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09/04/26 C02 plant back up and running, planting in a bog, oilseed rape
Farmers in the North East of England have welcomed the re-opening of the UK’s only carbon dioxide production plant after 6 months of inactivity. It wa...
08/04/26 Avian influenza, tenant farmer code in Wales, spring barley.
Free range poultry in England and Wales will be able to once more venture outside as the government lifts mandatory housing measures. The deputy chief...
07/04/2026 Illegal meat, geothermal glasshouse, spring planting
More government funding for security and extra spot checks is the only way to stem the tide of illegal meat being smuggled into the UK. That’s accordi...
06/04/26 Fifty Years of Photographing Farmers
Devon-based photographer Chris Chapman has been photographing Dartmoor and the people who live there for more than 50 years. He's turned his camera m...
04/04/2026 Farming Today This Week: Ferry disruption, fishing industry hit by fuel costs, lambing, wild daffodils
Warnings that animal welfare is at risk on some Scottish Islands because of widespread disruption to ferry services.
Ripples from conflict in th...
03/04/26 "Muddy Fingers" McGurn
Farmer Roger Corrigan is a born storyteller. Now in his 80s, he has spent all his life farming in Fermanagh and is full of tales about the changes h...
02/04/26 Ferries and islanders on Barra, rare breed sheep, soil
There’s concern that animal welfare may be at risk on some Scottish islands because of widespread disruption to ferry services. Eight ferries serving...
01/04/26 Rural fuel poverty; emissions from sheep; Marine Protected Areas.
Fuel prices continue to dominate the headlines, the war in the Middle East has led to them shooting up in recent weeks, causing real concern to those...
31/03/26 Record livestock mart figures, lambing list, Ramblers report
Livestock markets in England and Wales have reported record breaking figures for 2025. The latest numbers from the Livestock Auctioneers Association s...
30/03/2026: Fishing industry hit by fuel costs. A good time to be a sheep farmer? Wild Daffodils
The National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations is asking the Government for help with rising costs because of the conflict in the Middle East. T...
28/03/26 Farming Today This Week: trail hunting; impact of Middle East war; shellfish; geese; Victorian farming; farmer choir.
The Government has opened a consultation on its proposals to ban trail hunting in England and Wales. Anti-hunt campaigners argue it’s a smokescreen fo...
27/03/26: Trail hunting ban consultation, How WWII shaped farming
The Government has opened a consultation on its proposals to ban trail hunting in England and Wales. There’s already a ban in Scotland. The Westminste...
26/03/26 Scottish rural policy, green gas, Victorian farming.
The Scottish Government's published details of its support system for farmers. Agriculture is devolved and since Brexit, each of the UK's four governm...
25/03/26 Environmental regulation, geese, The Enclosure Act and the farming landscape.
MPs on the Public Accounts Committee have called for the merger of the Environment Agency and Natural England. In a new report the committee criticise...
24/03/26 Middle East conflict and supply chains, processing shellfish, medieval farming.
Conflict in the Middle East will continue to have an impact on global supply chains even after hostilities cease, so say The Agricultural Economics So...
23/03/26 Potato oversupply, history of change in farming, new crop tech research centre
A farmer with six hundred tonnes of potatoes he can't sell is blaming changing consumer tastes. GB Potatoes says this year is a “tough market” for gr...
21/03/26 Farming Today This Week: Land Use Framework; heating oil help; new livestock worrying law; oat drink.
The government's launched its long-awaited land use framework for England. It describes it as a "blueprint to protect food security". The farming mini...
20/03/26 Commoners excluded from environmental schemes, bean processing, new science at the Commonwealth Potato Collection
Computer says no - why nearly 4,000 farmers are excluded from the government’s new environmental support schemes.
Scottish seed potato growers...
19/03/26 Land Use Framework, oat drink production
We get reaction to the Government's 'vision for how we use our land'. What difference will England's Land Use Framework make?
And oats - they'r...
18/03/27 England's new land use framework
The government's launched its long-awaited land use framework for England. It describes it as a "blueprint to protect food security". The farming mini...
