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Farming Today Episodes

  1. 30/08/23 Border controls; new tech for growing potatoes; tractor driving during harvest

    The UK government announces new border controls for imported goods from the EU.

  2. 29/08/23 Harvest 2023, grapes in Devon, peatland restoration

    The hottest June on record, then weeks of wet weather - how will this year鈥檚 harvest be?

  3. Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture

    Sarah Swadling finds out about the latest uses of artificial intelligence in agriculture.

  4. 26/08/23 Farming Today This Week: The Countryside Code; sheep embryo exports; salads; bird species returns to Northern Ireland

    The Countryside Code has been around for 70 years - how can it be better followed?

  5. 25/08/23 Indoor grown salad, micro-greens, broad bean harvest

    Does the way our salad is grown affect how good it is for us?

  6. 24/08/23 Sheep embryos to USA, salad robots

    The first ever shipment of UK sheep embryos has just arrived in the United States.

  7. 23/08/23 The Countryside Code; sugar shortages; vertical farming for salads

    Is there enough awareness and understanding of the Countryside Code?

  8. 22/08/23 Building water pipes; switching salad crops; Cornish hedges

    Building a pipe to bring water from the Humber to counties further south.

  9. 21/08/23 Water shortages; lapwings return; salad production

    Water shortages lead one water company to refuse mains water to some businesses.

  10. 19/09/23 Farming Today This Week: Petrol prices in rural areas, River Wye pollution, hedgerows

    Supermarkets charge up to 15p more per litre for petrol if you live in the countryside.

  11. 18/08/23 Hen harrier project; Welsh Agriculture Act; hedgerow management

    Reaction to how the brood management trial for hen harriers is going.

  12. 17/08/23: Rural fuel prices; green belt use; hedgerows for shelter; 91热爆 Food and Farming Awards finalists

    Why rural prices for petrol and diesel differ to those in urban areas.

  13. 16/08/23 Organic farm funding in Wales; reinstating hedgerows; musical collars for cows

    Organic farmers and businesses in Wales say they have been 'forgotten'.

  14. 15/08/23 Cleaning up the River Wye; ancient hedgerows... and the future of hedgerows

    Poultry processor stops sale of its chicken litter as fertiliser in Wye catchment area.

  15. 14/08/23 Hedgerows, potatoes, farm stays.

    Why the Defra and the Climate Change Committee are big fans of hedges.

  16. 12/08/23 Farming Today This Week: Barn conversions; stress-testing strawberries; the Glorious Twelfth

    A look back on some of the best bits from Farming Today over the past five days.

  17. 11/08/23 Grouse shooting season, the Kenyan Pig Farmer, Emily McGowan's 2050 vision

    The guns will be out on the moors tomorrow for the first day of the grouse shooting season

  18. 10/08/23 Scottish farmers' concerns about windfarms, Carolyn Steel's 2050 vision.

    Farmers in Scotland criticise the government's 'lack of joined up policy' on wind farms.

  19. 09/08/23 Barn conversions for housing and a conservation scientist's vision for 2050

    The government consults on barn conversions not needing planning permission in some areas.

  20. 08/08/23 Stress-testing strawberries; hay cutting delays; a 2050 vision from a young environmental activist and ornithologist

    The strawberries that can thrive on 50 percent less water.

  21. Supermarkets supporting farmers

    Morrisons and Tesco pay farmers more in support following food shortages.

  22. 05/08/23 Farming Today This Week: Importing eggs; rural crime; harvest challenges; wild camping on Dartmoor

    Imports of eggs are up, and so too is the cost of rural crime.

  23. 04/08/23 Delays to post-Brexit import checks; salmon stocks; mobile libraries in rural communities

    Farmers react to post-Brexit checks being delayed again on EU food coming to the UK.

  24. 03/08/2023

    The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.

  25. 02/08/23 Wet weather and harvest; recruiting and retaining rural GPs; turning chicken manure into biochar

    How the wet weather is proving challenging for farmers trying to harvest.

  26. 01/08/23 Wild camping on Dartmoor; community shops; new tech

    The Court of Appeal allows wild camping to come back to Dartmoor.

  27. 31/07/23 Imported eggs up, rural services in crisis, sea temperature rises

    Imports of eggs are up 276%.

  28. Farming Today This Week: Panel debate from the Royal Welsh Show

    Panel debate from the Royal Welsh Show: How should land be used in Wales?

  29. 28/07/23 Workforce crisis in forestry, Welsh food and drink exports up, Edinburgh community farm

    Forestry industry leaders say a workforce "crisis" threatens UK's tree-planting targets.

  30. 27/07/23 Costs squeezing strawberry growers, Welsh language in agriculture, last ammonia plant to close, Whitby lobster hatchery

    Retailers are warned over the future of British-grown berries.

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