Tenant Farmers Association

14/10/2026

📢 Have Your Say - EFRA Committee SFI Survey Closes Friday, Free TFA Webinar with DEFRA, Avian Flu, & Equipment Fund Claim Issues

Our latest e-Bites is out now and there's a ⏰deadline to note!

📋 Help make the case on the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) by completing the House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Committee survey before this Friday.

🎙️ Put your questions to DEFRA by registering for our free TFA webinar on 21 October.

🐔 Avian influenza: please stay vigilant this winter.

🌱 DEFRA has published the Organic Action Plan.

📄 Farming Equipment and Technology Fund claims: find out about the redacted statements.

To read more, click on the 🔗 in the bio or visit the TFA website.

12/10/2026

Nine in ten tenant farmers in England and Wales who need extra finance expect it to be difficult to get.

Our new Access to Finance survey found that half of all respondents need to borrow more just to keep their businesses going.

Read more findings & how you can support our work at tfa.org.uk (link in bio).

07/10/2026

Our latest news headlines from the past week are now out and it's a busy one.

Here’s what you need to know:

📊 Results from the TFA survey reveal the borrowing struggles facing tenant farmers.
🌾 The TFA has joined the discussion on the Crown Estate rural strategy.
🏆 And huge congratulations to TFA member Joe Lyall, crowned Farmers Weekly Young Farmer of the Year!

To read more, click on the 🔗 in the bio or visit the TFA website.

02/10/2026

Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) Chief Executive, George Dunn met with Downing Street officials ahead of the October 2026 Budget. Topics on the table included:

🌾Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) farm scheme

🏠 the extent tenant farmers are losing land to development without adequate compensation

🐏 management of bluetongue

This is an example of the work that the TFA does every day as it takes the concerns of its members and the wider tenanted sector to the highest levels of Government.

Watch George’s update and find out more about the TFA by visiting our website 🔗 in the bio

Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) Chief Executive, George Dunn met w...

30/09/2026

🔥 Hot off the press TFA Mid-Week News Round-up on 30 September 2026

Top stories - Final call for TFA Access to Finance Survey, plus farm rent concerns, a Select Committee watch-back & DEFRA SFI26 figures released.

Plus, see the latest tenancy and business opportunities from across the UK, catch up on members exclusive guidance and take advantage of the latest member partner benefits – this week we shine a spotlight on Breedr livestock management app.

To read more, click on the 🔗 in the bio or visit the TFA website.

27/09/2026

We are delighted to congratulate two of our members on their Farmers Weekly Awards 2026 shortlistings: Joe Lyall, shortlisted for Young Farmer of the Year, and the White family, shortlisted for Mixed Farmer of the Year.

Both richly deserved recognitions. The TFA wishes them every success at the awards. 🎉🚜

27/09/2026

👏What a night! Alistair Carmichael MP, Chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee, joined us for a really interesting conversation, and his tenacity and care for the industry came through in every answer.

🚜 If you missed it live, the full 60-minute webinar is now on demand. Hear how the Committee holds the Government to account, and what Alistair had to say on the Sustainable Farming Incentive, food security, Natural England and tenant farming. 🌾

Search on YouTube or visit tfa.org.uk to watch. Thank you to Roythornes Solicitors for sponsoring the event.

25/09/2026

📣 What a night! Alistair Carmichael MP, Chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee, joined us for a really interesting conversation, and his tenacity and care for the industry came through in every answer.

🚜 If you missed it live, the full 60-minute webinar is now on demand. Hear how the Committee holds the Government to account, and what Alistair had to say on the Sustainable Farming Incentive, food security, Natural England and tenant farming.🌾

Search on YouTube or visit the TFA website 🔗 in bio to watch.

Thank you to Roythornes Solicitors for sponsoring the event.

24/09/2026

Earlier today, the Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) Cymru Joint Chairs, Dennis Matheson MBE and Elwyn Evans, together with TFA Chief Executive Officer George Dunn, met the Welsh Government Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability, Llŷr Gruffydd.

The discussion covered:
🧑‍🌾 agricultural tenancies
🚜 the development of the Sustainable Farming Scheme
🐮 pollution control regulations
🌾 food security

The Association will continue to speak up for tenant farmers across Wales and ensure their voice is heard as these issues develop.

Pictured: Dennis Matheson MBE, Elwyn Evans, Llŷr Gruffydd and George Dunn.

23/09/2026