BBC Radio Podcasts from Farming Today
27/01/2026 Heating rural homes, vertical farm, cost of nature-friendly farming
New government plan to help with eco-friendly heating. What's in it for rural communities?
26/01/26 Timber security, feoijas, basic income for farmers.
Timber - why we're not growing enough.
Milk prices, farm profits, winter feed
UK farmers are experiencing what's been called the sharpest milk price drop in history.
22/01/2026 Geopolitical factors in milk prices, sunflowers for feed, Mercosur vote, river restoration
How geopolitical events are feeding into the milk price slump hitting UK farmers.
23/01/26 Illegal meat, farm incomes, winter feed on the Western Isles
The trade in illegal meat smuggled in from the EU and the risk it poses to UK livestock.
21/01/26 Minette Batters at Efra Committee, animal protein, organic feed
Civil servants are told they should spend time in a lambing shed to understand farmers.
20/01/26 Water sector reforms and farming, forage shortage, glyphosate
Government plans to overhaul the water system, what will it mean for agriculture?
19/01/26 Mercosur trade deal between Europe and South America, winter feed.
Warnings that Mercosur trade deal between Europe and South America threatens UK farms.
Environmental Regulation, Cheese, Storm Goretti
Two reports have criticised the Government's performance on protecting the environment.
16/01/2026 Cambridge University vet school, artisan cheese, barrister farmer
Campaign to keep training vets at Cambridge University.
Spending watchdog on environmental regulation, NI agri environment, cheddar in Somerset
The public spending watchdog says reform's needed in the way environmental regulators work
12/01/26 New approach to upland farming, vintage Land Rovers, cheese
A new government approach to England's uplands.
14/01/26 Sustainable Farming Scheme in Wales, cheese exports, Lamma machinery show.
The Sustainable Farming Scheme and river pollution in Wales.
13/01/26 Environmental targets, Scottish agricultural policy, goat's cheese.
The government isn't on track to meet its environmental targets according to a new report.
Farming Today This Week 10/01/26: The Oxford farming conferences
We hear from the Defra Secretary and Charlotte Church at the Oxford farming conferences.
09/01/26 Politics, protests and Charlotte Church at the Oxford Farming Conferences
We hear from the Defra Secretary and Charlotte Church at the Oxford Farming Conferences.
The opening of Oxford Farming Conference 2026
The Oxford Farming Conference 2026.
07/01/26 Cereals, solar farms, farmer wellbeing.
Arable farmers question whether growing cereals is worth the effort.
06/01/26 Welsh Sustainable Farming Scheme, row over Scottish agri-environment policy, climate resilience.
Wales's new Sustainable Farming Scheme comes into force.
05/01/26 Growing resilience and transforming our farming system, raw milk vending
We preview the Oxford farming conferences on this week.
03/01/26 Farming Today This Week: Farms for City Children at 50, horse-powered pints, mart tradition, 18th century farmer diary
Farms for City Children turns 50, horse-powered pints, livestock mart traditions
02/01/26 Wildlife or Pest? The Wild Goats of Langholm Moor
Wild goats: culling, conservation and controversy.
01/01/26 Isaac Fletcher's Farming Diaries
The farming diaries of an 18th-century yeoman farmer.
31/12/25 Cider Apple DNA
How DNA testing is unlocking the secrets of historic cider orchards.
30/12/25 The Luck Penny
The luck penny tradition still practised at livestock marts in Northern Ireland.
The Longhorns of Salisbury Plain
The Longhorn cattle of Salisbury Plain.
24/12/25 The Ceremony of the Christmas Cheeses
Chelsea Pensioners receive their traditional Christmas present from the UK dairy industry.
17/12/2025 Planning reforms and the environment, rural churches.
Planning reforms announced - what will they mean for the countryside and the environment?
The rise and rise of beef prices, carp growing, agroforestry
What's behind 2025's unprecedented increase in UK farmers' beef prices?
Foot and mouth personal meat import ban, gearing up for sheep shearing as overseas shearer visas granted
Travellers banned from bringing meat from the EU into the UK, due to Foot and Mouth risk.
12/04/2025 Farming Today This Week: Salmon Farming, Wildfire and Trade
Does the future of salmon farming lie in deeper water?