Farming Today Podcast
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside
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05/08/26 Scottish first minister on farming resilience; the cost of drought; harvest in Cumbria
Today
Scotland's first minister on farming policy and how to deal with wildfires in future.
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04/08/26 Wheat harvest, waste whey, sheep farmers at risk from disease
Yesterday
This year's harvest puts many farmers in the red.
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Farming Today This Week 01/08/26 Drought, water abstraction, food inflation, bluetongue, young Cornish dairy farmer.
Saturday
Half of England and all of Wales are in drought, how's this affecting farmers?
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31/07/26 Calls for a food system change, the reality of farming in drought, pressure on rivers
Friday
As drought spreads across the UK we hear calls for our water and food systems to change.
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30/07/26 Drought, food inflation, bluetongue
Last Thursday
Drought declared across much of England - what will that mean for farmers?
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29/07/26: Cairngorms wildfire two weeks in, South Wales hare coursing, wildflower seed farm
Last Wednesday
It's been two weeks since a devastating wildfire began in the Cairngorms National Park.
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28/07/26 Campylobacter in chickens, community market garden, research anniversary
Last Tuesday
Campylobacter in chickens, community market garden, research anniversary.
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27/07/26: Fresh produce checks, hot lettuce, 蘑菇短视频 Farmwatch.
Mon 27 Jul 2026
The fresh produce trade is asking for proposed new import checks to be scrapped.
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25/07/26 Farming Today This Week: What's the best use of land in Wales?
Sat 25 Jul 2026
Charlotte Smith presents a panel discussion at the Royal Welsh Show.
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24/07/26: Drought declared in North Wales, investing in water security, river pollution in Pembrokeshire.
Fri 24 Jul 2026
Drought is declared in North Wales and the Upper Severn catchment.
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22/07/26 Sugar beet factory closing, new Defra secretaryfarm fires, , oil seed rape harvest, hill farming in Wales
Wed 22 Jul 2026
The oldest sugar beet factory in England is shutting up shop.
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21/07/26 Farm fatalities, dry potatoes, Welsh farm subsidies, Lake District guide
Tue 21 Jul 2026
Farm fatalities and serious injuries remain high, yet many accidents aren't even reported.
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20/06/26: Milk price glimmers, Andy Burnham's rural in-tray, Welsh farming policy.
Mon 20 Jul 2026
Heatwaves in Europe hit milk production but could it mean better prices for farmers?
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18/07/26 Farming Today This Week: Wildfires, hot harvest, the Great Yorkshire Show
Sat 18 Jul 2026
Tinderbox conditions see wildfires across the country.
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17/07/26 The Great Yorkshire Show
Fri 17 Jul 2026
The Great Yorkshire Show: farmers break off from an early harvest and head to Harrogate.
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16/07/26 'Critical situation' for chicken site as water restricted, farm payments for wildlife, the price of chocolate
Thu 16 Jul 2026
Chicken processing plant closes due to a lack of water.
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15/07/26 New UK Swiss trade deal, Farming in Protected Landscapes grants, deer control in Loch Lomond
Wed 15 Jul 2026
Farmers welcome a new trade deal with Switzerland.
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14/07/26 Wildfires on farms, England's environmental farm payments
Tue 14 Jul 2026
Tinderbox conditions on fellsides and moorland have led to wildfires across the country.
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13/07/26 Support for Scottish pig farmers, English farm policy, heat affecting milk yields
Mon 13 Jul 2026
拢2m of support for struggling pig farmers in Scotland.
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Farming Today This Week 11/07/2026 Crops in a mine, hot livestock, agriculture & water report, scallops, school farm visits.
Sat 11 Jul 2026
Going underground: growing crops in working mine, a kilometre beneath the earth's surface.
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10/07/26 Calls to ban bottom trawling to protect dolphins, Wimbledon strawberries
Fri 10 Jul 2026
Calls for wider bans on bottom trawling to protect dolphins and porpoises.
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09/07/26 Growing crops in a mine, scallop fishing, RHS Badminton
Thu 9 Jul 2026
Farming underground - scientists grow crops in a mine a km beneath the earth's surface.
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08/07/2026 Environment Agency agriculture & water report, fishing visas, animal health
Wed 8 Jul 2026
Inspections up, but serious pollution incidents not declining says new report.
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07/07/2026 Rehydrating dry grain, fishing resilience, school farm visits.
Tue 7 Jul 2026
Rewetting very dry grain - will that become a thing, and is it a good idea?
