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Farming Today Episodes

  1. 08/08/23 Stress-testing strawberries; hay cutting delays; a 2050 vision from a young environmental activist and ornithologist

    The strawberries that can thrive on 50 percent less water.

  2. Supermarkets supporting farmers

    Morrisons and Tesco pay farmers more in support following food shortages.

  3. 05/08/23 Farming Today This Week: Importing eggs; rural crime; harvest challenges; wild camping on Dartmoor

    Imports of eggs are up, and so too is the cost of rural crime.

  4. 04/08/23 Delays to post-Brexit import checks; salmon stocks; mobile libraries in rural communities

    Farmers react to post-Brexit checks being delayed again on EU food coming to the UK.

  5. 03/08/2023

    The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.

  6. 02/08/23 Wet weather and harvest; recruiting and retaining rural GPs; turning chicken manure into biochar

    How the wet weather is proving challenging for farmers trying to harvest.

  7. 01/08/23 Wild camping on Dartmoor; community shops; new tech

    The Court of Appeal allows wild camping to come back to Dartmoor.

  8. 31/07/23 Imported eggs up, rural services in crisis, sea temperature rises

    Imports of eggs are up 276%.

  9. Farming Today This Week: Panel debate from the Royal Welsh Show

    Panel debate from the Royal Welsh Show: How should land be used in Wales?

  10. 28/07/23 Workforce crisis in forestry, Welsh food and drink exports up, Edinburgh community farm

    Forestry industry leaders say a workforce "crisis" threatens UK's tree-planting targets.

  11. 27/07/23 Costs squeezing strawberry growers, Welsh language in agriculture, last ammonia plant to close, Whitby lobster hatchery

    Retailers are warned over the future of British-grown berries.

  12. 26/07/23 - The Royal Welsh Show, Part 2

    Anna Hill visits the Royal Welsh Show, where she meets some of the 7,000 livestock entries

  13. 25/07/23 - The Royal Welsh Show, Part 1

    Anna Hill is at the Royal Welsh Show.

  14. 24/07/23 Countryside Stewardship application woes; listening for earthworms; farming issues in Wales.

    Farmers say too many applications for environmental payments are being turned down.

  15. 22/07/23 Farming Today This Week: Government drops plans to add animal welfare to labels, farm co-ops, landscape scale nature

    Defra has dropped its plans add animal welfare to food labels.

  16. 21/07/23 Animal welfare labelling on food packaging; Scottish co-ops; British tomatoes.

    Defra drops plans to consult on putting information about animal welfare on food labels.

  17. 20/07/23 Europe's hot weather and food production; six more nature recovery projects; small-scale co-ops

    Europe's hot weather impacts crop yields and quality.

  18. 19/07/23 Fertiliser suppliers and increased profits; the National Adaptation Programme; grain market co-operative

    Increased profits for companies supplying fertiliser in the UK.

  19. 18/07/23 Fisheries management plans; farm safety; milk processing co-operatives

    The government announces details of its Fisheries Management Plans.

  20. 17/07/23 Bovine TB and badgers; Farming co-operatives; Vineyards.

    Bovine TB and badgers, and what farmers think about vaccinating their cattle.

  21. 15/07/23 Farming Today This Week: Great Yorkshire Show, calls for a rethink on beavers, fairer milk contracts, singing sheep

    We ask the Defra secretary what the new rules on pollution mean for farmers.

  22. 14/07/23 Seasonal workers and recruitment; water shortages for Scottish fruit and veg growers; food fraud

    Farmers warned they will pay the price if they exploit their workers from overseas.

  23. 13/07/23 The Great Yorkshire Show: new fines for water pollution; red meat exports; farm tech and innovation.

    Great Yorkshire Show: we ask Defra Secretary what new rules on pollution mean for farmers.

  24. 12/07/23 Dairy contracts; species reintroduction; farm water storage

    Dairy farmers welcome changes to milk contracts, to make them more transparent.

  25. 11/07/23 Seasonal workers; peas for drought; farm water shortages

    Report says seasonal workers in the horticulture industry are vulnerable to exploitation.

  26. 10/07/23 Water supplies in farming, climate change impact on bees, gas detectors in barley fields

    Could water shortages threaten farm incomes and food security?

  27. 08/07/23 Farming Today This Week. Eggs: hatchery; beak trimming; free-range to barn; bird flu and vaccine. UK-grown flowers.

    Which comes first the chicken or the egg? A look at egg production.

  28. 07/07/23 Egg laying hen hatchery, beak trimming, hunt prosecutions, cheese making

    How close are we to banning the trimming of chicks’ beaks?

  29. 06/07/23 Vaccination still not an option for tackling bird flu, smashing eggs, farming flowers

    Chief vet says vaccination is still not an option for tackling bird flu in free-range hens

  30. 05/07/23 Highly Protected Marine Areas; Animal waste; Egg packing.

    Fishermen's concerns about three new highly protected marine areas in English waters.

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