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Farming Today Episodes

  1. 26/12/24 - Solomon the government bull

    Solomon - the bull who's hired out to crofters.

  2. 25/12/24 - Farming and star gazing in an International Dark Skies Reserve

    Farming in an an international dark sky reserve: Cranborne Chase National Landscape.

  3. 24/12/24 - Powerless: the rural community getting connected to the national grid

    A remote community in Northumberland is about to get connected to the national grid.

  4. 23/12/24 - 'Difficult' Stormont budget for environment minister, Victorian farm diaries, Turkey farmers

    No specific funding allocated in the NI budget to address pollution in Lough Neagh.

  5. 21/12/24 - Inheritance tax row, poinsettia troubles and ancient carols

    Caz Graham brings you the week's top rural stories.

  6. 20/12/24 - Rural councils warn of tax rises, surplus veg, pub Christmas carols.

    Rural councils warn that council tax will have to rise and there will be cuts in services.

  7. 19/12/24 Christmas veg price wars, woolly crafts, pubs growing food

    Discount wars as the supermarkets vie to be the best value for Christmas.

  8. 18/12/24 - Inheritance tax figures, anglers' pub, National Park changes and holly berries

    Treasury figures around the impact of changes to inheritance tax could be inaccurate.

  9. 17/12/24 - Poinsettia troubles, hop farm pub, local government reform

    Are your Christmas poinsettias under threat from the white-fly police?

  10. 16/12/24 TB testing device, rural pubs and community buy-outs.

    Scientists working on a real-time test for bovine TB.

  11. 14/12/24 Farming Today This Week: Farmer protests, tomato import checks, dairy farmers leaving, Christmas turkeys

    Turkeys, tomatoes and a tractor protest at parliament.

  12. 13/12/2024: Farmers market; environmental impact of farming; prison farm

    A Christmas market run by farmers who explain how to cook their produce.

  13. 12/12/24 Farmer protests, Efra inquiry into the future of farming, TB and dairy farmers.

    Farmers take tractors to London in protest inheritance tax changes.

  14. 11/12/24 Welsh budget, new agri-environment schemes, farmers protest, international trade, dairy farmers.

    Welsh government budget - what's in it for farming and the environment?

  15. 10/12/24 Avian flu bounce back, methane emissions, intensive dairy

    Two years after losing all his poultry, a turkey farmer bounces back after bird flu.

  16. 09/12/2024 Port inspections risk spreading plant disease, dairy industry at 'tipping point'

    Warnings that the new border inspection system risks letting in disease.

  17. 07/12/2024 Farming Today This Week: Dairy emissions; solar farm; workers; Food and Farming Awards

    Controversy over reducing greenhouse gases from cattle.

  18. 06/12/24 Labour exploitation, seasonal workers, a life changing experience.

    How seasonal pickers can be at risk of exploitation.

  19. 05/12/24 Scottish budget for agriculture, vote on agricultural inheritance tax, fishing crew shortages

    Farmers in Scotland give a cautious welcome to the increase in the agriculture budget.

  20. 04/12/24 - Farming in Protected Landscapes, Lake District tweeds, dairy recruitment challenges

    What next for the Farming in Protected Landscapes scheme?

  21. 03/12/24 - Belfast Lough pollution, neonic legal allegations, raw milk testing and poultry supply chain jobs

    Untreated sewage is spilling into Belfast Lough and hitting shellfish farms.

  22. 02/12/24 Feed additives to reduce methane, solar farms, agricultural labour

    Row over additives fed to cows to reduce methane emissions.

  23. 30/11/24 Farming Today This Week: UK farmers' concerns about farm policy and budgets; sniffer dog to detect tree pests, broccoli

    Farmers around the UK share their concerns about farming policies and budgets.

  24. 29/11/24 Scottish farmers rally over budget, winter veg, inter-cropping

    Farmers' rally outside the Scottish Government to lobby politicians about the budget.

  25. 28/11/24 - Risk of 'fear and resistance' amongst farmers, parsnip harvest, wildfire management

    Warnings the Government risks 'fear and resistance' amongst farmers.

  26. 27/11/2024 Countryside Stewardship agri-environment schemes, seed breeding, Tenderstem broccoli

    Defra extends higher-tier agri-environment schemes, but farmers won't get extra money.

  27. 26/11/24 Sustainable Farming Scheme in Wales, sprouts

    Plans to make Welsh farmers plant 10% of land with trees dropped from new scheme.

  28. 25/11/2024 Saltmarsh plan, winter carrots, soil robot

    Saltmarsh plans criticised, soil robot and winter carrots.

  29. 23/11/24 - Farming Today This Week: Inheritance tax protests and intensive farming

    Thousands of farmers protest in the streets of London over inheritance tax.

  30. 22/11/24 Danish methane tax; intensive chicken farm

    Danish methane tax, intensive chicken farming, aquaponics.

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