Farming Today Podcast
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside
Episodes to download
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02/05/26 Dry April, Agroforestry, Giant greenhouse
Yesterday
Dry spring, agroforestry, giant greenhouse.
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01/05/2026 Farmers hoping for rain, English council elections, hedgerows
Friday
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
Thursday
Why the key to resilient farming could be trees.
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29/04/26 Giant greenhouse, silvohorticulture, Scottish election
Wednesday
Giant greenhouse, silvohorticulture, Scottish election.
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28/04/2026 Cornish fishing strategy; agroforestry - trees and pasture; potato surplus
Tuesday
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
Last Monday
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.
Last Saturday
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
Fri 24 Apr 2026
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.
Thu 23 Apr 2026
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
Wed 22 Apr 2026
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
Tue 21 Apr 2026
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'?
Mon 20 Apr 2026
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
Sat 18 Apr 2026
A new report explores the ways the uplands can flourish.
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17/04/26 Uplands review, The Peak District National Park.
Fri 17 Apr 2026
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
Thu 16 Apr 2026
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.
Wed 15 Apr 2026
Tractor protests in Northern Ireland over spiralling fuel costs.
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14/04/2026 Plastic costs, carbon tax, National Parks
Tue 14 Apr 2026
Plastic costs, carbon tax, National Parks celebration.
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13/04/26: Alternative fertilisers, Capercaillie in the Cairngorms.
Mon 13 Apr 2026
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
Sat 11 Apr 2026
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
Fri 10 Apr 2026
UK wildfire season and the farmer recovering after a moorland blaze last year.
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09/04/26 C02 plant back up and running, planting in a bog, oilseed rape
Thu 9 Apr 2026
Farmers can once again sell their wheat for bioethanol, as CO2 plant reopens.
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08/04/26 Avian influenza, tenant farmer code in Wales, spring barley.
Wed 8 Apr 2026
Free range poultry can range freely outdoors again as housing order is lifted.
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06/04/26 Fifty Years of Photographing Farmers
Mon 6 Apr 2026
Photographing the changing face of agriculture over fifty years.
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03/04/26 "Muddy Fingers" McGurn
Fri 3 Apr 2026
The potter using clay from the land to tell the story of a County Fermanagh farm.