17/03/26 Energy bills in rural homes, new livestock worrying laws, processing venison
Rural households struggling to pay for heating oil are to receive government help with their bills. The war in the Middle East has had a massive impac...
16/03/26: Impact of war on Ukraine's soil, village cut off by landslide, food processing
New research reveals the impact of war on the soils of Ukraine, and in a country once called the breadbasket of Europe that could have long term reper...
13/03/26 The foods of the future, farm incomes, chicken muck
Lab-grown meat, edible insects and 3D printed mash could be on plates in the next couple of decades. A new report from the Food Standards Agency and F...
12/03/2026 Energy price impact on tomatoes, muck spreading, sheep shearing visas
British tomato growers say they may be forced to end their growing season early and import more tomatoes because of the increasing costs of heating. <...
11/03/2026 Inheritance tax for tenant farmers, young farmer training, sewage sludge
It's less than a month before the new inheritance tax comes in for farmers, and the Government's Finance Bill reaching the report stage is a last chan...
10/03/2026 Abattoir charges, EU trade, slurry.
The meat industry say increased charges for Food Standards Agency staff such as abattoir vets and inspectors could threaten some operations. New charg...
09/03/26 Lead shot ban could hamper deer control, fertiliser, new loom for wool mill
The Government's decision to ban lead shot from 2028 will impact the ability to control deer numbers - that's according to the British Association for...
07/03/26 Farming Today This Week: avian influenza vaccine; impact of war in Middle East on fuel and fertiliser; land use.
The first UK trial of a vaccine for avian flu has started. Bird flu costs the government an average of £174 million every year and there have been 95...
06/03/26 Bird flu vaccine cost prohibitive for chickens, data storage in the countryside, AI in farming in Cornwall
British chickens are unlikely to be vaccinated against bird flu because of the cost and concerns about trade. The first UK trial of an avian flu vacci...
05/03/26 Bird flu vaccine, impact of Middle East conflict, water storage.
The government's launching its first field trial of a bird flu vaccine, in turkeys in England. The poultry industry has been calling for an avian flu...
04/03/26 Border checks, solar farms, crops under cover on landfill site
MPs question top civil servants about surveillance at Dover Port and illegal meat. The EFRA Committee said nearly a fifth of consignments directed fro...
03/03/26 British beef in US supermarkets, managing land to prevent flooding, dandelions for rubber
The first shipment of tariff-free UK beef has arrived on shop shelves in the United States. It's part of the UK-US trade deal which allows a reciproca...
02/03/26: Officially enough rain, Mrs Wilmot's Pippin, land use pressure
After a marathon run of torrential rain, floods, and grey skies to start 2026 , the drought warnings from last Autumn seem a world away. Back in Octob...
27/02/26: Mackerel's off, Cromer Crab, Avian Flu update, Cambridge Vet School decision
Mackerel will soon be disappearing from the shelves of Waitrose as the supermarket says it's 'taking a stand against overfishing'. In September last...
26/02/26 The Farming Minister and reaction to the updated environmental farm payment scheme in England; illegal waste dumping
The farming minister says changes announced this week will help make farms more resilient. Angela Eagle speaks to us about the government's biggest en...
25/02/26 National Farmers' Union Conference 2026
The Environment Secretary has revealed more details of the rebooted Sustainable Farming Incentive in England, at the National Farmers Union Conference...
24/02/26 Farming in Ukraine, Wetlands creation
It's four years today since Russia's full scale invasion of Ukraine. It's obviously been devastating for the population; and while front line fighters...
England deer management plan, putting venison on more plates, Northern Ireland farm safety
The government's announced a new 10 year plan for controlling deer numbers in England. It estimates that a third of woodlands are damaged by deer and...
21/02/2026 Farming Today This Week: farm vets, sheep shearer visas, 25 years since Foot and Mouth
This week marks the 25th anniversary of the 2001 Foot and Mouth outbreak, which caused devastation to thousands of farms across the country. Around 6....
The 2001 Foot and Mouth Outbreak 25 years on.
Charlotte Smith is in Devon to reflect on the impact of the 2001 Foot and Mouth crisis 25 years on. Highly contagious foot and mouth disease was confi...