Farming Today
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, Miriam O'Reilly, Charlotte Smith and Mark Holdstock, Farming Today goes out every weekday on Radio 4 at 0545 (14 minutes) and at 0635 on Saturdays (22 minutes). As part of a short trial, episodes of this podcast will be available until the end of December 2009. To find out more visit bbc.co.uk/podcasts/trial
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Recent episodes (10)
10 Dec 09 Sausage wars and English Whisky
Thu, 10 Dec 09
Duration:
15 minsCharlotte Smith on how a disagreement on labelling almost created a war of two sausages.
09 Dec 09 Labelling food origins
Wed, 9 Dec 09
Duration:
15 minsHow labelling traditional foods can boost profits.
08 Dec 09 Olympic Food Fight
Tue, 8 Dec 09
Duration:
15 minsThe food strategy for the 2012 Olympics has been described as the largest ever peace-time food effort. But Anna Hill hears claims it could be 'greener'.
07 Dec 09 Cumbrian Flood Appeal
Mon, 7 Dec 09
Duration:
13 minsCharlotte Smith hears that the Cumbrian floods have left millions of tons of gravel on the fields, and farmers have to foot the bill.
5 Dec 09 Future Farming
Sat, 5 Dec 09
Duration:
26 minsFrom robotic milking devices, to meat grown in a petri-dish, Farming Today This Week puts research and development under the spotlight and takes a close up look at the innovations and advances in agricultural technology that will help to feed future generations.
04 Dec 09 Welsh Dairy Promise
Fri, 4 Dec 09
Duration:
15 minsA Welsh Assembly member tells Charlotte Smith that, like the banks, the Welsh dairy industry is too important to fail.
03 Dec 09 Robot millkers
Thu, 3 Dec 09
Duration:
15 minsCharlotte Smith hears about cows that can milk themselves and how Britain can eradicate salmonella
02 Dec 09 Salmonella and Spanish Eggs
Wed, 2 Dec 09
Duration:
14 minsInvestigations are launched into whether Spanish eggs are causing salmonella poisoning in the UK.
01 Dec 09
Tue, 1 Dec 09
Duration:
15 minsMeat has been grown in the lab for the first time. Anna Hill reports.
30 Nov 09 Sewage pipes and food origins
Mon, 30 Nov 09
Duration:
13 minsUnregulated overflow pipes which are pumping sewage into rivers and the discovery which makes it possible to prove the country of origin of the food we eat
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Play recent episodes
- 10 Dec 09 Sausage wars and English Whisky
- 09 Dec 09 Labelling food origins
- 08 Dec 09 Olympic Food Fight
- 07 Dec 09 Cumbrian Flood Appeal
- 5 Dec 09 Future Farming
- 04 Dec 09 Welsh Dairy Promise
- 03 Dec 09 Robot millkers
- 02 Dec 09 Salmonella and Spanish Eggs
- 01 Dec 09
- 30 Nov 09 Sewage pipes and food origins
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