By 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.
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Industry
Morrisons supplier cuts spark fresh fears for struggling pig sector
When the vertically integrated models which were supposed to insulate farmers begin shedding suppliers, you know the pressure isn’t temporary.
5 min -
News
Councillors reject 185-acre solar farm on Nottinghamshire farmland
Councillors have unanimously rejected a 185-acre solar farm proposal near Norwell, Nottinghamshire, after concerns over farmland loss and heritage impact.
5 min -
Industry
UK Carbon Farming and Net Zero 2026: A Working Farmer’s Guide
UK Carbon Farming — Last updated: May 2026. This guide pulls together how the UK’s net-zero framework actually lands on […]
18 min -
Industry
Man denies manslaughter charge over boy’s death on Cumbria farm
A routine firearms incident on a Cumbrian farm has ended in the most devastating way possible – the death of an eight-year-old child.
5 min -
Arable
UK Glasshouse and Polytunnel Production 2026: A Working Grower’s Guide
UK glasshouse and polytunnel production in 2026 — heated glass economics, lighting, CO2, hydroponics, IPM, water and labour from a working grower.
24 min -
Arable
UK Farm Prices and Agricultural Markets: A Working Farmer’s Guide to Reading the Trade in 2026
This guide explains where UK farm prices come from in 2026, who actually publishes them, how to read the daily and weekly numbers across cereals, beef, s...
20 min -
Industry
Clarkson expands Diddly Squat brand with major Ocado partnership
Ocado Partnership — Tim’s take:There’s a peculiar irony in watching a man who once drove tractors on television for entertainment now ship his farm p...
6 min -
Arable
UK Crop Protection 2026: A Working Grower’s IPM Guide
UK crop protection in 2026: HSE rules, residue specs, withdrawn actives, IPM in practice. From a working salad and veg grower in Suffolk.
19 min -
Industry
UK Farm Succession Planning 2026: Beyond the Inheritance Tax Bill
Farm succession beyond the inheritance tax bill — partnerships, wills, family meetings, lifetime gifting, and the lifestyle reckoning.
23 min -
Industry
UK Farm Renewable Energy 2026: A Working Farmer’s Guide to Solar, Wind, AD and Biomass
This guide covers the four big farm-scale renewables (solar PV, wind, anaerobic digestion and biomass), the heat pump add-on, the grid-connection.
24 min