Farming Today Episodes Episode guide
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28/06/2012
A global investor tells Charlotte Smith there's no future for small dairy farms in Europe.
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27/06/2012
A frustrated farmer explains why he's been refused a stall at his local farmers' market.
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26/06/2012
Superwheat: the new crop varieties which could double yields to feed a growing population.
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25/06/2012
Anna Hill asks whether there is a future for farmers' markets in the UK.
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Cattle, badgers and possums - TB control at home and abroad. Country news with Anna Hill.
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22/06/2012
Caz Graham spends a day at the Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh.
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21/06/2012
Joanna Lumley campaigns for dairy cows in Europe.
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20/06/2012
The weather causes the worst season in years for some British strawberry growers.
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19/06/2012
The emotional and financial cost of TB in cattle. Plus, Slugs versus Spuds.
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18/06/2012
Charlotte Smith opens nominations for BBC Farmer of the Year 2012.
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Bees to butterflies - Charlotte Smith investigates the threats faced by UK pollinators.
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15/06/2012
Robotic farms in the future - agricultural engineers say they will be able feed the world.
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14/06/2012
Charlotte Smith hears about plans to grow twice as much food on UK farms within 20 years.
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13/06/2012
Fruit growers in some regions of the UK are seeing the worst crop in decades.
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12/06/2012
Anna Hill hears what's being done to tackle Britain's bee diseases, including varroa.
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11/06/2012
Local butchers warn that they will go out of business because of red tape.
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From the Royal Cornwall Show, where craftsmen are trying to keep rural skills alive.
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08/06/2012
Caz Graham hears how intensive farming could help wildlife flourish.
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07/06/2012
Heavy rain in April and May has filled reservoirs. Is it time to end water restrictions?
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06/06/2012
Caz Graham investigates the resurgence of interest in dry stone walling.
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05/06/2012
Flint, timber and thatch. Anna Hill learns to build houses using rural skills.
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04/06/2012
Thousands of beacons across the country for the Queen's diamond jubilee.
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As the price of a fleece reaches a 25 year high, is there money to be made in wool?
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01/06/2012
Unions claim low-paid farm workers are at risk from changes in regulation.
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31/05/2012
Three hundred scientists in fourteen countries have sequenced the tomato genome.
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30/05/2012
From cold pressed to hard pressed - olive oil prices collapse in Spain.
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29/05/2012
British farmers are moving into solar power generation thanks to new tariffs.
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28/05/2012
After the anti-GM protests, Charlotte Smith asks where now for genetically modified crops.
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Charlotte Smith meets gold medal winners at the Chelsea Flower Show.
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25/05/2012
France's ban on growing GM Maize is rejected, but it won't be forced to drop the embargo.