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Farming Today Episodes

  1. 27/09/21 - Labour's "rural renaissance", ancient grains, jobs in food and farming

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

  2. 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?

  3. 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.

  4. 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?

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 17/09/21 Pig processing crisis, potatoes, emotional wellbeing of livestock

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

  10. 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.

  11. 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?

  12. 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?

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

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

  14. 11/09/21 - Farming Today This Week: fisheries funding, livestock breeding, alternative fuels

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

  15. 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?

  16. 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.

  17. 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.

  18. 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?

  19. 06/09/21 Report suggests less regulation for gene edited crops, livestock selective breeding

    Light touch regulation for gene edited crops in England.

  20. 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?

  21. 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.

  22. 02/09/21 - Trade and Agriculture Commission, picker shortage and hop breeding

    Where is the new Trade and Agriculture Commission?

  23. 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.

  24. 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.

  25. Supporting people with extra needs on Macaulay Farm

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

  26. 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?

  27. 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?

  28. 26/08/21 - Ragwortgate, Pharmacist to farmer, Menai Mussels

    Charlotte Smith presents the latest installment of Ragwortgate.

  29. 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?

  30. 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.

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