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14/08/2026 Brassicas, cherries, salad

Brassica crisis, salad, cherry harvest.

13/08/26 Bluetongue in sheep, growing more UK fruit and veg, B12 in salads

Surviving bluetongue, the sheep farmer's story.

12/08/2026 Controversial cattle cull, impact of drought on fish stocks, salads.

Controversial cattle cull leaves farmers in Northern Ireland furious.

11/08/2026 Impact of bluetongue on farmers, harvest in Europe, glass house salads.

Counting the human cost of the livestock disease bluetongue.

10/08/2026 Financial planning, farming in drought, salad

The finances of farming in and after a heatwave.

Farming Today This Week: Bluetongue cases continue to rise; impact of climate change on this year's harvest

As bluetongue cases continue to rise, farmers are urged to vaccinate their livestock.

07/08/2026 Resilient crops for a changing climate, planting in a drought, Sheeted Somerset cattle

We hear of work to make the UK’s arable crops more resilient in a changing climate.

06/08/26 Bluetongue cases on the rise, vaccination and testing for the disease. Harvest in Perthshire.

As bluetongue cases continue to rise, farmers are urged to vaccinate their livestock.

05/08/26 Scottish first minister on farming resilience; the cost of drought; harvest in Cumbria

Scotland's first minister on farming policy and how to deal with wildfires in future.

04/08/26 Wheat harvest, waste whey, sheep farmers at risk from disease

This year's harvest puts many farmers in the red.

03/08/26 Wildlife in drought, harvest 2026

How wildlife is coping in the drought

Farming Today This Week 01/08/26 Drought, water abstraction, food inflation, bluetongue, young Cornish dairy farmer.

Half of England and all of Wales are in drought, how's this affecting farmers?

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.