BBC Radio Podcasts from Farming Today
12/03/2026 Energy price impact on tomatoes, muck spreading, sheep shearing visas
Rising gas prices will put up the price of tomatoes.
11/03/2026 Inheritance tax for tenant farmers, young farmer training, sewage sludge
Concern about the impact of inheritance tax changes for tenant farmers.
10/03/2026 Abattoir charges, EU trade, slurry.
Meat trade says some abattoirs will be forced to close because of higher inspection costs.
09/03/26 Lead shot ban could hamper deer control, fertiliser, new loom for wool mill
A warning that plans to phase out lead ammunition may hit plans to control deer numbers.
07/03/26 Farming Today This Week: avian influenza vaccine; impact of war in Middle East on fuel and fertiliser; land use.
First UK trials of a bird flu vaccine.
06/03/26 Bird flu vaccine cost prohibitive for chickens, data storage in the countryside, AI in farming in Cornwall
Why UK chickens are unlikely to be vaccinated against avian flu.
05/03/26 Bird flu vaccine, impact of Middle East conflict, water storage.
The first trial of a bird flu vaccine for the UK.
04/03/26 Border checks, solar farms, crops under cover on landfill site
MPs quiz top civil servants about illegal meat smuggled into the UK.
03/03/26 British beef in US supermarkets, managing land to prevent flooding, dandelions for rubber
UK beef arrives on shop shelves in the US - how much difference will the trade make?
02/03/26: Officially enough rain, Mrs Wilmot's Pippin, land use pressure
A silver lining to 2026's wet start: scientists say we're leaving 2025's drought behind.
27/02/26: Mackerel's off, Cromer Crab, Avian Flu update, Cambridge Vet School decision
A major retailer is to stop sourcing Mackerel because of overfishing concerns.
26/02/26 The Farming Minister and reaction to the updated environmental farm payment scheme in England; illegal waste dumping
The farming minister on changes to England's biggest environmental scheme.
25/02/26 National Farmers' Union Conference 2026
More details of the Sustainable Farming Incentive are revealed at the NFU Conference.
24/02/26 Farming in Ukraine, Wetlands creation
Farming in Ukraine four years into the war; Wetlands creation.
23/02/2026 England deer management plan, putting venison on more plates, Northern Ireland farm safety.
The government's announced a new 10 year plan for controlling deer numbers in England.
21/02/2026 Farming Today This Week: farm vets, sheep shearer visas, 25 years since Foot and Mouth
Farm vets, shearer visas, and 25 years since the 2001 Foot and Mouth outbreak.
20/02/2026 The 2001 Foot and Mouth Outbreak 25 years on
The 2001 foot and mouth crisis remembered, 25 years on.
19/02/26 Wet weather, Community vets practice
Wet weather stopping farm work, community vets practice on Tiree, graduate vet.
18/02/26 Record month for illegal meat, independent vet practices, sheep shearers visas
Seizures of illegal meat imports hit a record high at Dover: 34 tonnes in January.
17/02/26 Dog attacks on livestock, a cattle vet at work, Hedgerow Heroes
The cost of dog attacks on livestock has risen 10% year on year.
Fields of yellow, vets and artificial intelligence, vet shortage
Why there may be bigger swathes of bright yellow oilseed rape across the countryside.
14/02/26 Farming Today This Week: Flooding on farms, landscape recovery projects, AI in dairy
Waterlogged fields and flooding misery for farmers.
Somerset floods update, slurry conundrum, drones v weeds, a pivot point for farms?
Tens of thousands of acres of farmland are still under water in Somerset.
12/02/26 Natural flood management, AI pest control, Oatly Supreme Court defeat
We hear from the Environment Agency boss on natural flood management.
Aberdeenshire inundated, Big Brother is watching moo, Welsh suckler beef in decline
About a quarter of a year's rainfall in six weeks has inundated Aberdeenshire's farms.