Farming Today
Podcast

Farming Today

BBC Radio 4

25 episodes

Science

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside

What this show covers

ag techbovine TBcarbon marketssmart pondswater management

What listeners will find here

Bovine TB policy, smart ponds, and where ag-tech money is flowing
Bovine TB policy leads this episode as England formally adopts a strategy aimed at eradicating the disease by 2038. It also looks at smart ponds as a way for farms to store winter water for summer use, and at financial opportunities in ag tech and carbon markets.

Episodes

05/11/26 New bovine TB strategy, smart ponds, investment in ag tech
05/11/26 New bovine TB strategy, smart ponds, investment in ag tech
5 Nov 2026 · 13 min
04/11/26 UK-EU trade deal and what it will mean for food producers. Farm reservoirs and water management.
04/11/26 UK-EU trade deal and what it will mean for food producers. Farm reservoirs and water management.
4 Nov 2026 · 14 min
03/11/26 Farm reservoirs, rainwater harvesting, quinoa.
03/11/26 Farm reservoirs, rainwater harvesting, quinoa.
3 Nov 2026 · 14 min
02/11/2026 Water management, milk price cut
02/11/2026 Water management, milk price cut
2 Nov 2026 · 11 min
31/10/2026: Aphids, Rothbury Estate, Caged Hens, Pests
31/10/2026: Aphids, Rothbury Estate, Caged Hens, Pests
31 Oct 2026 · 24 min
30/10/26 Caged hens, Rothbury Estate, mole trapping
30/10/26 Caged hens, Rothbury Estate, mole trapping
30 Oct 2026 · 13 min
29/10/2026: Aphids, Laser bird scarer, Budget reaction
29/10/2026: Aphids, Laser bird scarer, Budget reaction
29 Oct 2026 · 14 min
28102026: Budget asks; EFRA committee; Pest control
28102026: Budget asks; EFRA committee; Pest control
28 Oct 2026 · 13 min
27/10/2026: CO2 Consultation, Solar Robot Weeder; Rat Catcher
27/10/2026: CO2 Consultation, Solar Robot Weeder; Rat Catcher
27 Oct 2026 · 13 min
26/10/26 Consultation to end painful pig slaughter, pest control, farmers' choir
26/10/26 Consultation to end painful pig slaughter, pest control, farmers' choir
26 Oct 2026 · 11 min
Farming Today This Week 24/10/26 Wildfires; agri-environment schemes; orchards & agroforestry; pumpkins; winter strawberries.
Farming Today This Week 24/10/26 Wildfires; agri-environment schemes; orchards & agroforestry; pumpkins; winter strawberries.
24 Oct 2026 · 24 min
23/10/26 Wild fire summit, Farming for the Future award winner, picking plums by rowing boat
23/10/26 Wild fire summit, Farming for the Future award winner, picking plums by rowing boat
23 Oct 2026 · 13 min
22/10/26 Grazing and arable, apples and agroforestry, BBC Food & Farming Awards
22/10/26 Grazing and arable, apples and agroforestry, BBC Food & Farming Awards
22 Oct 2026 · 14 min
21/10/26 Wildfires report, pear harvest, planting plans
21/10/26 Wildfires report, pear harvest, planting plans
21 Oct 2026 · 13 min
20/10/26 Abattoirs, strawberry glut, apples and other top fruit
20/10/26 Abattoirs, strawberry glut, apples and other top fruit
20 Oct 2026 · 14 min
19/10/26 Defra secretary on organic farming and sustainable farming incentive; cider apples
19/10/26 Defra secretary on organic farming and sustainable farming incentive; cider apples
19 Oct 2026 · 11 min
17/10/26 Farming Today This Week: The Future of Farming
17/10/26 Farming Today This Week: The Future of Farming
17 Oct 2026 · 25 min
16/10/26 What will a farmer be?
16/10/26 What will a farmer be?
16 Oct 2026 · 13 min
15/10/26 Succession
15/10/26 Succession
15 Oct 2026 · 13 min
14/10/26 Homegrown
14/10/26 Homegrown
14 Oct 2026 · 13 min
13/10/26 Tech
13/10/26 Tech
13 Oct 2026 · 13 min
12/10/26 Land Use
12/10/26 Land Use
12 Oct 2026 · 13 min
10/10/2026: Harvest, Bird flu, Farm boundaries
10/10/2026: Harvest, Bird flu, Farm boundaries
10 Oct 2026 · 24 min
09/10/26 Drought aftermath, Cornish hedges, SNP conference, AI and farming
09/10/26 Drought aftermath, Cornish hedges, SNP conference, AI and farming
9 Oct 2026 · 13 min
08/10/2926: Fly tipping, History of barbed wire, Energy from heat
08/10/2926: Fly tipping, History of barbed wire, Energy from heat
8 Oct 2026 · 14 min

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