Farming Today Episodes Episode guide

Great British Beef Week

Marking Great British Beef Week with a herd of Hereford and Dexter cattle in Wales.
Nitrogen pollution, Meat consumption, Hedgehogs

Could reducing the number of livestock herds by half help reduce nitrogen pollution?
Storm damage in national parks; Bird-scaring drones; Nutrition

Could farmers help tackle the obesity crisis through the type of food they grow?
Land Workers' Alliance; Boy farmer; Beef

Small-scale farmers demand a greater share of subsidy payments. With Anna Hill.
Maggots in animal feed, Young farmers' song, Great British Beef Week, Robotic milking

Animal feed enriched with maggots, and Essex Young Farmers release a charity single.
Farm Shop Pioneer

Caz Graham meets the 90-year-old in Yorkshire who pioneered the idea of the farm shop.
Farming Today This Week: Flooding Special

After the wettest winter on record, what can farmers do to help prevent flooding?
Protected food names

Protection for regional foods like Stilton cheese and clotted cream - how does it work?
GM trials, Deer farming, Protected regional foods

UK field trials of a GM plant which produces 'fish oils' will go ahead this year.
Flood money, Lincolnshire Sausages, Milk

Farmers affected by the recent floods will be able to apply for more government money.
Climate change, Cheese, Scottish forests

How should the UK farming sector respond to climate change? With Caz Graham.
Nitrates, Farmland birds, Protected food

Could farmers be doing more to stop nitrate pollution in the air?
Farming Today This Week: Animal health

From Bovine TB to antibiotic resistance, Caz Graham looks at the health of our livestock.
TB in Alpacas and Goats, Fly Grazing Inquest, 350th Anniversary of 'Sylva'

Are we losing the race against the spread of Bovine TB in alpacas, camels and goats?
Manslaughter charge, Mason bees, Antibiotics

A farmer is on trial for manslaughter, after a walker was gored to death by a bull.
Meat inspections, Farm vets, Teat tampering

Caz Graham looks at fears over changes to meat inspections in abattoirs.
Veterinary investigation, Goats, Export

A major investigation is underway after TB cases are linked to a dispersal sale of cattle.
Bees, Illegal scallop fishing, Happy farmers

New research into the health of bees across Europe.
Farming Today This Week: Badger cull developments; UK chicken industry

Anna Hill reviews the badger culling developments and the UK chicken industry.
Badger cull, Chicken farming, Sheep shearing

The pilot badger cull will not be extended to more TB areas in 2015.
Campylobacter, Fish wars, Dairy collaboration

Campylobacter gives half a million people food poisoning every year. What can be done?
Mastitis, Strawberries, Bats

New research into mastitis could save the UK dairy industry millions of pounds.
Climate change report, Lab closures, Broiler chickens

The latest report on climate change is released. What will changes mean for agriculture?
Seaweed farming, A million eels, Chicken industry trends

A new industry for Scotland? We meet a seaweed farming entrepreneur with big ideas.
Farming Today This Week: Lambing

A typical morning in the lambing shed. Charlotte Smith helps out on a Worcestershire farm.
Biofuels, Lambing and Somerset Levels

What impact will climate change have on our crops over the next 100 years?
Badgers, waterweed, sheep worrying, BBC School Report

Speculation grows about the future of the badger culls in England. With Charlotte Smith.
Seasonal Lamb, Salmon Hatcheries, Brassicas

British lamb - a seasonal treat or on the menu all year round? Anna Hill investigates.
Cattle Scab, Lambing, Free-Range Hens

The first case of cattle scab since the early 1980s has been found in Scotland.
River pollution, Drought and Lambing

Could warmer, wetter winters mean more agricultural pollution in our rivers?