Farming Today Podcast
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside
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22/07/26 Sugar beet factory closing, new Defra secretaryfarm fires, , oil seed rape harvest, hill farming in Wales
Today
The oldest sugar beet factory in England is shutting up shop.
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21/07/26 Farm fatalities, dry potatoes, Welsh farm subsidies, Lake District guide
Yesterday
Farm fatalities and serious injuries remain high, yet many accidents aren't even reported.
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20/06/26: Milk price glimmers, Andy Burnham's rural in-tray, Welsh farming policy.
Monday
Heatwaves in Europe hit milk production but could it mean better prices for farmers?
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18/07/26 Farming Today This Week: Wildfires, hot harvest, the Great Yorkshire Show
Saturday
Tinderbox conditions see wildfires across the country.
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17/07/26 The Great Yorkshire Show
Friday
The Great Yorkshire Show: farmers break off from an early harvest and head to Harrogate.
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16/07/26 'Critical situation' for chicken site as water restricted, farm payments for wildlife, the price of chocolate
Last Thursday
Chicken processing plant closes due to a lack of water.
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15/07/26 New UK Swiss trade deal, Farming in Protected Landscapes grants, deer control in Loch Lomond
Last Wednesday
Farmers welcome a new trade deal with Switzerland.
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14/07/26 Wildfires on farms, England's environmental farm payments
Last Tuesday
Tinderbox conditions on fellsides and moorland have led to wildfires across the country.
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13/07/26 Support for Scottish pig farmers, English farm policy, heat affecting milk yields
Mon 13 Jul 2026
£2m of support for struggling pig farmers in Scotland.
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Farming Today This Week 11/07/2026 Crops in a mine, hot livestock, agriculture & water report, scallops, school farm visits.
Sat 11 Jul 2026
Going underground: growing crops in working mine, a kilometre beneath the earth's surface.
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10/07/26 Calls to ban bottom trawling to protect dolphins, Wimbledon strawberries
Fri 10 Jul 2026
Calls for wider bans on bottom trawling to protect dolphins and porpoises.
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09/07/26 Growing crops in a mine, scallop fishing, RHS Badminton
Thu 9 Jul 2026
Farming underground - scientists grow crops in a mine a km beneath the earth's surface.
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08/07/2026 Environment Agency agriculture & water report, fishing visas, animal health
Wed 8 Jul 2026
Inspections up, but serious pollution incidents not declining says new report.
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07/07/2026 Rehydrating dry grain, fishing resilience, school farm visits.
Tue 7 Jul 2026
Rewetting very dry grain - will that become a thing, and is it a good idea?
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06/07/2026 Commoners can apply for government schemes, fishing, fertiliser
Mon 6 Jul 2026
Computer that said no, now says yes! Commoners can apply for agri-environment schemes.
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04/07/26 Farming Today This Week: Groundswell regenerative agriculture, the Environment Secretary on the 25 year Farming Roadmap
Sat 4 Jul 2026
What will the government's new 25-year Farming Roadmap mean for farmers?
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03/07/2026 Farming roadmap, food security, protecting soils
Fri 3 Jul 2026
What will the farming roadmap mean for farmers? We ask the secretary of state.
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02/07/26 Groundswell Regenerative Agriculture 2026
Thu 2 Jul 2026
Ten years of the regenerative farming festival Groundswell.
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01/07/2026 Muirburn, grain that's too dry, intercropping
Wed 1 Jul 2026
New code for controlled burning of moorland is delayed.
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30/06/26 Scottish organic farmed salmon, soil health, water management
Tue 30 Jun 2026
Scottish organic farmed salmon, soil health, water management.
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29/06/26 Water resilience on farms, rural place names, soil
Mon 29 Jun 2026
Calls for more government action to protect water supplies for farming.
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27/06/26: Farming in the heat, England's Farming Roadmap, global agritourism.
Sat 27 Jun 2026
Farming in a heatwave and a 25-year vision for agriculture in England.
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26/06/26 NI to miss its environmental targets, farming in the heatwave, farm campsite
Fri 26 Jun 2026
Northern Ireland's government is warned it'll miss environmental targets
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25/06/2026 The Farming Roadmap, emissions from agriculture, pigs in the heat
Thu 25 Jun 2026
A landmark day for English farmers? The government's Farming Roadmap is launched.
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24/06/2026 Agritourism - Aberdeen hosts the first global conference of its kind
Wed 24 Jun 2026
Global agritourism: how producers around the world are inviting visitors onto their farms.
