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Farming Today Episodes

  1. Labour's post-Brexit plans, Young farmers in Guernsey, Jacuzzi-grown tomatoes

    Jacuzzi-grown tomatoes; why young farmers are leaving Guernsey; Labour's post Brexit plans

  2. Compensation for Culled Cows, Rural Broadband, HS2 Payments, Potatoes

    Charlotte Smith asks if farmers have been unfairly claiming compensation for culled cows.

  3. No-deal Brexit papers 'a grisly prospect for the UK food and farming industry'

    The Food and Drink Federation reacts to the government's no-deal Brexit planning papers.

  4. Diversity in agriculture, wildflower farming, food waste initiative, young farmers

    Michael Gove commits to supporting more diversity in agricultural and rural communities.

  5. Wales shooting ban, Mechanical Kelp Harvesting, Youth in the countryside

    National Resources Wales has banned the shooting of pheasants on public land.

  6. Farming Today This Week: Beef and the Environment

    A beef farmer explains how she works hard to reduce the environmental impact of her cattle

  7. Oil Seed Rape and the Flea Beetle, Beef hide products, Agricultural skills training

    Chemical pesticides are failing to protect oil seed rape from the hungry Flea Beetle.

  8. Beef and the Environment, Immigration and Bees

    Should cattle be fed on grain or grass? Which method has the least environmental impact?

  9. Chris Packham's wildlife manifesto, Badger cull in Cumbria, Pink straw

    Anna Hill asks Chris Packham what his new wildlife manifesto means for farming.

  10. Report recommends 'meat tax', New scheme to reduce ammonia emissions, Imported bumblebees, Pigeon racing

    Livestock production and consumption will have to be cut back, says a pan-European study.

  11. Gene Editing, Shire Horses, British Beef

    Defra responds to a letter from scientists concerned at gene-editing being treated as GMO.

  12. Farming Today This Week: The Agriculture Bill

    Charlotte Smith analyses the biggest shift in farm policy for 50 years.

  13. Bovine TB and the Badger Cull

    Figures are released on the new cases of Bovine TB in the badger cull areas.

  14. Reaction to the Government's Agriculture Bill

    The impact of the government's Agriculture Bill on farmers, wildlife and consumers.

  15. Agriculture Bill preview, new bovine TB test, farming for bees

    There is a sneak preview of the new Agriculture Bill with farm minister George Eustice.

  16. Red Tractor reform, Honey bees threaten wild bees, Live export of calves to the Middle East

    The Red Tractor logo is planning to add on higher standards which farmers can opt to meet.

  17. Vivergo closing, Farmers at the Cricket, Honey Bees

    Two farmers discuss what impact the closure of biofuel producer Vivergo will have on them.

  18. Farming Today This Week: Beer and Brewing

    Charlotte Smith visits the family-run Fuller's Brewery in west London.

  19. Welsh Farm Payment Row, Seasonal Agricultural Worker Pilot Scheme, Breeding Hops

    The Farmers Union of Wales is accused of misleading people over farm payments post-Brexit.

  20. UK fishing, Meat poultry after Brexit, UK malt, Micro pubs

    Preparations are underway for how fishing rules will be enforced post-Brexit.

  21. Dutch report on reducing agriculture's carbon footprint, drones disturbing wildlife, hop harvest

    A Dutch report recommends cutting livestock numbers to meet carbon emissions targets.

  22. Badger Cull, Price of Food and Craft Beer Using English Hops

    British shoppers spend £204 billion on food - why are farmers only seeing 4.5% of that?

  23. Food price inflation, Beer and brewing, Gorse replacing straw for bedding

    Food price inflation compared to other household necessities such as fuel.

  24. Farming Today This Week: Succession

    Sybil Ruscoe meets father and son Martin and James McCurragh to examine farm succession.

  25. A tribute to environmentalist Peter Melchett, Scottish crofting and 'Bio-plastics'

    A tribute is paid to environmental campaigner and organic farmer Peter Melchett.

  26. 30/08/2018

    Lorraine Howells is passing her farm in the Rhymney Valley onto farmworker Lee Pritchard.

  27. Seed potato exports to China, farm succession planning, counting the Manx shearwaters on Skomer

    Farmers give a cautious welcome to the announcement of a seed potato trade deal with China

  28. Maternal care in sheep, A trip to a mussel hatchery in Shetland, The harvest of heritage grains

    Just touching noses with her lamb is enough to release oxytocin in a ewe.

  29. Casting for Recovery

    How learning to fly-fish is helping women recovering from breast cancer.

  30. Farming Today This Week

    The battle to control pests on farms including insects, pigeons and rabbits.

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