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SFI26 OVERHAUL: DEFRA SLASHES SCHEME FROM 102 TO 71 ACTIONS — PAYMENT CAPS AT £100K

NATIONAL LIVING WAGE JUMPS 6.7% TO £12.21 — NFU WARNS OF LABOUR COST SQUEEZE...
(NFU)

Keir Starmer’s key moments for British farming as he steps down as MP
(FARMERS GUIDE · 2026-09-02)

Pigmeat retail volumes fall, but total spend increases
(PIG WORLD · 2026-09-01)

UK meat market sees little price movement in August
(FARMERS GUIDE · 2026-09-01)

Krone launches new Pro and Plus large square baler models
(AGRILAND UK · 2026-09-01)

Premier Nutrition appoints new general manager
(PIG WORLD · 2026-09-01)

Late forage crop sowing raises winter feed deficit concerns
(FARMERS GUIDE · 2026-09-01)

Scotland: Bluetongue livestock movement rules updated
(FARMERS GUIDE · 2026-09-01)

Voluntary EID tags available for NI cattle from next week
(AGRILAND UK · 2026-09-01)

UK milk processors increase farmgate prices for September and October
(FARMERS GUIDE · 2026-09-01)

Wool demand remains stable despite international markets easing
(AGRILAND UK · 2026-09-01)

AI tools to monitor cow welfare rolled out across M&S dairy farms
(AGRILAND UK · 2026-09-01)

£13m funding boost to bring farming innovations to market
(FARMERS GUIDE · 2026-09-01)

The tyre pressure mistake that could be costing you
(FARMERS GUIDE · 2026-09-01)

Yields remain low as UK harvest 2026 nears completion
(AGRILAND UK · 2026-09-01)

Fendt 500 Vario innovation strikes gold at AGRA exhibition
(AGRILAND UK · 2026-08-31)

Vote now for 2026 NPA Allied Industry Member of the Year
(PIG WORLD · 2026-08-31)

Sicily’s leadership in fruit and vegetables: Frutech 2026 driving technologic...
(FARMERS GUIDE · 2026-08-31)



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NFU: UK FARMING ENTERS 2026 ON FIRMER GROUND DESPITE BUDGET BLOW AND RISING COSTS

CEREAL FARM INCOMES FORECAST TO PLUNGE TWO-THIRDS AS SUPPORT PAYMENTS FALL...
(FARMING UK)

With young farmers struggling, PepsiCo explores ways to keep agriculture ‘a v...
(AGFUNDER · 2026-09-02)

Future Farming Five: why Burro built a robot that never collects dust in your...
(FUTURE FARMING · 2026-09-01)

Droid scales up: new FD60 brings autonomous seeding and weeding to larger farms
(FUTURE FARMING · 2026-09-01)

🎥 TRIC Robotics scales to 1,500 strawberry acres with 15-robot fleet
(AGFUNDER · 2026-09-01)

🎥 From 2D images to 3D worlds: Bonsai bets on AI-powered farm robotics
(AGFUNDER · 2026-09-01)

CNH and Bourgault Form Strategic Alliance to Expand Global Seeding Portfolio
(PRECISION AG · 2026-09-01)

🎥 Carbon Robotics: $100m+ revenue, new machine and a path to IPO
(AGFUNDER · 2026-08-31)

Beyond Imagery: Turning Earth Observation Into a Decision Engine
(PRECISION AG · 2026-08-31)

CropX Acquires SCIO to Create Agriculture’s First Self-Improving Agronomic In...
(PRECISION AG · 2026-08-31)

Watch: Astronauts set out on rare all-female spacewalk
(BBC ENVIRONMENT · 2026-09-02)

How a small island in Canada appeared, vanished, and was found again
(BBC ENVIRONMENT · 2026-09-02)

Met Office: Summer 2026 was UK's hottest ever
(BBC ENVIRONMENT · 2026-09-02)

More hosepipe bans in force as drought declared - is your area affected?
(BBC ENVIRONMENT · 2026-09-01)

One still missing after Grand Canyon floods kill two and prompt rescue efforts
(BBC ENVIRONMENT · 2026-09-01)

Summer 2026 was UK's hottest on record, Met Office says
(BBC ENVIRONMENT · 2026-09-01)

Family fear for missing hydropower worker after Nepal flood
(BBC ENVIRONMENT · 2026-09-01)

The final minutes before floodwater crashed through Nepal-China border
(BBC ENVIRONMENT · 2026-09-01)

New storm names for 2026-2027 released by Met Office
(BBC ENVIRONMENT · 2026-09-01)


MISSING: THE MAN WHO KNEW EVERYTHING. MAJ GEN MCCASLAND — GPS ARCHITECT, PENTAGON BLACK PROGRAMS CHIEF, WRIGHT-PATTERSON COMMANDER — VANISHED WITH A .38 AND NO PHONE. WHY ISN'T THIS FRONT PAGE?
(WION NEWS)

How to get paid under an Environmental Stewardship agreement
(DEFRA · 2026-09-02)

How to make a capital or revenue claim
(DEFRA · 2026-09-02)

Guidance: Report receipt of waste: choose a software provider
(DEFRA · 2026-09-02)

Research: West Nile virus in Europe
(DEFRA · 2026-09-02)

Using the nature restoration levy
(DEFRA · 2026-09-01)

Nature restoration levy enforcement actions and appeals process
(DEFRA · 2026-09-01)

Understanding the Nature Restoration Fund
(DEFRA · 2026-09-01)

Farmer Collaboration Fund: delivery partners can apply now
(DEFRA FARMING BLOG · 2026-09-01)

Accredited official statistics: The People and Nature Surveys for England: Da...
(DEFRA · 2026-09-01)

Guidance: Large producers that stop performing producer functions: RPS 377
(ENVIRONMENT AGENCY · 2026-09-01)

Notice: RG8 9NY, Thames Water Utilities Limited: environmental permit applica...
(ENVIRONMENT AGENCY · 2026-09-01)

Notice: OX49 5DL, Thames Water Utilities Limited: environmental permit applic...
(ENVIRONMENT AGENCY · 2026-09-01)

Notice: RG20 8QX, Thames Water Utilities Limited: environmental permit applic...
(ENVIRONMENT AGENCY · 2026-09-01)

Notice: KT22 8QA, Thames Water Utilities Limited: environmental permit applic...
(ENVIRONMENT AGENCY · 2026-09-01)

Notice: SN6 7RP, Thames Water Utilities Limited: environmental permit applica...
(ENVIRONMENT AGENCY · 2026-09-01)

Notice: RG26 5UA, Thames Water Utilities Limited: environmental permit applic...
(ENVIRONMENT AGENCY · 2026-09-01)

Notice: GL54 5RS, Thames Water Utilities Limited: environmental permit applic...
(ENVIRONMENT AGENCY · 2026-09-01)

Decision: DA17 6JY, Cory Environmental Holdings Limited: environmental permit...
(ENVIRONMENT AGENCY · 2026-09-01)

Notice: RG20 7EX, Thames Water Utilities Limited: environmental permit applic...
(ENVIRONMENT AGENCY · 2026-09-01)

Funding for farmers, growers and land managers
(DEFRA · 2026-09-01)

Capital Grants 2026 now closed
(DEFRA FARMING BLOG · 2026-09-01)

Bluetongue: latest situation
(DEFRA · 2026-09-01)

Small R&D Partnerships competition now open
(DEFRA FARMING BLOG · 2026-09-01)



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