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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News
Ni firefighters working around the clock to protect homes land and lives
2,500 hectares burned across Northern Ireland in five days in late April is a useful line to keep, because the same fuel load conditions exist across a lot.
7 min -
Industry
Agri-BusinessReport: Scotland’s total farm income rises by 24% in 2025
Scotland's farm income hits record £1.5 billion in 2025, with beef sector leading a 24% surge. What this means for farmers across the UK.
5 min -
Livestock
Lambing Season UK 2026: A Complete Guide for Working Sheep Farmers
This guide pulls together the practical preparation, the disease watch, the kit list and the welfare framework for a UK lambing season in 2026, for indoo...
21 min -
News
Farm emissions fall — but progress uneven across England
New research reveals 18% farm emissions drop since 2010, but regional disparities raise questions about policy effectiveness and future farming incentives.
6 min -
Policy
Class Q & Class R Permitted Development Rights: A Working Farmer’s Guide to Converting Farm Buildings in 2026
A working farmer's guide to converting farm buildings under Class Q, Class R and Part 6 PD rights — the 2024 reforms, prior approval and the traps.
22 min -
Regulations
UK Farm Safety: A Working Farmer’s Guide to Risk Management on the Farm
A working farmer's guide to UK farm safety — HSWA, PUWER, LOLER, 2024/25 fatality data and practical controls for vehicles, livestock and children.
19 min -
Policy
Farm Inheritance Tax After the 2024 Budget: A Working Farmer’s Guide to APR, BPR and the April 2026 Reforms
Plain-English UK farm inheritance tax 2026 guide — APR, BPR, the £2.5m allowance from April 2026, and practical succession steps.
20 min -
Industry
Natural flystrike methods cut chemical use in farmer-led trial
Five UK sheep farmers have completed a one-year trial demonstrating that natural flystrike prevention methods can work alongside—or even replace—conventi...
6 min -
Industry
Early crop nutrient availability driver for forage maize production
The Potash Development Association is right about early nutrient availability driving forage maize yield, and almost every working maize grower in this.
6 min -
Farming Grants
FETF 2026: What to Apply For Before the 28 April Deadline
Deadline planning: The UK farming grants deadline calendar 2026 includes the FETF 2026 claim deadline and the other grant windows to watch.
10 min