Farming Today Podcast
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside
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23/05/26 Farming Today This Week: red diesel, Gulf trade deal, Climate Change Committee report, regen tenancies, flowers.
Yesterday
We ask what the latest government cost of living measures mean for farmers.
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22/05/2026 Gulf trade deal, tax cut on red diesel, cuts to tariffs on food imports, flowers, farmers going out of business
Friday
We ask what the latest government cost of living measures mean for farmers.
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21/05/26 Drought report, impact of Middle East war on berry growers, farm flower garden.
Thursday
New report from House of Lords warns taps could run dry if we don't manage water better.
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20/05/26 Climate Change Committee report, EU alignment, flower grower hub.
Wednesday
What does the latest Climate Change Committee report mean for farmers?
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19/05/26 Pollution from moorland burning, Duchy of Cornwall regen tenancies, tulips.
Tuesday
Moorland management - to burn or not to burn?
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18/05/26: Grow more British flowers, new hands at the wheel of Red Tractor, hare coursing crackdown
Last Monday
A call for more British flower growers to set up in business to meet blooming demand.
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16/05/26 Farming Today This Week: too many pigs, new strategy to tackle animal disease, call for caged eggs ban, Balmoral Show
Last Saturday
Too many pigs, not enough space: farmers struggling to sell their livestock
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15/05/2026 Balmoral Show, Northern Ireland
Fri 15 May 2026
A celebration of Northern Ireland's food and farming at the Balmoral Show.
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14/05/26 New strategy to combat pig disease, farming issues in the King's Speech, sepsis risk for farmers
Thu 14 May 2026
New strategies for tackling African Swine Fever.
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13/05/26 Pig supply, Northumberland National Park, profitability of farms in Northern Ireland
Wed 13 May 2026
Some farmers lose supermarket contracts as the pig supply chain takes a downturn.
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12/05/26 Farming in Wales after Senedd elections; mapping soils in Northern Ireland; new national plant health centre
Tue 12 May 2026
What will a new Welsh government mean for agriculture?
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11/05/26: Cage eggs ban call, University vineyard, Environment watchdog on NI water quality
Mon 11 May 2026
The UK's environment watchdog says Northern Ireland needs to improve water quality policy.
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09/05/26 Wool prices, Sounds from above and below the ground
Sat 9 May 2026
The price of wool and the sounds of the countryside.
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06/05/26 Weedkiller glyphosate and its use on crops. Sounds of the soil.
Wed 6 May 2026
Should the weedkiller glyphosate be banned for use on crops before harvest?
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05/05/26 Ash tree propagation, clinical waste on beach, DIY bat monitoring
Tue 5 May 2026
A new growing technique which could help save the ash.
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04/05/26 Neolithic Farming and Feasting
Mon 4 May 2026
What Neolithic people on the Isle of Lewis foraged and ate.
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02/05/26 Dry April, Agroforestry, Giant greenhouse
Sat 2 May 2026
Dry spring, agroforestry, giant greenhouse.
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01/05/2026 Farmers hoping for rain, English council elections, hedgerows
Fri 1 May 2026
The farmers hoping for a wet bank holiday weekend.
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30/04/26 Agro-forestry pioneer, Welsh election, decline in dawn chorus birds
Thu 30 Apr 2026
Why the key to resilient farming could be trees.
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29/04/26 Giant greenhouse, silvohorticulture, Scottish election
Wed 29 Apr 2026
Giant greenhouse, silvohorticulture, Scottish election.
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28/04/2026 Cornish fishing strategy; agroforestry - trees and pasture; potato surplus
Tue 28 Apr 2026
Fishermen and scientists come together in Cornwall to better manage fisheries.
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18/04/26 Farming Today This Week: Uplands report, national parks, impact of the middle east conflict on farms, waste crime
Sat 18 Apr 2026
A new report explores the ways the uplands can flourish.
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14/04/2026 Plastic costs, carbon tax, National Parks
Tue 14 Apr 2026
Plastic costs, carbon tax, National Parks celebration.
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06/04/26 Fifty Years of Photographing Farmers
Mon 6 Apr 2026
Photographing the changing face of agriculture over fifty years.
