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  1. 14/08/2026 Brassicas, cherries, salad

    Brassica crisis, salad, cherry harvest.

  2. 13/08/26 Bluetongue in sheep, growing more UK fruit and veg, B12 in salads

    Surviving bluetongue, the sheep farmer's story.

  3. 12/08/2026 Controversial cattle cull, impact of drought on fish stocks, salads.

    Controversial cattle cull leaves farmers in Northern Ireland furious.

  4. 11/08/2026 Impact of bluetongue on farmers, harvest in Europe, glass house salads.

    Counting the human cost of the livestock disease bluetongue.

  5. 10/08/2026 Financial planning, farming in drought, salad

    The finances of farming in and after a heatwave.

  6. Farming Today This Week: Bluetongue cases continue to rise; impact of climate change on this year's harvest

    As bluetongue cases continue to rise, farmers are urged to vaccinate their livestock.

  7. 07/08/2026 Resilient crops for a changing climate, planting in a drought, Sheeted Somerset cattle

    We hear of work to make the UK’s arable crops more resilient in a changing climate.

  8. 06/08/26 Bluetongue cases on the rise, vaccination and testing for the disease. Harvest in Perthshire.

    As bluetongue cases continue to rise, farmers are urged to vaccinate their livestock.

  9. 05/08/26 Scottish first minister on farming resilience; the cost of drought; harvest in Cumbria

    Scotland's first minister on farming policy and how to deal with wildfires in future.

  10. 04/08/26 Wheat harvest, waste whey, sheep farmers at risk from disease

    This year's harvest puts many farmers in the red.

  11. 03/08/26 Wildlife in drought, harvest 2026

    How wildlife is coping in the drought

  12. Farming Today This Week 01/08/26 Drought, water abstraction, food inflation, bluetongue, young Cornish dairy farmer.

    Half of England and all of Wales are in drought, how's this affecting farmers?

  13. 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.

  14. 30/07/26 Drought, food inflation, bluetongue

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

  15. 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.

  16. 28/07/26 Campylobacter in chickens, community market garden, research anniversary

    Campylobacter in chickens, community market garden, research anniversary.

  17. 27/07/26: Fresh produce checks, hot lettuce, BBC Farmwatch.

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

  18. 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.

  19. 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.

  20. 23/07/26 Royal Welsh Show

    The Royal Welsh Agricultural Show.

  21. 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.

  22. 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.

  23. 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?

  24. 18/07/26 Farming Today This Week: Wildfires, hot harvest, the Great Yorkshire Show

    Tinderbox conditions see wildfires across the country.

  25. 17/07/26 The Great Yorkshire Show

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

  26. 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.

  27. 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.

  28. 14/07/26 Wildfires on farms, England's environmental farm payments

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

  29. 13/07/26 Support for Scottish pig farmers, English farm policy, heat affecting milk yields

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

  30. 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.

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