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Farming Today Episodes

  1. 04/01/21 Mental wellbeing, Anaerobic Digesters, Weather forecasting farmers

    Huge farming survey aims to help charity understand the wellbeing of a farming generation.

  2. 02/01/21 Farming Today This Week: Rewilding to create a private nature reserve

    The man who's transformed a former llama farm to create a private nature reserve.

  3. 01/01/20 - The Archers at 70: the farmers of Ambridge

    Charlotte Smith looks back at 70 years of farming in The Archers.

  4. The Weaving Crofters

    How crofting in the Western Isles and the weaving of Harris Tweed are intricately linked.

  5. Covid Creating Opportunities

    Covid caused chaos for businesses across the UK, but for some there were opportunities too

  6. 29/12/20 - Stornoway Black Pudding

    We head to Stornoway to hear the backstory of the now trendy Black Pudding.

  7. 28/12/20 - The Dartmoor Shepherd

    The young Dartmoor shepherds who aim to keep traditional breeds and practices alive.

  8. Boxing Day Farming Today This Week - Looking Back at 2020

    Charlotte Smith looks back at what 2020 has meant for food and farming.

  9. 25/12/20 Swapping an urban life for a future in rural farming

    We meet city dwellers who have gone back to the land and bought a small holding or farm.

  10. 24/12/20 - The Community Farm at Christmas

    Lucy Taylor finds out how Somerset's Community Farm is adapting to meet pandemic demand.

  11. 23/12/20 - NI protein crops, Biodiversity Net Gain, Welsh mussels and cyber security

    Farmers in Northern Ireland could be given extra payments for growing protein crops.

  12. 22/12/20 - Shellfish and lamb delayed at Dover, diving for scallops and Newton Rigg College

    The shellfish and lamb exports stuck in lorries at Dover.

  13. 21/12/20 - Sugar beet processing, New uses for wool, Harvest mice

    A new method of extracting syrup from sugar beet could be done more locally to farms.

  14. 19/12/20 Farming Today This Week: Christmas preparations on farm, Welsh agriculture post-Brexit, neonicotinoids controversy

    Claims that farmers have been secretive about lobbying for banned pesticides to be used.

  15. 18/12/20 - Phosphates in the River Wye, drive-in carols and New Red Tractor Chair

    Over 60% of the River Wye is in breach of new phosphate pollution standards.

  16. 17/12/20 Rural planning, virtual fences, Christmas goose, cider

    Getting planning right for the countryside, what are the next steps?

  17. 16/12/20 Welsh farming post-Brexit, rural health services suffering in pandemic, preparations for Christmas

    The Welsh government reveals details of its plans for the future of farming post-Brexit.

  18. 15/12/20 Request for emergency use of banned pesticide, scallop fishing, beef for Christmas

    UK farmers are asking for emergency use of a banned pesticide.

  19. 14/12/20 Changes to livestock transport, turkey farmers, ash dieback research

    Warnings over proposed rules on transporting animals in England and Wales.

  20. 12/12/20 - Farming Today This Week: Scottish agricultural policy, the UK internal market and brassicas

    How will divergent agricultural policy across the UK effect the internal market?

  21. 11/12/20 The future for Scottish farmers, air pollution, sprouts

    How food and direct payments will be at the heart of the new Scottish system for farmers.

  22. 10/12/20 New Office for Environmental Protection chair announced, brassica trials, sustainable farming for economic recovery

    The new Office for Environmental Protection chair will be Dame Glenys Stacey.

  23. 09/12/20 Fishing and its role in Brexit, rules for farming on SSSIs, oil seed rape companion crops

    Why fishing has become something of an emotional issue for Brexit.

  24. 08/12/20 - AHDB 5 Year Strategy, quagga mussels and exotic brassicas.

    We hear more about the AHDB's new 5 Year Strategy

  25. 07/12/20 - Avian flu, farming and the Welsh language, the River Lugg and brassicas

    What does avian flu mean for free range egg producers?

  26. 05/12/20 Farming Today This Week: Brexit planning and the Government's roadmap for the future of farming in England

    Today's programme is unsurprisingly Brexit-tastic. We hear from farmers making plans.

  27. 04/12/20 - The opportunities of Brexit, export of pigs for breeding, avian flu and barn owls

    The opportunities of Brexit for farming.

  28. 03/12/20 - Live export ban, potato trade after Brexit

    Live exports for slaughter or fattening are set to be banned.

  29. 02/12/20 - Reaction to the Agricultural Transition Plan and seasonal workers after Brexit

    Reaction to the Agricultural Transition Plan for England.

  30. 01/12/20 - Lamb exports after Brexit transition; Antibiotic use

    Is the lamb sector ready for the end of the Brexit transition period?

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