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Farming Today Episodes

  1. 02/08/2022 - Tenant farmers, Agri-environment study, Carbon-neutral eggs

    A 10-year study into whether environmental schemes affect farm yields is published.

  2. 01/08/22 - Robots on farms, Tenant farmers

    Charlotte Smith finds out about a review of farming robots, and discusses tenant farming.

  3. 30/07/22 Farming Today This Week: Global food crisis, sea eagles, dry weather

    We hear about dry fields in both the UK and Italy.

  4. 29/07/22 - Sea eagles, Dutch farmers' protest

    Sea eagles and Dutch farmers' protest.

  5. 28/07/2022 Music for pigs; drought in Italy; weir demolition

    Growing rice in a drought; and music, for pigs

  6. 27/07/22 - Australian farmers and global food crisis; UK water shortage; "Pint-sized Farmer"

    Anna Hill finds out how extreme weather in Australia is affecting the global food crisis.

  7. 26/07/22 - Global food crisis; Drought in Eastern England; Vineyard workers

    How politics affects the global food crisis. The possibility of drought in East Anglia.

  8. 25/7/2022 - Beavers, Rabbit farm, Global food crisis

    Beaver protection. Global food crisis. Rabbit farming.

  9. 23/07/22 Farming Today This Week: Australian trade deal, farm accidents, livestock feed

    A farmer talks about a tractor accident which cost his nephew his life.

  10. 22/7/22 - Farm safety; insects as animal feed; new trade campaign group

    Farm safety, insects as animal feed, new trade campaign group launched.

  11. 21/07/2022 No parliamentary scrutiny for the Australia trade deal, Dairy feed

    No parliamentary scrutiny for Australia trade deal - what does that mean for future deals?

  12. 20/07/2022 EU seeks to restrict crops grown using harmful pesticides, decline in trust in food, homegrown feed

    'Hand grenade’ thrown into trade deals: EU seeks to ban food grown with banned pesticides.

  13. 19/07/22 - Sustainability of animal feed, poultry feed processing, the Royal Welsh agricultural show

    40% of UK arable land is used to grow animal feed - the WWF says the system must change.

  14. 18/07/2022 - Farm heat safety, zero fertilizer, livestock feed

    Advice for farmers on keeping themselves and their animals safe in the extreme heat.

  15. 16/07/22 Farming Today This Week: harvest fires, the price of butter, EU/NZ trade deal

    Will British farmers lose out as the EU has struck a better trade deal with New Zealand?

  16. 15/07/2022 - Pig industry consultation; Milk testing; Robotic weeding

    Defra launches a UK-wide look at the pig industry supply chain.

  17. 14/07/22 - Heatwave's impact on rivers, mental health in rural areas, milk float dairy

    The heatwave's impact on our rivers as low levels and warm water put wildlife at risk.

  18. 13/07/22 - EU/NZ trade deal, Biodiversity crisis report, Raw milk dairy

    Will British farmers lose out, as the EU has struck better trade deal with New Zealand?

  19. 12/07/22 - Dry crops and field fires, low emission slurry, on-farm dairy processor

    High temperatures, dry crops and working machinery: a recipe for field fires.

  20. 11/07/22 - Milk price; Wild boar; Curlews

    Wild boar problems in Scotland; dairy overview; saving curlews.

  21. 09/07/2022 Food security; Ukraine harvest; Welsh subsidies; Rural Tourism

    UN report on global food security; harvest in Ukraine; Welsh subsidies; rural tourism.

  22. 08/07/2022 - Ukrainian grain crisis, Island tourism, school soil project

    Ukrainian grain crisis; island tourism issues; school soil project.

  23. 07/07/22 - Food security report, young people see farming as 'outdated', farm campsite tourism

    United Nations report explores the impact of Covid and the war in Ukraine on food security

  24. 06/07/22 Wales' farm support scheme, alternatives to pesticides, tourism damaging the Isle of Skye

    Welsh farmers will have to ensure 10% woodland cover to get subsidies.

  25. How would Labour handle the challenges farmers face today? Food waste up 60%. Chillingham cattle

    Staff shortages, trade deals, high input costs - how would Labour solve farmers' problems?

  26. 04/07/2022 - Trade Commission, Highland deer, Rural tourism

    The Trade and Agriculture Committee report, Highland deer, and rural tourism.

  27. 02/07/22 - Farming Today This Week: the shape of the soft fruit sector

    Charlotte Smith is on a fruit farm in Kent.

  28. 01/07/22 - The 'environmental fruit-print'

    Charlotte Smith investigates the environmental footprint of fruit.

  29. 30/06/22 - A shortage of labour in the fruit sector

    Charlotte Smith is on a fruit farm in Kent, finding out about a shortage of labour.

  30. 29/06/22 - The future of fruit

    Anna Hill is on a fruit farm in Kent, looking at what the future holds.

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