Farming Today Episodes Episode guide

Farming Today This Week: British Breeding at the Devon County Show

Charlotte Smith examines the business behind UK livestock breeding.
Flood recovery fund; Livestock breeding

Why has only 5% of the government's Farming Flood Recovery Fund has been paid out?
Scottish timber, lamb in Northern Ireland and Yorkshire pigs in China

The Scottish timber industry fears a bleak future unless more trees are planted.
Beef prices; Salad crop; Artificial insemination

With a fall in farmgate beef prices, is it down to the farmer to become more efficient?
Art in the Fields, Mussel farming ban, Dairy genetics

Has breeding for yield been at the cows' expense? And the farm art to be seen by billions.
Transatlantic trade deal, Livestock breeding, M5 services

A transatlantic trade deal is threatened by disagreements over food and farming.
Pigs

Pigs are on the up! Charlotte Smith explores optimism in the industry.
Dog faeces danger, pig farrowing crates & farmed fish

Farmers face financial woe over dog faeces danger in the countryside.
Uplands Conference, Pig App, Regulating Farm Chemicals

A call for Europe to base regulation of farm chemicals on science not precaution.
Media blackout on badger cull; Endangered eels; Pigs

Confusion on who pushed for a media blackout during the pilot badger cull.
Allotments for food security? Irish pedigree pigs and grazing at Grasmere

A row has erupted over the future of Grasmere Common in the Lake District.
12/05/2014

British strawberries this summer are set to be sweet as they bask in the early sunshine.
Plant Pests and Diseases

Charlotte Smith takes a look at the pests and diseases affecting this year's crops.
Discards ban, Wind turbine subsidies, Young Farmers in the charts

Why fishermen believe there is room to throw some species of fish back into the sea.
Farmer manslaughter trial, Leatherjacket plague

A farmer is cleared of manslaughter after a walker was killed by cattle on his land.
Turbines on the Wash, Wheat Rust, Malting Barley, Salad Days

The fight against wheat rust, a fight over malting barley, and salad season approaches...
Newts, Pests, Pirbright Prosecution, Milk Prices

Farmers' milk prices drop. Three of the UK's biggest processors blame world markets.
Bristol Food Connections

A special edition of Farming Today recorded at the Bristol Food Connections Festival.
Farming Today This Week: Grass

It covers 60% of agricultural land in the UK, but how important is grass for farmers?
BBC Food & Farming Awards

The results of the BBC Food and Farming Awards. Presented by Charlotte Smith.
Cheese ban, Oyster farming, grass

Presented by Charlotte Smith. China temporarily bans cheese imports from the UK.
Badger cull, beavers and grass

An independent expert panel will not scrutinise the second year of badger culling pilots.
Mango Ban, Flood-Fighting Grass, Leek Harvest

Imports of Indian mangoes are banned to protect UK salad crops from insect pests.
HS2 and Wildlife, Aphid Catching, Why Grass Matters

£420 million should be spent on conservation after HS2, according to the Wildlife Trusts.
Great British Beef Week

Marking Great British Beef Week with a herd of Hereford and Dexter cattle in Wales.
Nitrogen pollution, Meat consumption, Hedgehogs

Could reducing the number of livestock herds by half help reduce nitrogen pollution?
Storm damage in national parks; Bird-scaring drones; Nutrition

Could farmers help tackle the obesity crisis through the type of food they grow?
Land Workers' Alliance; Boy farmer; Beef

Small-scale farmers demand a greater share of subsidy payments. With Anna Hill.
Maggots in animal feed, Young farmers' song, Great British Beef Week, Robotic milking

Animal feed enriched with maggots, and Essex Young Farmers release a charity single.
Farm Shop Pioneer

Caz Graham meets the 90-year-old in Yorkshire who pioneered the idea of the farm shop.