Farming Today Episodes Episode guide
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14/06/2012
Charlotte Smith hears about plans to grow twice as much food on UK farms within 20 years.
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13/06/2012
Fruit growers in some regions of the UK are seeing the worst crop in decades.
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12/06/2012
Anna Hill hears what's being done to tackle Britain's bee diseases, including varroa.
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11/06/2012
Local butchers warn that they will go out of business because of red tape.
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From the Royal Cornwall Show, where craftsmen are trying to keep rural skills alive.
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08/06/2012
Caz Graham hears how intensive farming could help wildlife flourish.
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07/06/2012
Heavy rain in April and May has filled reservoirs. Is it time to end water restrictions?
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06/06/2012
Caz Graham investigates the resurgence of interest in dry stone walling.
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05/06/2012
Flint, timber and thatch. Anna Hill learns to build houses using rural skills.
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04/06/2012
Thousands of beacons across the country for the Queen's diamond jubilee.
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As the price of a fleece reaches a 25 year high, is there money to be made in wool?
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01/06/2012
Unions claim low-paid farm workers are at risk from changes in regulation.
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31/05/2012
Three hundred scientists in fourteen countries have sequenced the tomato genome.
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30/05/2012
From cold pressed to hard pressed - olive oil prices collapse in Spain.
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29/05/2012
British farmers are moving into solar power generation thanks to new tariffs.
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28/05/2012
After the anti-GM protests, Charlotte Smith asks where now for genetically modified crops.
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Charlotte Smith meets gold medal winners at the Chelsea Flower Show.
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25/05/2012
France's ban on growing GM Maize is rejected, but it won't be forced to drop the embargo.
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24/05/2012
New multi-million pound funding for bioscience - but how much will be spent on GM crops?
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23/05/2012
A merger of two dairy co-ops could mean better milk prices for some UK dairy farmers.
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22/05/2012
UK trials of GM crops could be in peril after protests over GM wheat, with Anna Hill.
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21/05/2012
Anna Hill hears allegations about cheating in the show ring to help cows win prizes.
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Cashing in on China - how UK farmers could benefit from exporting to the East.
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18/05/2012
How Ireland has cracked the Chinese market for dairy, pork, and seafood.
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17/05/2012
Anna Hill talks to Farming Minister Jim Paice about China's growing market.
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16/05/2012
Multi-million pound supermarket contracts bought with bribes of luxury holidays.
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15/05/2012
The controversial Severn barrage, which MP Peter Hain quit his job to support.
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14/05/2012
Anna Hill hears farmers are being put off building reservoirs, despite the drought.
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Charlotte Smith hears from young farmers and students about a farming career.
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11/05/2012
How growing plants under LEDs could lead to farming in skyscrapers.