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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.
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Industry
UK farm labour shortage 2026: what seasonal farms can do
UK farm labour shortage 2026 guide for seasonal farms: Seasonal Worker visa rules, timing, sponsors, planning and practical risk.
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Crops
UK Direct Sales and Farm Shop Economics 2026
Last updated: May 2026. This guide covers the economics of selling produce direct in 2026: roadside stalls, honesty boxes, vending, […]
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Industry
UK Slurry, Silage and SSAFO Regulations 2026
This guide pulls together the SSAFO Regulations 2010, the Farming Rules for Water 2018, the NVZ Action Programme, the spreading closed periods and the Ca...
13 min -
Industry
Small farm insurance UK: what to buy first in 2026
Small farm insurance UK explained plainly: employers’ liability, public liability, vehicles, kit, products and renewal traps.
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Industry
UK Farm Tax 2026: Beyond Inheritance Tax
This guide covers the working-year taxes a UK farm pays alongside the inheritance tax reforms that took effect on 6 April 2026: VAT on horticulture and.
17 min -
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...
15 min -
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.
12 min -
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.
13 min -
Grants
Farm payments reform UK: what working farmers need next
Farm payments reform UK: what working farms need next from SFI26 and future schemes — earlier rules, stable terms and realistic rates.
13 min -
Industry
UK Farm Tenancies 2026: A Working Tenant Farmer’s Guide to FBTs, 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.
16 min