Farming Today Episodes Episode guide
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How can UK farming reach Net Zero?
From reducing fertiliser use to planting trees... what should farmers be doing?
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28/02/20 EU trade deal, Energy audit, Rogue chickens
The government has published its approach to trade negotiations with the EU.
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27/02/20 - Environment Bill, NFU Conference, Carbon footprint on farms
The government's Environment Bill has its second reading in the House of Commons.
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26/02/20 - NFU Conference
Farming Today comes from the annual conference of the National Farmers' Union.
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25/02/2020 - Food standards, powered pasture and the consequences of the floods
Will British farmers be undercut by cheap imports?
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24/02/20 - Sheep worrying, Net Zero farming and lead ammunition
Could it be the end of lead ammunition?
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22/02/20 Fishing
What future for the fishing industry? We visit a fish market in Scotland to find out.
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21/02/20 - Natural flood management, tree planting, crab processing, salmon stocks
Could farmers be part of the solution to flooding?
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20/02/20 Migrant worker visas, Fish marketing, Food lecture
We ask what the government's new visa system will mean for migrant labour in agriculture.
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18/02/20 Flooded livestock, North Shields fishing
We hear about the distress of losing livestock and hear what help is available for farmers
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18/02/20 Flooded farms, Fishing quotas, Antimicrobial resistance
Recent weekend storms have left thousands of acres of farmland underwater.
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17/02/20 Hen harriers, Fishing industry, Fake snail farms
New figures show more birds of prey are being persecuted in England than ever before.
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Storing Fresh Produce
From potatoes to apples - how is our produce kept fresh?
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14/02/20 New Defra Secretary, Weather, Storing apples
There's a new secretary of state at Defra. We gauge reaction to the appointment.
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13/02/20 - Catch App, employing offenders and keeping produce fresh
Catch App - a smart new way to monitor fish stocks or a disaster for small fishing boats?
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Wildlife Trusts' reaction to HS2, growing crops in a refugee camp, mental health, potato storage
Wildlife groups pledge to continue efforts to reduce the impact of HS2 on the environment.
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11/02/20 Farmers affected by Storm Ciara, hare coursing, cold plasma storage
Farmers around the country have been clearing up after Storm Ciara.
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10/02/20 - Tree disease, a mustard factory and keeping food fresh.
We take a tour round the newest mustard powder mill in the world.
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Farming Today This Week: Peat
Caz Graham is in the Lake District, finding out about peat.
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07/02/20 - The Office for Environmental Protection, sea eagles and livestock, the NFUS Conference and Paludiculture
Will the new Office for Environmental Protection be up to the job?
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06/02/2020 Chicken from Thailand, peat restoration in Scotland and attracting new blood into farming
How much do we know about the welfare standards of the meat we import to the UK?
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05/02/20 Sewage fertiliser, US environmental protection, peat alternatives
A new report reveals concerns over the impact of using human sewage as fertiliser.
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Canada style trade deal, red diesel, peat for gardening
What would a Canada style trade deal mean for UK agriculture?
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03/02/20 Peat, Wildlife volunteers, EU farming unions
Peat is the UK's biggest carbon store. So what can be done to preserve and restore it?
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Brexit: The Transition
Anna Hill and guests discuss what the next 11 months mean for food, farming and fishing.
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31/01/20 Environment Bill, Cheesemakers and Brexit, US Agriculture Secretary, Sustainable scallops.
Today the UK leaves the EU. We ask how environmental regulation will work post-Brexit.
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30/01/20 Raptor persecution and the approach of Brexit day
Can education help solve the problem of raptor persecution?
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29/01/20 Campaign to tighten law on routine use of farm antibiotics, new Fisheries Bill, game bird microwave meals
Calls for new legislation to limit the use of antibiotics in meat production in the UK.
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28/01/20: Brexit. Sheep rustling, Lambing
With three days to go until Brexit, Anna Hill asks what farmers are expecting.
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27/01/20 - Brexit transition, FarmStart and the new Northern Ireland Farming Minister
The UK leaves the EU at the end of the week... but what will change?