Farming Today Episodes Episode guide
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Food fraud, Country-of-origin labelling, Flood report
The food industry is being advised to step up its game to combat food fraud.
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Scallop fishing, Tesco, Waitrose, Forestry in Scotland
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. Presented by Anna Hill.
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Pumpkin farming, Food marketing
We meet a farmer who grows 4 million pumpkins for Halloween - is it wasted food?
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Farming Today This Week: Crop science and research
The techniques, technologies and research that goes into developing the crops we grow.
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Farm mapping for subsidy payments, sale of Herefordshire Council farms and ancient plants
Farm mapping for subsidy payments, sale of Herefordshire Council farms and ancient plants.
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GM research, British Sugar and traditional working horses.
Should the UK Government approve GM crops after Brexit?
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Environment Protection Post-Brexit, Tenant Farmers Association and Apple Pressing
Environment secretary admits some environmental laws may be scrapped post-Brexit.
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OECD Report, Northern Irish Farming Plan, Crop Science
An OECD report says subsidies are skewing global agricultural trade.
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Young Farmers call for funding, Growing food for heart health, The case for Crop Science
Young farmers call for funding as a means of getting a foothold in the industry.
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Farming Today This Week: EU legislation and Brexit
Charlotte Smith discusses agriculture and legislation post-Brexit.
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Agriculture in the US Election; National Trust's Tenants; Social Farming
What might become of the UK pig farming industry after Brexit - will EU laws be kept?
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Environment Secretary, Water regulations, Rural crime, Bernard Matthews sale
Environment secretary Andrea Leadsom is questioned on post-Brexit agricultural policy.
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New plan for bovine TB in Wales, the future of farm subsidies, Groceries Code Adjudicator, Museum of English Rural Life
A 'refreshed' approach to bovine TB is announced in Wales. Will it mean culling?
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'Hard' Brexit will drive up food prices, says Nick Clegg
Former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg warns a 'hard' Brexit will push up food prices.
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Brexit, Battery storage barns and Peasemeal
The next big thing for farm diversification - energy storage barns.
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Farming Today This Week - The ecology and economy of UK woodlands
As the Government pledges more tree planting, what is the state of Britain's woodlands?
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World Food Day, Wild ferrets, Sheep vs trees, Shortage of vets
The British Veterinary Association is warning of a shortage of rural vets.
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Submarine Put Trawler at Risk, Yellow Rust in Wheat & the Gene Bank for Herdwick Sheep
The Royal Navy apologises to trawlermen they put at risk. Yellow rust is on the increase.
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Bananas, Willow for Electricity, Environment Post-Brexit, Block Calving
Scientists ask how vulnerable is Britain's favourite fruit - the banana.
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Fishing in British waters, Ash dieback disease, Olive harvesting
With a look at a new report into fishing in Britain's Exclusive Economic Zone.
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Harvest 2016 results, Tree planting, Russians buying Guernsey ice cream
The first results of harvest 2016 are in, and wheat yields are down 12 per cent.
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Farming Today This Week: Farm workers in a pre and post Brexit Britain
Farm workers past and present across the UK. Presented by Sybil Ruscoe.
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Bernard Matthews suppliers, Dairy industry, Agricultural Wages Boards
Former suppliers to Bernard Matthews say they're losing out in the sale of the company.
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European farmers' future, Cheese exports to USA, Driverless tractor
Meat processors warn of business closures if they're unable to recruit post-Brexit.
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The future of farm subsidies, badger cull saboteurs, antibiotic resistance in the dairy industry
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. Presented by Anna Hill.
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04/10/2016
Andrea Leadsom addresses the Tory Party Conference on the future of agriculture.
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Is a pilot project involving 'pulse fishing' operated by Dutch fishermen 'annihilating' fish stocks?
Electronic pulse fishing by Dutch boats raises concerns over fish stocks.
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Farming Today This Week: Livestock Reproduction
Charlotte Smith visits a South Devon bull stud exporting cattle semen worldwide.
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The ethics of editing animal genes, a new study on bovine TB and a new rural chaplain for farmers in the south east
Charlotte Smith discusses the ethics of genome editing and the latest study on bovine TB.
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Pig semen, a bee map, crofting row and delays in subsidy payments
Exploring the growing pig semen exporting business for UK agriculture.