Farming Today Episodes Episode guide
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Building on the Green Belt, Animal feed, Fishermen health checks
More than 12,000 acres of green belt land has been released for development in 2017/18.
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Market volatility, Harvesting Bull semen, Limousin pioneer
Charlotte Smith hears about what can be done to offset market volatility in agriculture.
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Brexit packaging, Growing and selling potato seeds, Wiltshire Care farm
Anna Hill hears why UK food producers might be facing a double-whammy of tariffs.
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Leaked Natural England documents, 'tweak' to Agriculture Bill, soil cultivation, broiler breeding
Leaked documents show Natural England is due to miss its SSSI targets.
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Farmers wanting exemption from plastic deposit scheme, pheasant shoots in Wales and barn owls
Farmers want exemption from Scottish government plans for a plastic bottles deposit scheme
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Young People and the Countryside
Hartpury University and Hartpury College share a rural campus in Gloucestershire
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Labour's post-Brexit plans, Young farmers in Guernsey, Jacuzzi-grown tomatoes
Jacuzzi-grown tomatoes; why young farmers are leaving Guernsey; Labour's post Brexit plans
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Compensation for Culled Cows, Rural Broadband, HS2 Payments, Potatoes
Charlotte Smith asks if farmers have been unfairly claiming compensation for culled cows.
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No-deal Brexit papers 'a grisly prospect for the UK food and farming industry'
The Food and Drink Federation reacts to the government's no-deal Brexit planning papers.
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Diversity in agriculture, wildflower farming, food waste initiative, young farmers
Michael Gove commits to supporting more diversity in agricultural and rural communities.
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Wales shooting ban, Mechanical Kelp Harvesting, Youth in the countryside
National Resources Wales has banned the shooting of pheasants on public land.
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Farming Today This Week: Beef and the Environment
A beef farmer explains how she works hard to reduce the environmental impact of her cattle
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Oil Seed Rape and the Flea Beetle, Beef hide products, Agricultural skills training
Chemical pesticides are failing to protect oil seed rape from the hungry Flea Beetle.
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Beef and the Environment, Immigration and Bees
Should cattle be fed on grain or grass? Which method has the least environmental impact?
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Chris Packham's wildlife manifesto, Badger cull in Cumbria, Pink straw
Anna Hill asks Chris Packham what his new wildlife manifesto means for farming.
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Report recommends 'meat tax', New scheme to reduce ammonia emissions, Imported bumblebees, Pigeon racing
Livestock production and consumption will have to be cut back, says a pan-European study.
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Gene Editing, Shire Horses, British Beef
Defra responds to a letter from scientists concerned at gene-editing being treated as GMO.
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Farming Today This Week: The Agriculture Bill
Charlotte Smith analyses the biggest shift in farm policy for 50 years.
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Bovine TB and the Badger Cull
Figures are released on the new cases of Bovine TB in the badger cull areas.
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Reaction to the Government's Agriculture Bill
The impact of the government's Agriculture Bill on farmers, wildlife and consumers.
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Agriculture Bill preview, new bovine TB test, farming for bees
There is a sneak preview of the new Agriculture Bill with farm minister George Eustice.
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Red Tractor reform, Honey bees threaten wild bees, Live export of calves to the Middle East
The Red Tractor logo is planning to add on higher standards which farmers can opt to meet.
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Vivergo closing, Farmers at the Cricket, Honey Bees
Two farmers discuss what impact the closure of biofuel producer Vivergo will have on them.
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Farming Today This Week: Beer and Brewing
Charlotte Smith visits the family-run Fuller's Brewery in west London.
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Welsh Farm Payment Row, Seasonal Agricultural Worker Pilot Scheme, Breeding Hops
The Farmers Union of Wales is accused of misleading people over farm payments post-Brexit.
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UK fishing, Meat poultry after Brexit, UK malt, Micro pubs
Preparations are underway for how fishing rules will be enforced post-Brexit.
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Dutch report on reducing agriculture's carbon footprint, drones disturbing wildlife, hop harvest
A Dutch report recommends cutting livestock numbers to meet carbon emissions targets.
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Badger Cull, Price of Food and Craft Beer Using English Hops
British shoppers spend £204 billion on food - why are farmers only seeing 4.5% of that?
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Food price inflation, Beer and brewing, Gorse replacing straw for bedding
Food price inflation compared to other household necessities such as fuel.
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Farming Today This Week: Succession
Sybil Ruscoe meets father and son Martin and James McCurragh to examine farm succession.