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Farming Today This Week 24/10/26 Wildfires; agri-environment schemes; orchards & agroforestry; pumpkins; winter strawberries.

Extra money and military aircraft to help tackle wildfires says prime minister.

23/10/26 Wild fire summit, Farming for the Future award winner, picking plums by rowing boat

Following a year of devastating wildfires, the Government holds a wildfire summit.

22/10/26 Grazing and arable, apples and agroforestry, BBC Food & Farming Awards

Why arable farmers are inviting sheep onto their fields.

21/10/26 Wildfires report, pear harvest, planting plans

The UK is unprepared for future wildfires and needs a national strategy says MPs' report.

20/10/26 Abattoirs, strawberry glut, apples and other top fruit

Crofters to get new moveable abattoir service.

19/10/26 Defra secretary on organic farming and sustainable farming incentive; cider apples

How will the government avoid a repeat of this year's funding application chaos?

17/10/26 Farming Today This Week: The Future of Farming

As The Archers turns 75, Farming Today is looking ahead to the future of British farming.

16/10/26 What will a farmer be?

The Archers at 75: what will it mean to be a farmer in the next 75 years?

15/10/26 Succession

The Archers at 75: will family farms survive the next 75 years?

14/10/26 Homegrown

The future of food: what should Britain be growing in 75 years' time?

13/10/26 Tech

From robots to AI: what will technology mean for farming over the next 75 years?

12/10/26 Land Use

As The Archers turns 75 we ask: what is the future of farmland?

10/10/2026: Harvest, Bird flu, Farm boundaries

Harvest, bird flu and farm boundaries.

09/10/26 Drought aftermath, Cornish hedges, SNP conference, AI and farming

Counting the cost of drought on this year's harvest.

08/10/2926: Fly tipping, History of barbed wire, Energy from heat

Fly tipping, history of barbed wire, energy from heat.

07/10/26 Sugar beet, flagstone walls, dairy show.

Negotiators agree price for sugar beet. Will it be enough for farmers to plant again?

06/10/26 Rural connectivity, dry stone walls, Conservative party conference.

Will reduced rents for mobile phone masts affect rural connectivity?

05/10/26 Pig industry in crisis, beating the bounds, Green Party conference

Pig farmers say they're facing a crisis.

Farming Today This Week: food industry whistleblowers, red diesel, disease resilience, apprenticeships, Shetland wool, demo farm

Whistleblowers warn of the food industry's 'illusion of resilience'.

02/10/26 Food industry climate whistleblowers, farm apprenticeships, Plaid Cymru conference

Whistleblowers warning of the food industry's 'illusion of resilience'.

01/10/26 Red diesel; Labour party conference; getting into farming; the sound of worms.

Why spiralling red diesel prices could put some farmers in the red.

30/09/26 Nitrogen in soil, organic veg scheme, student bursaries.

A new way of looking at the nitrogen cycle helps reduce agricultural emissions.

29/09/2026: Precision breeding, Community farm, Mentoring on farm

Precision breeding, Community farm, Mentoring on farm.

28/09/2026: Disease resilience, getting young people into agriculture

Disease resilience, getting young people into agriculture.

26/09/26 Farming Today This Week: 'shambolic' and 'disheartening' SFI application process; pulses; heating oil costs

The aftermath of the dash for cash from England's biggest environmental scheme.

25/09/2026: Heating oil costs, Bluetongue lessons, Beans as chicken feed

Heating oil costs, Bluetongue lessons, Fava beans as chicken feed.