Farming Today Podcast
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside
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10/03/2026 Abattoir charges, EU trade, slurry.
Yesterday
Meat trade says some abattoirs will be forced to close because of higher inspection costs.
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09/03/26 Lead shot ban could hamper deer control, fertiliser, new loom for wool mill
Monday
A warning that plans to phase out lead ammunition may hit plans to control deer numbers.
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07/03/26 Farming Today This Week: avian influenza vaccine; impact of war in Middle East on fuel and fertiliser; land use.
Saturday
First UK trials of a bird flu vaccine.
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06/03/26 Bird flu vaccine cost prohibitive for chickens, data storage in the countryside, AI in farming in Cornwall
Friday
Why UK chickens are unlikely to be vaccinated against avian flu.
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05/03/26 Bird flu vaccine, impact of Middle East conflict, water storage.
Last Thursday
The first trial of a bird flu vaccine for the UK.
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04/03/26 Border checks, solar farms, crops under cover on landfill site
Last Wednesday
MPs quiz top civil servants about illegal meat smuggled into the UK.
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03/03/26 British beef in US supermarkets, managing land to prevent flooding, dandelions for rubber
Last Tuesday
UK beef arrives on shop shelves in the US - how much difference will the trade make?
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02/03/26: Officially enough rain, Mrs Wilmot's Pippin, land use pressure
Mon 2 Mar 2026
A silver lining to 2026's wet start: scientists say we're leaving 2025's drought behind.
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27/02/26: Mackerel's off, Cromer Crab, Avian Flu update, Cambridge Vet School decision
Fri 27 Feb 2026
A major retailer is to stop sourcing Mackerel because of overfishing concerns.
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26/02/26 The Farming Minister and reaction to the updated environmental farm payment scheme in England; illegal waste dumping
Thu 26 Feb 2026
The farming minister on changes to England's biggest environmental scheme.
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25/02/26 National Farmers' Union Conference 2026
Wed 25 Feb 2026
More details of the Sustainable Farming Incentive are revealed at the NFU Conference.
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24/02/26 Farming in Ukraine, Wetlands creation
Tue 24 Feb 2026
Farming in Ukraine four years into the war; Wetlands creation.
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23/02/2026 England deer management plan, putting venison on more plates, Northern Ireland farm safety.
Mon 23 Feb 2026
The government's announced a new 10 year plan for controlling deer numbers in England.
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21/02/2026 Farming Today This Week: farm vets, sheep shearer visas, 25 years since Foot and Mouth
Sat 21 Feb 2026
Farm vets, shearer visas, and 25 years since the 2001 Foot and Mouth outbreak.
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20/02/2026 The 2001 Foot and Mouth Outbreak 25 years on
Fri 20 Feb 2026
The 2001 foot and mouth crisis remembered, 25 years on.
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19/02/26 Wet weather, Community vets practice
Thu 19 Feb 2026
Wet weather stopping farm work, community vets practice on Tiree, graduate vet.
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18/02/26 Record month for illegal meat, independent vet practices, sheep shearers visas
Wed 18 Feb 2026
Seizures of illegal meat imports hit a record high at Dover: 34 tonnes in January.
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17/02/26 Dog attacks on livestock, a cattle vet at work, Hedgerow Heroes
Tue 17 Feb 2026
The cost of dog attacks on livestock has risen 10% year on year.
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Fields of yellow, vets and artificial intelligence, vet shortage
Mon 16 Feb 2026
Why there may be bigger swathes of bright yellow oilseed rape across the countryside.
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14/02/26 Farming Today This Week: Flooding on farms, landscape recovery projects, AI in dairy
Sat 14 Feb 2026
Waterlogged fields and flooding misery for farmers.
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Somerset floods update, slurry conundrum, drones v weeds, a pivot point for farms?
Fri 13 Feb 2026
Tens of thousands of acres of farmland are still under water in Somerset.
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12/02/26 Natural flood management, AI pest control, Oatly Supreme Court defeat
Thu 12 Feb 2026
We hear from the Environment Agency boss on natural flood management.
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Aberdeenshire inundated, Big Brother is watching moo, Welsh suckler beef in decline
Wed 11 Feb 2026
About a quarter of a year's rainfall in six weeks has inundated Aberdeenshire's farms.
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Flooding, alternatives to farrowing crates, crops through the 'eyes' of AI.
Tue 10 Feb 2026
More rain and more flood warnings piling the pressure on farmers.
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24/12/25 The Ceremony of the Christmas Cheeses
Christmas Eve 2025
Chelsea Pensioners receive their traditional Christmas present from the UK dairy industry.
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17/12/2025 Planning reforms and the environment, rural churches.
Wed 17 Dec 2025
Planning reforms announced - what will they mean for the countryside and the environment?
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The rise and rise of beef prices, carp growing, agroforestry
Tue 22 Apr 2025
What's behind 2025's unprecedented increase in UK farmers' beef prices?
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Foot and mouth personal meat import ban, gearing up for sheep shearing as overseas shearer visas granted
Tue 15 Apr 2025
Travellers banned from bringing meat from the EU into the UK, due to Foot and Mouth risk.
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12/04/2025 Farming Today This Week: Salmon Farming, Wildfire and Trade
Sat 12 Apr 2025
Does the future of salmon farming lie in deeper water?
