Livestock
Fattening Pigs: A UK Guide from Weaner to Finisher
Fattening pigs in the UK: weaner to finisher growth, pork and bacon weights, feeding rules, space, ear tags, eAML2 movements and getting pigs to slaughter.
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.
Livestock
Cattle Diseases in the UK: Signs, What You Must Report and When to Call
How to spot the notifiable cattle diseases, who to call if you suspect one, and the signs of BVD, IBR, Johne's, mastitis, calf scours and pneumonia.
Grants
FETF 2026 Grant List: What the 287 Items Paid, by Group
What the 287 FETF 2026 items paid, by group, plus the 20 January 2027 claim deadline and the evidence RPA wants. Checked against GOV.UK on 7 October…
Livestock
Hay Bales, Haylage and Silage: Bale Weights, Making and Storage
Hay, haylage and silage explained: dry matter, how each is made, hay bale and round bale weights, stacking, fire risk and silage storage rules.
Livestock
Cattle Breeding Guide: Heifers, Heat Detection, AI and Bulls
A practical UK guide to breeding cattle: bulling heifer targets, heat detection, AI or the bull, bull fertility tests, calving interval and sexed semen.
Livestock
Worming Treatment for Sheep and Cattle: Wormer Groups and Resistance
Worming sheep and cattle: the main worms and fluke, the five wormer groups, faecal egg counts, resistance, quarantine treatment and dosing correctly.
Grants
CAHL2 Winter Bird Food: SFI26 Payment, Rules and Seed Mixes
CAHL2 winter bird food in SFI26: £648/ha a year, the 6-crop seed mix rule, banned crops, sowing deadlines, the 25% limit and the AHW2 supplement.
Grants
CLIG3 Very Low Nutrient Grassland: SFI26 Payment and Rules
CLIG3 under SFI26 pays £151/ha for grassland kept at very low inputs: the 12 t/ha manure cap, the 7-week rule for forage cuts and what is banned.
Grants
AGF1 Very Low Density Agroforestry: SFI26 Payment and Rules
AGF1 in SFI26 pays £248/ha a year to maintain in-field agroforestry at 30 to 50 trees per hectare. Eligibility, tree rules, spacing and stacking.
Grants
CSAM2 Multi-Species Winter Cover Crop: SFI26 Rate and Rules
CSAM2 winter cover crops under SFI26: £129/ha, the 2-family seed mix rule, what counts as well established, early destruction limits and stacking.
