Livestock
Sheep Gestation Calculator: Lambing Dates for UK Flocks
Use this lambing calculator to turn any tupping date into an expected lambing date, then plan vaccination, feeding and housing around it with confidence.
From the fields and beyond
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Stories, practical guides and a working farmer’s view.
Crops
Bristol Fruit Market 2026: A Working Grower’s Guide to St Philip’s
A working grower's guide to Bristol Wholesale Market at St Philip's in 2026: hours, salesman commission, South West and Welsh buyer mix, entry costs.
Crops
Glasgow Blochairn Wholesale Market 2026: A Working Grower’s Guide
A working grower's guide to Glasgow Blochairn Wholesale Market in 2026: hours, salesman commission, Scottish buyer mix, delivery routes and entry costs.
Crops
Manchester New Smithfield Market 2026: A Working Grower’s Guide to Openshaw
A working grower's guide to Manchester New Smithfield Market in Openshaw, 2026: hours, salesman commission, buyer mix, delivery, entry costs.
Crops
Western International Market 2026: A Working Grower’s Guide to Southall
A working grower's guide to Western International Market Southall in 2026: 75 wholesalers, ethnic and exotic produce trade, commission, entry costs.
Industry
UK Harvest 2026 Yields: Wheat, Barley, OSR and Oats
Harvest 2026 yields tracked crop by crop: early results for wheat, barley, oilseed rape and oats against 2025 averages, and when official figures land.
Crops
New Spitalfields Market 2026: A Working Grower’s Guide to Leyton
A working grower's guide to New Spitalfields Market Leyton in 2026: hours, salesman commission, sale or return, entry costs and gotchas.
Industry
British brassica growers launch supermarket league table to shame retailers
The Brassica Growers Association will rank UK supermarkets monthly on how much British produce they stock, after a 2025 season that saw crops ploughed in.
Arable
UK Harvest 2026: Now Forecast the Worst Since 1984
This page tracks harvest 2026 as it happens: what proportion of each crop has been cut, and what the early yields and quality look like.
Arable
UK Harvest 2026 Dates: When Each Crop Comes Off, Region by Region
If you want the short answer: winter barley opens harvest 2026, and in southern and eastern England the first fields normally go in the first half of…
Arable
Field Drainage and Underdrains 2026: A Working Farmer’s Guide to Keeping Land Productive Through a Wetter Britain
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
Arable Rotation Planning for a Small Holding 2026: A Working Farmer’s Guide to Sequence, Margin and the Choices That Set Up the Next Three Years
A working farmer's guide to UK arable rotation planning for a small holding in 2026: crop choice, gross margins, SFI overlay and the six-year cycle.
