Farming Today Episodes Episode guide
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12/03/2026 Energy price impact on tomatoes, muck spreading, sheep shearing visas
Rising gas prices will put up the price of tomatoes.
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11/03/2026 Inheritance tax for tenant farmers, young farmer training, sewage sludge
Concern about the impact of inheritance tax changes for tenant farmers.
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10/03/2026 Abattoir charges, EU trade, slurry.
Meat trade says some abattoirs will be forced to close because of higher inspection costs.
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09/03/26 Lead shot ban could hamper deer control, fertiliser, new loom for wool mill
A warning that plans to phase out lead ammunition may hit plans to control deer numbers.
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07/03/26 Farming Today This Week: avian influenza vaccine; impact of war in Middle East on fuel and fertiliser; land use.
First UK trials of a bird flu vaccine.
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06/03/26 Bird flu vaccine cost prohibitive for chickens, data storage in the countryside, AI in farming in Cornwall
Why UK chickens are unlikely to be vaccinated against avian flu.
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05/03/26 Bird flu vaccine, impact of Middle East conflict, water storage.
The first trial of a bird flu vaccine for the UK.
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04/03/26 Border checks, solar farms, crops under cover on landfill site
MPs quiz top civil servants about illegal meat smuggled into the UK.
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03/03/26 British beef in US supermarkets, managing land to prevent flooding, dandelions for rubber
UK beef arrives on shop shelves in the US - how much difference will the trade make?
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02/03/26: Officially enough rain, Mrs Wilmot's Pippin, land use pressure
A silver lining to 2026's wet start: scientists say we're leaving 2025's drought behind.
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28/02/2026 Farming Today This Week: mackerel's off, farming minister, NFU Conference, farming in Ukraine
A major retailer is to stop selling mackerel because of concerns about over-fishing.
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27/02/26: Mackerel's off, Cromer Crab, Avian Flu update, Cambridge Vet School decision
A major retailer is to stop sourcing Mackerel because of overfishing concerns.
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26/02/26 The Farming Minister and reaction to the updated environmental farm payment scheme in England; illegal waste dumping
The farming minister on changes to England's biggest environmental scheme.
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25/02/26 National Farmers' Union Conference 2026
More details of the Sustainable Farming Incentive are revealed at the NFU Conference.
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24/02/26 Farming in Ukraine, Wetlands creation
Farming in Ukraine four years into the war; Wetlands creation.
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23/02/2026 England deer management plan, putting venison on more plates, Northern Ireland farm safety.
The government's announced a new 10 year plan for controlling deer numbers in England.
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21/02/2026 Farming Today This Week: farm vets, sheep shearer visas, 25 years since Foot and Mouth
Farm vets, shearer visas, and 25 years since the 2001 Foot and Mouth outbreak.
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20/02/2026 The 2001 Foot and Mouth Outbreak 25 years on
The 2001 foot and mouth crisis remembered, 25 years on.
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19/02/26 Wet weather, Community vets practice
Wet weather stopping farm work, community vets practice on Tiree, graduate vet.
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18/02/26 Record month for illegal meat, independent vet practices, sheep shearers visas
Seizures of illegal meat imports hit a record high at Dover: 34 tonnes in January.
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17/02/26 Dog attacks on livestock, a cattle vet at work, Hedgerow Heroes
The cost of dog attacks on livestock has risen 10% year on year.
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Fields of yellow, vets and artificial intelligence, vet shortage
Why there may be bigger swathes of bright yellow oilseed rape across the countryside.
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14/02/26 Farming Today This Week: Flooding on farms, landscape recovery projects, AI in dairy
Waterlogged fields and flooding misery for farmers.
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Somerset floods update, slurry conundrum, drones v weeds, a pivot point for farms?
Tens of thousands of acres of farmland are still under water in Somerset.
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12/02/26 Natural flood management, AI pest control, Oatly Supreme Court defeat
We hear from the Environment Agency boss on natural flood management.
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Aberdeenshire inundated, Big Brother is watching moo, Welsh suckler beef in decline
About a quarter of a year's rainfall in six weeks has inundated Aberdeenshire's farms.
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Flooding, alternatives to farrowing crates, crops through the 'eyes' of AI.
More rain and more flood warnings piling the pressure on farmers.
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09/02/26 Farmer protests, Defra farm training, AI in agriculture
More farmer protests about imports and prices.
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Farming Today This Week: electric shock collars, taking carbon out of agriculture, UK-EU reset, new entrants, Wagyu beef
RSPCA bans electric shock collars from dairy herds in its assured scheme.
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06/02/2026 National Farmers' Union of Scotland Annual Conference, seed production, new tenant farmers
The National Farmers' Union of Scotland calls for more funding to improve profitability.