Arable
UK Salad and Vegetable Production: A Working Grower’s Guide to 2026
It covers the economics, agronomy, labour, cold chain and supermarket dynamics that decide whether a salad and vegetable holding clears its costs in 2026,.
From the fields and beyond
The journal.
Stories, practical guides and a working farmer’s view.
Livestock
UK Beef Farming in 2026: A Working Farmer’s Guide to Suckler and Finishing Systems
UK beef farming 2026: suckler calving, finishing systems, bTB testing, RUMA antibiotic targets, BPS phase-out — practical guide for working farmers.
Livestock
UK Sheep Farming in 2026: A Working Farmer’s Guide to Lowland and Upland Flocks
UK sheep farming 2026: breeding, feeding, foot health, BTV-3, SFI options and lamb marketing for lowland and upland flocks — working farmer guide.
News
Nz meat industry bodies release manifesto for 2026 election
New Zealand's major meat industry bodies have published a thorough manifesto calling on political parties to protect sheep and beef farmers as the countr...
News
Record £8.5m enforcement funding signals new era of water company
8.5 million pounds in Enforcement Undertakings, up 47% in a year. What tougher water-company enforcement means for farms with watercourses or boreholes.
Industry
John McLenaghan elected UFU president as union charts new course
Ulster Farmers' Union elects Garvagh beef and biogas farmer John McLenaghan as president alongside returning and new deputy presidents at Loughry Campus.
Industry
Agri-BusinessReport: Scotland’s total farm income rises by 24% in 2025
Scotland's farm income hits record £1.5 billion in 2025, with beef sector leading a 24% surge. What this means for farmers across the UK.
Livestock
Lambing Season UK 2026: A Complete Guide for Working Sheep Farmers
This guide pulls together the practical preparation, the disease watch, the kit list and the welfare framework for a UK lambing season in 2026, for indoo...
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.
Regulations
Farm Safety UK 2026: HSE Rules, Risk Assessment and Safety Checklist
A working farmer's guide to UK farm safety — HSWA, PUWER, LOLER, 2024/25 fatality data and practical controls for vehicles, livestock and children.
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.
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...
