Farming Today Episodes Episode guide
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28/06/19: Tax breaks for farmers, farmland bird surveys, livestock market closure, micro-greens.
A new report finds British farmers get £2.4 billion of tax breaks.
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27/06/19: UK National Food Strategy, Northumberland farmland bird survey, No-till conference
Sybil Ruscoe asks Henry Dimbleby what he hopes to achieve with a national food strategy,
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Farmers join climate change march, Rooftop sheep, Wader scrapes on farmland
Farmers join a climate change march, calling for more regulation on agriculture.
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25/06/19: Controlling Mountain Hares in Scotland, Fenland farm report, Curlews
A new bill is introduced in Scotland which aims to ban the control of mountain hares.
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24/06/19: Farmer survey on the environment, Water-saving pig troughs, Farmland birds
Charlotte Smith asks why one third of farmers aren't taking environmental action.
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Farm Safety
Charlotte Smith meets a man who's life was changed for ever by a farming accident.
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Flooding in Lincolnshire, Floating Dutch dairy, Health hub
Charlotte Smith hears how the Lincolnshire floods is impacting on Stephen Francis' crop.
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20/06/19 - Tree planting, the Royal Highland Show, beef emissions and farm safety
Are tree planting targets missing the point?
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Late payments for environmental work on farms, Farm safety partnership, Beef exports to China
Farmers whose environmental payments have been delayed for four years will now be paid.
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Farm accident survivor's story, ELMS pilots delayed, sheep rustling prevention
The personal and graphic story of William Sayers who was seriously injured on a farm.
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17/06/19: Underwater crops, general licences and farm safety
Farming is the most dangerous job in the UK - we ask why.
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15/06/19: Crop protection
Charlotte Smith and guests discuss how farmers protect crops from diseases and pests.
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14/06/2019: Glyphosate resistance, insect poo, goose culling and nettle picking
Glyphosate versus blackgrass - new research shows the weed is beginning to win.
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13/06/19: Global food production, BBC Food and Farming Awards, Biological pest control
Charlotte Smith asks how government plans to cut emissions by 2050 will impact farming.
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Royal visit to Cumbrian farm, farm weddings, weed control, orchard project
We have a very special visit to a Cumbrian sheep farm.
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Factual inaccuracies in educational resource, aphid research, community fridge
A leaflet on farming containing major factual inaccuracies has been given out to schools.
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Water shortages; protecting crops; plastic-free dairy farm
Wildlife and fishing groups say river levels are critically low. They want a hosepipe ban.
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Farming Today This Week: Education on farms
Charlotte Smith visits a farm in Oxfordshire which is opening its doors to the public.
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Prawns, Ash dieback, FaceTime a farmer
A land-based farm producing king prawns, sustainably; launch of strategy to save ash trees
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Rural mental health, 'Inadequate planning' for new subsidy system, Essex schools' farming day
We hear warnings about rural support services and farmers' mental health.
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Welsh subsidies, UK animal welfare versus US, farm lessons in the classroom
A sustainable farming scheme is set to replace basic payments in Wales in 2021.
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Conservation buffer zones, farm education, prisoners picking fruit, walking alpacas
Conservation field buffer zones might not be helping nature.
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Hedges for bats; water pollution; education
Farmers urged to cut hedges less often to help rare horse-shoe bats.
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Farming Today This Week: Salad
Anna Jones visits a salad farm in Warwickshire to see the lettuce harvest.
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New marine conservation zones, Badger baiting, Watercress
Marine expert says new conservation zones on coast won't work unless fishing's stopped.
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Vet shortages, farmers fight 'anti-red meat agenda' and salad pickers
Vets are back on the shortage occupation list compiled by Migration Advisory Committee.
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Gove's bid for PM, flavourful tomatoes, dog walking paddocks
Gove's days at Defra may be numbered - will farmers miss him when he's gone?
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Organic milk prices, salad crops, UK vineyards
The impact of Brexit uncertainty on organic milk prices.
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Vintage tractors
Nancy Nicolson joins the enthusiasts at a vintage tractor sale in Aberdeenshire.
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Farming Today This Week: Water
Charlotte Smith visits a soft-fruits farm to see how they harvest and conserve water.