All from last 24 hours ARABLEWhy SFI26 doesn’t stack up for Herefordshire farmerHerefordshire farm manager Chris Greenaway has reservations on the new Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) 2026 offer, due to payment cutbacks and the reduced number of options available. Garnstone Farms has… BUSINESS CLINICBusiness Clinic: How do we formalise staff housing rights?Whether it’s a legal, tax, finance or management question, Farmers Weekly’s expert panel can help. Here, Aiden Wiffen of Thrings’ property litigation team, advises on formalising employee accommodation agreements in light of… CROP WATCHCrop Watch: South lacks rain as disease bites in ScotlandFarmers across the UK are seeing huge contrasts this spring. Concerns are growing in the South and East, where some rain is needed, while in Scotland, it’s the opposite problem… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: Pig price has hit us harder than fuel crisisIt has been a busy few weeks since my last piece – and the contrast between ground conditions from then to now is staggering. I was rather frustrated that we… AGRICULTURAL TRANSITIONTransition Farmer: Slurry lagoon gets the go-aheadEngaging with the Environment Agency (EA) has helped tenant dairy farmers Richard and Rachel Risdon find a way forward after unexpected challenges around creating slurry storage on a new holding. … FARM MAINTENANCEFarmer develops efficient solar-powered fencing stationNorfolk farmer and regular Farmers Weekly contributor Rob McGregor is now selling the solar-powered fencing station he originally devised for his pig unit. The maintenance-free Stock-Aid Solar Fence Station is…
