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Farming Today Episodes

  1. 13/11/25 MPs call for inheritance tax impact assessment in Wales, mycelium as insulation, Guernsey cider

    MPs call for farm inheritance tax to be halted, without impact assessment in Wales

  2. 12/11/25 EFRA questions, pig farm planning permission, truffles, potatoes

    The latest DEFRA Secretary has her first grilling by MPs on the EFRA select committee.

  3. 11/11/25 Fishing action plan, Scottish farming fund, farmers' arthritis, mushrooms

    A new action plan for fishing is launched by MPs.

  4. 10/11/2025: Family farms, 'Aginflation', mushroom growing in NI

    What could the future hold for family farms?

  5. 08/11/25 Farming Today This Week: Bird flu, low farmer confidence, Millennium Seed Bank, food security

    Poultry farmers warned this may be one of the worst years for avian flu.

  6. 07/11/2025: Bird flu warning, Wrinkled Crinkled Crumpled Cress, low farmer confidence

    Poultry farmers are warned this winter could be among the worst for Avian Flu.

  7. 06/11/25 Millennium Seed Bank - how wild seeds can help agriculture and landscape restoration.

    Behind the scenes with plant experts as Kew's Millennium Seed Bank marks 25 years.

  8. 05/11/25 Preparedness for animal disease, bird flu housing order, seeds, oat genome.

    How ready are we for a major outbreak of animal disease? MPs say we're not ready enough.

  9. 04/11/25 Seasonal workers, seed merchant, farm profitability.

    Visa numbers for next year's seasonal workers announced.

  10. 03/11/2025: Food security, no confidence in DAERA, where seeds start

    A group of MPs warn that almost a quarter of current UK farmland could be lost by 2050.

  11. 01/11/2025: Drought, invasive species, waste

    Drought prediction, invasive species, and waste as organised crime.

  12. 31/10/25: Pumpkin growers' nightmare. Drought to continue into 2026? UK Carbon budget. Invasive species

    Why Halloween pumpkin growers have been having nightmares this year.

  13. 30/10/25: An uncomfortable transition? The buzz about Asian hornets. Cosmic ray neutrons and soil moisture

    The boss of one of the UK's biggest farming companies says a painful transition is ahead.

  14. 29/10/25 Scottish Land Reform Bill, bird flu housing order, Himalayan Basalm, historic farming landscapes.

    Scotland's controversial Land Reform Bill.

  15. 28/10/2025 Waste crime inquiry, beaver release, zebra mussels

    Organised crime gangs dump millions of tonnes of waste with impunity says Lords inquiry.

  16. 27/10/25 Energy costs for salad growers, carrots, invasive species.

    Salad growers warn price hikes for electricity could drive producers out of the sector.

  17. 25/10/25: Beer and cider from land to glass

    We explore the journey from land to glass for beer, cider and perry.

  18. 24/10/2025 Fishing fund and Scottish fishers. DNA of cider apples. Cornish centenarian farmer.

    Scottish fishing industry furious at allocation of new fishing and coastal fund.

  19. 23/10/25 Environmental regulation in Northern Ireland. Malting barley for beer. Food system report

    Call for new independent environmental regulator in Northern Ireland.

  20. 22/10/25 Water Grid, Perry Pears, Sugar Beet Prices

    Could a network of new ponds built on farms prevent floods and top up drought hit rivers?

  21. 21/10/25 Welfare report on CO2 and the slaughter of pigs; producing cider

    Animal welfare experts call for halt to slaughter of pigs with carbon dioxide.

  22. 20/10/25 Planning reform, beer and growing hops.

    Planning reforms and conservationists' concerns.

  23. 18/10/25 Farming Today This Week: No U-turn on farm inheritance tax, environmental scheme extension "too late", farming in Gaza

    Farming Minister says there'll be no changes to farm inheritance tax plans.

  24. 17/10/25 Farming minister on sustainable farming scheme and inheritance tax. Council farms in Cornwall.

    Farming minister says there'll be no U-turn on government's inheritance tax plans.

  25. 16/10/25 Environmental scheme extension 'too late', The Windsor Framework 'overwhelmingly complex', county council farm incomes

    Fury from farmers who say government鈥檚 last minute extension to a scheme comes too late.

  26. 15/10/25: Milk prices, what it takes to get a Council Farm

    Why are farmers' milk prices going down, when dairy has gone up in the shops?

  27. 14/10/25 Microplastics and seafood, council farms, trade tariffs and farm machinery.

    Scientists challenge reports about microplastics and seafood.

  28. 13/10/25 Flood resilience, SNP Conference, county council farms

    'Underpowered and fragmented' - MPs criticise the government's approach to flooding

  29. 11/10/25: Rural crime, River Wye court case, skilled workers visas

    Is the fight against rural crime being won?

  30. 10/10/25: Illegal waste dumping in the countryside, Plaid Cymru, HS2 compulsory purchases

    The increasing amounts of waste dumped in the countryside and how to tackle it.

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