Farming Today Podcast
1) 21/03/26 Farming Today This Week: Land Use Framework; heating oil help; new livestock worrying law; oat drink.
The government's launched its long-awaited land use framework for England. It describes it as a "blueprint to protect food security". The farming minister says it won't tell farmers, developers or loc...Show More
2) 20/03/26 Commoners excluded from environmental schemes, bean processing, new science at the Commonwealth Potato Collection
Computer says no - why nearly 4,000 farmers are excluded from the government’s new environmental support schemes. Scottish seed potato growers have been gathering in Dundee this week to hear how a 5-y...Show More
3) 19/03/26 Land Use Framework, oat drink production
We get reaction to the Government's 'vision for how we use our land'. What difference will England's Land Use Framework make?And oats - they're increasingly attractive as a crop because they need rel...Show More
4) 18/03/27 England's new land use framework
The government's launched its long-awaited land use framework for England. It describes it as a "blueprint to protect food security". The farming minister says it won't tell farmers, developers or loc...Show More
5) 17/03/26 Energy bills in rural homes, new livestock worrying laws, processing venison
Rural households struggling to pay for heating oil are to receive government help with their bills. The war in the Middle East has had a massive impact on global supplies of oil, gas and fertiliser - ...Show More
6) 16/03/26: Impact of war on Ukraine's soil, village cut off by landslide, food processing
New research reveals the impact of war on the soils of Ukraine, and in a country once called the breadbasket of Europe that could have long term repercussions. Farmers in South Wales are warning that...Show More
7) 13/03/26 The foods of the future, farm incomes, chicken muck
Lab-grown meat, edible insects and 3D printed mash could be on plates in the next couple of decades. A new report from the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland looks at the innovative foo...Show More
8) 12/03/2026 Energy price impact on tomatoes, muck spreading, sheep shearing visas
British tomato growers say they may be forced to end their growing season early and import more tomatoes because of the increasing costs of heating. They say the conflict in the Middle East has raise...Show More
9) 11/03/2026 Inheritance tax for tenant farmers, young farmer training, sewage sludge
It's less than a month before the new inheritance tax comes in for farmers, and the Government's Finance Bill reaching the report stage is a last chance for any amendments to be considered. After a Go...Show More
10) 10/03/2026 Abattoir charges, EU trade, slurry.
The meat industry say increased charges for Food Standards Agency staff such as abattoir vets and inspectors could threaten some operations. New charges come into force at the end of this month, and t...Show More