Grants
Delinked Payments 2026: When You Get Paid and Why the Maximum Is £600
Delinked payments 2026 are capped at £600 for every English farm. Here is how the 98% reduction works, when the RPA pays, and what 2027 leaves behind.
From the fields and beyond
UK farming news
What’s moving in UK farming this week — DEFRA announcements, market shifts, technology rollouts and the trade decisions that hit the gate price. Coverage from outside the press release: policy detail and on-farm consequences side by side, written by Suffolk grower Tim Harfield.
News
PM Pledges £65m Drought Package as July Driest on Record
The Prime Minister has announced a £65 million support package for English farmers hit by the worst July drought since records began, with cash for water.
Industry
Bluetongue surge sparks ‘buyer beware’ warning ahead of sheep sales
Sheep farmers heading into the busiest trading window of the year have been told to treat every purchase as a potential disease risk.
Industry
Red Diesel Prices UK 2026: What a Litre Costs and the Duty Cut Running to December
Tim’s take: Fuel is the input cost nobody budgets honestly, because nobody knows where it will be by drilling, let alone by next harvest. Pump diesel has…
Arable
UK Wheat Prices 2026: Feed Wheat, Milling Premiums and What Moves the Market
Last updated: 8 September 2026. The price table and the written analysis both cover AHDB figures for the week ending 4 September. The page is refreshed when…
Industry
How Much Does a Cow Cost in the UK? (2026 Prices)
Current GB deadweight values turned into per-head money, why there is no public national price for store and breeding cattle any more, and the CPH number and…
Industry
How Much Does a Sheep Cost in the UK? (2026 Prices)
Live per-head figures from the August 2026 trade, the arithmetic behind a finished lamb's value, why breeding ewes have no national price, and the CPH registration you…
News
More Than 700 Scottish Farms to Share £14.25 Million in New Grant Funding
Grants of up to £20,000 per business will be available regardless of holding size, with at least 725 operations expected to benefit.
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.
