Farming Today Episodes Episode guide
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Delay to Brexit, early aphids, backing British
Fishermen's fears on a delay to Brexit, and why aphids are early.
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Delaying Brexit vote, no-deal vote, tariff plan, land-managing goats, agricultural careers
MPs have said no to a no-deal Brexit, but should farmers still prepare?
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Brexit withdrawal agreement vote; organic farming inputs; starting out in farming; Cheltenham Festival.
Parliament's voted on the withdrawal agreement: but what does it mean for British farmers?
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Climate friendly dairying, Agricultural apprenticeships, Trading grain direct
As we reported yesterday, Arla plans to be carbon-neutral by 2050 - but is it workable?
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Rising sheep thefts, Net zero carbon dairy, Next generation farming
Ten thousand sheep were stolen in 2018 with only one arrest.
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Soil
Charlotte Smith learns about one farmer's crusade to save his soil.
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Farmers and activists, peatland restoration and rural services
Protests against farms: what's the impact and how should they be handled?
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US food safety standards; farmland worm count; reactions to new farming minister.
The US says it's a leader in food safety - is that the case? Charlotte Smith finds out.
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A new Minister at DEFRA, struggling rural services, ambulance response times and how to reward farmers for soil health
Who is the new Farming Minister?
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Tariffs in a No Deal scenario, ammonia emissions and catchment sensitive farming
How can dairy farmers reduce their ammonia emissions?
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Renewable Heat Incentive changes, aeroponic farming and the future of our soils.
Could we be harvesting our own salad leaves in the supermarket aisle in less than a year?
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Sheep
As lambing season gets underway, Charlotte Smith looks at the UK sheep sector
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George Eustice resigns, the Red Tractor logo and a 'flying flock' of sheep!
What now for DEFRA after the resignation of farming minister, George Eustice?
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Sheep meat self-sufficiency; self-shearing flocks; private investment in Scotland's environment; Dartmoor rangers.
Could the UK ever be self-sufficient when it comes to sheep meat?
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Sheep farmers and Brexit, Natural England chair hearing, upscaling a cow-calf dairy
Looking at the potential Brexit effect for both upland and lowland sheep farmers.
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Dog DNA tests and livestock worrying, Sustainable food production, Pollinators on pasture
As livestock worrying increases, is it time to track offending dogs with DNA profiling?
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Dairy Crest acquisition; UK sheep farming; weighing cattle.
What does Dairy Crest's acquisition by Canadian dairy firm Saputo mean for farmers?
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Five weeks until Brexit
With five weeks until Brexit, Caz Graham asks what all the uncertainty means for UK farms.
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Brexit and fishing; global biodiversity; rural work experience.
How might the UK's fishing sector fare in a no-deal Brexit?
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Sugar beet and public health, seasonal agricultural labour and conservation farming
We eat too much sugar - so should UK farmers be growing less sugar beet?
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National Farmers' Union Conference
Anna Hill gets all the latest from the National Farmers' Union Conference in Birmingham.
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Study compares greenhouse gas emissions from lab grown meat with meat from farms
Could meat from the farm be more environmentally friendly than meat grown in a lab?
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Balancing farming and the Environment, flood defence, trade post Brexit
Balancing the need to grow food and protect the environment and manage flood defences.
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Farming Today This Week: City Farms
Sybil Ruscoe visits Windmill Hill City Farm in Bristol.
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Welsh food branding, flood defence, city farms
Some food producers in Wales want Welsh food to carry the dragon instead of the Union flag
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Litter in the countryside, electrical pulse fishing and a city care farm
How do we stop littering in the countryside?
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Chris Packham tackles wildlife crime, vertical farming, live animal transport, Stepney city farm
Chris Packham starts a new venture - bringing prosecutions against wildlife crime.
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Rural services in decline, American dairy, farm plastic, Gloucester City Farm
Poor access to mobile signal and transport services is holding back the rural economy.
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Hare coursing, the economic impact of equine flu, and what are city farms for?
We hear from farmers in Cambridgeshire being threatened and intimidated by hare coursers.
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Farming Today This Week: Dairy
Charlotte Smith visits a dairy farm and the processor they sell to - from cow to kefir!