Farming Today Podcast
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside
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Farming Today This Week: Bluetongue cases continue to rise; impact of climate change on this year's harvest
Yesterday
As bluetongue cases continue to rise, farmers are urged to vaccinate their livestock.
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07/08/2026 Resilient crops for a changing climate, planting in a drought, Sheeted Somerset cattle
Friday
We hear of work to make the UK’s arable crops more resilient in a changing climate.
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06/08/26 Bluetongue cases on the rise, vaccination and testing for the disease. Harvest in Perthshire.
Thursday
As bluetongue cases continue to rise, farmers are urged to vaccinate their livestock.
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05/08/26 Scottish first minister on farming resilience; the cost of drought; harvest in Cumbria
Wednesday
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
Tuesday
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.
Last 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
Fri 31 Jul 2026
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
Thu 30 Jul 2026
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
Wed 29 Jul 2026
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
Tue 28 Jul 2026
Campylobacter in chickens, community market garden, research anniversary.
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27/07/26: Fresh produce checks, hot lettuce, BBC 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.
