Farming Today Podcast
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside
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17/09/26 Farmer protests in Romania, sheedog trials, Scottish arable cooperative.
Today
Violent clashes as shepherds in Romania protest over export ban of sheep.
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16/09/26 Young trees in drought, wildfires, agricultural cooperative.
Yesterday
How will drought affect 1000s of newly planted young trees?
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15.09.26 Calls for a rural reset, how to harvest small scale arable, dairy co-operative.
Tuesday
Calls for a complete rural reset - a new countryside campaign.
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14/09/26 Calls for more farm co-ops, Hereford cattle dispute, flax and hemp
Monday
Calls for more 鈥榗ooperative working鈥� amongst farmers.
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Farming Today This Week 12/09/26 Bluetongue disease, Kelso Ram Sales, sheep rustling, farming without fossil fuels, Wild Summit.
Saturday
Bluetongue cases top a thousand in the UK鈥檚 largest ever outbreak of this disease.
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11/09/26 Bluetongue disease, sheep rustling, Kelso sheep sales
Last Friday
Bluetongue cases top a thousand in the UK鈥檚 largest-ever outbreak of the disease.
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10/09/26 Sustainable dairy farming; Falkland salmon; tractor fuel from willow.
Last Thursday
Dairy industry roadmap to a greener future.
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09/09/2026 UK's self-sufficiency in food; bio-gas production on farm; Shetland's food.
Last Wednesday
New report says we are less self-sufficient in home-grown food than we were 30 years ago.
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08/09/2026: Spy in the tractor cab? Surrey hops, The Experimental Farmer
Tue 8 Sep 2026
A think tank warns high-tech farm gear could be used by China to spy on our food system.
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07/09/26 Government call for evidence on gamebirds, farming without oil
Mon 7 Sep 2026
A call for evidence on the welfare and environmental impact of releasing gamebirds.
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Farming Today This Week 05/09/26 Bluetongue; food security; data centres; river DNA testing; corncrakes; dung beetle vet.
Sat 5 Sep 2026
On the frontline - the government vets and scientists dealing with the bluetongue outbreak
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04/09/26 National Audit Office report on food security resilience, corncrakes, late strawberries
Fri 4 Sep 2026
The government 鈥榗ould do better鈥� at ensuring England鈥檚 food security.
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03/09/2026 Scientists dealing with bluetongue, Lough Neagh sampling, Normandy food producers.
Thu 3 Sep 2026
On the frontline - the government vets and scientists dealing with the bluetongue outbreak
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02/09/2926 Data centres on farmland, harvest in Uist, River Tweed.
Wed 2 Sep 2026
Plans for data centres on farmland in Scotland.
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01/09/26 Crisis loans, pasture for drought resilience, river DNA testing
Tue 1 Sep 2026
Farmers press for interest-free loans from a government bank.
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31/08/2026: Wildlife corridors
Mon 31 Aug 2026
Anna Hill discovers farmer-created wildlife corridors across Norfolk.
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29/08/2026: bluetongue, future crops, lavender farm
Sat 29 Aug 2026
Bluetongue, future crops, lavender farm.
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28/08/26 Licensing firearms and shotguns, lavender in the Lakes, gene-edited salad crops
Fri 28 Aug 2026
Not fit for purpose - the verdict on the firearms licensing system.
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27/08/2026: Beef imports, Miscanthus
Thu 27 Aug 2026
Beef import concerns in US and UK, Miscanthus as future crop.
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26/08/2026: gene editing, Bernard Matthews factory closure
Wed 26 Aug 2026
Gene editing, Bernard Matthews factory closure.
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25/08/2026: Milk prices, bluetongue, future crops
Tue 25 Aug 2026
Milk prices, bluetongue in Europe, future crops.
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24/08/2026: bluetongue, future foods, farm app
Mon 24 Aug 2026
Bluetongue in Scotland, future-proof crops, teen's farming app.
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22/08/26 Solar power - a panel discussion exploring the issues around solar development in the countryside.
Sat 22 Aug 2026
Solar energy - we need it to combat climate change, but how much and where should it go?
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21/08/2026: Drought farmer, biodiversity on solar farm, choral work
Fri 21 Aug 2026
Drought farmer, biodiversity on solar farm, sheep music.
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20/08/26 Salmonella in eggs, bees in drought, roof-top solar
Thu 20 Aug 2026
Investigating an outbreak of salmonella - believed to come from imported eggs.
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19/08/2026 Village agricultural show
Wed 19 Aug 2026
Village agricultural show in the Lake District.
