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Farming Today Episodes

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    31/07/26 Calls for a food system change, the reality of farming in drought, pressure on rivers

    As drought spreads across the UK we hear calls for our water and food systems to change.

  2. 30/07/26 Drought, food inflation, bluetongue

    Drought declared across much of England - what will that mean for farmers?

  3. 29/07/26: Cairngorms wildfire two weeks in, South Wales hare coursing, wildflower seed farm

    It's been two weeks since a devastating wildfire began in the Cairngorms National Park.

  4. 28/07/26 Campylobacter in chickens, community market garden, research anniversary

    Campylobacter in chickens, community market garden, research anniversary.

  5. 27/07/26: Fresh produce checks, hot lettuce, BBC Farmwatch.

    The fresh produce trade is asking for proposed new import checks to be scrapped.

  6. 25/07/26 Farming Today This Week: What's the best use of land in Wales?

    Charlotte Smith presents a panel discussion at the Royal Welsh Show.

  7. 24/07/26: Drought declared in North Wales, investing in water security, river pollution in Pembrokeshire.

    Drought is declared in North Wales and the Upper Severn catchment.

  8. 23/07/26 Royal Welsh Show

    The Royal Welsh Agricultural Show.

  9. 22/07/26 Sugar beet factory closing, new Defra secretaryfarm fires, , oil seed rape harvest, hill farming in Wales

    The oldest sugar beet factory in England is shutting up shop.

  10. 21/07/26 Farm fatalities, dry potatoes, Welsh farm subsidies, Lake District guide

    Farm fatalities and serious injuries remain high, yet many accidents aren't even reported.

  11. 20/06/26: Milk price glimmers, Andy Burnham's rural in-tray, Welsh farming policy.

    Heatwaves in Europe hit milk production but could it mean better prices for farmers?

  12. 18/07/26 Farming Today This Week: Wildfires, hot harvest, the Great Yorkshire Show

    Tinderbox conditions see wildfires across the country.

  13. 17/07/26 The Great Yorkshire Show

    The Great Yorkshire Show: farmers break off from an early harvest and head to Harrogate.

  14. 16/07/26 'Critical situation' for chicken site as water restricted, farm payments for wildlife, the price of chocolate

    Chicken processing plant closes due to a lack of water.

  15. 15/07/26 New UK Swiss trade deal, Farming in Protected Landscapes grants, deer control in Loch Lomond

    Farmers welcome a new trade deal with Switzerland.

  16. 14/07/26 Wildfires on farms, England's environmental farm payments

    Tinderbox conditions on fellsides and moorland have led to wildfires across the country.

  17. 13/07/26 Support for Scottish pig farmers, English farm policy, heat affecting milk yields

    £2m of support for struggling pig farmers in Scotland.

  18. Farming Today This Week 11/07/2026 Crops in a mine, hot livestock, agriculture & water report, scallops, school farm visits.

    Going underground: growing crops in working mine, a kilometre beneath the earth's surface.

  19. 10/07/26 Calls to ban bottom trawling to protect dolphins, Wimbledon strawberries

    Calls for wider bans on bottom trawling to protect dolphins and porpoises.

  20. 09/07/26 Growing crops in a mine, scallop fishing, RHS Badminton

    Farming underground - scientists grow crops in a mine a km beneath the earth's surface.

  21. 08/07/2026 Environment Agency agriculture & water report, fishing visas, animal health

    Inspections up, but serious pollution incidents not declining says new report.

  22. 07/07/2026 Rehydrating dry grain, fishing resilience, school farm visits.

    Rewetting very dry grain - will that become a thing, and is it a good idea?

  23. 06/07/2026 Commoners can apply for government schemes, fishing, fertiliser

    Computer that said no, now says yes! Commoners can apply for agri-environment schemes.

  24. 04/07/26 Farming Today This Week: Groundswell regenerative agriculture, the Environment Secretary on the 25 year Farming Roadmap

    What will the government's new 25-year Farming Roadmap mean for farmers?

  25. 03/07/2026 Farming roadmap, food security, protecting soils

    What will the farming roadmap mean for farmers? We ask the secretary of state.

  26. 02/07/26 Groundswell Regenerative Agriculture 2026

    Ten years of the regenerative farming festival Groundswell.

  27. 01/07/2026 Muirburn, grain that's too dry, intercropping

    New code for controlled burning of moorland is delayed.

  28. 30/06/26 Scottish organic farmed salmon, soil health, water management

    Scottish organic farmed salmon, soil health, water management.

  29. 29/06/26 Water resilience on farms, rural place names, soil

    Calls for more government action to protect water supplies for farming.

  30. 27/06/26: Farming in the heat, England's Farming Roadmap, global agritourism.

    Farming in a heatwave and a 25-year vision for agriculture in England.

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