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Farming Today Episodes

  1. 12/07/19: Beef prices, LEAF schools, Project to increase access of BAME to the countryside

    Beef prices have fallen significantly on last year which is putting pressure on producers.

  2. 11/07/19: Criminal gangs killing sheep, Disabled access to the countryside

    There's been a rise in the number of sheep killed and butchered by criminals gangs.

  3. 10/07/19: Testing British Pork, Wildflower seeds, Litter at Loch Lomond

    An isotape test will check whether pork labelled as British in butchers is British.

  4. UN report on global food production, New Welsh farm subsidy scheme, Saving lost footpaths

    A UN report on global food production predicts lower prices for farm commodities.

  5. Ringing birds; access to the countryside; sustainable farming conference

    What should farmers do to achieve zero carbon emissions? Conference looks for answers.

  6. Farming Today This Week: Soft Fruits

    Charlotte Smith samples prize-winning fruit at the National Cherry and Soft Fruit Show.

  7. New fertilizer cuts CO2; fruit-picking robots, wild flower meadows; eels.

    Turning CO2 and waste into fertiliser pellets can reduce farming's carbon footprint.

  8. 04/07/19: Pilot visa scheme for seasonal workers, retractable roof in soft-fruit production, rural GPs

    Caz Graham asks if a two-year pilot visa scheme is producing enough seasonal workers.

  9. Cod stocks in decline, Gove on shooting licenses, Gooseberries

    Why have cod stocks in the North Sea fallen?

  10. Jeremy Hunt pledges £6bn to farming and fishing in a 'no deal' Brexit

    Hunt's pledge to farmers prompts questions. Is it even legal?

  11. 01/07/19: Fly-tipping, Lincolnshire flooding, soft fruit

    We hear from a farmer whose crops have been ruined by fly-tippers

  12. Farming Today This Week

    Sybil Ruscoe finds out how a farm is improving habitats for birds like Swallows and Swifts

  13. 28/06/19: Tax breaks for farmers, farmland bird surveys, livestock market closure, micro-greens.

    A new report finds British farmers get £2.4 billion of tax breaks.

  14. 27/06/19: UK National Food Strategy, Northumberland farmland bird survey, No-till conference

    Sybil Ruscoe asks Henry Dimbleby what he hopes to achieve with a national food strategy,

  15. Farmers join climate change march, Rooftop sheep, Wader scrapes on farmland

    Farmers join a climate change march, calling for more regulation on agriculture.

  16. 25/06/19: Controlling Mountain Hares in Scotland, Fenland farm report, Curlews

    A new bill is introduced in Scotland which aims to ban the control of mountain hares.

  17. 24/06/19: Farmer survey on the environment, Water-saving pig troughs, Farmland birds

    Charlotte Smith asks why one third of farmers aren't taking environmental action.

  18. Farm Safety

    Charlotte Smith meets a man who's life was changed for ever by a farming accident.

  19. Flooding in Lincolnshire, Floating Dutch dairy, Health hub

    Charlotte Smith hears how the Lincolnshire floods is impacting on Stephen Francis' crop.

  20. 20/06/19 - Tree planting, the Royal Highland Show, beef emissions and farm safety

    Are tree planting targets missing the point?

  21. Late payments for environmental work on farms, Farm safety partnership, Beef exports to China

    Farmers whose environmental payments have been delayed for four years will now be paid.

  22. Farm accident survivor's story, ELMS pilots delayed, sheep rustling prevention

    The personal and graphic story of William Sayers who was seriously injured on a farm.

  23. 17/06/19: Underwater crops, general licences and farm safety

    Farming is the most dangerous job in the UK - we ask why.

  24. 15/06/19: Crop protection

    Charlotte Smith and guests discuss how farmers protect crops from diseases and pests.

  25. 14/06/2019: Glyphosate resistance, insect poo, goose culling and nettle picking

    Glyphosate versus blackgrass - new research shows the weed is beginning to win.

  26. 13/06/19: Global food production, BBC Food and Farming Awards, Biological pest control

    Charlotte Smith asks how government plans to cut emissions by 2050 will impact farming.

  27. Royal visit to Cumbrian farm, farm weddings, weed control, orchard project

    We have a very special visit to a Cumbrian sheep farm.

  28. Factual inaccuracies in educational resource, aphid research, community fridge

    A leaflet on farming containing major factual inaccuracies has been given out to schools.

  29. Water shortages; protecting crops; plastic-free dairy farm

    Wildlife and fishing groups say river levels are critically low. They want a hosepipe ban.

  30. Farming Today This Week: Education on farms

    Charlotte Smith visits a farm in Oxfordshire which is opening its doors to the public.

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