Farming Today Podcast
1) Horse-powered Pint
Britain’s pubs and bars will be busy with Boxing Day drinkers enjoying a seasonal pint or two today. But how many will give a thought to the way the beer they’re enjoying arrived in the store room or ...Show More
2) 25/12/25 Farms for City Children - 50 years of Michael & Clare Morpurgo's charity.
Farms for City Children was set up by the writer Michael Morpurgo and his wife Clare 50 years ago. They were both young teachers and wanted to help children connect with farming and the countryside. W...Show More
3) 24/12/25 The Ceremony of the Christmas Cheeses
With a military pipe band and trumpet fanfares, Caz Graham joins pensioners at the Royal Hospital Chelsea for their Ceremony of the Christmas Cheeses, a festive tradition where dairy processors and fa...Show More
4) Trail hunting ban, Christmas trees, Combating rural loneliness at Christmas
We hear from both sides of the hunting divide about the Government's plan to ban trail hunting in England and Wales. Trail hunting was introduced after hunting foxes, and other animals, with hounds wa...Show More
5) 22/12/25 Government animal welfare reforms, reaction to the Farm Profitability Review
Colony cages for hens and pig's farrowing crates are to be phased out as part of the Government's animal welfare strategy which is launched today. Trail hunting and snares will be banned while new law...Show More
6) 20/12/25 Farming review, cheap veg, historic buildings
The Batters Review into Farm Profitability in England was finally published this week. It was put together by Baroness Batters, former president of the National Farmers Union. More than 150 pages long...Show More
7) 19/12/25 Farm profitability review, charcuterie, mill stones
The major changes needed to make farming profitable - we hear from Baroness Batters on her long awaited review.Charcuterie is often a favourite over the festive season, which means this is a busy time...Show More
8) 18/12/25 Loss leaders, small ducks, historic houses
We ask why veg is always a loss leader at this time of year, and whether farmers suffer as a result. For the price of a first class stamp you could buy 21 kilos of carrots if you head to one of the di...Show More
9) 17/12/2025 Planning reforms and the environment, rural churches.
Village churches are as much a part of our rural landscape as trees and hedgerows. However according to a recent survey by the National Churches Trust, as many as nine hundred of Britain's countryside...Show More
10) 16/12/2025 MPs challenge prime minister about inheritance tax, planning and green belt, restoring rural buildings
The Prime Minister has told a select committee he is aware of the pressure farmers are facing because of the government's plan to reimpose inheritance tax on them. However, despite close questioning f...Show More