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12/05/25 - Ash dieback, viticulture and spring grass growth
The tree disease ash dieback has been less devastating than initially feared.
13/05/25 - SFI update, herbal leys and deep soil carbon testing
A Government error means 1000s of farmers could now get payments they thought they'd lost.
14/05/25 US Agriculture Secretary in UK. Grazing system.
US Agriculture Secretary visits UK to talk about new trade deal.
15/05/2025 Chlorine-washed chicken, turf farm, poultry housing order lifted
Chlorine-washed chicken: US agriculture secretary says it’s a myth. Is it?
16/05/25 -The Balmoral Show
Helen Mark reports from the Balmoral Show in Northern Ireland.
17/05/25 - Farming Today This Week: US Agriculture Secretary, chlorine chicken, call for inheritance tax pause, Balmoral Show
US Agriculture Secretary visits and MPs call for a delay to inheritance tax on farms.
19/05/25 Summit to 'reset' trading between EU and UK. Bovine TB.
The Cornish fishermen who say the EU UK summit to reset relations comes too late.
20/05/2025 - The UK-EU Summit agreements, the impact of bovine TB
What will the UK-EU Summit agreements mean for food, farming and fishing?
21/05/2025 The UK-EU deal, badger vaccination, Scottish climate targets
Could the UK-EU deal lead to newly set-up border control facilities being shut down?
22/05/25 - Border control posts dubbed the "white elephants of Brexit", seed potato trade, bovine TB in Northern Ireland
Have the millions of pounds spent on border posts been a waste of taxpayers' money?
23/05/25 - Vet meds, octopuses off Devon, Welsh bTB policy
Fears for the continued supply of veterinary medicine to Northern Ireland.
24/05/25 - Farming Today This Week: The EU-UK Summit
Caz Graham looks at what the EU-UK Summit means for food, farming and fishing.
26/05/25 - A Wild Night Out in the North Pennines
Naturalists in pursuit of nocturnal wildlife in the Cumbrian Pennines.
27/05/25 National Parks, impact of dry weather, plastic in insects.
National Parks, wild camping and fly camping.
28/05/2025 - Galloway National Park, UK bioethanol production and fast tractors
Decision day nears for Galloway - will it get the UK's newest National Park?
29/05/25 New Reservoirs, Golden Eagles, Coastal National Park
Plans for two new reservoirs to be speeded up.
30/05/25 - Galloway National Park turned down, the impact of deer and rare breed ion
Plans for a new national park in Scotland are dropped.
31/05/25 Farming Today This Week: Drought in north west England; new reservoirs; national parks; golden eagles.
Drought is declared in the north west of England. Some farmers say their crops are ruined.
02/06/25 - Possible DEFRA budget cuts, falcon breeding and farm innovation
Will England's farming budget survive the spending review?
03/06/25 - Welsh Environment Bill, small abattoirs and smart cattle tech
The Welsh government sets out its plans to protect the environment and punish polluters.
04/06/25 - Animal disease outbreak preparedness, world hoof trimming cup and algae fertiliser
The government needs a new strategy for tackling animal disease outbreaks, a report says.
05/06/25 - Innovation in agri-tech, Crofting Bill, Open Farm Sunday
Warnings of innovation brain drain without more investment in agri-tech.
