Farming Today Episodes Episode guide
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Sea lice, Mobile abattoir, NI dairy, Westmorland Show
Salmon farms with high levels of sea lice will be named by the Scottish government.
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Michael Gove, Trade deal with the US, Walk the line in an abattoir
The DEFRA secretary Michael Gove guarantees no chlorinated chicken in any US trade deal.
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Increase in non-stun slaughter, NVZs in Wales, upland flood management
Vets say a rise in animals being slaughtered without being pre-stunned is worrying.
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New badger cull licenses issued, on-farm slaughter
Defra extends the badger cull and grants 11 new licenses for four years.
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Abattoirs, Welsh livestock rules and Scottish 'super-honey'.
How compulsory CCTV in English abattoirs will be 'extra eyes' on animal welfare.
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Countryside Crafts
Charlotte Smith finds out what relevance countryside crafts like blacksmithery have today.
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Hands-Free Harvest, Willow Weaving and Ancient Farming
The world's first hands-free harvest has been gathered thanks to drones and robots.
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Seasonal workers, Groceries code breach, Halal farmer
How leaked plans to reduce numbers of low-skilled EU workers might affect farming.
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Rural level crossings safety campaign, Lord Haskins on Natural England
Incidents involving rural rail crossings during harvest have risen sharply.
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Welsh lamb shelf life, wet Scottish summer forces cows inside, farming on Tristan da Cunha, the coracle
Why is the shelf life of Welsh lamb up to 22 days, when New Zealand lamb lasts 60?
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Record Pea Harvest, Craft Skills, and Training a Truffle Hound
Tim Lamyman has smashed the world record for a pea harvest.
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Farming Today This Week: Rural Churches
As congregations decline and maintenance costs rise, what future for rural churches?
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Badger cull, Northern Ireland floods, Bats in churches
The badger cull has been extended - the programme hears from all sides of the argument.
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Grant for heritage sheep breeds, Miscanthus, Rural reverend
The future of heritage sheep breeds are boosted with the award of a new grant.
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Flooded farmers in Texas; Rural churches; Goat auction
We hear from the Texan farmers battling against the flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey.
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Rural churches; Salmon fishing in Wales
With congregations declining and bills rising, what is the future for rural churches?
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Scottish community land purchase
Moira Hickey reports on a historic community land purchase in Sutherland, Scotland.
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Farming Today This Week: Harvest 2017
Sybil Ruscoe visits Overbury Estate Farm to see how 2017's harvest is going.
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Fly-tipping, Wet harvest, Badger cull
Why rubbish-dumping on farmland is likely to be particularly bad over a bank holiday.
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Access to land in Wales, Blackcurrants, London sheep
NFU Cymru responds to the Welsh Government's plans to open up more land to the public.
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Farm fires, First-time harvest
Latest figures show a 30% increase in the cost of farm fires. We ask why.
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Hepatitis E in pork, Quinoa harvest, Crop genetics, Floating windfarms
It is reported that thousands may have contracted hepatitis E from imported sausages.
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Harvest overview, Agricultural retail, A play called Cow
Bill Clark at the National Institute of Agricultural Botany with a harvest overview.
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Farming Today This Week: Farming in Scotland
Discussing food and farming in Scotland, at the Lairg summer sheep sale.
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Hydroponics champion, Sustainable Scottish farms, Livestock trade
Sybil Ruscoe speaks to Adam Dixon about his hydroponic growing system.
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New report on Brexit and farming, Volunteer shepherds, Beavers
A new scientific report examines the potential effects of Brexit on farming.
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Dairy farmers speak out in reaction to BBC 1's Countryfile, Scotch whisky, Cotswold Way online
Reaction to BBC 1's Countryfile report on bull calves in dairy herds being shot at birth.
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Contaminated egg scandal, crofting in Scotland
There are concerns about the future of food safety post-Brexit.
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Gamekeeper turned crime-fighter, Scottish agriculture, Grouse shooting
A game-keeper has got so sick of rural crime he's decided to do something about it.
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Farming Today This Week: Salmon farm
Farming Today This Week visits a salmon farm in Scotland.