Farming Today Episodes Episode guide
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18/07/20 - Farming Today This Week: Alleged mistreatment of farm workers
An investigation reveals allegations of issues around the treatment of some farm workers.
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17/07/20 Pickers say farm conditions left them vulnerable; Cancelled agricultural shows - filling the gap for children
Pickers affected by C-19 outbreak criticise conditions. Children's country show cancelled.
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16/07/20 - Tackling exploitation of labour on farms, online show in the New Forest
A new app is being released to help tackle the exploitation of labour on farms.
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15/07/20 - Flood resilience, Sustainable fishing, Online agricultural shows
Anna Hill speaks to the Environment Agency about their plan to protect the UK from floods.
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14/07/20 - Special investigation: Alleged mistreatment of farm workers
A special investigation reveals serious issues around the treatment of some farm workers.
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13/07/20 Game shooting fights back, truffles going to waste, cancelled agricultural shows
Game shooting fights back with a new legal fund to take on the critics.
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11/07/20 - Green recovery
Sybil Ruscoe speaks to Ben Goldsmith about potential new jobs and the green recovery.
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10/07/20 Price cuts for Tesco suppliers, lost grasslands, anaerobic digester
Small producers and farmers face a price cut from Tesco.
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09/07/20 - Green recovery and the budget, Rock dust and soil, clean river swimming
Responses to the Chancellor's announcements for a green recovery.
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08/07/20 - EU/UK fishing negotiations, Planting trees and hedgerows on farmland, Reversing insect decline
Informal talks are underway to try and negotiate post-Brexit EU and UK fishing rights.
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07/07/20 - Trade between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK, Green recovery and food, Lavender farm
Concerns have been raised about future trade between Northern Ireland the rest of the UK.
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06/07/20 - Rural housing for key workers, Sustainable fruit farm, Green recovery
There is a call for more affordable housing for key workers in rural areas.
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04/07/20 Farming Today This Week: tourism after lockdown, nature recovery, sounds of the world's forests
We catch up on preparations as rural Britain braces for lockdown easing.
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03/07/20 - Escape to the country, Frozen soft fruits, Money for Northern Irish farmers
Businesses are getting ready as rural tourism opens up in England and Northern Ireland.
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02/07/20 - Scrutinising the Green Recovery Fund, Nature Recovery Networks, Blueberries
The government has announced £40m for Green Recovery but some don't think it's enough.
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01/07/20 - Food supply post-Covid, Build build build in the countryside, Pick your own strawberries
Neil Parish MP tells Anna Hill how the UK's food supply might change in the future.
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30/06/20 - Trade and Agriculture Commission, Sugar labelling row, Pick your own fruit
A new Trade and Agriculture Commission has been announced to advise on future trade deals.
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29/06/20 Settlements for Roundup weedkiller cancer claims, tourism post-lockdown, soft fruits
Bayer is to pay out £8.8bn to settle Roundup weedkiller cancer claims.
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27/06/20 - Rethink: Food and farming after coronavirus
Charlotte Smith asks what the coronavirus pandemic can teach us about our food systems.
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26/06/20 A royal re-thinking of food and farming with Prince Charles
Could a transformation of our food systems be a lasting legacy of coronavirus?
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25/06/20 - Rethink: Ertharin Cousin on the cracks in our food systems
Ertharin Cousin discusses how coronavirus has exposed the cracks in our food systems.
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24/06/20 - Rethink: Tim Worstall on farming and free trade
Tim Worstall discusses farming and free trade, as part of BBC Radio's Rethink Week.
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23/06/20 - Rethink: Barbara Bray MBE on nutrition and food systems
Barbara Bray discusses the importance of nutrition, as part of BBC Radio's Rethink Week.
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22/06/20 - Rethink: Dr David Nabarro on the future of our food systems
David Nabarro explores the future of our food systems, as part of BBC Radio's Rethink Week
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20/06/20 Farming Today This Week: Trade talks, NFU petition, Rural racism, Flowers
How welcome are Black or Asian families in rural Britain?
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19/06/20 - Live exports in Scotland, Unlicensed killing of mountain hares, Orchids, Biopesticides
A legal challenge is being launched over the live export of calves from Scotland.
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18/06/20 - Illegal gang masters, Village halls, Helpline for farmers, Bees for flowers
With demand for fruit and veg pickers growing there is a greater risk of exploitation.
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17/06/20: Minette Batters, Welsh tourism, Chamomile
Minette Batters and Anna Hill discuss UK trade, the Agriculture Bill and food standards.
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16/06/20 - Neonicotinoids in salmon farming, Online flower sales, Shearing alpacas
A new process to remove sea-lice from farmed salmon using Neonicotinoids has been trialled
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15/06/20 Tree planting targets missed, Scottish offshore wind farms, flowers
Across the UK the targets for the number of trees to be planted last year were missed.