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This is where FarmHQ posts real updates: what shipped, what a new regulation actually means once it lands, and how the founding-farms pilot is going, including the parts that aren't finished yet.
What does the FarmHQ blog cover?
Regulation Watch
What's actually changing in UK farm policy, and what it means once it lands, not just that it happened.
Building FarmHQ
The product decisions behind the app, and why we made them the way we did.
The Real Cost
Data and analysis on what farm paperwork actually costs, in time and in money.
Farming Life
The human side of the paperwork, seasonal, honest, not a compliance checklist.
Latest
12 September 2026 Regulation Watch
Mandatory Cattle EID From 2027: What Changes
From mid-2027, every calf born in England needs an electronic ID tag. What actually changes, and how it links to the BCMS to LIS switch.
12 September 2026 Regulation Watch
BPS Is Nearly Gone: Where ELM Stands Now
Delinked payments fall to £600 by 2027, a year earlier than planned. Where the money is going instead.
12 September 2026 Regulation Watch
England's New Bovine TB Strategy Explained
Defra's June 2026 strategy shifts from badger culling to cattle testing. What changes for breakdown herds and movements.
12 September 2026 Building FarmHQ
Why FarmHQ Is Offline-First, Not Tolerant
76% of farmers report signal blackspots on their own land. Why we build assuming no signal by default.
12 September 2026 Building FarmHQ
Joe Drafts, You Confirm: How Our AI Works
Ask Farmer Joe never files anything on its own. Why every submission stops at a draft until you tap confirm.
12 September 2026 The Real Cost
How Many Hours Does Farm Paperwork Cost?
One survey found farmers doing 15+ hours a week of admin. Another found 62% struggle with the forms themselves.
12 September 2026 The Real Cost
The Hidden Cost of Two Farm Software Logins
Compliance software and bookkeeping software are usually sold separately. The subscription cost is the small part.
12 September 2026 Farming Life
What Calving Season Does to Farm Paperwork
Passport applications and medicine records land in the exact weeks a farm has no spare attention. Why, and what helps.
10 September 2026 Product Update
We Just Launched a Guides Section
Twelve pages of plain-English UK farm paperwork guides, and why we built them before we built more of the app.