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    02/04/26 Ferries and islanders on Barra, rare breed sheep, soil

    Major disruption to Scottish ferry services and its toll on a small Hebridean island.

  2. 01/04/26 Rural fuel poverty; emissions from sheep; Marine Protected Areas.

    Fuel poverty hits deeper and is growing more quickly in rural areas, new figures show.

  3. 31/03/26 Record livestock mart figures, lambing list, Ramblers report

    Livestock markets report a record turnover - how much longer can high prices last?

  4. 30/03/2026: Fishing industry hit by fuel costs. A good time to be a sheep farmer? Wild Daffodils

    The fishing industry seeks government help over spiralling diesel costs.

  5. 28/03/26 Farming Today This Week: trail hunting; impact of Middle East war; shellfish; geese; Victorian farming; farmer choir.

    Trail hunting - the government wants to ban it, the consultation's started.

  6. 27/03/26: Trail hunting ban consultation, How WWII shaped farming

    The government is pressing ahead with its ban on trail hunting in England and Wales.

  7. 26/03/26 Scottish rural policy, green gas, Victorian farming.

    Scottish government reveals how farm support payments will work over next five years.

  8. 25/03/26 Environmental regulation, geese, The Enclosure Act and the farming landscape.

    Should the Environment Agency and Natural England be merged?

  9. 24/03/26 Middle East conflict and supply chains, processing shellfish, medieval farming.

    Will continuing conflict in the Middle East now lead to price hikes in the supermarket?

  10. 23/03/26 Potato oversupply, history of change in farming, new crop tech research centre

    Have potatoes had their chips?

  11. 21/03/26 Farming Today This Week: Land Use Framework; heating oil help; new livestock worrying law; oat drink.

    What difference will England's Land Use Framework make?

  12. 20/03/26 Commoners excluded from environmental schemes, bean processing, new science at the Commonwealth Potato Collection

    Why nearly 4,000 farmers are excluded from the new environmental support schemes.

  13. 19/03/26 Land Use Framework, oat drink production

    What difference will England's Land Use Framework make?

  14. 18/03/27 England's new land use framework

    The government launches its new land use framework for England.

  15. 17/03/26 Energy bills in rural homes, new livestock worrying laws, processing venison

    Government pledges 拢53 million to help vulnerable rural households pay for heating oil.

  16. 16/03/26: Impact of war on Ukraine's soil, village cut off by landslide, food processing

    New research on the impact of war on the soils of Ukraine.

  17. 14/03/2026: Fuel and fertiliser price rises, sheep shearing visas, robotics research, farm incomes

    How the Middle East conflict is affecting rural communities and growers.

  18. 13/03/26 The foods of the future, farm incomes, chicken muck

    Regulating foods of the future, for instance lab-grown meat, insects and 3D printed foods.

  19. 12/03/2026 Energy price impact on tomatoes, muck spreading, sheep shearing visas

    Rising gas prices will put up the price of tomatoes.

  20. 11/03/2026 Inheritance tax for tenant farmers, young farmer training, sewage sludge

    Concern about the impact of inheritance tax changes for tenant farmers.

  21. 10/03/2026 Abattoir charges, EU trade, slurry.

    Meat trade says some abattoirs will be forced to close because of higher inspection costs.

  22. 09/03/26 Lead shot ban could hamper deer control, fertiliser, new loom for wool mill

    A warning that plans to phase out lead ammunition may hit plans to control deer numbers.

  23. 07/03/26 Farming Today This Week: avian influenza vaccine; impact of war in Middle East on fuel and fertiliser; land use.

    First UK trials of a bird flu vaccine.

  24. 06/03/26 Bird flu vaccine cost prohibitive for chickens, data storage in the countryside, AI in farming in Cornwall

    Why UK chickens are unlikely to be vaccinated against avian flu.

  25. 05/03/26 Bird flu vaccine, impact of Middle East conflict, water storage.

    The first trial of a bird flu vaccine for the UK.

  26. 04/03/26 Border checks, solar farms, crops under cover on landfill site

    MPs quiz top civil servants about illegal meat smuggled into the UK.

  27. 03/03/26 British beef in US supermarkets, managing land to prevent flooding, dandelions for rubber

    UK beef arrives on shop shelves in the US - how much difference will the trade make?

  28. 02/03/26: Officially enough rain, Mrs Wilmot's Pippin, land use pressure

    A silver lining to 2026's wet start: scientists say we're leaving 2025's drought behind.

  29. 28/02/2026 Farming Today This Week: mackerel's off, farming minister, NFU Conference, farming in Ukraine

    A major retailer is to stop selling mackerel because of concerns about over-fishing.

  30. 27/02/26: Mackerel's off, Cromer Crab, Avian Flu update, Cambridge Vet School decision

    A major retailer is to stop sourcing Mackerel because of overfishing concerns.

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