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Farming Today Episodes

  1. 24/07/2024: NAO report into farming; A tree nursery; Insect study

    A report by the NAO into farming published today shows much room for improvement.

  2. 23/07/2024: Agriculture budget; Scottish national park; Rural crime; Horticulture

    Farming budgets must rise to meet nature and climate targets, conservation campaigners say

  3. 22/07/2024: Flooding, Nurseries, Farm safety

    New figures out today confirm that farming is the most dangerous job in the UK.

  4. 20/07/24 - Farming Today This Week: Housebuilding, solar farms and Welsh farm policy

    What will government plans to reform planning mean for the countryside?

  5. 19/07/2024: Seasonal Workers Visa Review; Cricket Bat Willow: Organic Farming Pressures

    Examining the findings of the seasonal workers visa review.

  6. 18/07/2024: Dairy, Kings Speech, EV range anxiety

    A large dairy processor is ending contracts with many smaller farms.

  7. 17/07/2024: Welsh farm payments, Rural doctors, Health drones

    The Welsh government outlines its plans for replacing EU payments for farmers.

  8. 16/07/2024: Climate change; Rural housing; Moorland learning

    The government is being urged to do more to help farmers meet net zero targets.

  9. 15/07/2024: Wind farms, Rural services, Insect decline

    An industry chief reacts to the lifting of the de facto ban on on-shore wind farms.

  10. 13/07/24 Farming Today This Week: The new Defra Secretary, Great Yorkshire Show, new planning rules in rural areas

    Pigs, pigeons and politicians at the Great Yorkshire Show.

  11. 12/07/2024: Welsh farm payments, Michael Mosley a tribute, Lab-grown meat, AI in ecosystems

    A consultation on Welsh farm payments replacing EU funding.

  12. 11/07/24 - The Great Yorkshire Show

    Anna Hill talks pigs, pigeons and politics at the Great Yorkshire Show.

  13. 10/07/2024: Great Yorkshire Show; Coughing pigs; AI weather forecasting

    Farmers at the Great Yorkshire Show are hoping for support from the new government.

  14. 09/07/2024: New farming minister; Rural housing; Robots

    Chancellor Rachel Reeves has committed to relaxing planning rules, what will this mean?

  15. 08/07/24 Artificial intelligence for agri market research, Lakenheath Fen, vertical salad farm

    How AI is used to sift out inaccurate agricultural market research.

  16. 06/07/24 - Farming Today This Week: Election analysis, soft fruit farming and bee breeding

    Helen Mark asks what Labour's election win will mean for farming.

  17. 04/07/24 University investment, farmer comedian, blueberries

    University investment, erosion repair, comedian farmer.

  18. 03/07/2024 - Creamery closure, bee numbers, wildflowers, Scottish raspberries

    A 240-year-old Stilton creamery in Melton Mowbray is due to close.

  19. 02/07/24 - Danish methane tax, Electric Berries and rural/urban voting habits

    Danish farmers are facing a tax on methane from cattle, pigs and slurry.

  20. 01/07/2024 Fishing industry's election wish list; Breeding bees; Soft fruits

    Fishermen call for a national fishing strategy.

  21. 29/06/2024 - Farming Today This Week: Election Special

    Charlotte Smith hosts an election special looking at rural manifesto promises.

  22. 28/06/2024 Election manifestos; Flower farming; Hemlock

    A round-up of manifesto pledges on food and farming; Cornish flower farm; Hemlock.

  23. 27/06/24 Lib Dem's Manifesto, Groundswell regenerative farming, Sark considers Sunday tractors

    Today tractors, regen ag and politics.

  24. 26/06/24 - Labour's Manifesto, regen farming and high yielding wheat

    The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.

  25. 25/06/24 - Conservative manifesto, venison in school and dormice reintroductions

    What the Conservative Party manifesto holds on farming, the environment and rural life.

  26. 24/06/25 Potatoes, Champing, Countryside Alliance

    Potatoes, 'champing' and the Countryside Alliance.

  27. 22/06/24 - The Royal Highland Show, UK salads and heritage wheat

    We report from the 240th Royal Highland Show.

  28. 21/06/24 The Royal Highland Show

    Charlotte Smith visits the Royal Highland Show for its 240th year.

  29. 20/06/24 - World Farmers' conference, East Yorkshire cucumbers, Green Alliance manifesto

    Farmers from over 50 countries gather to discuss the future.

  30. 19/06/24 - Re-doing the Green Revolution, the Landworkers' Alliance manifesto and horticulture training

    Could the plant breeding of Green Revolution be started again from scratch?

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