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Farming Today Episodes

  1. 09/08/21: Imports v Home Grown; Forestry; Beach cows

    Can imported food really be greener? plus why cows are back grazing the dunes of Dorset.

  2. 07/08/21 - Trade, sheep, and a farming world record

    A freight expert has seen large increases in the checks needed to export goods to the EU.

  3. 06/08/21 Sheep shearing record, crop diseases with global warming, Welsh sheep farming

    New research suggests British crops will face more tropical diseases with climate change.

  4. 05/08/21 - Exporting to the EU, or not

    A lack of customs agents and an increase in paperwork is impacting on exports to the EU.

  5. 04/08/21 - Ban on Scottish trawlers, Breeding sheep for wool

    A group is calling for a ban on trawlers within three miles of the Scottish coast.

  6. 03/08/21 - Rural crime, Pathogen project, Sheep markets

    New tactics are being employed to commit rural crimes, according to a new report.

  7. 02/08/21 - Tackling water pollution from farms, Sheep week begins

    Charlotte Smith hears about plans to tackle water pollution from farms.

  8. 31/07/21 Farming Today This Week: Small farms, sustainable food labeling, Orkney water shortage

    We investigate the future of small farms in the brave new world of post-Brexit agriculture

  9. 30/07/21 - Small Abattoirs, Scottish small farms

    An abattoir in Machynlleth is preparing to shut its doors after decades of business.

  10. 29/07/21 Should the smallest farms be eligible for ELMS farm payments? Light recipes for plants.

    Should farms under 5 hectares be eligible for the Government's new environmental funding?

  11. 28/07/21 - Sustainable beef and dairy, Welsh tea, Isles of Scilly farm

    Anna Hill hears about a new way of measuring sustainability in beef and dairy production.

  12. 27/07/21 - Shortage on the shelves, Hot Air Balloons and livestock, Small farm diversification

    Food distribution problems could get even worse in the autumn. Anna Hill presents.

  13. 26/07/21 Small farms, Non-viable farm businesses, Water shortage.

    Small farms; Farm businesses that may not be viable in the future; Orkney water shortage.

  14. 24/07/21 - Mussels, Meadows and Livestock Scares

    Caz Graham speaks to a conservation grazer who says meadows can provide a viable income.

  15. 23/07/21 - New field sports coalition, Upland meadows, Seed demand

    A new coalition of shooting and fishing organisations launches at The Game Fair.

  16. 22/07/21 - Food standards, Exporting mussels, Wildflower meadows, Paramotor landings

    Caz Graham speaks to Jim Moseley from Red Tractor about their new standards for farmers.

  17. 21/07/21 - Badger cull in Northern Ireland, Crop diversification, Water Meadows

    A badger cull could be introduced into Northern Ireland to help stop Bovine TB.

  18. 20/07/21 - Free farming advice, A meadow nature reserve, Wild verges

    Money is available to give farmers access to advice about moving into the ELMS scheme.

  19. 19/07/21 Wildflower meadows, giant sequoias, UN report to preserve and protect nature

    97% of UK wildflower meadows have disappeared over the last 100 years.

  20. 17/07/21 - National Food Strategy and Agricultural Shows

    Charlotte Smith asks the farming industry what they make of the National Food Strategy.

  21. 16/07/21 Farm vet shortage, showy sheep, woodland crofts

    Warnings of a shortage of farm vets which is leaving some farmers without cover.

  22. 15/07/21 - National Food Strategy, the Great Yorkshire Show

    Charlotte Smith asks what the farming industry makes of the National Food Strategy.

  23. 14/07/21 - Carbon neutral chedder, Eradicating scab in sheep, Kent agriculture show

    A dairy in Somerset has started producing the first carbon-neutral chedder cheese.

  24. 13/07/23 - Rising food prices, Global food security, Agriculture no-show

    Food prices could rise by more than ten percent owing to worker shortages.

  25. 12/07/21 Farm deaths; agricultural shows; animal feed

    Farm deaths up on last year; New EU rules on animal feed; The shows must go on!

  26. 10/07/21 Farming Today This Week: birds, pigs, cages, predators and Thomas Hardy

    Farmland birds are in long term decline, hit largely by changes in the way we farm.

  27. 09/07/21 - Seed potatoes, feeding farmland birds, pea harvest

    The government has decided that seed potatoes can no longer be imported from the EU.

  28. 08/07/21 - New payments for soil, A farm haven for birds, Rewilding the Estate

    Farmers have been told what they will be paid to improve their soils. Anna Hill presents.

  29. 07/07/21 - Bovine TB vaccination trial, South Downs 'renaturing', Turtle Doves

    A government farm trial is being run where cattle are vaccinated against Bovine TB.

  30. 06/07/21: Predators and farmland birds, Stone curlew, Farm vending machine

    Some say predators need to be controlled to help the conservation of ground-nesting birds.

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