Farming Today Episodes Episode guide
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Pigs
Pigs are on the up! Charlotte Smith explores optimism in the industry.
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Dog faeces danger, pig farrowing crates & farmed fish
Farmers face financial woe over dog faeces danger in the countryside.
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Uplands Conference, Pig App, Regulating Farm Chemicals
A call for Europe to base regulation of farm chemicals on science not precaution.
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Media blackout on badger cull; Endangered eels; Pigs
Confusion on who pushed for a media blackout during the pilot badger cull.
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Allotments for food security? Irish pedigree pigs and grazing at Grasmere
A row has erupted over the future of Grasmere Common in the Lake District.
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12/05/2014
British strawberries this summer are set to be sweet as they bask in the early sunshine.
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Plant Pests and Diseases
Charlotte Smith takes a look at the pests and diseases affecting this year's crops.
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Discards ban, Wind turbine subsidies, Young Farmers in the charts
Why fishermen believe there is room to throw some species of fish back into the sea.
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Farmer manslaughter trial, Leatherjacket plague
A farmer is cleared of manslaughter after a walker was killed by cattle on his land.
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Turbines on the Wash, Wheat Rust, Malting Barley, Salad Days
The fight against wheat rust, a fight over malting barley, and salad season approaches...
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Newts, Pests, Pirbright Prosecution, Milk Prices
Farmers' milk prices drop. Three of the UK's biggest processors blame world markets.
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Bristol Food Connections
A special edition of Farming Today recorded at the Bristol Food Connections Festival.
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Farming Today This Week: Grass
It covers 60% of agricultural land in the UK, but how important is grass for farmers?
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BBC Food & Farming Awards
The results of the BBC Food and Farming Awards. Presented by Charlotte Smith.
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Cheese ban, Oyster farming, grass
Presented by Charlotte Smith. China temporarily bans cheese imports from the UK.
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Badger cull, beavers and grass
An independent expert panel will not scrutinise the second year of badger culling pilots.
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Mango Ban, Flood-Fighting Grass, Leek Harvest
Imports of Indian mangoes are banned to protect UK salad crops from insect pests.
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HS2 and Wildlife, Aphid Catching, Why Grass Matters
£420 million should be spent on conservation after HS2, according to the Wildlife Trusts.
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Great British Beef Week
Marking Great British Beef Week with a herd of Hereford and Dexter cattle in Wales.
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Nitrogen pollution, Meat consumption, Hedgehogs
Could reducing the number of livestock herds by half help reduce nitrogen pollution?
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Storm damage in national parks; Bird-scaring drones; Nutrition
Could farmers help tackle the obesity crisis through the type of food they grow?
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Land Workers' Alliance; Boy farmer; Beef
Small-scale farmers demand a greater share of subsidy payments. With Anna Hill.
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Maggots in animal feed, Young farmers' song, Great British Beef Week, Robotic milking
Animal feed enriched with maggots, and Essex Young Farmers release a charity single.
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Farm Shop Pioneer
Caz Graham meets the 90-year-old in Yorkshire who pioneered the idea of the farm shop.
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Farming Today This Week: Flooding Special
After the wettest winter on record, what can farmers do to help prevent flooding?
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Protected food names
Protection for regional foods like Stilton cheese and clotted cream - how does it work?
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GM trials, Deer farming, Protected regional foods
UK field trials of a GM plant which produces 'fish oils' will go ahead this year.
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Flood money, Lincolnshire Sausages, Milk
Farmers affected by the recent floods will be able to apply for more government money.
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Climate change, Cheese, Scottish forests
How should the UK farming sector respond to climate change? With Caz Graham.
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Nitrates, Farmland birds, Protected food
Could farmers be doing more to stop nitrate pollution in the air?