Farming Today

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October 21 · 13 min
21/10/26 Wildfires report, pear harvest, planting plans
The UK is unprepared for future wildfires and needs a national strategy says MPs' report.
October 20 · 14 min
20/10/26 Abattoirs, strawberry glut, apples and other top fruit
Crofters to get new moveable abattoir service.
October 19 · 11 min
19/10/26 Defra secretary on organic farming and sustainable farming incentive; cider apples
How will the government avoid a repeat of this year's funding application chaos?
October 17 · 25 min
17/10/26 Farming Today This Week: The Future of Farming
As The Archers turns 75, Farming Today is looking ahead to the future of British farming.
October 16 · 13 min
16/10/26 What will a farmer be?
The Archers at 75: what will it mean to be a farmer in the next 75 years?
October 15 · 13 min
15/10/26 Succession
The Archers at 75: will family farms survive the next 75 years?
October 14 · 13 min
14/10/26 Homegrown
The future of food: what should Britain be growing in 75 years' time?
October 13 · 13 min
13/10/26 Tech
From robots to AI: what will technology mean for farming over the next 75 years?
October 12 · 13 min
12/10/26 Land Use
As The Archers turns 75 we ask: what is the future of farmland?
October 10 · 24 min
10/10/2026: Harvest, Bird flu, Farm boundaries
Harvest, bird flu and farm boundaries.
October 9 · 13 min
09/10/26 Drought aftermath, Cornish hedges, SNP conference, AI and farming
Counting the cost of drought on this year's harvest.
October 8 · 14 min
08/10/2926: Fly tipping, History of barbed wire, Energy from heat
Fly tipping, history of barbed wire, energy from heat.
October 7 · 13 min
07/10/26 Sugar beet, flagstone walls, dairy show.
Negotiators agree price for sugar beet. Will it be enough for farmers to plant again?
October 6 · 13 min
06/10/26 Rural connectivity, dry stone walls, Conservative party conference.
Will reduced rents for mobile phone masts affect rural connectivity?
October 5 · 11 min
05/10/26 Pig industry in crisis, beating the bounds, Green Party conference
Pig farmers say they're facing a crisis.
October 3 · 25 min
Farming Today This Week: food industry whistleblowers, red diesel, disease resilience, apprenticeships, Shetland wool, demo farm
Whistleblowers warn of the food industry's 'illusion of resilience'.
October 2 · 14 min
02/10/26 Food industry climate whistleblowers, farm apprenticeships, Plaid Cymru conference
Whistleblowers warning of the food industry's 'illusion of resilience'.
October 1 · 14 min
01/10/26 Red diesel; Labour party conference; getting into farming; the sound of worms.
Why spiralling red diesel prices could put some farmers in the red.
September 30 · 13 min
30/09/26 Nitrogen in soil, organic veg scheme, student bursaries.
A new way of looking at the nitrogen cycle helps reduce agricultural emissions.
September 29 · 14 min
29/09/2026: Precision breeding, Community farm, Mentoring on farm
Precision breeding, Community farm, Mentoring on farm.

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