Farming Today Episodes Episode guide
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15/12/2017
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
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Fishing quotas, Canal repairs, Wild brassicas
UK fishing quotas have increased - but does that square with keeping stocks sustainable?
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Neonics, Cauliflowers, Sustainable farming study
What might a future without neonicotinoid insecticides look like for farmers?
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Fishing legislation, Mountain rescue technology, Brassica disease test, Cooking sprouts
What do the latest plans for post-Brexit UK/EU 'alignment' mean for British fishermen?
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Brexit phase one, Scottish forest school, Brassicas
What does the first phase of Brexit plans mean for British farmers?
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Farming Today This Week: Rural Healthcare
Charlotte Smith visits a GP surgery in Somerset to find out about rural healthcare.
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Antibiotic-free meat, Post-Brexit borders, New rural heath care initiative
Concerns over border management and why 'antibiotic-free' pork has upset some pig farmers.
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Pacific salmon, Rural mental health, Milk prices
A non-native species of salmon has been found in the UK's rivers. Do we need to worry?
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Impact of Brexit on Irish farmers, EU fishing dispute, Healthcare in Shetland
Why Brexit negotiations over the Irish border are crucial for farmers in the Republic.
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Northern Irish border for agri-trade, rural GPs, beer research
Could Northern Ireland get special status and be part of the customs union?
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Rural healthcare, Welsh sheepdogs, Planting a forest
Sybil Ruscoe asks how the UK can address mounting pressure on rural heath care services.
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GM
Charlotte Smith and her guests ask what role, if any, GM should play farming's future.
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GM protests, Soil Science, CropTec Show
Sixteen years on, we hear from the campaigner who was imprisoned after anti-GM protests.
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Countryside Stewardship schemes, GM attitudes, Puffin project
The farming minister outlines his plans for changes to environmental farm subsidy schemes.
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Gene editing, Drones, Year-round tomatoes
Should 'gene editing' come in for the same regulation as genetic modification?
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Glyphosate licence renewed, GM potato, Pheasants for food banks
The weedkiller glyphosate has be relicensed by the EU for another five years.
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Glyphosate, Kent cheese, Genetic modification
Can the future of weedkiller glyphosate in the EU be agreed today?
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Farming Today This Week: Food and Farming Education
A look at how British school children are engaging with farming, food and environment.
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Fly-tipping, mushrooms and the countryside classroom on wheels
A Conservative MP wants a change in the law over who pays to clear up after fly-tippers.
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Grain exports post-Brexit, Local food, Cleaning solar panels
What does the future look like for British grain exporters after Brexit?
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Nestle on health and the environment, The true cost of food, Farm school education, Rural village halls
Food producer Nestle is tracking its own impact on the environment and public health.
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Animal sentience clause rejected from EU Repeal Bill, avian flu vigilance, schools on farm, thermal imaging
A clause defining animals as 'sentient beings' is rejected from the EU Withdrawal Bill.
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Electric tractors, Sheep milk, Agriculture in schools
The makers of India's first electric tractor say they will launch it in the UK by 2019.
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Farming Today This Week: Tenant Farmers
Caz Graham explores the challenges and opportunities facing the UK's tenant farmers.
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The Future of Fishing, New Welsh farmers and Milestones.
An inquiry into UK fisheries is launched as a report predicts rough seas for the industry.
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Post-Brexit agricultural policy, Apprenticeships, Cormorants
Defra minister George Eustice says soil will be at the heart of post-Brexit farm support.
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Building in AONBs, Scottish tenancies, Pollinators, Army farriers
A new report shows a big rise in the number of housing developments being built in AONBs.
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Big data on farm, county council farm tenancies, golf course debate, UNESCO Women in Science Laureate
How big data could transform farming.
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Affordable rural housing, Tenant farmers, Dry-stone dykes
The lack of affordable rural housing is driving young people out of the countryside.
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Farming Today This Week: Farming and Climate Change
What can agriculture do to reduce its impact on climate change? Charlotte Smith finds out.