Farming Today Episodes Episode guide
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15/05/2026 Balmoral Show, Northern Ireland
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
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
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
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
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
The price of wool and the sounds of the countryside.
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07/05/26 Wool prices, bluebells, dawn chorus
Wool prices, bluebells, dawn chorus.
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06/05/26 Weedkiller glyphosate and its use on crops. Sounds of the soil.
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
A new growing technique which could help save the ash.
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04/05/26 Neolithic Farming and Feasting
What Neolithic people on the Isle of Lewis foraged and ate.
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02/05/26 Dry April, Agroforestry, Giant greenhouse
Dry spring, agroforestry, giant greenhouse.
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01/05/2026 Farmers hoping for rain, English council elections, hedgerows
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
Why the key to resilient farming could be trees.
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29/04/26 Giant greenhouse, silvohorticulture, Scottish election
Giant greenhouse, silvohorticulture, Scottish election.
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28/04/2026 Cornish fishing strategy; agroforestry - trees and pasture; potato surplus
Fishermen and scientists come together in Cornwall to better manage fisheries.
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27/04/26 Landmark water pollution court case, MPs recommend a 'sea use framework', agroforestry
A landmark water pollution court case starts today.
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Farming Today This Week 25/04/26 Bird flu vaccine for people, fertiliser, precision-bred barley, thatching.
Bird flu vaccine for people; fertiliser and fuel prices; gene-edited barley; thatching.
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24/04/26: Cover crop scheme proposal, sourcing thatching materials, gene-edited Barley
Calls for government funding to grow green manures on land left fallow due to war in Iran.
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23/04/26 Fertiliser, fossil fuels, recycling farm plastics.
New report warns UK is too reliant on global supply chains for its fertiliser.
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22/04/26 Bird flu jab for people, fairness in supply chain, vertical farming
New vaccine trial to protect people against bird flu.
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21/04/26 Sustainable pork production, biochar and chicken muck, rare breed cattle
New 'roadmap' for producing pork to reduce environmental impact of pig farming.
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20/04/26: Soybean ID, greenhouse gas emissions from farming, a moment to rethink fertiliser 'dependency'?
A call for global farming to end its dependence on fertiliser made from fossil fuel.
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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
A new report explores the ways the uplands can flourish.
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17/04/26 Uplands review, The Peak District National Park.
New report suggests ways to transform uplands to support communities and landscapes.
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16/04/26 Lough Neagh dredging, concerns about government labs in Northern Ireland, National Park dark skies, rural church crime
New research suggests dredging is affecting water quality in Lough Neagh.
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15/04/2026 Fuel protests in Northern Ireland, waste licences, National Park peat restoration.
Tractor protests in Northern Ireland over spiralling fuel costs.
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14/04/2026 Plastic costs, carbon tax, National Parks
Plastic costs, carbon tax, National Parks celebration.
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13/04/26: Alternative fertilisers, Capercaillie in the Cairngorms.
The search for fertilisers which don't have to be imported, to lessen price shocks.
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11/04/26 Farming Today This Week: Wildfires, bioethanol plant reopening, spring planting, oilseed rape
Why the risk of wildfires is so high in the spring.
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10/04/12 Wildfire season and recovery after moorland fires last year, planting herbs
UK wildfire season and the farmer recovering after a moorland blaze last year.
