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  1. 02/05/2023 Airport's impact on rivers, native oysters in the Solent, grass-fed beef

    The runways impacting rivers.

  2. 01/05/23 - Deer Management

    The number of red deer in the Scottish Highlands has doubled in the past 50 years.

  3. 29/04/23 Jersey cattle deaths; Love Island farmer; Payments to improve the environment; seed potatoes; wheat robot.

    Cattle deaths; Love Island farmer; environmental payments; grain robot; seed potatoes.

  4. 28/04/2023 Rebuilding herd on Jersey, seed preservation, on farm hydrogen energy

    After botulism wiped out more than 100 cows on Jersey, the farmer is rebuilding his herd.

  5. 27/04/23 Scottish seed potatoes to NI, seed processing, seagrass restoration

    A glimmer of hope for Scottish seed potato growers.

  6. 26/04/23 Circadian rhythm of plants, Love Island farmer Will, Grain robots

    Isolating plant gene controlling circadian rhythms, Love Island farmer Will, grain robot.

  7. 25/04/23 Payments to improve the environment; water bosses and river pollution; grass trials

    Paying to improve the environment, river pollution, seeds and grass breeding.

  8. 24/04/2023 River damage court case; seed research.

    Farmer jailed for wrecking river; what are implications of the case? Agricultural seeds.

  9. 22/04/23 - Farming Today This Week: delays to tree-planting contracts, new compulsory medical tests for fishermen, land use

    Could new compulsory medical tests for fishermen devastate the inshore fishing fleet?

  10. 21/04/23 Fishermen's health checks; Welsh shellfish industry; River pollution; company rewilding project

    Fishermen health checks; shellfish; farmer jailed for river pollution; company rewilding.

  11. 20/04/23 - Tree-planting delays; tax and land values; insects and waste

    Paperwork blamed for tree-planting delays; tax and land prices; and insects and waste.

  12. 19/04/23 Restocking chickens after avian flu; Dartmoor independent review; community land ownership.

    Restocking after bird flu; review of management of Dartmoor; community land ownership.

  13. 18/04/23 Tree deaths; waste-eating larvae; chickens allowed out; natural capital in Scotland

    Tree deaths and new plantings; chickens released; waste-eating larvae; natural capital.

  14. 17/04/23 New name for national park; rural planning; fishing in Scotland.

    Brecon Beacons national park renamed. Rural planning struggles. Go-fish zones in Scotland.

  15. 15/04/2023

    The latest news about food, farming and the countryside

  16. 14/04/23 - Fly-tipping, sheep on a ferry and Chilean beef farming

    Will government action on fly-tipping make a difference?

  17. 13/04/23 Free range hens; slugs; apples

    Free-range hens will soon be freed as restrictions are eased in England and Wales.

  18. 12/04/23: Oysters; Bird Flu; On Farm Research

    A farmer gives his reaction to a proposed ban on the farming of Pacific Oysters.

  19. 11/04/23 Restoring temperate rainforests, blackcurrant research

    We hear why an insurance company is paying millions to restore a temperate rainforest.

  20. 10/04/23 Maize: friend or foe?

    Sarah Swadling investigates the pros and cons of growing maize.

  21. 08/04/23 Farming Today This Week: Government plan for water; Red Tractor; pigs; eggs and trade deal; Dartmoor camping; skylarks

    New plan for water, Red Tractor, pigs, eggs, Dartmoor camping, skylarks and blackbirds.

  22. 07/04/23 - The UK National Willow Collection

    Sarah Swadling visits the UK's National Willow Collection.

  23. 06/04/2023 Trade deal and battery eggs; Appeal against wild camping ruling; Pork labelling

    UK egg producers say the new trans-Pacific trade deal is bad for the British egg industry.

  24. 05/04/23 Blueprint plans for water; peat restoration; eco labelling

    New government plan for water, wool to restore peatlands and eco-labelling.

  25. 04/04/23 Red Tractor and environmental certification; sky larks

    Red Tractor defends its credentials as a river charity makes a complaint about it.

  26. 03/04/2023 Food labelling and standards, Conservation funding, Peat

    Food labelling, £18 million conservation fund, and the deadline for phasing out peat.

  27. 01/04/2023 Farming Today This Week: Food fraud, farm waste, CPTPP, angry skylark

    A new Trans Pacific Trade Agreement; what will it mean for farmers in the UK?

  28. 31/03/23 Trans-Pacific trade deal; "green day" policies; TB in Wales; SNP cabinet reshuffle; recycling shotgun cartridges

    Trans-Pacific trade deal; net zero plan; TB in Wales; SNP cabinet; recycling cartridges.

  29. 30/03/23 Hunting; new trade deal on horizon; government’s “green day”; food waste.

    Hunt suspended; trade deal; food waste; government policies due on 'green day'.

  30. 29/03/23 Plans to license pheasant releases in Wales; more shellfish testing; micro algae technology.

    Plans to license release of game birds; more shellfish tests; micro-algae technology.

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