All rural life is here: daily news of food, farming, the countryside and the environment with analysis and context from the BBC's experts in the field. Presented by Anna Hill and Charlotte Smith, Farming Today goes out every weekday on Radio 4 at 054
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30/10/24 Budget preview, environmental targets, soil health on dairy farm, pumpkins

Labour's first Budget for 14 years will be delivered by the Chancellor Rachel Reeves today. The treasury's confirmed a 6.7% increase in the national living wage for UK workers over the age of 21 and the national minimum wage for those aged between 18 and 20 will also rise by £1.40 per hour. It's one decision that could impact farming businesses. We...

Wed Oct 30, 2024 08:55
29/10/24 Hedgehogs on red list, soil survey in Northern Ireland, wet weather and grape harvest

Hedgehogs have been moved up the red list of threatened species by the International Union for Conservation. The IUCN says the European Hedgehog is in worrying and widespread decline, and it has moved it from "least concern" to "near threatened". We ask the Mammal Society why hedgehogs are a cause for concern.All week we're digging down into the subject...

Tue Oct 29, 2024 08:11
28/10/24 - Salmon deaths, mink eradication and soil

A rise in sea temperatures is being blamed for the death of more than a million fish on salmon farming sites. MOWI - the company that runs the sites - says increased sea temperatures in the last 2 years led to an influx of jellyfish and algae, which harmed the fish. But campaigners say having large numbers of salmon concentrated in once place is the...

Mon Oct 28, 2024 08:12
26/10/24 Farming Today This Week: greenhouse gas emissions from livestock, illegal meat imports, alpaca spit test, white maize

This week we are focusing on livestock and their impact on climate change. We hear about the concerns over the number of livestock here in the UK, and find out how farmers are reducing emissions by growing cattle faster or breeding sheep to burp less.A BBC freedom of information request has revealed that the amount of illegal meat seized by border force...

Sat Oct 26, 2024 09:47
25/10/24 - Neonics, reducing emission from dairy and PYO pumpkins

Following an application from farmers for the emergency use of a neonicotinoid pesticide on next year's sugar beet crop the Government has told Farming Today that it will ban neonics, but that a decision on this application will be taken 'in line with legal requirements'. We understand that that means farmers may get permission this time - but not again.We...

Fri Oct 25, 2024 08:16
24/10/24 - Reducing emissions from beef, diversity training in farming, cattle sold as no one to take on farm

This week we are focusing on livestock and their impact on climate change. We've heard about the concerns over the number of livestock here in the UK, and today we find out how beef farmers are reducing emissions by growing cattle faster.An online course has been launched to raise awareness of the importance, and lack of, diversity in UK agriculture....

Thu Oct 24, 2024 08:27

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