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20/03/26 Commoners excluded from environmental schemes, bean processing, new science at the Commonwealth Potato Collection

Why nearly 4,000 farmers are excluded from the new environmental support schemes.

19/03/26 Land Use Framework, oat drink production

What difference will England's Land Use Framework make?

18/03/27 England's new land use framework

The government launches its new land use framework for England.

17/03/26 Energy bills in rural homes, new livestock worrying laws, processing venison

Government pledges £53 million to help vulnerable rural households pay for heating oil.

16/03/26: Impact of war on Ukraine's soil, village cut off by landslide, food processing

New research on the impact of war on the soils of Ukraine.

13/03/26 The foods of the future, farm incomes, chicken muck

Regulating foods of the future, for instance lab-grown meat, insects and 3D printed foods.

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.