BBC Radio Podcasts from Farming Today
29/07/26: Cairngorms wildfire two weeks in, South Wales hare coursing, wildflower seed farm
It's been two weeks since a devastating wildfire began in the Cairngorms National Park.
31/07/26 Calls for a food system change, the reality of farming in drought, pressure on rivers
As drought spreads across the UK we hear calls for our water and food systems to change.
30/07/26 Drought, food inflation, bluetongue
Drought declared across much of England - what will that mean for farmers?
28/07/26 Campylobacter in chickens, community market garden, research anniversary
Campylobacter in chickens, community market garden, research anniversary.
27/07/26: Fresh produce checks, hot lettuce, BBC Farmwatch.
The fresh produce trade is asking for proposed new import checks to be scrapped.
25/07/26 Farming Today This Week: What's the best use of land in Wales?
Charlotte Smith presents a panel discussion at the Royal Welsh Show.
24/07/26: Drought declared in North Wales, investing in water security, river pollution in Pembrokeshire.
Drought is declared in North Wales and the Upper Severn catchment.
23/07/26 Royal Welsh Show
The Royal Welsh Agricultural Show.
22/07/26 Sugar beet factory closing, new Defra secretaryfarm fires, , oil seed rape harvest, hill farming in Wales
The oldest sugar beet factory in England is shutting up shop.
21/07/26 Farm fatalities, dry potatoes, Welsh farm subsidies, Lake District guide
Farm fatalities and serious injuries remain high, yet many accidents aren't even reported.
20/06/26: Milk price glimmers, Andy Burnham's rural in-tray, Welsh farming policy.
Heatwaves in Europe hit milk production but could it mean better prices for farmers?
18/07/26 Farming Today This Week: Wildfires, hot harvest, the Great Yorkshire Show
Tinderbox conditions see wildfires across the country.
17/07/26 The Great Yorkshire Show
The Great Yorkshire Show: farmers break off from an early harvest and head to Harrogate.
16/07/26 'Critical situation' for chicken site as water restricted, farm payments for wildlife, the price of chocolate
Chicken processing plant closes due to a lack of water.
15/07/26 New UK Swiss trade deal, Farming in Protected Landscapes grants, deer control in Loch Lomond
Farmers welcome a new trade deal with Switzerland.
14/07/26 Wildfires on farms, England's environmental farm payments
Tinderbox conditions on fellsides and moorland have led to wildfires across the country.
13/07/26 Support for Scottish pig farmers, English farm policy, heat affecting milk yields
£2m of support for struggling pig farmers in Scotland.
Farming Today This Week 11/07/2026 Crops in a mine, hot livestock, agriculture & water report, scallops, school farm visits.
Going underground: growing crops in working mine, a kilometre beneath the earth's surface.
10/07/26 Calls to ban bottom trawling to protect dolphins, Wimbledon strawberries
Calls for wider bans on bottom trawling to protect dolphins and porpoises.
09/07/26 Growing crops in a mine, scallop fishing, RHS Badminton
Farming underground - scientists grow crops in a mine a km beneath the earth's surface.
08/07/2026 Environment Agency agriculture & water report, fishing visas, animal health
Inspections up, but serious pollution incidents not declining says new report.
07/07/2026 Rehydrating dry grain, fishing resilience, school farm visits.
Rewetting very dry grain - will that become a thing, and is it a good idea?
06/07/2026 Commoners can apply for government schemes, fishing, fertiliser
Computer that said no, now says yes! Commoners can apply for agri-environment schemes.
04/07/26 Farming Today This Week: Groundswell regenerative agriculture, the Environment Secretary on the 25 year Farming Roadmap
What will the government's new 25-year Farming Roadmap mean for farmers?
02/07/26 Groundswell Regenerative Agriculture 2026
Ten years of the regenerative farming festival Groundswell.
03/07/2026 Farming roadmap, food security, protecting soils
What will the farming roadmap mean for farmers? We ask the secretary of state.