From the fields and beyond
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.
Industry
Last updated: June 2026. A working farmer’s walk through farm machinery economics in 2026: new vs used vs contractor, the depreciation that nobody wants to look at,…
Crops
A working farmer's guide to UK PYO economics in 2026: crops, per-acre revenue, parking, footfall, food safety law and the realities behind the roadside sign.
Crops
A working farmer's guide to UK vegetable box schemes and CSA in 2026: subscription economics, packing, delivery and customer acquisition.
Crops
A working grower's guide to UK wholesale fresh produce markets in 2026: New Covent Garden, Birmingham, salesman relationships and commission.
Industry
A working grower's guide to UK supermarket contracts vs wholesale pricing in 2026: GSCOP, audit costs, contracted-price formulas and the blended supply mix.
Crops
A working horticultural grower's guide to UK frost protection in 2026: fleece, sprinklers, wind machines, forecast tools and the protocol that works.
Industry
A working farmer's guide to UK farm apprenticeships, the Seasonal Worker Scheme, wage floors and keeping people on the holding through 2026.
Industry
UK farm labour shortage 2026 guide for seasonal farms: Seasonal Worker visa rules, timing, sponsors, planning and practical risk.
Crops
Honest 2026 economics on UK direct sales, roadside stalls, honesty boxes, vending and full farm shops, from a working Suffolk veg holding.
Industry
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...
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The decisions that reach the farm gate.
