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Farming Today Episodes

  1. 24/07/20 - Farming Today This Week: Pollinators and politics

    Nature and the green recovery, and the importance of pollinators. Sybil Ruscoe presents.

  2. 24/07/20 A vaccine for bovine TB - field trials begin. Wildflower meadows for pollinators.

    UK scientists to start field trials for a bovine TB vaccination. Meadows for pollinators.

  3. 23/07/20 - Bills Bills Bills, George Eustice on farm working conditions, Butterflies

    Caz Graham asks BBC correspondent Mark D'Arcy about the Trade Bill and Agriculture Bill.

  4. 22/07/20 - Ballot to reform an agricultural levy board, farm safety app, the beauty of Hoverflies

    A ballot of two thousand growers in England is asking for views on paying a levy.

  5. 21/07/20 - George Eustice reveals plans for a green recovery, Agroforestry and pollinators

    George Eustice says leaving the EU will help shape the UK’s approach to the environment.

  6. 20/07/20 Red Kites - a success story; Farm deaths down; Pollinators

    Red Kites thrive 30 years after reintroduction, farm fatalities fall, pollinating insects.

  7. 18/07/20 - Farming Today This Week: Alleged mistreatment of farm workers

    An investigation reveals allegations of issues around the treatment of some farm workers.

  8. 17/07/20 Pickers say farm conditions left them vulnerable; Cancelled agricultural shows - filling the gap for children

    Pickers affected by C-19 outbreak criticise conditions. Children's country show cancelled.

  9. 16/07/20 - Tackling exploitation of labour on farms, online show in the New Forest

    A new app is being released to help tackle the exploitation of labour on farms.

  10. 15/07/20 - Flood resilience, Sustainable fishing, Online agricultural shows

    Anna Hill speaks to the Environment Agency about their plan to protect the UK from floods.

  11. 14/07/20 - Special investigation: Alleged mistreatment of farm workers

    A special investigation reveals serious issues around the treatment of some farm workers.

  12. 13/07/20 Game shooting fights back, truffles going to waste, cancelled agricultural shows

    Game shooting fights back with a new legal fund to take on the critics.

  13. 11/07/20 - Green recovery

    Sybil Ruscoe speaks to Ben Goldsmith about potential new jobs and the green recovery.

  14. 10/07/20 Price cuts for Tesco suppliers, lost grasslands, anaerobic digester

    Small producers and farmers face a price cut from Tesco.

  15. 09/07/20 - Green recovery and the budget, Rock dust and soil, clean river swimming

    Responses to the Chancellor's announcements for a green recovery.

  16. 08/07/20 - EU/UK fishing negotiations, Planting trees and hedgerows on farmland, Reversing insect decline

    Informal talks are underway to try and negotiate post-Brexit EU and UK fishing rights.

  17. 07/07/20 - Trade between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK, Green recovery and food, Lavender farm

    Concerns have been raised about future trade between Northern Ireland the rest of the UK.

  18. 06/07/20 - Rural housing for key workers, Sustainable fruit farm, Green recovery

    There is a call for more affordable housing for key workers in rural areas.

  19. 04/07/20 Farming Today This Week: tourism after lockdown, nature recovery, sounds of the world's forests

    We catch up on preparations as rural Britain braces for lockdown easing.

  20. 03/07/20 - Escape to the country, Frozen soft fruits, Money for Northern Irish farmers

    Businesses are getting ready as rural tourism opens up in England and Northern Ireland.

  21. 02/07/20 - Scrutinising the Green Recovery Fund, Nature Recovery Networks, Blueberries

    The government has announced £40m for Green Recovery but some don't think it's enough.

  22. 01/07/20 - Food supply post-Covid, Build build build in the countryside, Pick your own strawberries

    Neil Parish MP tells Anna Hill how the UK's food supply might change in the future.

  23. 30/06/20 - Trade and Agriculture Commission, Sugar labelling row, Pick your own fruit

    A new Trade and Agriculture Commission has been announced to advise on future trade deals.

  24. 29/06/20 Settlements for Roundup weedkiller cancer claims, tourism post-lockdown, soft fruits

    Bayer is to pay out £8.8bn to settle Roundup weedkiller cancer claims.

  25. 27/06/20 - Rethink: Food and farming after coronavirus

    Charlotte Smith asks what the coronavirus pandemic can teach us about our food systems.

  26. 26/06/20 A royal re-thinking of food and farming with Prince Charles

    Could a transformation of our food systems be a lasting legacy of coronavirus?

  27. 25/06/20 - Rethink: Ertharin Cousin on the cracks in our food systems

    Ertharin Cousin discusses how coronavirus has exposed the cracks in our food systems.

  28. 24/06/20 - Rethink: Tim Worstall on farming and free trade

    Tim Worstall discusses farming and free trade, as part of BBC Radio's Rethink Week.

  29. 23/06/20 - Rethink: Barbara Bray MBE on nutrition and food systems

    Barbara Bray discusses the importance of nutrition, as part of BBC Radio's Rethink Week.

  30. 22/06/20 - Rethink: Dr David Nabarro on the future of our food systems

    David Nabarro explores the future of our food systems, as part of BBC Radio's Rethink Week

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