Farming Today

A podcast by: BBC Radio 4

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside

549 Episodes

15/09/23 Small abattoirs and extra funding; Sheep on Hampstead Heath
Published 2023-09-15

13/09/2023 Flea beetle; sugar beet; robotic fruit pickers
Published 2023-09-13
12/09/23 Bird flu and game; Dolly the sheep creator dies; giving away apple crop; Colorado potato beetle.
Published 2023-09-12
11/09/23 Sustainable supply chains for top fruit growers; Scotland's 'outcomes for farming'; pine martens spotted in Yorkshire
Published 2023-09-11
09/09/23 - Farming Today This Week: fruit and veg supply chains, agricultural science and hot weather impacts
Published 2023-09-09
08/09/23 Fairness in the fruit and veg supply chain; badger cull announcement; UK chickpeas; Scotland's hardy herbs
Published 2023-09-08
07/09/23 Scientific research in agriculture, blanket peat bog, herbs grown in glasshouses
Published 2023-09-07
06/09/23 Agroforestry show, keeping pigs cool, native herbs
Published 2023-09-06
05/09/23 Invasive species report, herbs grown in the field and indoors
Published 2023-09-05
04/09/23 Scrapping pollution rules for housing; developing homes on Dartmoor; growing herbs in the UK
Published 2023-09-04
Farmers' concerns over new land protections
Published 2023-09-02
01/09/23 Farming on sites of special scientific interest; steam weeding trials; harvesting blackcurrants
Published 2023-09-01
31/08/23 Sustainable Farming Incentive delays; hare coursing; harvesting flax
Published 2023-08-31
30/08/23 Border controls; new tech for growing potatoes; tractor driving during harvest
Published 2023-08-30
29/08/23 Harvest 2023, grapes in Devon, peatland restoration
Published 2023-08-29
26/08/23 Farming Today This Week: The Countryside Code; sheep embryo exports; salads; bird species returns to Northern Ireland
Published 2023-08-25
25/08/23 Indoor grown salad, micro-greens, broad bean harvest
Published 2023-08-25
24/08/23 Sheep embryos to USA, salad robots
Published 2023-08-24
23/08/23 The Countryside Code; sugar shortages; vertical farming for salads
Published 2023-08-23
22/08/23 Building water pipes; switching salad crops; Cornish hedges
Published 2023-08-22

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside

549 Episodes

15/09/23 Small abattoirs and extra funding; Sheep on Hampstead Heath

13/09/2023 Flea beetle; sugar beet; robotic fruit pickers

12/09/23 Bird flu and game; Dolly the sheep creator dies; giving away apple crop; Colorado potato beetle.

11/09/23 Sustainable supply chains for top fruit growers; Scotland's 'outcomes for farming'; pine martens spotted in Yorkshire

09/09/23 - Farming Today This Week: fruit and veg supply chains, agricultural science and hot weather impacts

08/09/23 Fairness in the fruit and veg supply chain; badger cull announcement; UK chickpeas; Scotland's hardy herbs

07/09/23 Scientific research in agriculture, blanket peat bog, herbs grown in glasshouses

06/09/23 Agroforestry show, keeping pigs cool, native herbs

05/09/23 Invasive species report, herbs grown in the field and indoors

04/09/23 Scrapping pollution rules for housing; developing homes on Dartmoor; growing herbs in the UK

Farmers' concerns over new land protections

01/09/23 Farming on sites of special scientific interest; steam weeding trials; harvesting blackcurrants

31/08/23 Sustainable Farming Incentive delays; hare coursing; harvesting flax

30/08/23 Border controls; new tech for growing potatoes; tractor driving during harvest

29/08/23 Harvest 2023, grapes in Devon, peatland restoration

26/08/23 Farming Today This Week: The Countryside Code; sheep embryo exports; salads; bird species returns to Northern Ireland

25/08/23 Indoor grown salad, micro-greens, broad bean harvest

24/08/23 Sheep embryos to USA, salad robots

23/08/23 The Countryside Code; sugar shortages; vertical farming for salads

22/08/23 Building water pipes; switching salad crops; Cornish hedges