BBC Radio Podcasts from Farming Today
12/09/2025
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside.
11/09/2025 Corn belt farmers, seeds for future forests, bioacoustics
American farmers and Trump's trade tariffs.
10/09/25: A reset for farming and government? Licences to burn peatland, Corncrakes on Lewis
Could the reshuffle be an opportunity to reset relations between farmers and government?
09/09/25: More school meals using more British produce? The Nightjars of Cannock Chase
Could extending free school meals create an opportunity for British growers?
08/09/25: Biosecurity at the borders, Forage Aid grants, farmland birds.
MPs give their verdict on the fight against illegal meat imports to the UK.
06/09/25 Farming Today This Week: Bovine TB strategy review, rural racism, algal blooms, short straw
Report calls for more urgency and a bigger budget to tackle TB in cattle in England.
05/09/2025: Short straw, party conference season, helpful insects
Straw is in short supply, increasing livestock farmers costs this winter.
04/09/2025 New bovine TB strategy review, Welsh meat promotion reform
Report calls for more urgency and a bigger budget to tackle TB in cattle in England.
01/09/2025 Concerns about winter animal feed, working with pesticides and health risks, surveying the fishing fleet
Concern is growing about a shortage of fodder this winter.
03/09/25 Lough Neagh blue green algae, feed mill, Unst Show
People living around Lough Neagh say the pollution is worse than ever after this summer.
02/09/25 Rural racism, dairy prices, pulses for animal feed.
Rural racism is often unreported and has a profound impact on victims, says new report.
Farming Today This Week: EU border checks; impact of pig & poultry farms; pollinators; off-grid farms connected
EU checks for food exports to last 'til 2027, impact of pig & poultry farms, pollinators.
29/08/2025 Pig and poultry pollution, Highland sheep shearing, moth pollinators
Pig and poultry pollution, Highland sheep shearing and alternative pollinators.
28/08/25 'Disappointment' from food industry as minister says EU export checks to last until 2027, bee insemination
Costly border checks and paperwork for British food exporters will last until 2027.
27/08/25 Water scarcity, Scottish harvest, grazing for butterflies
Water shortages in Scotland and the impact on farmers.
26/08/25 Countryside Code, pollinators, fruit farm bees.
The Countryside Code - how's it working?
23/08/25 Farming Today This Week: early apples, bioethanol industry in trouble, rise in avian flu
Why some apples are early, the collapse of UK bioethanol production and a rise in bird flu
22/08/25 Bird flu, high-tech lettuce growing, early apples, aftermath of wildfires
Summer spread of bird flu through gulls.
21/08/25 Bird flu and game birds, bluetongue, peat-free salad trials, David Richardson remembered
New rules for shoots in England to help prevent bird flu.
20/08/2025 Funding for rural councils, spinach, bioethanol
Will rural councils lose out when big changes to local authority funding are introduced?
19/08/2025 Bluetongue restrictions in Wales, border checks, fertiliser trials, nighthawking
Changes to bluetongue restrictions in Wales.
15/08/25: Rural buses, feeding lions, Inheritance tax analysis
MPs say 'ambitious action' is needed to improve bus services in rural England.
18/08/2025: Crop prices, frozen trees, the UK salad industry
Does a tough autumn lie ahead for UK arable farmers?
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?