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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Arable
UK Precision Agriculture 2026: A Working Farmer’s Guide for Salad/Veg and Small Arable
What earns its keep on a sub-500-acre holding: precision kit for salad/veg and small arable, with SFI 2026, Capital Grants and FETF mapped against it.
17 min -
Grants
SFI 2026: A Working Farmer’s Guide to the 71 Actions, Payment Rates and the June Window
SFI 2026 actions, payment rates and the June 2026 window for under-50ha farms, in plain English from a working Suffolk farmer.
26 min -
Arable
UK Salad and Vegetable Production: A Working Grower’s Guide to 2026
It covers the economics, agronomy, labour, cold chain and supermarket dynamics that decide whether a salad and vegetable holding clears its costs in 2026,.
25 min -
Livestock
UK Beef Farming in 2026: A Working Farmer’s Guide to Suckler and Finishing Systems
UK beef farming 2026: suckler calving, finishing systems, bTB testing, RUMA antibiotic targets, BPS phase-out — practical guide for working farmers.
21 min -
Livestock
UK Sheep Farming in 2026: A Working Farmer’s Guide to Lowland and Upland Flocks
UK sheep farming 2026: breeding, feeding, foot health, BTV-3, SFI options and lamb marketing for lowland and upland flocks — working farmer guide.
23 min -
Industry
Ni ploughing society raises £1,000 for children’s hospice
A Northern Ireland ploughing society has raised £1,000 for the only children's hospice serving the region, highlighting the strong tradition of rural.
5 min -
Industry
Ulster Farmers’ Union Elects New President John McLenaghan at AGM
A presidential election at the Ulster Farmers’ Union is worth a minute for that reason alone, even if the headline reads like a press release.
7 min -
News
Nz meat industry bodies release manifesto for 2026 election
New Zealand's major meat industry bodies have published a thorough manifesto calling on political parties to protect sheep and beef farmers as the countr...
6 min -
News
Record £8.5m enforcement funding signals new era of water company
Water Company — Water-company enforcement headlines look like environment-desk territory until you realise the second-order effects land squarely on farm...
6 min -
Industry
John McLenaghan elected UFU president as union charts new course for
Ulster Farmers' Union elects Garvagh beef and biogas farmer John McLenaghan as president alongside returning and new deputy presidents at Loughry Campus.
7 min