Grants
CIPM2 Flower-Rich Grass Margins: SFI26 Payment and Rules
CIPM2 flower-rich grass margins in SFI26: £798/ha, the 4 grass and 10 wildflower mix rule, the 25% limit, cutting advice and compatible actions.
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.
Grants
CNUM3 Legume Fallow: SFI26 Rate, Rules and Blackgrass Control
CNUM3 legume fallow under SFI26: £532/ha a year, the 6-species seed mix rule, no grazing or fertiliser, cutting for blackgrass and compatible actions.
Grants
CSAM3 Herbal Leys: SFI26 Payment, Rules and Seed Mix Guide
CSAM3 herbal leys in SFI26: the £224/ha rate, the minimum seed mix, the nitrogen limit, eligible land and which actions can share the field.
Grants
Capital Grants 2026: All 80 Items With Payment Rates and Funding Limits
Every Capital Grants 2026 item, from hedges and walls to fencing, water quality and flood items, with payment rates and group limits. Checked against GOV.UK.
Grants
SFI 2026 Actions List: All 71 Actions With Payment Rates
Every SFI 2026 action in one list, with its code, payment rate and agreement length, grouped by what you farm. Checked against GOV.UK on 7 October 2026.
News
Filling Farm Reservoirs in October: What the EA’s RPS 382 Allows
The Environment Agency's RPS 382 lets licence holders fill irrigation reservoirs outside their licensed period from 1 to 31 October 2026. Here's who qualifies, the conditions, and…
Arable
Aphids are now a whole-farm problem, and spraying harder won’t solve it
Britain doesn't have one aphid problem. Why the right response in iceberg lettuce is different from wheat, beet or potatoes, what Australia, New Zealand, the US and…
Crops
What supermarkets, processors and foodservice buyers require from fresh produce growers
What Tesco and other supermarkets, processing factories and foodservice wholesalers check before they buy from a grower: assurance, audits, specifications, Brix and labelling.
Crops
Which Route to Market for Your Crop? A Working Grower’s Guide to the Five Channels That Move UK Fresh Produce in 2026
A working grower's comparison of the five UK routes to market for fresh produce: wholesale markets, supermarket contracts, foodservice, direct sales and box schemes, with prices, payment…
News
East Anglia Abstraction Restrictions: Winter Reservoir Refill Is Now the Risk
The EA's 25 September drought update: abstraction restrictions up to 533, Section 57 in East Anglia until 31 October, and farm reservoirs at 0–20%.
