Machinery news
UK farm machinery news for smallholders: safety, grants, fuel and road rules, shows and new kit. Each story links to its official source.
HMRC rebated fuel notice now names firewood and farm tracks
HMRC's Excise Notice 75 now lists firewood production as a forestry purpose and adds farm track and forest trail maintenance. What changed in 2026.
FETF 2026: grants issued in the last round in this form
Defra has issued Farming Equipment and Technology Fund 2026 grant agreements and says it is the last standalone round before schemes merge in 2027.
Farm deaths 2025/26: HSE warns on children and over-65s
HSE's provisional 2025/26 figures: 29 deaths in agriculture, forestry and fishing, half of worker deaths over-65s, and vehicles the biggest single cause.
LAMMA 2027: 20 and 21 January at the NEC Birmingham
The UK's big farm machinery show returns to the NEC on 20 and 21 January 2027. Register by 4 January for early-bird entry.