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Farming Today Episodes

  1. 13/09/21 Badger cull considered in NI, potatoes, modern cultivators

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

  2. 11/09/21 - Farming Today This Week: fisheries funding, livestock breeding, alternative fuels

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

  3. 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?

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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?

  7. 06/09/21 Report suggests less regulation for gene edited crops, livestock selective breeding

    Light touch regulation for gene edited crops in England.

  8. 04/09/21 - Farming Today This Week: The Trade and Agriculture Commission, staff shortages and food waste

    Where is the new Trade and Agriculture Commission?

  9. 03/09/21 Farm food waste, BBC Food and Farming Awards' Farming for the Future category, seed breeding

    Farmers could increase their profits by 20% by getting to grips with food waste.

  10. 02/09/21 - Trade and Agriculture Commission, picker shortage and hop breeding

    Where is the new Trade and Agriculture Commission?

  11. 01/09/2021 Labour shortage on poultry farms, strawberry breeding, croft horse trekking

    Staff shortages in the food chain are causing serious problems for poultry farmers.

  12. 31/08/21 - Tractor auction, Northern Ireland’s Future Agricultural Policy, Crop breeding

    Northern Ireland’s plan for agriculture and the man with a tractor collection for sale.

  13. Supporting people with extra needs on Macaulay Farm

    Nancy Nicolson visits a farm on the Isle of Lewis which supports people with extra needs

  14. 28/08/21 Farming Today This Week: Food industry calls for Covid relief visas, lack of funding for rural youth, ragwort

    Labour shortages in processing mean a backlog of pigs on farms - are prisoners the answer?

  15. 27/08/21 - Prisoner labour in meat processing, Backlog of pigs, Poul Hovesen

    Is employing prisoners the answer to the backlog of pigs and a shortage of chicken?

  16. 26/08/21 - Ragwortgate, Pharmacist to farmer, Menai Mussels

    Charlotte Smith presents the latest installment of Ragwortgate.

  17. 25/08/21 - Pop-up campsites in Wales, Ragwort and horses, University lecturer turns farmer

    Should pop-up campsites in Wales be registered to monitor the pressure on rural areas?

  18. 24/08/21 - Beaver reintroduction in England, Transforming a dairy business with direct selling

    Plans to release beavers into the wild in England are to be set out by the UK government.

  19. 23/08/21 - Making money from native breeds, Queen of the Herdwicks, Gleaning

    How can you make rare and native livestock breeds pay?

  20. 21/08/21 - Farming Today This Week: Harvest 2021

    Caz Graham with a round-up of some of the stories from this year's harvest.

  21. 20/08/21 Cash for Ash, Rural crime in Wales, Broccoli harvest

    Farmers in Northern Ireland are being asked to repay money from the 'Cash for Ash' scheme.

  22. 19/08/21 - The carbon footprint of milk, Wheat harvest in Yorkshire

    A new report says UK milk is produced with half of the global average carbon footprint.

  23. 18/08/21 - Live animal exports, Bronagh Dempster the young farmer, Cotswold harvest

    Reaction to the latest news on the transport of live animal for export. With Anna Hill.

  24. 17/08/21 - Tenant farm rent rises, New varieties of oil seed rape, Barley harvest

    There's evidence that landlords are trying to raise farm rents to offset cuts to the BPS.

  25. 16/08/21 Teen tractor safety, Harvest, Lambing Research

    13-year-olds learn to drive tractors safely. Harvest 2021. The habits of pregnant ewes.

  26. 14/08/21 Farming Today This Week: IPPC report on methane, farmland for offsetting, Maryport fishing

    The UN’s expert panel on climate change says methane emissions must be reduced.

  27. 13/08/21 - Buying Welsh farmland for offsetting, Local Nature Recovery Strategies, Where the red squirrels eat

    Farmland in Wales is being bought by investment companies to offset carbon emissions.

  28. 12/08/21 - Grouse shooting season, how to move a field, trees on marginal land

    The grouse shooting season gets underway today but there might be fewer birds than normal.

  29. 11/08/21 - GB protected geographical status, The price of trees, Beavers in Scotland

    A new UK protected geographical status has been revealed. Caz Graham presents.

  30. 10/08/21 - IPCC report into climate change, methane reduction in farming, forest fire in Northumberland

    Caz Graham asks what farming can do to reduce methane emissions to tackle climate change.

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