09/05/26 Wool prices, Sounds from above and below the ground
The price of British wool has gone up. But does it even cover the cost of shearing? Below ground, we listen to new research on the sounds fr...
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20 of 37 episodes07/05/26 Wool prices, bluebells, dawn chorus
The price of wool from British sheep is at a ten year high - on average farmers will see a 70 per cent increase on last year. However that w...
06/05/26 Weedkiller glyphosate and its use on crops. Sounds of the soil.
The use of the herbicide glyphosate has been long debated, and it’s going to come under intense scrutiny in the coming months. This summer,...
05/05/26 Ash tree propagation, clinical waste on beach, DIY bat monitoring
A new propagation technique could help restore the ash tree to our landscapes. Scientists across the UK have been working to propagate sapli...
04/05/26 Neolithic Farming and Feasting
Neolithic peoples made the transition from being nomadic hunter-gatherers to crop-growing farmers, and their diets are the subject of numero...
02/05/26 Dry April, Agroforestry, Giant greenhouse
Farmers are hoping for more rain in May after an unusually dry and windy April in many part of the UK. The East of England had between 2 and...
01/05/2026 Farmers hoping for rain, English council elections, hedgerows
Farmers are hoping that a dry April will be followed by a wet few weeks. Some parts of the country, notably in the East of England, have had...
30/04/26 Agro-forestry pioneer, Welsh election, decline in dawn chorus birds
Mixing trees and farming in agro-forestry: why the key to resilient farming could be trees. We're looking at this all this week and today we...
29/04/26 Giant greenhouse, silvohorticulture, Scottish election
A 40 hectare greenhouse has been given the go-ahead in Essex. It'll be the UK's second largest, and will be powered and heated by a domestic...
28/04/2026 Cornish fishing strategy; agroforestry - trees and pasture; potato surplus
A new collaboration has been set up between scientists and the fishing industry in Cornwall, to integrate scientific research with the real...
27/04/26 Landmark water pollution court case, MPs recommend a 'sea use framework', agroforestry
A landmark legal case over water pollution gets underway later today. Thousands of people are part of the case which claims that chicken far...
Farming Today This Week 25/04/26 Bird flu vaccine for people, fertiliser, precision-bred barley, thatching.
A new trial is starting this summer, as part of a programme to develop a vaccine for people against bird flu. 3000 volunteers are needed fro...
24/04/26: Cover crop scheme proposal, sourcing thatching materials, gene-edited Barley
Whilst the cost of producing a crop is up, particularly the cost of fuel and fertiliser, the price paid for it hasn't risen by anything like...
23/04/26 Fertiliser, fossil fuels, recycling farm plastics.
A new report warns that UK farming's reliance on imported fertiliser and minerals, puts it at risk in times of geopolitical stress. Analysis...
22/04/26 Bird flu jab for people, fairness in supply chain, vertical farming
A new trial is starting this summer, as part of the third phase of a programme to develop a vaccine for people against bird flu. 3000 volunt...
21/04/26 Sustainable pork production, biochar and chicken muck, rare breed cattle
The pig industry has published a new environmental roadmap to help the sector produce pork more sustainably. It's being led by the AHDB and...
20/04/26: Soybean ID, greenhouse gas emissions from farming, a moment to rethink fertiliser 'dependency'?
The Ulster Farmers Union is calling for government help for farmers, because of the impact of the war in Iran on fuel and fertiliser prices....
18/04/26 Farming Today This Week: Uplands report, national parks, impact of the middle east conflict on farms, waste crime
A new independent report, commissioned by DEFRA, examines the unique challenges facing upland farmers and communities in England. We speak t...
17/04/26 Uplands review, The Peak District National Park.
The English Uplands are special and defined as areas of elevated land with rugged terrain from moorlands to mountains and typically above 30...
16/04/26 Lough Neagh dredging, concerns about government labs in Northern Ireland, National Park dark skies, rural church crime
New research suggests that dredging is affecting water quality in Lough Neagh. Scientists from Queen's University Belfast believe that comme...
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