Farming Today Podcast
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside
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15/05/2026 Balmoral Show, Northern Ireland
Today
A celebration of Northern Ireland's food and farming at the Balmoral Show.
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14/05/26 New strategy to combat pig disease, farming issues in the King's Speech, sepsis risk for farmers
Yesterday
New strategies for tackling African Swine Fever.
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13/05/26 Pig supply, Northumberland National Park, profitability of farms in Northern Ireland
Wednesday
Some farmers lose supermarket contracts as the pig supply chain takes a downturn.
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12/05/26 Farming in Wales after Senedd elections; mapping soils in Northern Ireland; new national plant health centre
Tuesday
What will a new Welsh government mean for agriculture?
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11/05/26: Cage eggs ban call, University vineyard, Environment watchdog on NI water quality
Monday
The UK's environment watchdog says Northern Ireland needs to improve water quality policy.
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09/05/26 Wool prices, Sounds from above and below the ground
Last Saturday
The price of wool and the sounds of the countryside.
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06/05/26 Weedkiller glyphosate and its use on crops. Sounds of the soil.
Wed 6 May 2026
Should the weedkiller glyphosate be banned for use on crops before harvest?
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05/05/26 Ash tree propagation, clinical waste on beach, DIY bat monitoring
Tue 5 May 2026
A new growing technique which could help save the ash.
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04/05/26 Neolithic Farming and Feasting
Mon 4 May 2026
What Neolithic people on the Isle of Lewis foraged and ate.
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02/05/26 Dry April, Agroforestry, Giant greenhouse
Sat 2 May 2026
Dry spring, agroforestry, giant greenhouse.
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01/05/2026 Farmers hoping for rain, English council elections, hedgerows
Fri 1 May 2026
The farmers hoping for a wet bank holiday weekend.
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30/04/26 Agro-forestry pioneer, Welsh election, decline in dawn chorus birds
Thu 30 Apr 2026
Why the key to resilient farming could be trees.
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29/04/26 Giant greenhouse, silvohorticulture, Scottish election
Wed 29 Apr 2026
Giant greenhouse, silvohorticulture, Scottish election.
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28/04/2026 Cornish fishing strategy; agroforestry - trees and pasture; potato surplus
Tue 28 Apr 2026
Fishermen and scientists come together in Cornwall to better manage fisheries.
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27/04/26 Landmark water pollution court case, MPs recommend a 'sea use framework', agroforestry
Mon 27 Apr 2026
A landmark water pollution court case starts today.
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Farming Today This Week 25/04/26 Bird flu vaccine for people, fertiliser, precision-bred barley, thatching.
Sat 25 Apr 2026
Bird flu vaccine for people; fertiliser and fuel prices; gene-edited barley; thatching.
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24/04/26: Cover crop scheme proposal, sourcing thatching materials, gene-edited Barley
Fri 24 Apr 2026
Calls for government funding to grow green manures on land left fallow due to war in Iran.
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23/04/26 Fertiliser, fossil fuels, recycling farm plastics.
Thu 23 Apr 2026
New report warns UK is too reliant on global supply chains for its fertiliser.
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22/04/26 Bird flu jab for people, fairness in supply chain, vertical farming
Wed 22 Apr 2026
New vaccine trial to protect people against bird flu.
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21/04/26 Sustainable pork production, biochar and chicken muck, rare breed cattle
Tue 21 Apr 2026
New 'roadmap' for producing pork to reduce environmental impact of pig farming.
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20/04/26: Soybean ID, greenhouse gas emissions from farming, a moment to rethink fertiliser 'dependency'?
Mon 20 Apr 2026
A call for global farming to end its dependence on fertiliser made from fossil fuel.
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18/04/26 Farming Today This Week: Uplands report, national parks, impact of the middle east conflict on farms, waste crime
Sat 18 Apr 2026
A new report explores the ways the uplands can flourish.
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17/04/26 Uplands review, The Peak District National Park.
Fri 17 Apr 2026
New report suggests ways to transform uplands to support communities and landscapes.
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16/04/26 Lough Neagh dredging, concerns about government labs in Northern Ireland, National Park dark skies, rural church crime
Thu 16 Apr 2026
New research suggests dredging is affecting water quality in Lough Neagh.
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14/04/2026 Plastic costs, carbon tax, National Parks
Tue 14 Apr 2026
Plastic costs, carbon tax, National Parks celebration.
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06/04/26 Fifty Years of Photographing Farmers
Mon 6 Apr 2026
Photographing the changing face of agriculture over fifty years.
