Farming Today

BBC Radio 4

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside

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21 episodes
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Yesterday · 11 min
03/08/26 Wildlife in drought, harvest 2026
How wildlife is coping in the drought
Saturday · 24 min
Farming Today This Week 01/08/26 Drought, water abstraction, food inflation, bluetongue, young Cornish dairy farmer.
Half of England and all of Wales are in drought, how's this affecting farmers?
Friday · 14 min
29/07/26: Cairngorms wildfire two weeks in, South Wales hare coursing, wildflower seed farm
It's been two weeks since a devastating wildfire began in the Cairngorms National Park.
Friday · 13 min
31/07/26 Calls for a food system change, the reality of farming in drought, pressure on rivers
As drought spreads across the UK we hear calls for our water and food systems to change.
Thursday · 14 min
30/07/26 Drought, food inflation, bluetongue
Drought declared across much of England - what will that mean for farmers?
July 28 · 14 min
28/07/26 Campylobacter in chickens, community market garden, research anniversary
Campylobacter in chickens, community market garden, research anniversary.
July 27 · 11 min
27/07/26: Fresh produce checks, hot lettuce, BBC Farmwatch.
The fresh produce trade is asking for proposed new import checks to be scrapped.
July 25 · 24 min
25/07/26 Farming Today This Week: What's the best use of land in Wales?
Charlotte Smith presents a panel discussion at the Royal Welsh Show.
July 24 · 13 min
24/07/26: Drought declared in North Wales, investing in water security, river pollution in Pembrokeshire.
Drought is declared in North Wales and the Upper Severn catchment.
July 23 · 13 min
23/07/26 Royal Welsh Show
The Royal Welsh Agricultural Show.
July 22 · 13 min
22/07/26 Sugar beet factory closing, new Defra secretaryfarm fires, , oil seed rape harvest, hill farming in Wales
The oldest sugar beet factory in England is shutting up shop.
July 21 · 14 min
21/07/26 Farm fatalities, dry potatoes, Welsh farm subsidies, Lake District guide
Farm fatalities and serious injuries remain high, yet many accidents aren't even reported.
July 20 · 11 min
20/06/26: Milk price glimmers, Andy Burnham's rural in-tray, Welsh farming policy.
Heatwaves in Europe hit milk production but could it mean better prices for farmers?
July 18 · 24 min
18/07/26 Farming Today This Week: Wildfires, hot harvest, the Great Yorkshire Show
Tinderbox conditions see wildfires across the country.
July 17 · 13 min
17/07/26 The Great Yorkshire Show
The Great Yorkshire Show: farmers break off from an early harvest and head to Harrogate.
July 16 · 13 min
16/07/26 'Critical situation' for chicken site as water restricted, farm payments for wildlife, the price of chocolate
Chicken processing plant closes due to a lack of water.
July 15 · 14 min
15/07/26 New UK Swiss trade deal, Farming in Protected Landscapes grants, deer control in Loch Lomond
Farmers welcome a new trade deal with Switzerland.
July 14 · 13 min
14/07/26 Wildfires on farms, England's environmental farm payments
Tinderbox conditions on fellsides and moorland have led to wildfires across the country.
July 13 · 11 min
13/07/26 Support for Scottish pig farmers, English farm policy, heat affecting milk yields
£2m of support for struggling pig farmers in Scotland.
July 11 · 25 min
Farming Today This Week 11/07/2026 Crops in a mine, hot livestock, agriculture & water report, scallops, school farm visits.
Going underground: growing crops in working mine, a kilometre beneath the earth's surface.