Livestock
Hay, Straw, Haylage and Silage: Bale Weights Table, Bales per Acre, Making and Storage
Hay, haylage and silage explained: dry matter, how each is made, hay bale and round bale weights, stacking, fire risk and silage storage rules.
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Livestock
Cattle Breeding Guide: Heifers, Heat Detection, AI and Bulls
A practical UK guide to breeding cattle: bulling heifer targets, heat detection, AI or the bull, bull fertility tests, calving interval and sexed semen.
Livestock
Worming Treatment for Sheep and Cattle: Wormer Groups and Resistance
Worming sheep and cattle: the main worms and fluke, the five wormer groups, faecal egg counts, resistance, quarantine treatment and dosing correctly.
Grants
CAHL2 Winter Bird Food: SFI26 Payment, Rules and Seed Mixes
CAHL2 winter bird food in SFI26: £648/ha a year, the 6-crop seed mix rule, banned crops, sowing deadlines, the 25% limit and the AHW2 supplement.
Grants
CLIG3 Very Low Nutrient Grassland: SFI26 Payment and Rules
CLIG3 under SFI26 pays £151/ha for grassland kept at very low inputs: the 12 t/ha manure cap, the 7-week rule for forage cuts and what is banned.
Grants
AGF1 Very Low Density Agroforestry: SFI26 Payment and Rules
AGF1 in SFI26 pays £248/ha a year to maintain in-field agroforestry at 30 to 50 trees per hectare. Eligibility, tree rules, spacing and stacking.
Grants
CSAM2 Multi-Species Winter Cover Crop: SFI26 Rate and Rules
CSAM2 winter cover crops under SFI26: £129/ha, the 2-family seed mix rule, what counts as well established, early destruction limits and stacking.
Grants
CIPM2 Flower-Rich Grass Margins: SFI26 Payment and Rules
CIPM2 flower-rich grass margins in SFI26: £798/ha, the 4 grass and 10 wildflower mix rule, the 25% limit, cutting advice and compatible actions.
Grants
CNUM3 Legume Fallow: SFI26 Rate, Rules and Blackgrass Control
CNUM3 legume fallow under SFI26: £532/ha a year, the 6-species seed mix rule, no grazing or fertiliser, cutting for blackgrass and compatible actions.
Grants
CSAM3 Herbal Leys: SFI26 Payment, Rules and Seed Mix Guide
CSAM3 herbal leys in SFI26: the £224/ha rate, the minimum seed mix, the nitrogen limit, eligible land and which actions can share the field.
Grants
Capital Grants 2026: All 80 Items With Payment Rates and Funding Limits
Every Capital Grants 2026 item, from hedges and walls to fencing, water quality and flood items, with payment rates and group limits. Checked against GOV.UK.
Grants
SFI 2026 Actions List: All 71 Actions With Payment Rates
Every SFI 2026 action in one list, with its code, payment rate and agreement length, grouped by what you farm. Checked against GOV.UK on 7 October 2026.
