30/07/26 Drought, food inflation, bluetongue
Half of England is now officially in drought. The Environment Agency says it will enhance its monitoring of water levels and crucially for m...
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20 of 103 episodes28/07/26 Campylobacter in chickens, community market garden, research anniversary
New research shows campylobacter - which causes gastro-intestinal illness in humans - is becoming more resistant to antibiotics as the numbe...
27/07/26: Fresh produce checks, hot lettuce, BBC Farmwatch.
The UK's fresh produce trade body has written to Prime Minister Andy Burnham asking him to scrap proposed border checks on fruit, veg and fl...
25/07/26 Farming Today This Week: What's the best use of land in Wales?
Charlotte Smith presents a panel discussion programme at the Royal Welsh Show, asking 'what's the best use of land in Wales?' With the Cabin...
24/07/26: Drought declared in North Wales, investing in water security, river pollution in Pembrokeshire.
July is on course to be the driest in Wales for almost 190 years. It means that North Wales and the Upper Severn catchment are the first are...
23/07/26 Royal Welsh Show
Charlotte Smith is at the Royal Welsh Agricultural Show in Builth Wells. She meets the Welsh Government's Cabinet Member for Rural Resilienc...
22/07/26 Sugar beet factory closing, new Defra secretaryfarm fires, , oil seed rape harvest, hill farming in Wales
British Sugar's factory at Cantley in the Norfolk Broads is to close, in February next year. Hundreds of farmers will now have to transport...
21/07/26 Farm fatalities, dry potatoes, Welsh farm subsidies, Lake District guide
Farming has one of the worst fatality rates of any industry sector in the UK and new research suggests the true number of health and safety...
20/06/26: Milk price glimmers, Andy Burnham's rural in-tray, Welsh farming policy.
Heatwave conditions are particularly testing for dairy cows, and dairy farmers. Figures from the industry body, the AHDB, showed a 34 millio...
18/07/26 Farming Today This Week: Wildfires, hot harvest, the Great Yorkshire Show
Tinderbox conditions see wildfires across the country and farmers harvesting at night to avoid the heat. We visit the Great Yorkshire Show,...
17/07/26 The Great Yorkshire Show
Farmers from across the UK have come to Harrogate to show off their livestock at the Great Yorkshire Show in Harrogate. We hear from champio...
16/07/26 'Critical situation' for chicken site as water restricted, farm payments for wildlife, the price of chocolate
The poultry industry is calling for animal welfare and food production to be prioritised, as pressure increases on water supplies. This foll...
15/07/26 New UK Swiss trade deal, Farming in Protected Landscapes grants, deer control in Loch Lomond
A new trade deal is signed with Switzerland: it's welcomed by farmers, but will it go any way to combat a significant downturn in food and d...
14/07/26 Wildfires on farms, England's environmental farm payments
Tinderbox conditions on fellsides and moorland have led to wildfires across the country. We hear from farmers in the centre of the blaze. Th...
13/07/26 Support for Scottish pig farmers, English farm policy, heat affecting milk yields
Pig farmers in Scotland have welcomed a £2m emergency support package from the Holyrood Government, but say it's not enough to stop them los...
Farming Today This Week 11/07/2026 Crops in a mine, hot livestock, agriculture & water report, scallops, school farm visits.
How practical would it be to grow our food underground? It’s a question being investigated by researchers at the University of Shefffield wh...
10/07/26 Calls to ban bottom trawling to protect dolphins, Wimbledon strawberries
Calls for wider bans on fishing with heavy gear that drags along the seabed to protect dolphins and porpoises. We visit Hugh Lowe Farms in K...
09/07/26 Growing crops in a mine, scallop fishing, RHS Badminton
How practical would it be to grow our food underground? It’s a question being investigated by researchers at the University of Shefffield wh...
08/07/2026 Environment Agency agriculture & water report, fishing visas, animal health
The Environment Agency has produced its first ever annual report into agriculture and water in England. It takes data from the last five yea...
07/07/2026 Rehydrating dry grain, fishing resilience, school farm visits.
It seems we might have started a particular conversation about the very dry harvest in parts of the country. We spoke to a farmer, whose fee...