Farming Today

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August 12 · 14 min
12/08/2026 Controversial cattle cull, impact of drought on fish stocks, salads.
Controversial cattle cull leaves farmers in Northern Ireland furious.
August 11 · 14 min
11/08/2026 Impact of bluetongue on farmers, harvest in Europe, glass house salads.
Counting the human cost of the livestock disease bluetongue.
August 10 · 11 min
10/08/2026 Financial planning, farming in drought, salad
The finances of farming in and after a heatwave.
August 8 · 25 min
Farming Today This Week: Bluetongue cases continue to rise; impact of climate change on this year's harvest
As bluetongue cases continue to rise, farmers are urged to vaccinate their livestock.
August 7 · 13 min
07/08/2026 Resilient crops for a changing climate, planting in a drought, Sheeted Somerset cattle
We hear of work to make the UK’s arable crops more resilient in a changing climate.
August 6 · 14 min
06/08/26 Bluetongue cases on the rise, vaccination and testing for the disease. Harvest in Perthshire.
As bluetongue cases continue to rise, farmers are urged to vaccinate their livestock.
August 5 · 13 min
05/08/26 Scottish first minister on farming resilience; the cost of drought; harvest in Cumbria
Scotland's first minister on farming policy and how to deal with wildfires in future.
August 4 · 13 min
04/08/26 Wheat harvest, waste whey, sheep farmers at risk from disease
This year's harvest puts many farmers in the red.
August 3 · 11 min
03/08/26 Wildlife in drought, harvest 2026
How wildlife is coping in the drought
August 1 · 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?
July 31 · 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.
July 31 · 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.
July 30 · 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.

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