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  1. 06/12/2022 Devolved powers and rural communities. Small abattoirs

    Would devolved powers be good news for rural communities? Plus small abattoirs.

  2. 05/12/2022 Farm Soil Carbon Code; abattoirs; new road plans

    New code for measuring carbon, abattoirs and plans to dual the A1 in rural Northumberland.

  3. 03/12/22 Farming Today This Week: cost of food production, turkeys and avian flu, Rural Payments Agency strike, horses.

    Where's the money? We discuss how much farmers make from the food we buy.

  4. 02/12/2022 - Cost of food production, free-range turkeys, equine stud

    The cost of food production, falling turkey sales, and an IVF clinic for horses.

  5. 01/12/22 - Rural Payments Agency strikes, farriers

    Rural Payments Agency staff look set to strike at a crucial time for farmers.

  6. 30/11/2022 Avian flu and turkeys, forestry, conservation grazing.

    Turkey farmers and avian flu, planting resilient forests, ponies for conservation grazing.

  7. 29/22/2022 Pigs; dwarf wheat; Clydesdale horses

    100s of Filipino butchers help tackle UK labour shortage; dwarf wheat; Clydesdale horses.

  8. 28/11/2022: The application of science in farming, food in Wales and equine business

    A new report calls for a national body to deliver science more efficiently to farmers.

  9. 26/11/22 - The eggs shortage, seasonal workers and game shooting

    As the egg shortage continues, will government intervention help?

  10. 25/11/2022: Grouse shooting, forestry and farming in Greenland

    The pros and cons of the field sport of grouse shooting in Scotland.

  11. 24/11/22 - Charlotte Smith speaks to the farming minister, Mark Spencer

    Farming minister, Mark Spencer, has 'robust conversations' with retailers about eggs.

  12. 23/11/22 - Support for egg farmers, concerns around shooting and sheep on a boat!

    Should the government intervene in the egg market, after supermarkets restrict sales?

  13. 22/11/22 - A shortage of daffodil pickers, pheasant shooting and tidal power in The Wash

    Cornish flower growers say crop will be left to rot because of a shortage of pickers.

  14. 21/11/22 - National Living Wage, social media incomes and shooting

    A 27% rise in the cost of growing veg leaves some farmers questioning their future.

  15. 19/11/22 Farming Today This Week: Australia trade deal, eggs shortage, "slimmed down" ELMS, tree planting.

    Former Defra boss says the best bit of the deal with Australia is the termination clause.

  16. 18/11/22 - Global methane emissions, Autumn Statement and tree planting

    We need to talk about methane - according to climate experts.

  17. 17/11/22 Egg shortage, 'slimmed down' ELMS, tree planting on farms

    As one supermarket rations its sales, we ask what’s going on with British eggs.

  18. 16/11/22 - George Eustice on trade with Australia, shellfish investigation and resistant elms

    We ask former DEFRA secretary, George Eustice, about the Australia trade deal.

  19. 15/11/22 - Hydropower, NZ trade, COP 27 and forestry apprenticeships

    Is a rise in the cost of applying for small-scale hydro power a 'tax on renewable energy'?

  20. 14/11/22 Indoor grown wheat, new SSSI in Cornwall, tree planting targets

    We hear how wheat grown indoors could help with food security.

  21. 12/11/22 - Farming at COP27, funding for National Parks and the rising cost of food production

    Charlotte Smith looks back at the week's rural news.

  22. 11/11/22 National Parks funding deficit, Food and Farming Awards' 'Future of Farming' winner, anaerobic digester

    National Parks warn they’re being forced to consider job cuts to try to save money.

  23. 10/11/22 Farmers call on supermarkets to pay more for food, Growing biomass for energy, Gravitational battery

    A fruit farmer says supermarkets should buy British fruit, even if imports are cheaper.

  24. 09/11/2022

    The latest news about food, farming and the countryside

  25. 08/11/22 - Farmers selling carbon credits, global farm policy and on-farm wind turbines

    Is the market for carbon credits encouraging farmers to look after their soil better?

  26. 07/11/22 Avian flu housing, COP 27, On-farm energy production

    Caz Graham hears about the challenges for those trying to follow avian flu housing orders.

  27. 05/11/22 Bird flu compensation 'not fit for purpose', rural housing

    We hear calls for a better compensation scheme for farms hit with bird flu.

  28. 04/11/2022 - Rural housing, Welsh house prices, Regenerative agriculture

    Are enough affordable homes being built in the countryside?

  29. 03/11/2022 Bird flu in Scotland, rural homelessness, regenerative farming action plan

    Bird flu lockdown in England - Scottish farmers say their birds should be inside too.

  30. 02/11/2022: The pros and cons of gene editing to combat bird flu, holiday homes and rural housing.

    Might gene editing of farmed birds provide a solution to bird flu?

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