Farming Today

by BBC Radio 4

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside

Recent Episodes

10/05/25 - Farming Today This Week: India and US trade agreements and their impacts on agriculture, land girls, seed potatoes
May 10, 2025 – 24:59
9/5/2025 UK trade deal with USA and what it means for British farmers
May 9, 2025 – 14:04
07/05/25 - India Trade Deal, gene edited potatoes and green finance
May 7, 2025 – 13:55
6/5/2025 Drought warnings in Scotland, seed potatoes, asparagus
May 6, 2025 – 14:06
03/05/2025 Farming Today This Week: sandeel ruling, vets call for ban on farrowing crates, offshore wind farm, pulses
May 2, 2025 – 24:26
02/05/25 Gene-edited pigs, pea genome, agricultural transition
May 2, 2025 – 14:02
1/5/25 Vets call for ban on farrowing crates, wind farm and wild birds, processing pulses.
May 1, 2025 – 14:18
30/4/25 Welsh community food strategy, British-grown pulses, biostimulant for wheat
Apr 30, 2025 – 14:04
29/4/25 Energy infrastructure, growing pulses for animal feed, horticulture report
Apr 29, 2025 – 14:07
28/04/25 - Spring flush is causing problems at dairies, pulses, swapping cows for trees.
Apr 28, 2025 – 11:46
26/04/2025 Farming Today This Week: Agroforestry, Planning, Rare Breeds, EU food Imports
Apr 26, 2025 – 24:59
25/04/25 Concerns around lack of awareness of EU food import ban, trade talks, agroforestry
Apr 25, 2025 – 13:52
24/04/2025 Warning that changes to planning bill threatens nature; calls for a rare breeds ministerial roundtable, silvopasture
Apr 24, 2025 – 13:44
The rise and rise of beef prices, carp growing, agroforestry
Apr 22, 2025 – 13:30
19/04/25 Farming Today This Week: wildfires, British farm standards, EU meat imports ban, vertical farms, sheep shearing
Apr 19, 2025 – 25:01
Foot and mouth personal meat import ban, gearing up for sheep shearing as overseas shearer visas granted
Apr 15, 2025 – 13:56
12/04/2025 Farming Today This Week: Salmon Farming, Wildfire and Trade
Apr 12, 2025 – 24:56

Recent Reviews

tbache9248

Very Educational

I am from the US and really like hearing about problems and solutions. I particularly like to colorful descriptions about the weather, what is being seen, the sounds, wellie boots and all. The recent topic of invasive species was quite interesting. Please keep it up.
Mulligan Hal

This is a fun podcast

I listen to this all the time. The stories are interesting, even to someone here in the US. Also helps me understand Britain better.
KidaStar

Informative

This is not an exciting podcast. No music. No give-aways. No comedians. This is an informative podcast covering issues facing British farmers. I'm not from the U.K., but I like to listen to their problems and solutions. It gives a broad look at agricultural issues, from the farmer, the shopper, the environmentalist, the legislator. I love listening.
ScoutF

Informative and Enjoyable

The format is smart, the information relvant and interesting. Perhaps the best "integrated" general purpose ag news cast I have found. Although I am not a Brit, the global ag ulility is good.