Farming Today Episodes Episode guide
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Challenges in Family Farming
The stories of two families facing different problems in the succession of their farms.
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Dutch cheese in Cornwall
How gouda saved a Cornish dairy farm.
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Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution's festive work
Lucy Taylor finds out about the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution's festive work.
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Christmas Camels
Beatrice Fenton visits a family business which provides camels for Christmas celebrations.
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Festive support in rural areas, Christmas harvest, Farmyard nativity
We all hope for a happy Christmas, but the season can bring pressures to rural communities
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Farming Today This Week: Condiments
Sybil Ruscoe finds out about the production of condiments.
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Badger cull figures, wasabi, rust research
The government releases statistics on the 2018 badger cull in England.
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Trade post-Brexit, fairy jelly and local shopping at Christmas
Michael Gove says a new criteria for farm payments will be announced in January.
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Long-range weather forecasts, Cairngorms reindeer, Tax on second homes, Tewkesbury mustard
Could new research mean more accurate predictions for barbecue summers?
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Rural tourism, Artificial snow in the Cairngorms, Anglesey sea salt, the Cost of wool
Tourism chiefs believe they can double UK income from visitors by 2025.
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Chlorinated Christmas turkey, Chilli farm, New arrivals on Scottish island
A new report warns that future trade deals with the US could affect our Christmas turkeys.
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Farming Today This Week: Brassicas
Sybil Ruscoe follows the festive journey of a brussel sprout, from field to fork.
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15/12/2017
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
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Fishing quotas, Canal repairs, Wild brassicas
UK fishing quotas have increased - but does that square with keeping stocks sustainable?
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Neonics, Cauliflowers, Sustainable farming study
What might a future without neonicotinoid insecticides look like for farmers?
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Fishing legislation, Mountain rescue technology, Brassica disease test, Cooking sprouts
What do the latest plans for post-Brexit UK/EU 'alignment' mean for British fishermen?
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Brexit phase one, Scottish forest school, Brassicas
What does the first phase of Brexit plans mean for British farmers?
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Farming Today This Week: Rural Healthcare
Charlotte Smith visits a GP surgery in Somerset to find out about rural healthcare.
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Antibiotic-free meat, Post-Brexit borders, New rural heath care initiative
Concerns over border management and why 'antibiotic-free' pork has upset some pig farmers.
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Pacific salmon, Rural mental health, Milk prices
A non-native species of salmon has been found in the UK's rivers. Do we need to worry?
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Impact of Brexit on Irish farmers, EU fishing dispute, Healthcare in Shetland
Why Brexit negotiations over the Irish border are crucial for farmers in the Republic.
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Northern Irish border for agri-trade, rural GPs, beer research
Could Northern Ireland get special status and be part of the customs union?
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Rural healthcare, Welsh sheepdogs, Planting a forest
Sybil Ruscoe asks how the UK can address mounting pressure on rural heath care services.
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GM
Charlotte Smith and her guests ask what role, if any, GM should play farming's future.
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GM protests, Soil Science, CropTec Show
Sixteen years on, we hear from the campaigner who was imprisoned after anti-GM protests.
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Countryside Stewardship schemes, GM attitudes, Puffin project
The farming minister outlines his plans for changes to environmental farm subsidy schemes.
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Gene editing, Drones, Year-round tomatoes
Should 'gene editing' come in for the same regulation as genetic modification?
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Glyphosate licence renewed, GM potato, Pheasants for food banks
The weedkiller glyphosate has be relicensed by the EU for another five years.
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Glyphosate, Kent cheese, Genetic modification
Can the future of weedkiller glyphosate in the EU be agreed today?
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Farming Today This Week: Food and Farming Education
A look at how British school children are engaging with farming, food and environment.