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Farming Today Episodes

  1. 21/06/23 Sustainable Farm Incentive; Methane testing and Sheep

    The long awaited detail of the new 'Sustainable Farming Incentive' is published.

  2. 20/06/23 Wildfires; rural broadband; giant hogweed and sheep.

    Experts say number of wildfires set to increase in future, how can land be manged to help?

  3. 19/06/2023 Soy in animal feed, Grading wool, Sheep

    Calls for farmers to grow more protein crops and reduce amount of imported soy in feed.

  4. 17/06/23 Farming Today This Week: Farm deaths, tree planting targets missed, small abattoirs, estate management

    The tree planting targets England never reaches, and more people die on UK farms.

  5. 16/06/23 Farm deaths, tree planting targets, estate tourism

    18 people have died on farms this year, almost double at this time last year, we ask why.

  6. 15/06/23 Tree planting targets; Environmental Land Management Schemes; Gamekeeping

    Tree-planting targets; ELMs and income foregone; Gamekeeping on an agricultural estate.

  7. 14/06/23 Antibiotic use in pigs; Dual purpose sheep; Estate livestock and conservation

    Reduction in pig antibiotics, Welsh sheep good for lamb and wool and estate conservation.

  8. 13/06/23 Small abattoirs, Cereals, Farm accounts

    Small abattoirs. Predicted fall in profits for cereal farmers. Farm accounts.

  9. 12/06/23 Pheasant shoots taking legal action against government, Holkham Estate, solar farms for bees

    The shooting organisation BASC says it is taking legal action against the government.

  10. 10/06/23 Farming Today This Week; Ukraine dam breach; Combine harvester challenge; Gene editing; Insect decline.

    Ukraine dam breach, combine challenge, rural action plan, gene editing, insect decline.

  11. 09/06/23 Global wheat prices following the Ukraine dam breach, genetic modification, Dartmoor farm in London

    How have global wheat prices been affected by the news of the Ukrainian breached dam?

  12. 08/06/23 Insect declines and food security, combine challenge, quick-cook gene edited potatoes

    Why declining insect populations are a risk to UK food security.

  13. 07/06/23 Future countryside conference; gene-edited wheat.

    Future Countryside Conference. Gene-edited wheat.

  14. 06/06/23 Government rural action plan; gene editing

    Government rural action plan. And gene editing: campaigners' concerns.

  15. 05/06/23 Water scarcity in Scotland; food safety inspections; gene editing

    Water scarcity in Scotland. Food inspections at Felixstowe Port. Gene editing.

  16. 03/06/23 Farming Today This Week: Trade Deals; Drones; Pharma; Awards

    The first Trade Deals signed since Brexit come into force. Plus drones for pesticides.

  17. 02/06/23 Proposed cow cull in Ireland; seasonal workers from central Asia; Eggs in vaccines.

    Irish plans to cull 200,000 cows, seasonal workers from central Asia, eggs in vaccines.

  18. 01/06/23 Dartmoor farming, water shortages, poppies for medicine

    Grazing on Dartmoor, storing water, and growing poppies for medicine.

  19. 31/05/06 Australia trade deal; drone spraying; medicinal cannabis

    Australia trade deal comes into force. Drone spraying licence. Growing medicinal cannabis.

  20. 30/05/23 Shaun the Sheep to promote Countryside Code, indoor salmon farm, animal products in medicine

    A new Countryside Code champion and farming salmon indoors.

  21. 29/05/23 Young Farmers Clubs come together for the highlight of the year - the county rally.

    Wiltshire Young Farmers Clubs come together for the county rally.

  22. 27/05/23 Farming Today This Week: Animal welfare bill; Tenant farmers; Uplands; Wine; Global farming.

    Kept animals bill dropped; uplands payments; tenant farmers; wine; global farming.

  23. 26/05/23 Bill dropped which bans animal exports; Increased payments for upland farmers; Dutch farmers

    The government drops the bill which bans the live export of animals.

  24. 25/05/23 Tenant farmers to get a new forum, wool prices down, farming in Ukraine

    Tenant farmers in England criticise the Government response to a review of the sector.

  25. 24/05/2023 Food prices and supply chain; new marine & wildlife code; ammonia in Northern Ireland; fruit glut in Ghana

    Food supply chain; ammonia investigation; marine & wildlife code; fruit glut in Ghana.

  26. 23/05/2023 Wine regulations; Agricultural universities; Brazilian beef production

    Changes to wine regulations; a new strategy for agricultural universities; Brazilian beef.

  27. 22/05/23 Scottish Food Security; world farming conference; Welsh seed hub.

    Food security in Scotland, the world farming conference, and Wales Seed Hub.

  28. 20/05/23 Farming Today This Week: Interview with the prime minister and reaction to the Food Summit at Downing Street

    Reaction to the Food Summit at Downing Street and interview with the prime minister.

  29. 19/05/23 Mental health in rural communities; 50 years of Rare Breeds Survival Trust; Renewable heat for glasshouse

    Mental health; rare breeds; growing tomatoes under glass.

  30. 18/05/23: Farm to Fork summit; Glasshouse Growing; Christopher Jones MBE

    Campaigning group Sustain responds to missing out on the PM's Farm to Fork summit.

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