Farming Today Podcast
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside
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04/08/25 Harvest and the impact of this year's dry weather on crops
Today
Harvest 2025 - what's been the impact of weather extremes on this year's crops?
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02/08/25: Coping With Downpour And Drought, Inheritance Tax
Saturday
How can farmers manage water more effectively in times of drought and downpour?
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01/08/25 Impact of war on Ukraine farmland, river management, slurry storage
Friday
Impact of war on farmland in Ukraine.
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31/07/25 Bioethanol, managing water in the Norfolk Broads, pesticides petition
Thursday
What impact would the closure of a UK bioethanol plant have on farmers?
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30/07/25: Climate Threat to Fruit and Veg Imports, Water Summit, Incentivising Beavers.
Wednesday
Climate change risks to fruit and veg imports are set to intensify by 2050.
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29/07/25 Water management, agricultural chaplain, slug control
Last Tuesday
Reducing flood risk on farm land.
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28/07/2025: Inheritance tax fight goes on, Lough Neagh eels, too much/too little water.
Last Monday
The fight over farm Inheritance Tax goes on, despite the government publishing legislation
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25/07/25: Don't pack foot and mouth, Blackcurrant harvest, Leech farming, Mobile mart nurses
Fri 25 Jul 2025
The UK's Chief Vet says don't risk bringing back foot and mouth in holiday food souvenirs.
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24/07/25 The Royal Welsh Show - the sustainable farming scheme and sheep shearing.
Thu 24 Jul 2025
Celebrating Welsh farming, food and rural life at the Royal Welsh Show.
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23/07/25: battery storage, farmer wellbeing, plastic recycling
Wed 23 Jul 2025
Battery storage, farmer wellbeing, plastic recycling.
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22/07/2025: water pollution, farmers' wellbeing
Tue 22 Jul 2025
Water pollution, farmers' wellbeing.
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21/07/2025: shellfish report, rural wellbeing, chicken welfare
Mon 21 Jul 2025
Shellfish report, rural wellbeing, chicken welfare.
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19/07/2025 Farming Today This Week: Wales's new Sustainable Farming Scheme, National Food Strategy, blueberries
Sat 19 Jul 2025
Has the government's Food Strategy been watered down?
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17/07/25 National Food Strategy, rural affordable housing, early soft fruit
Thu 17 Jul 2025
Has the Government鈥檚 Food Strategy been watered down?
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16/07/25 Wales' new sustainable farming scheme.
Wed 16 Jul 2025
Welsh government reveals details of its new sustainable farming scheme.
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15/07/25 Welsh sustainable farming scheme, blueberries, solar farms on farmland.
Tue 15 Jul 2025
Farmers in Wales get ready for details of the new sustainable farming scheme.
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14/07/25 Berry boom, hot cows, State of UK Climate
Mon 14 Jul 2025
The State of the UK Climate report is published today. With Caz Graham.
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12/07/25 Farming Today This Week: Great Yorkshire Show, Welsh rural crime strategy, bee disease, farm inspections, shellfish.
Sat 12 Jul 2025
Farm profitability review, curly coated sheep and pig showing at the Great Yorkshire Show.
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11/07/25 Great Yorkshire Show 2025
Fri 11 Jul 2025
Curly sheep, innovation and profitability on farm - we visit the Great Yorkshire Show.
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10/07/25 Welsh rural crime strategy, Shetland mussels, seasonal workers scheme
Thu 10 Jul 2025
Rural crime: new awareness course for pet owners in Wales whose dogs attack livestock.
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The rise and rise of beef prices, carp growing, agroforestry
Tue 22 Apr 2025
What's behind 2025's unprecedented increase in UK farmers' beef prices?
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Foot and mouth personal meat import ban, gearing up for sheep shearing as overseas shearer visas granted
Tue 15 Apr 2025
Travellers banned from bringing meat from the EU into the UK, due to Foot and Mouth risk.
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12/04/2025 Farming Today This Week: Salmon Farming, Wildfire and Trade
Sat 12 Apr 2025
Does the future of salmon farming lie in deeper water?
