business Tenancies and AHA holdings — rent reviews, succession, notice, fixed equipment, SFI rules.
Farming Grants
SFI for vegetable growers in 2026: soil, IPM, nutrient and wildlife actions that fit small horticulture holdings, plus traps to avoid.
Arable
SFI CSAM2 rates, species mixes, drilling and termination, and the salad/veg vs arable economics of UK cover and catch crops in 2026.
Industry
What polytunnel salad actually costs to grow in the UK — setup, yields, channels and margins from 21 years on a Suffolk holding. No glossy figures.
Industry
This guide pulls together the SFI 2026 hedgerow actions, the Hedgerows Regulations 1997, the bird-nesting closed period, cutting cycles for biodiversity,.
Industry
What is actually running in Countryside Stewardship 2026: Higher Tier, the two Capital Grants routes, CSMT extensions and what stacks with SFI.
Arable
Where UK soil health sits in 2026 — Defra indicators, SFI soil actions, RB209, peat, organic matter, and the testing a working farm actually does.
Industry
What UK farm diversification looks like in 2026 — shops, glamping, events, contracting, energy. Honest economics from a working Suffolk holding.
Industry
UK Carbon Farming — Last updated: May 2026. This guide pulls together how the UK’s net-zero framework actually lands on a working farm in 2026: the statutory…
Arable
UK glasshouse and polytunnel production in 2026 — heated glass economics, lighting, CO2, hydroponics, IPM, water and labour from a working grower.
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From the fields.
For the week ahead.
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The decisions that reach the farm gate.
