BBC Radio Podcasts from Farming Today
15/11/25 EFRA questions, report on farming in Wales, drought, potato harvest, mushrooms, truffles, cider
Lessons learned: the DEFRA Secretary on the Sustainable Farming Incentive.
14/11/25 Drought warnings, farmers at COP 30, woodland mushrooms, veg grown in Senegal
More warnings of drought in England, despite the rain.
13/11/25 MPs call for inheritance tax impact assessment in Wales, mycelium as insulation, Guernsey cider
MPs call for farm inheritance tax to be halted, without impact assessment in Wales
12/11/25 EFRA questions, pig farm planning permission, truffles, potatoes
The latest DEFRA Secretary has her first grilling by MPs on the EFRA select committee.
11/11/25 Fishing action plan, Scottish farming fund, farmers' arthritis, mushrooms
A new action plan for fishing is launched by MPs.
10/11/2025: Family farms, 'Aginflation', mushroom growing in NI
What could the future hold for family farms?
08/11/25 Farming Today This Week: Bird flu, low farmer confidence, Millennium Seed Bank, food security
Poultry farmers warned this may be one of the worst years for avian flu.
07/11/2025: Bird flu warning, Wrinkled Crinkled Crumpled Cress, low farmer confidence
Poultry farmers are warned this winter could be among the worst for Avian Flu.
06/11/25 Millennium Seed Bank - how wild seeds can help agriculture and landscape restoration.
Behind the scenes with plant experts as Kew's Millennium Seed Bank marks 25 years.
05/11/25 Preparedness for animal disease, bird flu housing order, seeds, oat genome.
How ready are we for a major outbreak of animal disease? MPs say we're not ready enough.
04/11/25 Seasonal workers, seed merchant, farm profitability.
Visa numbers for next year's seasonal workers announced.
03/11/2025: Food security, no confidence in DAERA, where seeds start
A group of MPs warn that almost a quarter of current UK farmland could be lost by 2050.
01/11/2025: Drought, invasive species, waste
Drought prediction, invasive species, and waste as organised crime.
31/10/25: Pumpkin growers' nightmare. Drought to continue into 2026? UK Carbon budget. Invasive species
Why Halloween pumpkin growers have been having nightmares this year.
30/10/25: An uncomfortable transition? The buzz about Asian hornets. Cosmic ray neutrons and soil moisture
The boss of one of the UK's biggest farming companies says a painful transition is ahead.
29/10/25 Scottish Land Reform Bill, bird flu housing order, Himalayan Basalm, historic farming landscapes.
Scotland's controversial Land Reform Bill.
28/10/2025 Waste crime inquiry, beaver release, zebra mussels
Organised crime gangs dump millions of tonnes of waste with impunity says Lords inquiry.
27/10/25 Energy costs for salad growers, carrots, invasive species.
Salad growers warn price hikes for electricity could drive producers out of the sector.
25/10/25: Beer and cider from land to glass
We explore the journey from land to glass for beer, cider and perry.
24/10/2025 Fishing fund and Scottish fishers. DNA of cider apples. Cornish centenarian farmer.
Scottish fishing industry furious at allocation of new fishing and coastal fund.
23/10/25 Environmental regulation in Northern Ireland. Malting barley for beer. Food system report
Call for new independent environmental regulator in Northern Ireland.
22/10/25 Water Grid, Perry Pears, Sugar Beet Prices
Could a network of new ponds built on farms prevent floods and top up drought hit rivers?
21/10/25 Welfare report on CO2 and the slaughter of pigs; producing cider
Animal welfare experts call for halt to slaughter of pigs with carbon dioxide.
20/10/25 Planning reform, beer and growing hops.
Planning reforms and conservationists' concerns.
18/10/25 Farming Today This Week: No U-turn on farm inheritance tax, environmental scheme extension "too late", farming in Gaza
Farming Minister says there'll be no changes to farm inheritance tax plans.
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?