Farming Today

03/09/23 Conservative policies on rural affairs; Scottish Agriculture Bill; New variety of salad potatoes

It's party conference season, and Farming Today is following what each one is pledging on rural...

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02/10/23 Beavers in Scotland; Root veg; Cocksfoot grass

Wild beavers are to be returned to the Scottish Highlands in what will be a series of firsts for...

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30/09/23 - Farming Today This Week: The State of Nature, rural youth groups and nature writing

Farming needs to change to help reverse the ongoing decline in the UK's nature - that's the...

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29/09/23 Windsor Framework; Overfishing; Harvest poetry.

Trade between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will change on Sunday as the new...

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28/09/2023 State of Nature report; Nature writing in Wales

Farming needs to change to help reverse the ongoing decline in the UK's nature - so says the...

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27/09/2023 Agri centres that support innovation in farming merge; Nature writing

Three of the UK's four agri-tech centres which support farm technology and innovation are...

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26/09/23 Dairy haulier in administration; Biodiversity audit of coastline; Nature writing

How have farmers and tanker drivers been affected by the collapse of a haulage company which...

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23/09/23 - Farming Today This Week: de-banking, rural crime and muck

The Financial Conduct Authority has published its initial review into 'de-banking' this week -...

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22/09/23 Tree planting in Wales; Turkeys and avian flu; Rural buses; Local barley for local beer.

Fewer trees will be planted in Wales over the next few months than planned says the forestry...

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21/09/23 Lough Neagh pollution; Sustainable beef; Creating a vineyard.

Campaigners say a toxic blue green algae which has covered Northern Ireland's biggest freshwater...

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20/09/23 Shooting businesses say they're being de-banked; Ukrainian students; Barley for beer

The Financial Conduct Authority has published its initial review into 'de-banking' - that's when...

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19/09/23 Fruit and veg growers campaign; Seeding by drone; Cider.

A survey commissioned by the organic veg box group Riverford says nearly half the fruit and veg...

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18/09/23 Rural crime; Hops for beer; World sheep dog trials.

Every police force in the UK should have a dedicated rural crime team - the call comes from the...

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

Many small local abattoirs have been shutting down in the last decade, It's hard to pin down a...

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

This year the warm and still weather has led to a surge in flea beetles, which can destroy oil...

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

Two cases of avian flu have been confirmed on game farms in Cheshire and Staffordshire, where...

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

Top fruit farmers say they're not being paid enough by retailers for their crop, and lose money...

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

Following Government reviews into the dairy and pig sectors, there will now be a new inquiry into...

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

The government says it wants fairness in supply chains and will launch its inquiry into the fruit...

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

How science is shaping British and global farming for the future. Assessors for Unesco have been...

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