Farming Today

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside

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Farming Today This Week: Bluetongue cases continue to rise; impact of climate change on this year's harvest
As bluetongue cases continue to rise, farmers are urged to vaccinate their livestock.
08 Aug 2026,25 mins
07/08/2026 Resilient crops for a changing climate, planting in a drought, Sheeted Somerset cattle
We hear of work to make the UK’s arable crops more resilient in a changing climate.
07 Aug 2026,14 mins
06/08/26 Bluetongue cases on the rise, vaccination and testing for the disease. Harvest in Perthshire.
As bluetongue cases continue to rise, farmers are urged to vaccinate their livestock.
06 Aug 2026,14 mins
05/08/26 Scottish first minister on farming resilience; the cost of drought; harvest in Cumbria
Scotland's first minister on farming policy and how to deal with wildfires in future.
05 Aug 2026,14 mins
04/08/26 Wheat harvest, waste whey, sheep farmers at risk from disease
This year's harvest puts many farmers in the red.
04 Aug 2026,14 mins
03/08/26 Wildlife in drought, harvest 2026
How wildlife is coping in the drought
03 Aug 2026,12 mins
Farming Today This Week 01/08/26 Drought, water abstraction, food inflation, bluetongue, young Cornish dairy farmer.
Half of England and all of Wales are in drought, how's this affecting farmers?
01 Aug 2026,25 mins
31/07/26 Calls for a food system change, the reality of farming in drought, pressure on rivers
As drought spreads across the UK we hear calls for our water and food systems to change.
31 Jul 2026,14 mins
30/07/26 Drought, food inflation, bluetongue
Drought declared across much of England - what will that mean for farmers?
30 Jul 2026,14 mins
29/07/26: Cairngorms wildfire two weeks in, South Wales hare coursing, wildflower seed farm
It's been two weeks since a devastating wildfire began in the Cairngorms National Park.
29 Jul 2026,14 mins
28/07/26 Campylobacter in chickens, community market garden, research anniversary
Campylobacter in chickens, community market garden, research anniversary.
28 Jul 2026,14 mins
27/07/26: Fresh produce checks, hot lettuce, BBC Farmwatch.
The fresh produce trade is asking for proposed new import checks to be scrapped.
27 Jul 2026,12 mins
25/07/26 Farming Today This Week: What's the best use of land in Wales?
Charlotte Smith presents a panel discussion at the Royal Welsh Show.
25 Jul 2026,25 mins
24/07/26: Drought declared in North Wales, investing in water security, river pollution in Pembrokeshire.
Drought is declared in North Wales and the Upper Severn catchment.
24 Jul 2026,14 mins
23/07/26 Royal Welsh Show
The Royal Welsh Agricultural Show.
23 Jul 2026,14 mins
22/07/26 Sugar beet factory closing, new Defra secretaryfarm fires, , oil seed rape harvest, hill farming in Wales
The oldest sugar beet factory in England is shutting up shop.
22 Jul 2026,14 mins
21/07/26 Farm fatalities, dry potatoes, Welsh farm subsidies, Lake District guide
Farm fatalities and serious injuries remain high, yet many accidents aren't even reported.
21 Jul 2026,14 mins
20/06/26: Milk price glimmers, Andy Burnham's rural in-tray, Welsh farming policy.
Heatwaves in Europe hit milk production but could it mean better prices for farmers?
20 Jul 2026,12 mins
18/07/26 Farming Today This Week: Wildfires, hot harvest, the Great Yorkshire Show
Tinderbox conditions see wildfires across the country.
18 Jul 2026,25 mins
17/07/26 The Great Yorkshire Show
The Great Yorkshire Show: farmers break off from an early harvest and head to Harrogate.
17 Jul 2026,14 mins
16/07/26 'Critical situation' for chicken site as water restricted, farm payments for wildlife, the price of chocolate
Chicken processing plant closes due to a lack of water.
16 Jul 2026,14 mins
15/07/26 New UK Swiss trade deal, Farming in Protected Landscapes grants, deer control in Loch Lomond
Farmers welcome a new trade deal with Switzerland.
15 Jul 2026,14 mins
14/07/26 Wildfires on farms, England's environmental farm payments
Tinderbox conditions on fellsides and moorland have led to wildfires across the country.
14 Jul 2026,14 mins
13/07/26 Support for Scottish pig farmers, English farm policy, heat affecting milk yields
£2m of support for struggling pig farmers in Scotland.
13 Jul 2026,12 mins
Farming Today This Week 11/07/2026 Crops in a mine, hot livestock, agriculture & water report, scallops, school farm visits.
Going underground: growing crops in working mine, a kilometre beneath the earth's surface.
11 Jul 2026,25 mins
10/07/26 Calls to ban bottom trawling to protect dolphins, Wimbledon strawberries
Calls for wider bans on bottom trawling to protect dolphins and porpoises.
10 Jul 2026,14 mins