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 farm policy and Defra news
DEFRA announcements, post-Brexit agricultural policy and government consultations explained in plain English. What changed, what’s in the document, and what it means for the farm office that has to fill in the paperwork. No press-release rewrites — read, decoded and put into context.
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.
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.
Industry
Supermarket Contracts vs Wholesale Pricing 2026: A Working Grower’s Guide to the Two Routes That Pay Most UK Fresh-Produce Holdings
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.
Industry
Apprenticeships, Skills and Farm Labour 2026: A Working Farmer’s Guide to Hiring, Training and Keeping People on a UK Holding
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: what seasonal farms can do
UK farm labour shortage 2026 guide for seasonal farms: Seasonal Worker visa rules, timing, sponsors, planning and practical risk.
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...
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.
