Farming Today Episodes Episode guide
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Farming Today This Week: Lambing
A typical morning in the lambing shed. Charlotte Smith helps out on a Worcestershire farm.
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Biofuels, Lambing and Somerset Levels
What impact will climate change have on our crops over the next 100 years?
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Badgers, waterweed, sheep worrying, BBC School Report
Speculation grows about the future of the badger culls in England. With Charlotte Smith.
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Seasonal Lamb, Salmon Hatcheries, Brassicas
British lamb - a seasonal treat or on the menu all year round? Anna Hill investigates.
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Cattle Scab, Lambing, Free-Range Hens
The first case of cattle scab since the early 1980s has been found in Scotland.
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River pollution, Drought and Lambing
Could warmer, wetter winters mean more agricultural pollution in our rivers?
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Farming Today This Week: Hill Farming in the Peak District
Making a living from the hills - Charlotte Smith looks at farming in the Peak District.
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Return to the Levels, Upland grazing, New dairy at Newton Rigg, All's fair off the Faroes
Do the UK's hills have the right number of sheep and cattle to preserve wildlife habitats?
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Meat fraud, budget and pollinators
Food fraud is back as Anna Hill investigates a big meaty mix-up.
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Pig Disease, Sugar Beet, Upland Farming
A deadly pig disease is sweeping across America, affecting thousands of farms.
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TB testing, Phosphorus, Micro-dairy
Scientists have developed a new on-farm TB test, using software and a mobile phone.
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Scotland, Sheep-worrying, Hill farming
Would Scottish farmers be better off in the UK or out of it? Charlotte Smith investigates.
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Farming Today This Week: Livestock Markets
Are livestock markets still at the heart of the farming community? With Charlotte Smith.
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GM rules, Online markets, Badger cull vote
A new report looks at the regulation of GM crops. Charlotte Smith finds out more.
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Fracking, wild boar, badgers and livestock markets
MPs prepare to debate the badger cull in the House of Commons. With Anna Hill.
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Milk production; Slug pellets; Trainee auctioneers
Milk production on UK dairy farms has hit a record high. Presented by Anna Hill.
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Tree diseases; Livestock market film; Methane emissions
Who is winning the war, tree diseases or the scientists trying to outwit them?
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Wild Boar, Stolen Sheep and Livestock Markets
Hundreds of wild boar could be culled in the Forest of Dean later this year.
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Farming Today This Week: Women in Agriculture
Feeding cattle and discussing gender issues with the NFU's first female deputy president.
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Floods clear-up, fishing fund, pollinators, female farmers
As floodwaters begin to subside, the clear-up of farms, countryside and coast begins.
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Flood prevention, badger TB testing, agriculture female innovators
Plans to prevent more floods devastating Somerset farms are presented to the government.
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Flood Recovery Fund, Apprenticeships, Global Female Farmers
The farming minister on why some flooded farms are not eligible for his recovery fund.
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Milk prices, wood turning, Ukraine, grain markets
Anna Hill asks how the political situation in Ukraine is affecting global grain markets.
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Pork Exports, Fluke Research, and the Rise of Women Farmers.
UK pork exports hit a 14-year high due to increasing demand from China.
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Genetic modification and crop technology
Charlotte Smith explores the pros and cons of genetic modification and new crop technology
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Compensation for Fishermen; Chief Scientist on GM
Fishermen call for compensation after the recent storms. With Charlotte Smith.
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New NFU president, Co-op farms, GM mosquitoes
A new leader is announced at the second day of the NFU conference in Birmingham.
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NFU conference, Alternatives to GM, Fly-tipping
George Eustice tells the NFU conference the countryside won't be sacrificed to floodwaters
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Booming farm business, Early flowers, Flooded earthworms
New figures are released showing farming's contribution to the UK economy.
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GM, Shellfishing losses, Ramularia
News of storm losses in shellfishing, and a look at genetic modification.