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Farming Today Episodes

  1. 28/08/2024: Beef production, artificial meat, oilseed rape

    UK beef production is falling, but demand stays steady.

  2. 27/08/2024: Flooding; harvest time; fly-tipping

    Flooded farmers are waiting several months for government grants to pay for the clear-up.

  3. 26/08/24 "Mama Hen" the woman who rescues factory farmed hens

    Mama Hen, the woman who rescues commercial flocks of hens when their laying days are over.

  4. 24/08/2024 Farming Today This Week: Border controls, coastal communities, bracken, curlews, On Your Farm at 60

    Border controls, the elusive curlew and belted Galloways trampling bracken.

  5. 23/08/2024: Brian May and his bTB film; Seaweed and shellfish business

    Rock star Sir Brian May on his film about bTB, cattle and badgers

  6. 22/08/2024: Meat imports; bracken controls; fishing industry

    According to the UK processing industry, costs of importing meat could rise significantly.

  7. 21/08/2024: Curlews; crofting; fishing

    Drones are being used to seek out and protect curlew nests from predators and farm work

  8. 20/08/2024: Methane emissions; tourism; AI in farming

    Results of a study shows feeding willow to cattle can help reduce methane emissions

  9. 19/08/24 - Biodiversity net gain, growing confetti and coastal communities

    How to break down barriers for smaller farmers who want to attract green finance.

  10. 17/08/2024: Wildfires; drought; craft skills; UK border dry stone walls

    Two reports highlight the threat drought and wildfires pose to people and the environment.

  11. 16/08/24 National Grid "bulldozes" crops, bluetongue rising across Europe, coppicing, challenge of finding fruit pickers

    How pylons ruined a harvest.

  12. 15/08/2024: Drought; wildfires; Dry stone walls

    After a wet year, two reports on the dangers of drought and wildfires.

  13. 14/08/2024: Organic oilseed rape; Thatched buildings; Dumped waste

    A group of Scottish oilseed rape farmers who are bucking the trend and thriving.

  14. 13/08/2024: UK border rules; traditional craft skills; record low harvest

    The cost of UK border checks on new seed varieties for plant breeders.

  15. 12/08/24 Grouse shooting; Berry glut; Rural skills

    Not so glorious 12th - grouse shoots have their worst season in decades.

  16. 10/08/2024: Mental health; Bovine TB; Timber and woodland; Sheep shearing record

    A 24h farming event to encourage farmers to support each other with their mental health.

  17. 09/08/2024 Woodland report; Rewilding forests; Donkey farm

    Forest study looks at changes in our woodlands over the past 50 years.

  18. 08/08/2024: 24 hours of farming; First combine ride; Safety of tree surgeons

    A 24 hour farming event is run by BBC Local Radio to promote mental health.

  19. 07/08/2024: Oilseed rape, Sea lettuce in Jersey, Timber

    Oilseed rape crops are at a 30-year low because of cost and the risk of growing it.

  20. 06/08/2024: Bovine TB vaccine trial; Storm damage; Welsh vegetables in schools

    Results of a bTB vaccine trial in badgers are released today

  21. 05/08/2024 Farmer confidence; Lough Neagh pollution; Forestry

    Tenant farmers lack confidence in government schemes to help them.

  22. 03/08/2024: Crime in the Countryside; Renewable Energy; Rural broadband

    Many rural people feel 'vulnerable and intimidated' because of crime according to the NFU.

  23. 02/08/24 Planning and the green belt; Battery storage on farms; Buffalo farmer.

    Planning for new houses in the green belt. Storing energy on farms. Buffalo farmer.

  24. 01/08/2024: Rural crime; Anaerobic digestion; Dairy farms

    The cost of rural crime rises again according to the latest figures from NFU Mutual.

  25. 31/07/2024: Farming widow speaks; Sheep farming; Hydro-electric power

    An adverse farm inspection contributed to the death of a farmer according to his widow.

  26. 30/07/2024: Rural broadband, Weather and the harvest, Solar farms

    A survey of farmers shows only 34% of them have a superfast fibre connection.

  27. 29/07/2024: River pollution, Rural energy, New game butchery

    A warning not to swim in a newly designated Welsh designated bathing area.

  28. 27/07/24 Farming Today This Week: what next for agriculture in Wales?

    A special panel programme recorded in front of an audience at the Royal Welsh Show.

  29. 26/07/2024: Illegal fishing in Wales; sheep shearing; robot dog

    Illegal fishing is 'out of control' on rivers across Wales, endangering species.

  30. 25/07/24 - The Royal Welsh Show 2024

    Charlotte Smith reports from the Royal Welsh Show 2024.

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