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Farming Today Episodes

  1. 11/10/21 Pesticide regulation, history of science in agriculture, woodland ground cover plants

    Today the science of farming - from the beginnings to the latest challenges.

  2. 09/10/21 - Farming Today This Week: The future of the pig industry and UK wine production

    UK pig farmers are facing their biggest challenge in decades - what does the future hold?

  3. 08/10/21 Luke Pollard and Tim Farron on the pig crisis, survey finds trust in British food, small vineyard

    A fall in the pig price as the backlog of animals stuck on farms continues to grow.

  4. 07/10/21 Calls for financial support for pig farmers

    The SNP calls on the Government to provide financial support to help the pig industry.

  5. 06/10/21 Meat processors disagree with George Eustice over imported meat and labour; wine innovation

    Does the Government have its head in the sand over problems in the pig sector?

  6. 05/10/21 Shortage of vets to carry out pig culls on farms, wine tourism

    Pigs backed up on farms - would there be enough vets to carry out culls if needed?

  7. 04/10/21 Fertiliser shortage threatens food security, English and Welsh wines

    Warnings that yields of crops may be down next year because of a shortage of fertiliser.

  8. 02/10/21 - Farming Today This Week: The Food Supply Chain Crisis

    Charlotte Smith chairs a panel of experts trying to solve the food supply chain crisis.

  9. 01/10/21 Shortage of daffodil pickers, warnings that fishing will lose £300 million, army veteran farmer

    More worries about the lack of workers on farms - this time from flower growers.

  10. 30/09/21 Vertical farming, post-Brexit livestock trade, new entrants working with mum and dad

    Can vertical indoor farming avoid the problems traditional growers are currently facing?

  11. 29/09/21 New plans for gene editing, pig industry left out of temporary worker visas, £30 per hour to pick broccoli

    New plans to allow scientists to use gene editing to develop new strains of crops.

  12. 28/09/21 - Visas for poultry workers, vet retention, vet shortage

    Short-term visas for poultry workers in the run-up to Christmas - but will people come?

  13. 27/09/21 - Labour's "rural renaissance", ancient grains, jobs in food and farming

    A "rural renaissance" from Labour - we get the details.

  14. 25/09/21 Defra Secretary says food price rises 'undeniable', farming and C02, Wales and NI's post-Brexit farm payments, muck

    After a difficult week for the food supply chain, will consumers pick up the bill?

  15. 24/09/21 - George Eustice on labour and food prices, slurry bags and farming succulents

    George Eustice says increased fuel costs and labour shortages mean food prices will rise.

  16. 23/09/21 - Lamb exports to the US, NI subsidy hike, sewage sludge and glasshouse gas use

    How long will it take for UK lamb to return to American menus?

  17. 22/09/21 Calls for a more secure supply of C02, Wales' future farm support, anaerobic digester

    CO2 production could be coming back - but there are calls for a more secure supply.

  18. Poultry farmers call and the CO2 crisis, blanket bog restoration, phosphate pollution on the River Wye

    CO2 shortage: poultry farmers predict food shortages and animal welfare consequences.

  19. 20/09/21 Fertiliser factories halt production; Muck; Chelsea Flower Show

    Farms face fertiliser shortage. Muck and its uses on farm. RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

  20. 18/09/21 Farming Today This Week: Labour shortages, potatoes, lack of interest in the new environmental funding scheme

    Labour shortages - from dumping milk to the pigs stuck on farms.

  21. 17/09/21 Pig processing crisis, potatoes, emotional wellbeing of livestock

    Pig industry crisis. App for the wellbeing of livestock. Rare potato collection.

  22. 16/09/21 Inquiry into labour crisis in food chain, potato harvesting, integrating trees into farming

    MPs launch inquiry into how labour and trade issues are affecting the food supply chain.

  23. 15/09/21 New trade deals, self sufficiency in food, cow loo, chips processed on farms

    How does protecting British farming square with opening up new international trade?

  24. 14/09/21 Driver shortages: farmers told to dump milk; seed potato research; dressage horse breeding

    Farmers dumping milk because of driver shortages - what are the impacts on the industry?

  25. 13/09/21 Badger cull considered in NI, potatoes, modern cultivators

    Northern Ireland’s Agriculture Department considers culling badgers to prevent bovine TB.

  26. 11/09/21 - Farming Today This Week: fisheries funding, livestock breeding, alternative fuels

    Innovations in fishing look to cut carbon emissions and introduce robotics.

  27. 10/09/21 The Geronimo phenomenon, Limousin cattle, BBC Food and Farming Awards' Farming for the Future finalist

    Thousands of cattle killed to stop bovine TB. Why so much fuss about one alpaca?

  28. 09/09/21 Westmorland Agricultural Show, Aberdeen Angus cattle, new alternative National Park

    Caz Graham visits an agricultural show to hear how it's managed to survive the pandemic.

  29. FT 08/09/21 Checks on GB food going to NI delayed, methane tractor, Mangalitza pigs

    Some NI retailers have cut GB supplied food despite trade checks suspended indefinitely.

  30. 07/09/21 Farmers welcome E10 biofuel at the petrol pumps, Hebridean sheep

    E10 biofuel at pumps - but can the balance between growing for fuel or food be maintained?

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