Farming Today Episodes Episode guide
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EU migrant investigation, antibiotic research, Welsh water bottling.
A government report on EU workers is due in 2018. What do farmers do in the meantime?
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Compulsory purchase, Welsh Black cattle, Lavender farm
Warnings of more compulsory purchase of farmland is a cause for concern for some.
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Hedgecutting ban, Welsh hill farming, Christmas turkeys
Farmers deliver a petition to the Defra to change the rules on when hedges can be cut.
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Animal welfare post-Brexit, Royal Welsh Show, Farm opera, Belvoir Harvest
Cheaper food imports could come at the cost of farm animal welfare standards post-Brexit.
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Reaction to Gove's environment speech, Farm safety and food and farming in Wales
Farmers and conservationists react to a key speech on the environment by Michael Gove.
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Farming Today This Week: Rural Tourism
Assessing the UK's rural tourism sector, on a visit to Roves Farm in Wiltshire.
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Michael Gove's 'vision', strawberry growing, Bovine TB, and alpaca walking tours
The environment secretary Michael Gove will call for a 'green' Brexit today.
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Tenant farmer evictions, Devolved powers post-Brexit, Rural tourism report, Himalayan Balsam gin.
When council auction off farmland, what are the options for unsuccessful tenants?
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Intensive farming, Tourism on Skye, Rare caterpillars stolen
The number of intensive farms is growing. What does this mean for animal welfare?
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Lynx reintroduction application, Glyphosate, Farm tourism
An application to reintroduce lynxes into Kielder Forest is submitted to Natural England.
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Crime in the countryside, Rural tourism, Neil Parish MP
The police and the government must do more to tackle rural crime, according to the NFU.
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Farming in England
Exploring quintessentially English food and farming stories from the Great Yorkshire Show.
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14/07/2017
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
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Rural payments, WWII bunker on farm, Heritage apples, Sheep shearing
Farmers are hit with Rural Payment debt notices - including one for a WWII bunker!
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Earliest grain harvest for years, Aircraft thefts from rural airfields, Spanish farmers suffering with drought
Farmers are filling their barns with grain in one of the earliest harvests for years.
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Report on the future of global agriculture, the Suffolk Trinity, predatory mites to control spider mites
A report on trends in global agriculture finds demand slowing over the next decade.
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Young beekeepers, Brexit, Food and farming, Agriculture in England
A global gathering in the UK marks the efforts of young beekeepers in promoting honeybees.
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Northern Ireland
Ruth Sanderson finds out how scientists are helping farmers in Northern Ireland.
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The UK dairy sector, cross-border dairy sales in Northern Ireland, horsemeat trial, World Heritage status for the Lake District?
With concerns over butter and cream shortages, what's the state of the UK dairy sector?
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Vaccinating Badgers, Stable Staff Shortage, Ballymena Mart
After a year's break badgers are again being trapped and vaccinated against Bovine TB.
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Northern Ireland farmers on Brexit, rural housing and agricultural art
Northern Ireland farmers share their differing views on how Brexit will impact business.
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The future of farm subsidy payments, Northern Ireland environmental farming, the natural history of the cow
Michael Gove says 'yes' to the possibility of capping the amount farmers get in subsidy.
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Neonicotinoids and Sugar Beet, Sheep Rustling, Northern Ireland Agriculture
How sugar beet producers might survive without Neonicotinoids if the EU extends its ban.
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Farming Today This Week - TB: The Practical, Financial and Emotional Implications
Charlotte Smith looks at the practical, financial and emotional implications of bovine TB.
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The long-awaited research on neonicotinoids
Neonicotinoids harm honey bees and wild bees, according to a new study.
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Sustainable fish in restaurants, Bar Council, TB in deer
High street restaurants are accused of endangering future fish stocks.
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TB Restricted livestock markets, Sky lanterns, Turnip seed harvest, No-till study
Orange markets offer a lifeline for farmers with TB restricted herds.
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Women in Scottish agriculture, TB in Wales, GCA progress & Angus breeders
The Scottish government pledges to address under-representation of women in agriculture.
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What's the current situation with Bovine TB, and agricultural robots go head-to-head
What's the status of bovine TB in the UK today - and what's being done to address it?
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Seasonal and migrant workers
Sybil Ruscoe explores what a shortage of seasonal workers means for agriculture.