The latest, everything in order.
Every BritFarmers piece — news, guides, market updates and grant briefs — newest first. 117 pieces published, all human-written, all checked against primary sources.
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Policy
Class Q & Class R Permitted Development Rights: A Working Farmer’s Guide to Converting Farm Buildings in 2026
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.
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Regulations
UK Farm Safety: A Working Farmer’s Guide to Risk Management on the Farm
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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Policy
Farm Inheritance Tax After the 2024 Budget: A Working Farmer’s Guide to APR, BPR and the April 2026 Reforms
Plain-English UK farm inheritance tax 2026 guide — APR, BPR, the £2.5m allowance from April 2026, and practical succession steps.
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Industry
Natural flystrike methods cut chemical use in farmer-led trial
Five UK sheep farmers have completed a one-year trial demonstrating that natural flystrike prevention methods can work alongside—or even replace—conventi...
6 min -
Industry
Early crop nutrient availability driver for forage maize production
The Potash Development Association is right about early nutrient availability driving forage maize yield, and almost every working maize grower in this.
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Farming Grants
FETF 2026: What to Apply For Before the 28 April Deadline
Deadline planning: The UK farming grants deadline calendar 2026 includes the FETF 2026 claim deadline and the other grant windows to watch.
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News
UK farming exposed to fertiliser shocks, new report warns
The National Preparedness Commission’s report adds a useful piece to the picture: the structural reasons UK farming will keep getting hit, regardless of ...
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Industry
Considering cell counts ahead of breeding
Cell Counts — Milk recording before breeding is the task that always loses to whatever’s louder on the day, and it’s exactly the task that pays back later.
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News
What are the environmental pressures for bTB restricted farms
Bovine tuberculosis is building up serious environmental pressures on both dairy and beef farms, according to a stark new report from the Andersons Centre.
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Industry
Over 100 jobs in doubt as meat supplier edges towards closure
Donald Russell sliding towards closure is the kind of story that should make every premium supplier with sub-scale processing capacity rerun their.
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Industry
Tips on managing a compact calving pattern in suckler herds
Suckler farmers who maintain a compact calving pattern are witnessing tangible benefits in herd fertility, weaning weights and labour efficiency, accordi...
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Grants
Reading Defra scheme guidance: five questions to answer before you apply
Reading Defra — Reading scheme guidance is a skill, not a task, and most working farms only develop it under pressure of a deadline they’re trying to meet.
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Industry
NI farmers hit with £96m yearly bill from bovine TB, study finds
The new UFU/LMC/Dairy Council study puts the annual cost of bovine TB to NI farmers at £96 million, and the distribution is the part that should change the.
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News
Tesco turns surplus food into livestock feed in UK first
Surplus Food — Tim’s take:Supermarket waste streams have been a frustration for working farms for decades, and Tesco actually shipping surplus into a.
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News
First UK dairy carbon network farm walk in Northern Ireland hosted in Down
AgriSearch hosted the first UK Dairy Carbon Network farm walk in Northern Ireland on the Williamson family's Co. Down farm, focusing on breeding and.
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Machinery
Farm data system moves closer as AHDB pilot wins industry backing
A national farm data-sharing system has moved a significant step closer after an AHDB pilot demonstrated strong industry backing and clear practical bene...
6 min -
Industry
Falling prices and palm oil trend raise concerns for UK dairy sector
Falling Prices — Dairy is in one of those cycles where every weekly price drop reads as a one-off until you stack them up and realise you’re inside a str...
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Arable
Best Grass Varieties for UK Livestock: Your 2026 Guide to Top Picks
If you’re running livestock in the UK, picking the best grass isn’t just a nice-to-have, it’s the backbone of your operation.
9 min
See also
Primary source: Defra.