From the fields and beyond
Cross-compliance, Nitrate Vulnerable Zones, environmental rules and the regulatory layer behind every grant scheme. What the rule says, what farms need to do to stay compliant, and where the inspections look first when they turn up.
Arable
A working farmer's guide to UK field drainage in 2026: failing underdrains, mole-ploughing, full re-drainage costs and the SFI and Capital Grants overlay.
Arable
A working farmer's guide to UK on-farm composting at scale in 2026: windrow process, T23 exemption, PAS 100 and the soil benefits that pay back.
Livestock
A farm-office checklist for bluetongue in 2026: checking the official situation before moving stock, watching through midge season, and reporting early.
Livestock
Bird flu UK 2026 autumn checklist for farms: registration, biosecurity, reporting, gatherings and what to check before risk rises.
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...
Industry
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...
Grants
SFI 2026 actions, payment rates and the Window 2 opening Defra expects from 22 September, in plain English from a working Suffolk farmer.
Policy
A working farmer's guide to converting farm buildings under Class Q, Class R and Part 6 PD rights — the 2024 reforms, prior approval and the traps.
Regulations
A working farmer's guide to UK farm safety — HSWA, PUWER, LOLER, 2024/25 fatality data and practical controls for vehicles, livestock and children.
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