BBC Radio Podcasts from Farming Today
25/04/2024 Illegal fishing, housing estate flock, ash dieback
How the authorities are targeting illegal fishing.
24/04/24 - Labour's Rural Crime Strategy, Scottish forestry grants and English deer management
A new Rural Crime Strategy from the Labour Party.
23/04/24 - Land mines in Ukraine, trees on farmland and peatland re-wetting
The Ukrainian farmers risking their lives to produce food.
22/04/24 Public perception of commercial forestry, the state of UK woodlands, feral pigs in Scotland.
The public's dislike of commercial forestry is hampering efforts to grow more timber.
20/04/24 - New Welsh Rural Affairs Cabinet Secretary, unlawful game licences and dairy pollution
We hear from Wales's new Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs.
19/04/24 River pollution from dairy farms, new border checks for food, pumpkin diversification
The problem of river pollution from dairy farms.
18/04/24 Government admits it broke rules on gamebird releases, vegetable oil harvest down, worm diversification
Defra admits it failed to follow the rules when allowing gamebirds to be released.
17/04/24 - Wet weather food impacts, farm microbrewery, tenant farmers and seabird dawn chorus
After months of rain, what will the long-term impact be on fresh produce supply chains?
16/04/2024 - New Welsh rural affairs cabinet secretary, River Wye pollution and farm diversification
We hear from the new cabinet secretary for climate change and rural affairs in Wales.
15/04/2024 Trail hunting, diversification, climate-resistant hops
Has farm diversification become a lifeline for British farmers?
13/04/24 - Farming Today This Week: Changes to flood payments, bird flu in cattle and SSSIs
Changes are made to the Farming Recovery Fund.
12/04/24 Financial impact of extreme weather on farms, sustainable pork labelling, upland sheep farming vs conservation.
Report says extreme weather is costing Welsh farmers millions of pounds a year.
11/04/24 - Wet weather impacts, farming recovering fund, pigs on straw and farming in space
The relentless, grim weather is having an impact on farmers' mental health.
10/04/24 - SSSI designations, flood fund and outdoor pigs
Who should decide whether a piece of land should have legal environmental protection?
09/04/24 - Landlord and Tenant Code of Practice, farrowing crates
Will a new Code of Practice make a difference for tenant farmers?
08/04/24 Caged hens, young rangers and pig week.
Should egg laying hens be kept in cages?
06/04/24 Farming Today This Week: Import charges, wet weather, dogs
New labelling rules could cost food companies millions of pounds.
05/04/24 - Flooded farms fund, accessible footpaths
When can farmers apply for the Farming Recovery Fund?
04/04/24 - 'Not for EU' labelling, share farming and footpath repairs
New labelling foods which could cost food companies hundreds of thousands of pounds.
30/03/24 Farming Today This Week: Protest at Westminster, cap on land taken out of food production, Brexit impacts on salmon.
Tractors at Westminster as farmers protest.
28/03/24 - Scottish salmon exports, basalt dust and flax fishing nets
Scottish salmon farmers say Brexit has cost them £100 million a year in lost exports.
27/03/24 - ELMs change, leather and otters
Are government environmental schemes threatening food security?