Farming Today Episodes Episode guide
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Farming Today This Week: Wildlife and Farming
How can modern farming methods be sympathetic to wildlife?
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The Milk Production Reduction Scheme, and leaving hedgerows uncut to help wildlife.
The deadline for the EU scheme paying farmers to produce less milk is fast approaching.
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A 50 billion-pound takeover, ice cream made from buffalo milk and more on the State of Nature report
The Monsanto-Bayer merger; a farm's efforts to help stone-curlews; buffalo milk ice cream.
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The State of Nature report, edible insects and Back British Farming Day
The future of farming and conservation in light of the State of Nature report 2016.
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Farming and wildlife, ploughing championships and crofting in Scotland
Yorkshire has been hosting the World Ploughing Championships.
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State of Nature report, Bees, Delays with farm payments
The State of Nature 2016 report suggests intensive farming could be harming wildlife.
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Farming Today This Week: Seaweed
Charlotte Smith explores the growing seaweed industry.
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Seaweed standards, Wild boar, Flood resilience review
What role do rural areas play in the government's national flood resilience review?
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Dairy nutrition, PMQs, International tractor auction, E coli O157, Seaweed harvesting
Farming Today asks if it is just the older generation now drinking milk.
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Seaweed traceability, Native crayfish, Biodiversity protection post-Brexit
Should the UK keep the laws protecting different species post-Brexit?
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Badger cull, milk prices and seaweed foraging
Bovine TB figures, price rises for dairy farmers and foraging for edible seaweed.
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Illegal hare-coursing, Farmers on Brexit, Seaweed
The number of people caught hare-coursing in Lincolnshire has trebled over the past year.
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Farming Today This Week: Green Belt Debate
Charlotte Smith hosts a discussion about the future of the green belt in the 21st century.
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Fish virus, Green belt, Tick survey
Careless anglers could be spreading a killer virus among fish.
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Animal welfare in abattoirs, pet foxes and bovine TB in Wales
Should abattoirs be made to install CCTV to prevent animal welfare abuse?
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A tale of two sheep farmers and the extension of the badger cull.
A tale of two sheep farmers, green belt development and the extension of the badger cull.
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Greenbelt, Fois Gras and useful sheep
Greenbelt and calls for a new cohesive housing strategy. Plus Fois Gras and useful sheep.
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Farming's Patron Saint
Anna Hill goes on pilgrimage in Norfolk to trace the life of farming's patron saint.
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Farming Today This Week: Harvest 2016
Caz Graham reports on the progress of harvest 2016.
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Wave energy, Plum harvesting and a traditional harvest supper
Wave energy, plum harvesting and a traditional harvest supper.
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Cattle vaccine, Robotic cheddar making, Harvesting bracken for fuel
The latest on possible alternatives to the badger cull.
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New Bovine TB Test, Pea Harvest, Luing Cattle
Scientists are working on a new test for cattle to improve the diagnosis of bovine TB.
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New Badger Cull Zones, Wild Boar, Harvest Machines
Five new areas of England will cull badgers next week to try to control TB in cattle.
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Harvest time, Seaweed pollution, Rural pubs
A look at the 2016 harvest, seaweed pollution and shrinking numbers of rural pubs.
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Farming Today This Week: Farmers on Tour
An international group of farmers explore agriculture in Kenya and South Africa.
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Shorthorn cattle, Horse treadmill and African farming
Shorthorn cattle, a treadmill for horses and farming in Africa.
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Black grass, African wildlife, Fell walking
Black Grass is spreading west, African wildlife and farming and safe walking in the fells.
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Neonicotinoid insecticides and bees, fishing in Africa and farm-produced ice cream
Caz Graham presents. A new study links the decline in bees to neonicotinoid insecticides.
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Scottish-grown hops, African cattle ranching, farming and climate change
The programme discusses whether farmers care enough about climate change.
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Chancellor's announcement about future farm subsidies, African farmers and a lady molecatcher.
Felicity Evans examines the chancellor's announcement about future farm subsidies.