Farming Today Episodes Episode guide
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Brexit and the CLA conference, Duck farm, Environmental farming
The CLA conference hears that high quality food could provide the UK's USP post-Brexit
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Owen Patterson on a Free Trade Deal with the US, a growing market for quail eggs and the carbon footprint of poultry production.
We catch up with Owen Patterson |MP, after his trip to the US made the headlines.
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Salmon farming, Geese for Christmas, Ageing farmers, Foraging
Should salmon farming in Scotland be better regulated? A report calls for urgent action.
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Brexit Fishing Rights, Sustainable Agriculture, Turkeys
Fishing groups react to the Brexit withdrawal agreement
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The food inspection system under pressure, a forest for young people and poultry week begins
Budget cuts are hampering Food Standards inspections - what needs to change?
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Abattoirs
Charlotte Smith chairs a discussion about the issues facing abattoirs in the UK.
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Controversial kelp harvesting, a micro-abattoir and reaction to the Fisheries Bill
Plans to mechanically harvest kelp off Scotland have led to the rules being reviewed.
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Brexit and rural commnities in Northern England; Slurry-spreading and environment; Stunning pigs at abattoirs
New research looks at the impact Brexit may have on rural communities in northern England.
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Bluefin tuna in British waters
Should anglers be allowed to catch endangered bluefin tuna on a catch and release basis?
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Pressures on food security, small abattoirs, antibiotic use on farms, potato drones
A discussion of how natural disasters and intentional fraud threaten food security.
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Affordable housing, Re-homing hens, Abattoirs
Why some villages are missing out on affordable homes, according to a report out today.
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Sugar Beet
Anna Hill talks all this sweet, at Cantley Sugar Factory in Norfolk.
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Implications of Brexit deal; Sugar beet science; New research centre
What does the government's EU withdrawal agreement mean for farming and the environment?
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Pig tail biting, sugar beet grown in Herefordshire and changing land use to slowclimate change.
How do you stop pigs from biting each other's tails?
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Crops for biofuel, lifting sugar beet, the Scottish Rural Parliament and traditional herring fishing.
UK farmers will have to stop growing crops for biofuel in favour of using waste instead.
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Bovine TB Strategy Review, Sugar Beet and Soil Health
Badger culling is making a 'modest but real' difference to the spread of bovine TB.
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Vaccines and antibiotics; Dartmoor sheep gather; Sugar beet campaign
A report this week will highlight the use of vaccines in farming to reduce antibiotic use.
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Future Farming
Charlotte Smith is in Somerset, to talk about the farming practices of the future.
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New Rules for Fish Farms, A Floating Dairy Farm and More land for British vineyards.
Some Scottish salmon farms could close because of tough new rules.
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Farm Business Innovation
Charlotte Smith looks into diversification at the 2018 Farm Business Innovation show.
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CCTV in abattoirs, a pilot scheme for TB testing and small farm robots
Why have some abattoirs missed the deadline for CCTV to be installed?
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Storing meat after Brexit, The government's 25 Year Environment Plan, Farming underground
Could a no deal Brexit lead to a backlog of lamb meat with nowhere to store it?
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Farming technology, Prawns, Cannabis Growing
Farmers are warned to adopt new technology or risk being left behind
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Farming Today This Week: Commercial Fishing
Sarah Swadling's at Newlyn Fish Auction in Cornwall, discussing the state of the industry.
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Welsh farmers, Shooting ban, Eggs, Trout fishing
Welsh farmers warn minister that she could be blamed for destroying farming in Wales.
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Eggs, the Agriculture Bill, Oyster farming, Countryside restoration
Farmers want shoppers to buy eggs of all sizes and say it will save consumers money
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Rural broadband, fishing, sheep, adders
An extra £200m in the budget for rural broadband has received a mixed reaction
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Food standards; Scottish fishing; national hedge laying championships
A UK expert responds to claims that the US has comparable food standards to this country
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A future US trade deal, pumpkin picking for Halloween and fishing after Brexit
What will a future US trade deal mean for UK farmers after Brexit?
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Preparing for winter
Charlotte Smith finds out about the preparations farmers are making for the winter.