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Farming Today Episodes

  1. 12/09/2024 Westmorland Show, farming budget underspend and its impact on the environment

    Small livestock farms are most at threat from cuts to the agriculture budget.

  2. 11/09/24 - Agriculture budget, overfishing, bottom trawling and fishermen health concerns

    Has the government broken the law over fishing quotas?

  3. 10/09/24 - Wet harvest weather, Cornish fish freezing and new EFRA Chair

    Charlotte Smith looks at the impact of the weather on this year's harvest

  4. 09/09/24 - A UK Fishing Strategy, elm disease and a National Park charity

    Does the UK need a fishing strategy?

  5. 07/09/24 Farming Today This Week: bluetongue vaccine, seabed recovery, 拢100m cuts to the farming budget?

    Will the Defra underspend become written into future farming budgets?

  6. 06/09/24 - Bluetongue, temperate rainforests and Scottish veg

    The latest on the bluetongue virus.

  7. 05/09/24 Claims of nature friendly farming budget cuts, commercialising rewilding, hedge cutting

    Will the Defra underspend become written into the future budget for farmers?

  8. 04/09/24 - NI water quality, farmer clusters and potato machinery

    NI water quality targets are likely to be missed, according to a new report.

  9. 03/09/24 - Pharmacy deserts, Biodiversity Net Gain and freeze-dried strawberries

    Rural areas across England are in danger of becoming 'pharmacy deserts'.

  10. 02/09/24 Super resistant potatoes, mussel farming, green finance

    The super potato which may rescue Scotland's tattie business.

  11. 31/08/2024: TB controls; flood relief for farmers; harvest; cattle numbers; saskatoons

    A new approach to controlling TB in cattle is revealed by the Government

  12. 30/08/2024 Bluetongue outbreaks, tea harvest, oilseed rape oil, Food and Farming Award finalists

    Four cases of the bluetongue virus have been confirmed in sheep in Norfolk and Suffolk.

  13. 29/08/2024: Nature in Scotland; a saskatoon berry; pea harvest

    The Scottish Parliament is being urged to introduce legislation for nature targets.

  14. 28/08/2024: Beef production, artificial meat, oilseed rape

    UK beef production is falling, but demand stays steady.

  15. 27/08/2024: Flooding; harvest time; fly-tipping

    Flooded farmers are waiting several months for government grants to pay for the clear-up.

  16. 26/08/24 "Mama Hen" the woman who rescues factory farmed hens

    Mama Hen, the woman who rescues commercial flocks of hens when their laying days are over.

  17. 24/08/2024 Farming Today This Week: Border controls, coastal communities, bracken, curlews, On Your Farm at 60

    Border controls, the elusive curlew and belted Galloways trampling bracken.

  18. 23/08/2024: Brian May and his bTB film; Seaweed and shellfish business

    Rock star Sir Brian May on his film about bTB, cattle and badgers

  19. 22/08/2024: Meat imports; bracken controls; fishing industry

    According to the UK processing industry, costs of importing meat could rise significantly.

  20. 21/08/2024: Curlews; crofting; fishing

    Drones are being used to seek out and protect curlew nests from predators and farm work

  21. 20/08/2024: Methane emissions; tourism; AI in farming

    Results of a study shows feeding willow to cattle can help reduce methane emissions

  22. 19/08/24 - Biodiversity net gain, growing confetti and coastal communities

    How to break down barriers for smaller farmers who want to attract green finance.

  23. 17/08/2024: Wildfires; drought; craft skills; UK border dry stone walls

    Two reports highlight the threat drought and wildfires pose to people and the environment.

  24. 16/08/24 National Grid "bulldozes" crops, bluetongue rising across Europe, coppicing, challenge of finding fruit pickers

    How pylons ruined a harvest.

  25. 15/08/2024: Drought; wildfires; Dry stone walls

    After a wet year, two reports on the dangers of drought and wildfires.

  26. 14/08/2024: Organic oilseed rape; Thatched buildings; Dumped waste

    A group of Scottish oilseed rape farmers who are bucking the trend and thriving.

  27. 13/08/2024: UK border rules; traditional craft skills; record low harvest

    The cost of UK border checks on new seed varieties for plant breeders.

  28. 12/08/24 Grouse shooting; Berry glut; Rural skills

    Not so glorious 12th - grouse shoots have their worst season in decades.

  29. 10/08/2024: Mental health; Bovine TB; Timber and woodland; Sheep shearing record

    A 24h farming event to encourage farmers to support each other with their mental health.

  30. 09/08/2024 Woodland report; Rewilding forests; Donkey farm

    Forest study looks at changes in our woodlands over the past 50 years.

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