Industry
UK Water Resources and Abstraction Licences 2026
It covers the Environment Agency abstraction licensing regime under the Water Resources Act 1991, the post-2003 reform of charges and trickle, the on-far...
From the fields and beyond
UK farming industry news
Supply chains, processors, retailers and the trade deals that decide what farmers are paid. Industry coverage from outside the press release: what’s moving, who benefits, who absorbs the cost, and where the next pressure point lands.
Arable
Farm energy costs UK: what 2020–2025 did to margins
Farm energy costs UK: what 2020–2025 did to diesel, electricity, drying, irrigation and farm margins — and what to track in 2026.
Industry
UK Farm Insurance 2026: A Working Farmer’s Guide
A working policyholder's guide to UK farm insurance in 2026 - major insurers, cover types, premium drivers and the exclusions that catch people.
Industry
UK Farm Tenancies 2026: Farm Business Tenancies (FBT), AHA Holdings, Rent Reviews and What to Negotiate
Working tenant farmer’s 2026 guide to Farm Business Tenancies and AHA holdings — rent reviews, succession, notice, fixed equipment, SFI rules.
Industry
What it actually costs to grow polytunnel salad in the UK — real numbers from 21 years in Suffolk
What polytunnel salad actually costs to grow in the UK — setup, yields, channels and margins from 21 years on a Suffolk holding. No glossy figures.
Industry
UK Hedgerow and Field Boundary Management 2026
This guide pulls together the SFI 2026 hedgerow actions, the Hedgerows Regulations 1997, the bird-nesting closed period, cutting cycles for biodiversity,.
Industry
Countryside Stewardship 2026: a working farmer’s guide
What is actually running in Countryside Stewardship 2026: Higher Tier, the two Capital Grants routes, CSMT extensions and what stacks with SFI.
Arable
UK Soil Health 2026: A Working Farmer’s Guide
Where UK soil health sits in 2026 — Defra indicators, SFI soil actions, RB209, peat, organic matter, and the testing a working farm actually does.
Industry
UK Farm Diversification 2026: A Working Farmer’s Guide
What UK farm diversification looks like in 2026 — shops, glamping, events, contracting, energy. Honest economics from a working Suffolk holding.
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 a working farm in 2026: the statutory…
