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Farming Today Episodes

  1. 28/06/21 Water quality; Arable farming; Lorry driver shortage

    Farmers told they're not doing enough for water quality. Driver shortage. Growing crops.

  2. 26/06/21 Farming Today This Week: Soil, trade and soft fruit

    Stark warnings from the Climate Change Committee that farmers and consumers need to change

  3. 25/06/21 - The true value of commercial woodland, Farming in Protected Areas and strawberries for Wimbledon

    What kinds of trees should we plant to sequester the most carbon?

  4. 24/06/21 - The Climate Change Committee progress report and Groundswell

    The Climate Change Committee says government is running out of time to make a difference.

  5. 23/06/21 - New trees cut down for new houses, bad weather for bees and robotic fruit harvesting

    Nearly 70,000 trees planted less than a decade ago could be cut down to build new homes.

  6. 22/06/21 - The impact of trade deals, growing blueberries, enhancing habitats around Lough Neagh

    The NFU asks Government for a broad strategy to mitigate the impact of trade deals.

  7. 21/06/21 Tree planting, Arctic Terns, Soft fruit.

    Tree planting targets missed, Covid restrictions affect Arctic Terns, soft fruit.

  8. 19/06/21 Farming Today This Week: Australian trade deal, Jeremy Clarkson's farm, fell runner Joss Naylor

    More on farmers' reaction to the UK/Australia trade deal.

  9. 17/06/21 Natural England's increased role; Australian trade deal; rain harvesting

    More money for Natural England, but more work too; Australian trade deal; harvesting rain.

  10. 17/06/21 Farming's image must change, Jeremy Clarkson's Farm, planting hedgerows for water quality

    A new report says farming needs urgent change to its image.

  11. 16/06/21 Climate Change Committee report, Australian farmers welcome the trade deal, wetlands creation

    Report says the government is not adapting fast enough to risks from climate change.

  12. 15/06/21 The new Scottish Rural Affairs Secretary on the Australian trade deal, Welsh Nitrate Vulnerable Zones, Joss Naylor

    Mairi Gougeon asks for more detail on the Australian trade deal.

  13. 14/06/21 Oat milk battle; Royal Highland Show; Water management

    Oat milk battle; Royal Highland Show; Keeping rivers clean.

  14. 12/06/21 Farming Today This Week: trade deals, farming bitcoin, sausages with protocol

    We talk trade deals, farming bitcoin, and sausages with protocols.

  15. 11/06/21 EU vet agreement; Pigs; New entrants to farming

    Exporters call for vet agreement; Welsh pigs; Attracting new farmers.

  16. 10/06/21 Sausages threatening the NI protocol, crateless farrowing, disturbed seabirds

    Could sausages and chicken nuggets derail the Northern Ireland protocol?

  17. 09/06/21 Grants for farmers to plant trees, planning for ELMS, butchery business recovering from Covid-19

    Nearly £16 million is being offered in grants to farmers to plant more trees.

  18. 08/06/21 Norway trade deal, wilding National Parks, Scottish pigs

    Trade deals: is there too much emphasis on quantity, rather than quality?

  19. 07/06/21 Testing environmental schemes; Wild cats; Pigs

    Hill farmers test plans for new environmental schemes, wild cat comeback, pig industry.

  20. 05/06/21 - Farming Today This Week: Carbon tax, HS2 Ltd, a green recovery and rural tourism

    Should there be a carbon tax on meat?

  21. 04/06/21 Recovery through nature; Farm safety; Rural Tourism

    Nature helping us recover after Covid; psychology of farm safety; rural tourism.

  22. 03/06/21 - Old farming wisdom, topsy-turvy weather, making nature accessible and a farm safari

    How farming is using old knowledge of the land teamed up with the latest tech and science.

  23. 02/06/21 - A carbon tax on meat, landslides in Wales and camping on the farm

    What would a carbon tax mean for agriculture?

  24. 01/06/21 Ombudsman finds HS2 'dishonest', Open Farm Sunday, Britain's farm toys

    We hear one farmer’s battle with HS2 high-speed rail.

  25. 31/05/21 Celebrating farming broadcaster Alan Stennett

    We celebrate a man who has given a lifetime to the farming community and the BBC.

  26. 29/05/21 - Farming Today This Week: Trade deals, flower power and neglected crofts

    The government is consulting on new trade deals - what will it mean for farmers?

  27. 28/05/21 Future of badger culls, free trade agreements, local food producers

    Badger culls in England will be phased out, but may be allowed in certain situations.

  28. 27/05/21 - New international trade deals, shopping local and meat processing staff

    The government has launched consultations on new trade deals with Canada and Mexico.

  29. 26/05/21 - An agroecological future, the Environment Bill returns, fighting bumblebee disease and PYO fruit and veg

    Could agroecology fight climate change, increase biodiversity and improve human health?

  30. 25/05/21 - Paying farmers to retire, re-introducing beavers and farm shops in lockdown

    Paying farmers to retire: it may sound new but the EU's version didn’t work.

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