Farming Today Episodes Episode guide
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17/01/2024 Beavers in Cairngorms, robotic milking parlours
The reintroduction of beavers to the Cairngorms in Scotland.
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16/01/24 No reason to subsidise agriculture? Cuts to woodland creation in Scotland. Methane tractors.
A Welsh politician suggests farmers might not need public funding at all.
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15/01/2024 Cost of flooding, bluetongue meeting, machinery week
Vegetable supplies after floods.
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13/01/24 German farmer protests; Fairness in supply chain; Soy and insects in animal feed; Mid-winter British strawberries.
German farmer protests, fairness in supply chain, animal feed and British strawberries.
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12/01/24 Footpaths; Soy in animal feed; Three generations of female farmers.
Footpaths neglected in thousands of places; alternatives to soy; female farming family.
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11/01/24 Insects for animal feed and the scientists behind the research
Labs where scientists are working on trials to use insects for protein in animal feed.
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10/01/2024 Pylons on farms, winter strawberries, herbal leys
Pylons in the countryside.
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09/01/2024 Managing flood water; Starlings and animal feed; The cost of cheap food
Managing flood water, starlings and animal feed, and the true cost of cheap food.
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08/01/24 Dutch farmers' party, seaweed farming, feed
A message for British farmers from the Dutch Farmer Citizen Movement.
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06/01/24 Oxford Farming Conferences: political announcements and the power of diversity.
Farming conferences: The Oxford Farming Conference and the Oxford Real Farming Conference.
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05/01/24 Oxford farming conferences: politics and agri-spin
The Environment Secretary and his Labour shadow on food and farming in England.
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04/01/24 Oxford farming conferences: diversity and food supply chains
Today we hear from both farming conferences and discuss the supply chain and diversity.
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03/01/24 Blind farmer; Wet weather; New rules on bottling wine; Upland farmers.
Diversity in farming, wet weather and sheep, new rules on wine corks and upland farmers.
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02/01/24 Girls studying agriculture, Decarbonising pork production, Tweed
New figures show a sharp rise in girls studying agriculture at Scottish colleges.
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01/01/2024 - Exmoor Ponies
Rare breed Exmoor ponies.
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30/12/2023 The Pull of the Plough
Meeting the men and women with a passion for ploughs and ploughing.
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29/12/2023 - Rare White Deer
A herd of rare white deer.
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28/12/2023 Middleton North. From 2023 to 1805.
A farm being returned to how it was in 1805.
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27/12/2023 The Welsh Grand National
Behind the scenes at the Welsh Grand National.
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26/12/2023 - The Rainforest Barge
A specially-designed barge is helping to save a Scottish rainforest.
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25/12/23 - Christmas Trees
91热爆 of a million Christmas trees.
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23/12/23 Farming Today This Week: Welsh and Scottish rural budget cuts, Dental deserts, Agricultural hiphop, The Archers' comedy
Cuts to the rural affairs budgets and the hip-hop singer who's championing farming.
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22/12/2023
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
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21/12/23 Cuts to agriculture budgets in Scotland and Wales, The Archers' comedy night, Operation turtle dove
Farmers' reaction to cuts to the rural affairs budgets in Wales and Scotland.
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20/12/23 Rural dentists, swede harvest, mistletoe auction
Dental services in rural areas.
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19/12/23 AHDB levy increase, food waste, edible festive wreaths
The AHDB is set to increase the levy they charge. Why is the rise justified?
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18/12/23 Welsh magpie row, Christmas farm experience, review into fresh produce sector
Come the new year, it'll be an offence for farmers in Wales to kill or take a magpie.
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16/12/23 Farming Today This Week: Dartmoor review; Community deer stalking; Rare breeds; Drones to spray nematodes; Minecraft.
Independent review into the management of grazing on Dartmoor.
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15/12/2023 Farmers' concerns over 30by30, community deer stalking, rare Welsh pigs
The government launches plan to protect 30% of land in England for the environment by 2030
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14/12/2023 Dartmoor review; Winter veg; Small abattoir fund; Rare breeds farm
Independent review into farming and environmental management on Dartmoor.