Farming Today

08/10/2926: Fly tipping, History of barbed wire, Energy from heat

Half of farmers say they've had rubbish fly tipped on their land, and the majority of those asked say the problem is getting worse. These are the results of a survey of 512 farmers in England and Wale...

2026-10-08

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07/10/26 Sugar beet, flagstone walls, dairy show.

After months of negotiations, British Sugar and the National Farmers Union have agreed a price for sugar beet farmers for 2027/28. It's lower than last year, with a one-year contract paying £28.50 per...

2026-10-07

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06/10/26 Rural connectivity, dry stone walls, Conservative party conference.

The Farmers Union of Wales says it's very concerned about new rules which they say could see rental incomes cut by 90%. The FUW estimates that a revaluation of thousands of existing agreements could a...

2026-10-06

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05/10/26 Pig industry in crisis, beating the bounds, Green Party conference

Pig farmers say they're losing thousands of pounds a week as prices fall, but costs, particularly of feed, are rising. Processors have given notice to some farmers, saying they no longer want to buy t...

2026-10-05

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Farming Today This Week: food industry whistleblowers, red diesel, disease resilience, apprenticeships, Shetland wool, demo farm

An anonymous group of senior executives from retailers and food suppliers is warning that 'short term thinking' in the industry is driving up food prices and that farmers are being left to face the fi...

2026-10-03

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02/10/26 Food industry climate whistleblowers, farm apprenticeships, Plaid Cymru conference

An anonymous group of senior executives from retailers and food suppliers is warning that 'short term thinking' in the industry is driving up food prices and that farmers are being left to face the fi...

2026-10-02

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01/10/26 Red diesel; Labour party conference; getting into farming; the sound of worms.

Diesel prices hit an all time high this week, with drivers paying almost £2 a litre, according to the RAC. The conflict in the Middle East continues to disrupt supplies of fuel, pushing up prices. Far...

2026-10-01

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30/09/26 Nitrogen in soil, organic veg scheme, student bursaries.

New research shows that improving the nitrogen-cycle in the soil can significantly reduce emissions. The study took in evidence from around the world - the international research team analysed 2,235 c...

2026-09-30

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29/09/2026: Precision breeding, Community farm, Mentoring on farm

UK scientists leading research on precision breeding - or genetic editing - say uncertainty around the law in England could put investors off and jeopardise our competitive edge. The technology has ra...

2026-09-29

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28/09/2026: Disease resilience, getting young people into agriculture

The new president of the British Veterinary Association is calling for more resilience against disease outbreaks. As the UK battles a huge outbreak of the livestock disease Bluetongue, and there are w...

2026-09-28

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26/09/26 Farming Today This Week: 'shambolic' and 'disheartening' SFI application process; pulses; heating oil costs

'Shambolic', 'disheartening' and 'carnage' - some of the words being used by farmers to describe the application process for England's biggest farm environmental scheme that opened, and closed, on Tue...

2026-09-26

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25/09/2026: Heating oil costs, Bluetongue lessons, Beans as chicken feed

The millions of people in rural areas who rely on oil to heat their homes have seen prices rise by 40 per cent in the past two months alone. They're not covered by the energy price cap, set by the reg...

2026-09-25

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24/09/26 'Shambolic' and 'disheartening' SFI application process, British baked beans

'Shambolic', 'disheartening' and 'carnage' - some of the words being used by farmers to describe the application process for England's biggest farm environmental scheme that opened, and closed, on Tue...

2026-09-24

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23/09/2026: Bluetongue, Defra funding, Growing pulses

Vets in the South West are testing breeding rams to see if the disease bluetongue has caused infertility. One vets practice in Devon said of the 500 rams they've tested, a quarter were a cause for con...

2026-09-23

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22/09/26 Potato yields, Pulse growing

UK potato growers could be facing losses of almost £170 million because of this summer’s heatwaves and drought. That’s according to new analysis from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit, a not-fo...

2026-09-22

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21/09/2026 Pulses, SFI 'haves and have-nots', agricultural advisor training

More beans please - should the UK be growing more pulses? The Food Foundation looked into the potential for these crops and concluded that the UK could and should be growing more of them. Farmers may...

2026-09-21

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19/09/2026 The role of farming co-ops, Shepherd protests in Bucharest, International sheep dog trials

This week, we've been taking a closer look at agricultural co-ops, from very small-scale cooperative working up to huge dairy co-ops. Across Europe, it’s widely recognised that farmer collaboration ca...

2026-09-19

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18/09/2026: Lib Dem Party Conference, Glutinous Snails, BBC Awards finalists, The Farmers Wife on stage.

Party conference season is underway and so we'll be catching up with the rural and farming policies of the main parties around the UK over the next few weeks. The Liberal Democrats open their meeting ...

2026-09-18

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17/09/26 Farmer protests in Romania, sheepdog trials, Scottish arable cooperative.

There have been violent clashes during big farmer protests in Romania. Thousands of shepherds have been demonstrating in the capital Bucharest about an extension to a ban on the export of live sheep. ...

2026-09-17

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16/09/26 Young trees in drought, wildfires, agricultural cooperative.

Farmers have been assessing the damage done by the summer's severe drought, but it's not just low crop yields they've had to face. Woodlands have also suffered, especially younger trees which haven't ...

2026-09-16

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