<p>New rules to make trade fairer for pig producers come in today. A series of recent difficulties in the industry revealed that many farmers didn't have proper contracts for their stock. The new system aims to change that.
The dry weather continues, with heat alerts out for all of England. It can be a problem for farmers, not only immediately, but for cro ... Show More
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09/10/25 Trump's aid package for soyabean farmers, welfare for farmed insects, hare coursing
As President Trump plans to bail out soyabean farmers and China goes to South America for supplies, how will UK animal feed be affected by the turmoil? How should insects be farmed? Is their welfare important? We hear from a professor of animal sentience who says the way farmed i ... Show More
14m 1s
Oct 7
07/10/25: Skilled workers visas, Neigh-bourhood Watch, British Wool anniversary.
More than twenty five dairy farms in Scotland say their businesses could be at risk after the UK Government removed farm workers from the visa system for skilled overseas labour. In July, the government cut the jobs of 'farmer' and 'agricultural contractor' from the Temporary Sho ... Show More
14m 1s
Mar 2023
How best to preserve fruit this autumn
It's autumn, and if you have laden fruit trees - what are the best ways to preserve your harvest? Angela Clifford is a North Canterbury farmer, educator, entrepreneur and foodie who lives with her husband Nick and their three children on a busy six-and-a-half hectare permaculture ... Show More
14m 21s
Feb 2025
Assignment: Spain - ‘liquid gold’ under pressure
Spain is the world’s largest producer of olive oil. But successive, brutal droughts have led to plummeting production, whilst prices have reached record highs. For 2024 / 2025, the weather’s been better - Spain’s predicted to increase the quantity of olives harvested. Even so, th ... Show More
26m 45s
Oct 2024
A walk to raise funds for the Charlotte Maxeke Future Farmers and women in farming initiative
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Thulasizwe Makhanya, Chairperson of the Charlotte Mannya-Maxeke Institute about a “Walk with Maxeke”, The walk is raisin aimed at funds for the Charlotte Maxeke Future Farmers and Women in Farming Initiative, a program that teaches high school learners a ... Show More
6m 6s