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Farming Today Episodes

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    18/09/2026: Lib Dem Party Conference, Glutinous Snails, BBC Awards finalists, The Farmers Wife on stage.

    The Liberal Democrats want greater funding, and less red tape, for on-farm reservoirs.

  2. 17/09/26 Farmer protests in Romania, sheepdog trials, Scottish arable cooperative.

    Violent clashes as shepherds in Romania protest over export ban of sheep.

  3. 16/09/26 Young trees in drought, wildfires, agricultural cooperative.

    How will drought affect 1000s of newly planted young trees?

  4. 15.09.26 Calls for a rural reset, how to harvest small scale arable, dairy co-operative.

    Calls for a complete rural reset - a new countryside campaign.

  5. 14/09/26 Calls for more farm co-ops, Hereford cattle dispute, flax and hemp

    Calls for more ‘cooperative working’ amongst farmers.

  6. Farming Today This Week 12/09/26 Bluetongue disease, Kelso Ram Sales, sheep rustling, farming without fossil fuels, Wild Summit.

    Bluetongue cases top a thousand in the UK’s largest ever outbreak of this disease.

  7. 11/09/26 Bluetongue disease, sheep rustling, Kelso sheep sales

    Bluetongue cases top a thousand in the UK’s largest-ever outbreak of the disease.

  8. 10/09/26 Sustainable dairy farming; Falkland salmon; tractor fuel from willow.

    Dairy industry roadmap to a greener future.

  9. 09/09/2026 UK's self-sufficiency in food; bio-gas production on farm; Shetland's food.

    New report says we are less self-sufficient in home-grown food than we were 30 years ago.

  10. 08/09/2026: Spy in the tractor cab? Surrey hops, The Experimental Farmer

    A think tank warns high-tech farm gear could be used by China to spy on our food system.

  11. 07/09/26 Government call for evidence on gamebirds, farming without oil

    A call for evidence on the welfare and environmental impact of releasing gamebirds.

  12. Farming Today This Week 05/09/26 Bluetongue; food security; data centres; river DNA testing; corncrakes; dung beetle vet.

    On the frontline - the government vets and scientists dealing with the bluetongue outbreak

  13. 04/09/26 National Audit Office report on food security resilience, corncrakes, late strawberries

    The government ‘could do better’ at ensuring England’s food security.

  14. 03/09/2026 Scientists dealing with bluetongue, Lough Neagh sampling, Normandy food producers.

    On the frontline - the government vets and scientists dealing with the bluetongue outbreak

  15. 02/09/2926 Data centres on farmland, harvest in Uist, River Tweed.

    Plans for data centres on farmland in Scotland.

  16. 01/09/26 Crisis loans, pasture for drought resilience, river DNA testing

    Farmers press for interest-free loans from a government bank.

  17. 31/08/2026: Wildlife corridors

    Anna Hill discovers farmer-created wildlife corridors across Norfolk.

  18. 29/08/2026: bluetongue, future crops, lavender farm

    Bluetongue, future crops, lavender farm.

  19. 28/08/26 Licensing firearms and shotguns, lavender in the Lakes, gene-edited salad crops

    Not fit for purpose - the verdict on the firearms licensing system.

  20. 27/08/2026: Beef imports, Miscanthus

    Beef import concerns in US and UK, Miscanthus as future crop.

  21. 26/08/2026: gene editing, Bernard Matthews factory closure

    Gene editing, Bernard Matthews factory closure.

  22. 25/08/2026: Milk prices, bluetongue, future crops

    Milk prices, bluetongue in Europe, future crops.

  23. 24/08/2026: bluetongue, future foods, farm app

    Bluetongue in Scotland, future-proof crops, teen's farming app.

  24. 22/08/26 Solar power - a panel discussion exploring the issues around solar development in the countryside.

    Solar energy - we need it to combat climate change, but how much and where should it go?

  25. 21/08/2026: Drought farmer, biodiversity on solar farm, choral work

    Drought farmer, biodiversity on solar farm, sheep music.

  26. 20/08/26 Salmonella in eggs, bees in drought, roof-top solar

    Investigating an outbreak of salmonella - believed to come from imported eggs.

  27. 19/08/2026 Village agricultural show

    Village agricultural show in the Lake District.

  28. 18/08/2026 Bluetongue, solar farm row, vineyards

    Bluetongue vaccine, solar farm row, and the heat and vineyards.

  29. 17/08/2026 Drought aid, Solar farms

    Government aid for drought-hit farmers in England, solar farms.

  30. Farming Today This Week: New drought package for farmers, bluetongue, brassica crisis, hot salads, B12 peashoots, cherries.

    Prime minister announces new support package to help farmers in England cope with drought.

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