Farming Today Podcast
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside
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24/12/24 - Powerless: the rural community getting connected to the national grid
Yesterday
A remote community in Northumberland is about to get connected to the national grid.
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23/12/24 - 'Difficult' Stormont budget for environment minister, Victorian farm diaries, Turkey farmers
Monday
No specific funding allocated in the NI budget to address pollution in Lough Neagh.
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21/12/24 - Inheritance tax row, poinsettia troubles and ancient carols
Saturday
Caz Graham brings you the week's top rural stories.
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20/12/24 - Rural councils warn of tax rises, surplus veg, pub Christmas carols.
Friday
Rural councils warn that council tax will have to rise and there will be cuts in services.
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19/12/24 Christmas veg price wars, woolly crafts, pubs growing food
Last Thursday
Discount wars as the supermarkets vie to be the best value for Christmas.
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18/12/24 - Inheritance tax figures, anglers' pub, National Park changes and holly berries
Last Wednesday
Treasury figures around the impact of changes to inheritance tax could be inaccurate.
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17/12/24 - Poinsettia troubles, hop farm pub, local government reform
Last Tuesday
Are your Christmas poinsettias under threat from the white-fly police?
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16/12/24 TB testing device, rural pubs and community buy-outs.
Mon 16 Dec 2024
Scientists working on a real-time test for bovine TB.
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14/12/24 Farming Today This Week: Farmer protests, tomato import checks, dairy farmers leaving, Christmas turkeys
Sat 14 Dec 2024
Turkeys, tomatoes and a tractor protest at parliament.
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13/12/2024: Farmers market; environmental impact of farming; prison farm
Fri 13 Dec 2024
A Christmas market run by farmers who explain how to cook their produce.
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12/12/24 Farmer protests, Efra inquiry into the future of farming, TB and dairy farmers.
Thu 12 Dec 2024
Farmers take tractors to London in protest inheritance tax changes.
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11/12/24 Welsh budget, new agri-environment schemes, farmers protest, international trade, dairy farmers.
Wed 11 Dec 2024
Welsh government budget - what's in it for farming and the environment?
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10/12/24 Avian flu bounce back, methane emissions, intensive dairy
Tue 10 Dec 2024
Two years after losing all his poultry, a turkey farmer bounces back after bird flu.
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09/12/2024 Port inspections risk spreading plant disease, dairy industry at 'tipping point'
Mon 9 Dec 2024
Warnings that the new border inspection system risks letting in disease.
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07/12/2024 Farming Today This Week: Dairy emissions; solar farm; workers; Food and Farming Awards
Sat 7 Dec 2024
Controversy over reducing greenhouse gases from cattle.
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06/12/24 Labour exploitation, seasonal workers, a life changing experience.
Fri 6 Dec 2024
How seasonal pickers can be at risk of exploitation.
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05/12/24 Scottish budget for agriculture, vote on agricultural inheritance tax, fishing crew shortages
Thu 5 Dec 2024
Farmers in Scotland give a cautious welcome to the increase in the agriculture budget.
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04/12/24 - Farming in Protected Landscapes, Lake District tweeds, dairy recruitment challenges
Wed 4 Dec 2024
What next for the Farming in Protected Landscapes scheme?
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03/12/24 - Belfast Lough pollution, neonic legal allegations, raw milk testing and poultry supply chain jobs
Tue 3 Dec 2024
Untreated sewage is spilling into Belfast Lough and hitting shellfish farms.
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02/12/24 Feed additives to reduce methane, solar farms, agricultural labour
Mon 2 Dec 2024
Row over additives fed to cows to reduce methane emissions.
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30/11/24 Farming Today This Week: UK farmers' concerns about farm policy and budgets; sniffer dog to detect tree pests, broccoli
Sat 30 Nov 2024
Farmers around the UK share their concerns about farming policies and budgets.
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29/11/24 Scottish farmers rally over budget, winter veg, inter-cropping
Fri 29 Nov 2024
Farmers' rally outside the Scottish Government to lobby politicians about the budget.
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28/11/24 - Risk of 'fear and resistance' amongst farmers, parsnip harvest, wildfire management
Thu 28 Nov 2024
Warnings the Government risks 'fear and resistance' amongst farmers.
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27/11/2024 Countryside Stewardship agri-environment schemes, seed breeding, Tenderstem broccoli
Wed 27 Nov 2024
Defra extends higher-tier agri-environment schemes, but farmers won't get extra money.
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26/11/24 Sustainable Farming Scheme in Wales, sprouts
Tue 26 Nov 2024
Plans to make Welsh farmers plant 10% of land with trees dropped from new scheme.
