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Farming Today
Newest Episode: Wed March 17, 2010. 06:00 AM
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.
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Butterflies are under threat, according to a new report. Bees are emerging from the hive but what will the year bring for the honeybee?
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13:44
Tue March 16, 2010. 05:59 AM
The sheep that shear themselves…well, almost! A cross bred sheep that sheds its own fleece saving farmers money on shearing costs. And Anna Hill reports on a major study launched to find ways to reduce river pollution from farm run-off.
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Mon March 15, 2010. 05:59 AM
50% of fish eaten in the world are now farmed. Charlotte Smith hears how the UK is cashing in.
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24:45
Sat March 13, 2010. 07:00 AM
With plans for a dairy farm with eight thousand cows, Charlotte Smith asks whether intensive farming is having an impact on animal welfare.
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14:07
Fri March 12, 2010. 05:59 AM
Snow is affecting Scottish farmers very differently
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Thu March 11, 2010. 05:59 AM
More government money is promised for Cumbrian farmers who were flooded last year. Farming Today reports how the harsh winter weather has hit the Scottish Forestry Industry, and Charlotte Smith visits a dairy farm to discover if farming is becoming more intensive.
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14:08
Wed March 10, 2010. 05:59 AM
Farmers facing subsidy cuts
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14:16
Tue March 09, 2010. 05:59 AM
The UK produces 16 times as many chickens as it did 50 years ago. Anna Hill visits one of the UK's largest producers.
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12:17
Mon March 08, 2010. 05:59 AM
Charlotte Smith hears that much of Scotland's bird life is dying in the cold.
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25:10
UK farmers last year exported £14 billion of food. Farming Today finds out where it all went. Charlotte Smith meets some of the farmers contributing to this vast market and hears from a beef farmer on how his exports have recovered since the BSE ban was lifted.
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14:13
The French taste for British cheese has boosted exports to £281 million a year. Charlotte Smith reports.
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14:14
Thu March 04, 2010. 05:59 AM
Rural life is under threat as young people are leaving rural towns for the bright lights of the cities according to a new report. For the first time in 12 years commercial GM crops will be grown in the EU. And the Welsh Lamb export market has grown by 10% and is now worth £100 million. Charlotte Smith finds out how it has been so successful.
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13:50
Wed March 03, 2010. 06:00 AM
Anna Hill hears concerns from people living near to a proposed dairy farm which would hold up to 9 thousand cows.
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13:55
Anna Hill hears surprising statistics which show that despite the snowfall, the winter has been drier than normal. And the sausage maker selling bangers to China.
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12:06
Mon March 01, 2010. 05:59 AM
Charlotte Smith discovers that UK food exports have grown by 19% during the recession.
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25:04
Sat February 27, 2010. 06:59 AM
£1.4 billion was spent on ethnic food last year in the UK. One farmer, Surinder Pal, is hoping to cash in on this growing market on his farm in Shropshire. He grows an array of vegetables and herbs that would be more at home on a farm in warmer sunnier climes. Charlotte Smith meets Surinder in his vast coriander field on Farming Today this Week.
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14:15
Fri February 26, 2010. 05:59 AM
Charlotte Smith hears demands for CCTV to be installed in all UK abattoirs, to help improve animal welfare.
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14:09
Thu February 25, 2010. 05:59 AM
Could the EU ban wonky veg again?
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13:51
Wed February 24, 2010. 05:59 AM
GM technology to feed the growing population?
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14:03
Tue February 23, 2010. 05:59 AM
Scotland's farmers receive £3 million in aid after months of heavy snow causes farm buildings to collapse.
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