BBC Radio Podcasts from Farming Today
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.
06/05/26 Weedkiller glyphosate and its use on crops. Sounds of the soil.
Should the weedkiller glyphosate be banned for use on crops before harvest?
05/05/26 Ash tree propagation, clinical waste on beach, DIY bat monitoring
A new growing technique which could help save the ash.
04/05/26 Neolithic Farming and Feasting
What Neolithic people on the Isle of Lewis foraged and ate.
02/05/26 Dry April, Agroforestry, Giant greenhouse
Dry spring, agroforestry, giant greenhouse.
01/05/2026 Farmers hoping for rain, English council elections, hedgerows
The farmers hoping for a wet bank holiday weekend.
30/04/26 Agro-forestry pioneer, Welsh election, decline in dawn chorus birds
Why the key to resilient farming could be trees.
29/04/26 Giant greenhouse, silvohorticulture, Scottish election
Giant greenhouse, silvohorticulture, Scottish election.
28/04/2026 Cornish fishing strategy; agroforestry - trees and pasture; potato surplus
Fishermen and scientists come together in Cornwall to better manage fisheries.
27/04/26 Landmark water pollution court case, MPs recommend a 'sea use framework', agroforestry
A landmark water pollution court case starts today.
Farming Today This Week 25/04/26 Bird flu vaccine for people, fertiliser, precision-bred barley, thatching.
Bird flu vaccine for people; fertiliser and fuel prices; gene-edited barley; thatching.
24/04/26: Cover crop scheme proposal, sourcing thatching materials, gene-edited Barley
Calls for government funding to grow green manures on land left fallow due to war in Iran.
23/04/26 Fertiliser, fossil fuels, recycling farm plastics.
New report warns UK is too reliant on global supply chains for its fertiliser.