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  1. 05/12/23 COP28 and agriculture; Vertical farming; Migrant worker wages; Farmers snowed under.

    COP28 and reducing emissions from food and farming. Farmers in the snow.

  2. 04/12/23 COP28 food and farming, pollock, wet crops

    Today food, farming and climate diplomacy.

  3. 02/12/23 - Rural housing, Landscape Recovery schemes and DEFRA food attaches

    The CPRE says the shortage of rural affordable housing is acute and overlooked.

  4. 01/12/23 British baked beans, Cotswolds landscape recovery scheme, raising beef on the South Ayrshire coast

    Baked beans on our toast could soon be British-grown.

  5. 30/11/23 AI predictions for agriculture, Dorset landscape recovery scheme, agri-tech

    Can ChatGPT really predict how reducing meat consumption will affect farming?

  6. 29/11/23 - National Parks and National Forests, Landscape Recovery along the River Axe and replacing Glastir

    Will we ever meet the UK's tree planting targets?

  7. 28/11/23 - Swine flu in a human, a rural housing crisis and Brecklands landscape recovery

    A human has caught swine flu.

  8. 27/11/23 - Commercial forestry, Landscape Recovery in the Lakes and UK food attaches

    The UK has planted 13,000 hectares of trees this year - less than half of the target.

  9. 25/11/23 Farming Today This Week: Regenerative farming

    Regen ag is seen by some as the future of farming; we discuss the hope and the hype.

  10. 24/11/23 - Pond restoration, Kelvin Fletcher goes farming and regenerative flour

    We report on plans to revitalise ponds and pondlife.

  11. 23/11/2023 - Autumn statement and glyphosate v ploughing

    Was there anything in the chancellor’s autumn statement for farms and the countryside?

  12. 22/11/23 - Soft fruit growers contracting, Hollywood meets regen ag and the 'new' AONBs

    Berry growers warn they'll have stop farming if they don't get paid enough for their fruit

  13. 21/11/23 - Naked Clams, a regenerative field trial and a new Welsh National Park

    A new type of farmed shellfish... without a shell!

  14. 20/11/2023 Cuttlefish in Cornwall, and what actually is regenerative agriculture?

    The fishing industry says government proposals to safeguard cuttlefish won't work.

  15. 18/11/23 - Farming Today This Week: Falsified soil samples, brassicas and river health

    Evidence is faked in planning applications for livestock sheds in Northern Ireland.

  16. 17/11/2023

    Labour Senedd member suggests farmers with bovine TB should find another job.

  17. 16/11/23 Faked evidence in livestock shed planning applications, sprouts

    Faked evidence in NI planning applications for livestock sheds is harming the environment.

  18. 15/11/23 - NI badger cull, environmental payment stacking and brassica breeding

    Farmers in Northern Ireland ask what's next after a planned badger cull is cancelled.

  19. 14/11/23 - New Defra Secretary, white cabbage waste and Wilder Marches

    Who is new Defra secretary Steve Barclay?

  20. 13/11/23 Sewage sludge on farmland, cauliflowers, dam removal

    Campaigners challenge the government on rules for sewage sludge on farms.

  21. 11/09/23 Farming Today This Week: Sugar row, Horticulture report; Methane from livestock; Bird flu; Water management.

    Sugar row, horticulture report, methane from livestock, bird flu and water management.

  22. 10/11/23 Methane in livestock; Avian influenza and wild birds; Dairy exports

    Methane in livestock debate. Wild birds and avian influenza. Dairy exports.

  23. 09/11/23 Sugar price row, turkeys and bird flu, live export ban

    Sugar goes sour as the government orders growers and British Sugar back into negotiations.

  24. 08/11/23 Landuse to prevent floods, bird flu on the Isle of Lewis, green prescribing

    Should farmers be paid to allow floodwaters to be kept on land, instead of growing food?

  25. 07/11/23 Raptor persecution, research in bird flu, high iron pea shoots

    Police are afraid to investigate wild bird crimes for fear of being caught in the middle.

  26. 06/11/23 Future bleak for fruit and veg growers, bird flu prevention on farm

    Future for fruit and veg growers is bleak, according to a report out today.

  27. 04/11/23 - Farming Today This Week: Insect farming, egg supply chain and the Lynx Effect on rams

    Charlotte Smith brings you a round up of the week's rural news.

  28. 03/11/23 Flooded farms, the Lynx effect on rams, NFU Cymru conference

    Flooded farms and the Lynx effect on rams.

  29. 02/11/23 Insect feed for livestock, sustainable food supply chains, winter cover crops.

    Insect farmers want to be allowed to feed processed maggots to pigs and chickens.

  30. 01/11/2023 - Egg supply chains, winter on the Isle of Lewis and live sheep exported to Georgia

    A government review into fairness and transparency in the egg supply chain.

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