Category · Industry

Everything filed under Industry.

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.

  1. 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.

    7 min
  2. 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, […]

    17 min
  3. 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
  4. 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.

    9 min
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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.

    16 min