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Farming Today

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)

  • 27 Nov 09 Commercial versus Sustainable farming

    Fri, 27 Nov 09

    Duration:
    15 mins

    Charlotte Smith asks whether sustainable agriculture, whilst being better for the environment, is going to provide enough food to feed the world.. And is 'country of origin' labelling in supermarkets clear enough? Defra minister Jim Fitzpatrick says that if a product is labelled British, then it should definitely be produced in Britain.

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  • 26 Nov 09 Food and Farming Awards

    Thu, 26 Nov 09

    Duration:
    15 mins

    Farming Today reports from the annual Food and Farming Awards and Charlotte Smith meets this year's Farmer of the Year.

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  • 25 Nov 09 Misleading cheese labelling

    Wed, 25 Nov 09

    Duration:
    14 mins

    British cheesemakers say the industry is being undermined by mislabelled imported cheese. And the superbug MRSA has been found in a quarter of EU pig herds. So could it come here?

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  • 24 Nov 09 Cumbrian Floods

    Tue, 24 Nov 09

    Duration:
    15 mins

    Farmers in Cumbria tell Anna Hill of their deperate bid to rescue farm animals from the floods.

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  • 23 Nov 09 British bread and better labelling

    Mon, 23 Nov 09

    Duration:
    13 mins

    The first commercially available 100% British loaf will be sold in January.

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  • 21 Nov 09 Rural skills on the rise

    Sat, 21 Nov 09

    Duration:
    26 mins

    Anna Hill hears about a resurgence in rural craft skills.

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  • 20 Nov 2009 Battery Cage Ban

    Fri, 20 Nov 09

    Duration:
    15 mins

    An EU ban on battery hens could mean massive imports of eggs from battery hens outside of Europe and Defra figures show that farm incomes are set to rise by 25%. And the age old art of dry stone walling is enjoying something of a revival. Charlotte Smith finds out why.

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  • 19 Nov 09 Warwick HCI cuts

    Thu, 19 Nov 09

    Duration:
    14 mins

    Charlotte Smith hears about major cuts to a UK horticultural research centre

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  • 18 Nov 09 World's Largest Dairy

    Wed, 18 Nov 09

    Duration:
    15 mins

    Anna Hill hears the world’s largest dairy will be built in London

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  • 17 Nov 09 Thatching and fishing

    Tue, 17 Nov 09

    Duration:
    15 mins

    With traditional rural crafts such as dry-stone walling and hedge-laying enjoying a resurgence in popularity, Anna Hill meets a thatcher and his apprentice hoping to keep such skills alive and thriving.

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