All from last 24 hours AGRICULTURAL TRANSITIONSFI 2026 launch date confirmed as new details emergeDefra has confirmed that applications for the 2026 Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) are expected to open from 30 June, with a limited test phase starting around 18 June. In a… NEWSClarkson weighs up driverless tractor in exclusive video peekRobot tractors, farming protests and a first-ever trip abroad for Kaleb Cooper feature in the latest series of Clarkson’s Farm, which returns to Amazon Prime Video on 3 June. Series… FARM POLICYDelinked payments axed early as farm support is phased outDefra farming minister Dame Angela Eagle has confirmed that 2027 will be the last year of delinked payments for farmers in England – a year sooner than originally planned. The… COMMUNITYOFS survey shows public backing for farmersNew research suggests that consumers strongly support farming systems combining food production with environmental improvements, as farms prepare to open their gates to the public for Open Farm Sunday (OFS).… FLY-TIPPINGFly-tipping an 'organised criminal enterprise', report warnsFarmers and rural businesses are being left to shoulder the cost of a growing waste crime problem that has become a lucrative criminal industry, according to a new report. Published… DAIRY MARKETS AND PRICESFirst Milk invests £16.8m at Lake District CreameryMajor dairy processor First Milk has committed to investing millions in its Lake District Creamery in Cumbria. The co-operative, which is supplied by roughly 700 farmers in the UK, will… STAFF MANAGEMENTUrgent investment needed to upskill workforce says LantraThe UK must urgently invest in land-based skills or risk a further decline in food security and greater reliance on imported food, according to sector training body Lantra. New research… GRASSLAND MANAGEMENT7 ways to protect grass growth from dry weather extremesThe UK had the warmest and sunniest spring on record in 2025. Twelve months on, after a winter of extreme rainfall in some regions, this year’s growing season is following… NEWSFW Awards: Nominate your 2026 Farming ChampionFarmers Weekly is on the hunt for a special person who has gone above and beyond the call of duty to help British agriculture in the past 12 months. The… ARABLECrop Watch: Winter wheat in flower and T3 timing arrivesThe recent warm weather has seen crops quickly race through their growth stage, with wheat in flower and ready for T3 fungicide applications. Here is the latest from Farmers Weekly’s… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: Cattle get air time as TV crew arrivesMay used to feel like a quieter month on the farm – spring drilling completed, cattle turned out, and only the spraying left to keep on top of. These days,… OPINIONOpinion: Why can’t I quit this bad supermarket romance?In a tongue-in-cheek agony aunt letter exchange, David Bennie imagines British farming as a spurned partner in a fraught relationship with the supermarkets. See also: How dog field diversifications can… ATVS AND UTVSKandi adds to electric UTV choice with new distributorFarm buggy users weighing up a switch from diesel to electric propulsion have another option amongst a growing number of battery-powered UTVs in the Kandi Innovator E10K. The Chinese manufacturer’s…
