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Farming Today Episodes

  1. 18/07/23 Fisheries management plans; farm safety; milk processing co-operatives

    The government announces details of its Fisheries Management Plans.

  2. 17/07/23 Bovine TB and badgers; Farming co-operatives; Vineyards.

    Bovine TB and badgers, and what farmers think about vaccinating their cattle.

  3. 15/07/23 Farming Today This Week: Great Yorkshire Show, calls for a rethink on beavers, fairer milk contracts, singing sheep

    We ask the Defra secretary what the new rules on pollution mean for farmers.

  4. 14/07/23 Seasonal workers and recruitment; water shortages for Scottish fruit and veg growers; food fraud

    Farmers warned they will pay the price if they exploit their workers from overseas.

  5. 13/07/23 The Great Yorkshire Show: new fines for water pollution; red meat exports; farm tech and innovation.

    Great Yorkshire Show: we ask Defra Secretary what new rules on pollution mean for farmers.

  6. 12/07/23 Dairy contracts; species reintroduction; farm water storage

    Dairy farmers welcome changes to milk contracts, to make them more transparent.

  7. 11/07/23 Seasonal workers; peas for drought; farm water shortages

    Report says seasonal workers in the horticulture industry are vulnerable to exploitation.

  8. 10/07/23 Water supplies in farming, climate change impact on bees, gas detectors in barley fields

    Could water shortages threaten farm incomes and food security?

  9. 08/07/23 Farming Today This Week. Eggs: hatchery; beak trimming; free-range to barn; bird flu and vaccine. UK-grown flowers.

    Which comes first the chicken or the egg? A look at egg production.

  10. 07/07/23 Egg laying hen hatchery, beak trimming, hunt prosecutions, cheese making

    How close are we to banning the trimming of chicks’ beaks?

  11. 06/07/23 Vaccination still not an option for tackling bird flu, smashing eggs, farming flowers

    Chief vet says vaccination is still not an option for tackling bird flu in free-range hens

  12. 05/07/23 Highly Protected Marine Areas; Animal waste; Egg packing.

    Fishermen's concerns about three new highly protected marine areas in English waters.

  13. 04/07/23 Bird flu and egg production; Bovine TB and badger cull; Hottest June

    Egg production and avian influenza: producers call for a vaccine.

  14. 03/07/23 Methane in sheep; Egg producers; Smooth snakes.

    Measuring methane in sheep to breed an animal with a low carbon footprint.

  15. 01/07/23 Farming Today This Week: review into labour shortages in the food supply chain, bacon, fruit pickers speak out.

    A review into labour shortages in the food supply chain identifies critical issues.

  16. 30/06/23 Labour shortage review; Highly protected marine zones; Nitrates and bacon

    A review into labour shortages in the food supply chain is about to be published.

  17. 29/06/23 Welsh Agriculture Bill; Pig abattoir; Silver Lapwing conservation award.

    Welsh Agriculture Bill voted in by the Senedd, what will it mean for farmers in Wales?

  18. 28/06/23 Climate Change Committee report; tenant farmers; pig market.

    Climate Change Committee less confident about net zero goals than it was a year ago.

  19. 27/06/23 Woodland investment plan; Scottish ferries; rearing pigs for bacon.

    The Woodland Trust is calling for a billion pounds to rescue England's ancient woodlands.

  20. 26/06/23 Fruit pickers speak out, Scotland's new food strategy, the price of bacon

    Seasonal migrant workers who pick our veg speak out about 'shocking' working conditions.

  21. 24/06/23 Farming Today This Week: The Royal Highland Show

    Charlotte Smith visits the Royal Highland Show.

  22. 23/06/23 Royal Highland Show: food & drink; agricultural policy; sheep and robots.

    Reporting from the Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh.

  23. 22/06/2023 Royal Highland Show: Golden Shears competition; farming policy; Clydesdales.

    The Royal Highland Show - international sheep shearing and Clydesdales.

  24. 21/06/23 Sustainable Farm Incentive; Methane testing and Sheep

    The long awaited detail of the new 'Sustainable Farming Incentive' is published.

  25. 20/06/23 Wildfires; rural broadband; giant hogweed and sheep.

    Experts say number of wildfires set to increase in future, how can land be manged to help?

  26. 19/06/2023 Soy in animal feed, Grading wool, Sheep

    Calls for farmers to grow more protein crops and reduce amount of imported soy in feed.

  27. 17/06/23 Farming Today This Week: Farm deaths, tree planting targets missed, small abattoirs, estate management

    The tree planting targets England never reaches, and more people die on UK farms.

  28. 16/06/23 Farm deaths, tree planting targets, estate tourism

    18 people have died on farms this year, almost double at this time last year, we ask why.

  29. 15/06/23 Tree planting targets; Environmental Land Management Schemes; Gamekeeping

    Tree-planting targets; ELMs and income foregone; Gamekeeping on an agricultural estate.

  30. 14/06/23 Antibiotic use in pigs; Dual purpose sheep; Estate livestock and conservation

    Reduction in pig antibiotics, Welsh sheep good for lamb and wool and estate conservation.

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