Grants
Capital Grants 2026: What Is Left of the £225m and How to Apply
Capital Grants 2026 opened on 30 July with a £225m budget. Defra had allocated 75% of it within three days. The groups, the caps, who can apply,…
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
Bird Song Identifier Apps for UK Farms: What’s Singing, and What It Pays
A bird song identifier app names what is singing in seconds. The tools that work on farm, the licence catch nobody mentions, and what the habitat pays.
News
Operation Unite: 17 permits pulled as waste crime crackdown hits 42 sites
The Environment Agency has wrapped up Operation Unite, an 18-week enforcement sweep that hit 42 waste sites across England between March and July 2026.
News
Marsha Ramroop Named to Marine Management Organisation Board
Marsha Ramroop has been confirmed as a new member of the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) Board, taking up a three-year appointment on 1 November 2026.
Arable
Apple Picking Near Me 2026: UK Orchard Map, Season, Prices & Booking
Find apple picking near me in 2026 with a verified UK orchard map, picking dates, varieties, prices, booking, dog rules and accessibility.
Farming Grants
Sustainable Farming Scheme Wales: Payments, Actions and BPS Taper
Sustainable Farming Scheme Wales explained: payment rates, the 12 universal actions, the 10% habitat rule and what the BPS taper costs.
Farming Grants
DAERA Grants and Farm Schemes 2026: What NI Farmers Can Claim
DAERA grants explained for 2026: the £75 a head Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme, £100 Suckler Cow payments, FSP and Farming with Nature rates.
Weather
Why Weather Forecasts Are Always Wrong for Your Farm — And How to Read Them Like a Forecaster
You checked the forecast on Sunday night. Dry until Thursday, it said, so you planned the week around it: fertiliser Tuesday, spraying Wednesday morning. Tuesday afternoon a…
Arable
Winter Wheat Drilling Dates UK 2026: Seed Rate Calculator
Check UK winter wheat drilling dates and calculate seed rates from TGW, germination and field survival. Plan autumn 2026 field by field, with sources.
Livestock
Crofting in Scotland Explained: Crofts, Duties, Grants and How to Get One
Crofting supports 21,000 crofts and 30,000 people in the Highlands and Islands. How crofts work, the duties involved and the grants available.
