Farming Today Episodes Episode guide
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Scottish Rural Parliament, Deer, Beef Recovery
Farming Today reports from the first meeting of the Scottish Rural Parliament.
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Farming Today This Week: Invasive Species
How scientists are trying to tackle non-native invasive species of plants and animals.
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Dairy Crest Takeover; Minks; Mushrooms
What will the sale of Dairy Crest's milk business to Muller mean for UK dairy farmers?
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Dairy MPs, Knotweed, badgers
MPs call for the voluntary code between farmers and processors to be wider in its remit.
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Enforced Labour, Invasive Species
The man forced to work for 13 years on a Welsh farm without pay. Plus invasive species.
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Dairy and Cheese Industry; Non-stun Slaughter; American Crayfish
The dairy and cheese industry under pressure.
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Invasive species, New lab, Plantain
Charlotte Smith looks at the threat posed by non-native invasive species.
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Trees
Charlotte Smith looks at the state of trees and the forest industry.
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Fishery closures, Trees, Horse wormers
Some UK fishing grounds are closed as there is a risk of catching over the set quota.
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Pesticides, Bird crime, Trees as flood prevention
European scientists meet to discuss possible links between pesticides and chronic illness.
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Bumper strawberry crop, Gene editing, Timber industry
A record UK strawberry harvest is expected to go on until December.
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Salt-tolerant potatoes, EU aid, Trees to fuel boilers
The Dutch farmer pioneering salt-tolerant potatoes which could help global food security.
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Forestry and woodland; Irish beef farmers
Irish beef farmers are to stage an abattoir blockade in protest at 'unfair prices'.
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Muck and Manure
A fact of farming life - livestock means manure. But is muck truly valued as a resource?
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Pumpkin Harvest; Environment Agency on Slurry; First Aid for Farmers
Will there be a pumpkin shortage at Halloween? We hear from a grower in Lincolnshire.
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Farmland birds, environmental stewardship, beetroot harvest
Farmland bird numbers, the environmental stewardship scheme and the beetroot harvest.
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Buy British Milk; Manure Bedding; Grey Squirrels
Anna Hill presents the latest on milk prices and the use of manure as bedding for cattle.
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Pesticides report, Land Girls memorial, Dung beetles
A new report claims banning too many pesticides could lead to lower yields on farms.
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Pilot badger cull ends
Charlotte Smith speaks to the Badger Trust as the second pilot badger cull ends today.
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Farming Today This Week: National Fruit Show
Charlotte Smith visits the National Fruit Show in Kent.
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Dairy latest, Rabbit farming, Scottish Crofting
Protest group Farmers for Action warns of city centre protests before Christmas.
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Mushrooms, Wheat, Salt Marsh and Chartered Agriculture
Sybil Roscoe with news of warnings that foraging for fungi is damaging ancient woodland.
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Welsh Dairy, Badger Collars, Fish Quotas
What next for Welsh dairy farmers? Presented by Anna Hill.
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Milk Crisis, British Fruit, Illegal Waste
Campaign for a fair price for British milk, plus Illegal waste dumping at a Scottish farm.
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English Apples, Kent Cider, Farming Portal
How to get English apples back to the top of the tree. Presented by Charlotte Smith.
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Farming Today This Week: Rural Health
A look at how rural communities are served by health services. With Charlotte Smith.
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Milk Protests, Mental Health Helpline, Rural Business, German Crop Spraying
The mental health of farmers and the dairy farmers protesting over falling milk prices.
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Dairy Crisis, Community Defibrillators, Scottish Tea
Anna Hill hears from the NFU president about the continuing dairy crisis.
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08/10/2014
Farming minister George Eustice addresses the issue of falling milk prices.
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Dairy protests, rural health, Spanish slugs
Dairy farmers protest against falling milk prices. With Anna Hill.