BBC Radio Podcasts from Farming Today
05/06/26 Dartmoor ponies, upland economics, Open Farm Sunday
Fears that Dartmoor may lose its iconic ponies.
04/06/26 High Court rules the Food Standards Agency overcharged abattoirs, hydropower funding, upland farmer groups
A victory for abattoirs as High Court rules the Food Standards Agency overcharged them
03/06/26 EU trade agreement, peat restoration and water voles, Scottish uplands
EU alignment - farmers says it's hard to get ready for the change without more detail.
02/06/26 Rural skills gap, upland farming in Wales, Future Countryside.
Jobs in farming, fishing and forestry are not being filled because of a "skills squeeze".
01/06/26 Cost of wildfires, methane from sheep, upland farming
Mega wildfires - UK is the latest member of a club no one wants to join.
30/05/26 - Farming Today This Week: pig supply chain problems, hot weather impacts and singing farmers
Charlotte Smith looks at the biggest rural stories of the week.
29/05/26 Water abstraction, food inflation, local food systems.
Will the record breaking heat hit farmers irrigation plans this summer?
28/05/26 Rural crime, restoring signposts, Welsh food project
Rural crime - how countryside communities working together foiled organised criminals.
27/05/26 Heatwave and water shortages - the impact on farming, Scottish farm co-operative.
How are livestock farmers keeping their animals cool in the heat?
26/05/26 Mounting pressure for Scottish pig farmers, funding for rural churches, selling farm produce at markets
Pig farmers in Scotland say 10% of their national herd has gone to waste.
25/05/26 - The History of Crofting
Richard Baynes explores the history of crofting.
23/05/26 Farming Today This Week: red diesel, Gulf trade deal, Climate Change Committee report, regen tenancies, flowers.
We ask what the latest government cost of living measures mean for farmers.
22/05/2026 Gulf trade deal, tax cut on red diesel, cuts to tariffs on food imports, flowers, farmers going out of business
We ask what the latest government cost of living measures mean for farmers.
21/05/26 Drought report, impact of Middle East war on berry growers, farm flower garden.
New report from House of Lords warns taps could run dry if we don't manage water better.
20/05/26 Climate Change Committee report, EU alignment, flower grower hub.
What does the latest Climate Change Committee report mean for farmers?
19/05/26 Pollution from moorland burning, Duchy of Cornwall regen tenancies, tulips.
Moorland management - to burn or not to burn?
18/05/26: Grow more British flowers, new hands at the wheel of Red Tractor, hare coursing crackdown
A call for more British flower growers to set up in business to meet blooming demand.
16/05/26 Farming Today This Week: too many pigs, new strategy to tackle animal disease, call for caged eggs ban, Balmoral Show
Too many pigs, not enough space: farmers struggling to sell their livestock
15/05/2026 Balmoral Show, Northern Ireland
A celebration of Northern Ireland's food and farming at the Balmoral Show.
14/05/26 New strategy to combat pig disease, farming issues in the King's Speech, sepsis risk for farmers
New strategies for tackling African Swine Fever.
13/05/26 Pig supply, Northumberland National Park, profitability of farms in Northern Ireland
Some farmers lose supermarket contracts as the pig supply chain takes a downturn.
12/05/26 Farming in Wales after Senedd elections; mapping soils in Northern Ireland; new national plant health centre
What will a new Welsh government mean for agriculture?
11/05/26: Cage eggs ban call, University vineyard, Environment watchdog on NI water quality
The UK's environment watchdog says Northern Ireland needs to improve water quality policy.
09/05/26 Wool prices, Sounds from above and below the ground
The price of wool and the sounds of the countryside.
07/05/26 Wool prices, bluebells, dawn chorus
Wool prices, bluebells, dawn chorus.