Farming Today Episodes Available now
07/09/24 Farming Today This Week: bluetongue vaccine, seabed recovery, 拢100m cuts to the farming budget?
Will the Defra underspend become written into future farming budgets?
06/09/24 - Bluetongue, temperate rainforests and Scottish veg
The latest on the bluetongue virus.
05/09/24 Claims of nature friendly farming budget cuts, commercialising rewilding, hedge cutting
Will the Defra underspend become written into the future budget for farmers?
04/09/24 - NI water quality, farmer clusters and potato machinery
NI water quality targets are likely to be missed, according to a new report.
03/09/24 - Pharmacy deserts, Biodiversity Net Gain and freeze-dried strawberries
Rural areas across England are in danger of becoming 'pharmacy deserts'.
02/09/24 Super resistant potatoes, mussel farming, green finance
The super potato which may rescue Scotland's tattie business.
31/08/2024: TB controls; flood relief for farmers; harvest; cattle numbers; saskatoons
A new approach to controlling TB in cattle is revealed by the Government
30/08/2024 Bluetongue outbreaks, tea harvest, oilseed rape oil, Food and Farming Award finalists
Four cases of the bluetongue virus have been confirmed in sheep in Norfolk and Suffolk.
29/08/2024: Nature in Scotland; a saskatoon berry; pea harvest
The Scottish Parliament is being urged to introduce legislation for nature targets.
28/08/2024: Beef production, artificial meat, oilseed rape
UK beef production is falling, but demand stays steady.