Farming Today Episodes Episode guide

Farming Today This Week: Grass

It covers 60% of agricultural land in the UK, but how important is grass for farmers?
BBC Food & Farming Awards

The results of the BBC Food and Farming Awards. Presented by Charlotte Smith.
Cheese ban, Oyster farming, grass

Presented by Charlotte Smith. China temporarily bans cheese imports from the UK.
Badger cull, beavers and grass

An independent expert panel will not scrutinise the second year of badger culling pilots.
Mango Ban, Flood-Fighting Grass, Leek Harvest

Imports of Indian mangoes are banned to protect UK salad crops from insect pests.
HS2 and Wildlife, Aphid Catching, Why Grass Matters

£420 million should be spent on conservation after HS2, according to the Wildlife Trusts.
Great British Beef Week

Marking Great British Beef Week with a herd of Hereford and Dexter cattle in Wales.
Nitrogen pollution, Meat consumption, Hedgehogs

Could reducing the number of livestock herds by half help reduce nitrogen pollution?
Storm damage in national parks; Bird-scaring drones; Nutrition

Could farmers help tackle the obesity crisis through the type of food they grow?
Land Workers' Alliance; Boy farmer; Beef

Small-scale farmers demand a greater share of subsidy payments. With Anna Hill.
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.
Farm Shop Pioneer

Caz Graham meets the 90-year-old in Yorkshire who pioneered the idea of the farm shop.
Farming Today This Week: Flooding Special

After the wettest winter on record, what can farmers do to help prevent flooding?
Protected food names

Protection for regional foods like Stilton cheese and clotted cream - how does it work?
GM trials, Deer farming, Protected regional foods

UK field trials of a GM plant which produces 'fish oils' will go ahead this year.
Flood money, Lincolnshire Sausages, Milk

Farmers affected by the recent floods will be able to apply for more government money.
Climate change, Cheese, Scottish forests

How should the UK farming sector respond to climate change? With Caz Graham.
Nitrates, Farmland birds, Protected food

Could farmers be doing more to stop nitrate pollution in the air?
Farming Today This Week: Animal health

From Bovine TB to antibiotic resistance, Caz Graham looks at the health of our livestock.
TB in Alpacas and Goats, Fly Grazing Inquest, 350th Anniversary of 'Sylva'

Are we losing the race against the spread of Bovine TB in alpacas, camels and goats?
Manslaughter charge, Mason bees, Antibiotics

A farmer is on trial for manslaughter, after a walker was gored to death by a bull.
Meat inspections, Farm vets, Teat tampering

Caz Graham looks at fears over changes to meat inspections in abattoirs.
Veterinary investigation, Goats, Export

A major investigation is underway after TB cases are linked to a dispersal sale of cattle.
Bees, Illegal scallop fishing, Happy farmers

New research into the health of bees across Europe.
Farming Today This Week: Badger cull developments; UK chicken industry

Anna Hill reviews the badger culling developments and the UK chicken industry.
Badger cull, Chicken farming, Sheep shearing

The pilot badger cull will not be extended to more TB areas in 2015.
Campylobacter, Fish wars, Dairy collaboration

Campylobacter gives half a million people food poisoning every year. What can be done?
Mastitis, Strawberries, Bats

New research into mastitis could save the UK dairy industry millions of pounds.
Climate change report, Lab closures, Broiler chickens

The latest report on climate change is released. What will changes mean for agriculture?
Seaweed farming, A million eels, Chicken industry trends

A new industry for Scotland? We meet a seaweed farming entrepreneur with big ideas.