Farming Today

18/01/25 - Farming Today This Week: LAMMA machinery show, Climate advice on meat, Foot and Mouth


Listen Later

The Climate Change Committee is revising its advice on eating meat. In 2020, the committee - which is the government's advisor on climate change - recommended people cut their intake of beef, lamb and dairy produce by 20% by 2030 and by 35% by 2050, to reduce the amount of greenhouse gasses produced by livestock in the UK. But now that could change, in the light of progress to reduce emissions though things like livestock breeding and new technologies on farm.

Farmers are being warned to be vigilant after Foot and Mouth disease has killed several buffalo in Germany. Back in 2001 an outbreak of Foot and Mouth in the UK caused the death of millions of animals, through disease and preventative culling. The UK has temporarily banned imports of German meat and dairy, as well as live cattle, sheep and pigs.

And we visit the the LAMMA machinery show - which took place at the NEC in Birmingham this week - to see some innovations in farm kit, and ask farmers whether they feel ready to invest right now.

Presented by Charlotte Smith

Produced by Heather Simons

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Farming TodayBy BBC Radio 4

  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5

4.5

51 ratings


More shows like Farming Today

View all
In Our Time by BBC Radio 4

In Our Time

5,390 Listeners

The Documentary Podcast by BBC World Service

The Documentary Podcast

1,856 Listeners

Global News Podcast by BBC World Service

Global News Podcast

7,823 Listeners

Scotland Outdoors by BBC Radio Scotland

Scotland Outdoors

235 Listeners

6 Minute English by BBC Radio

6 Minute English

1,773 Listeners

Learning English Conversations by BBC Radio

Learning English Conversations

1,058 Listeners

Money Box by BBC Radio 4

Money Box

43 Listeners

More or Less: Behind the Stats by BBC Radio 4

More or Less: Behind the Stats

902 Listeners

Ramblings by BBC Radio 4

Ramblings

154 Listeners

Gardeners' Question Time by BBC Radio 4

Gardeners' Question Time

281 Listeners

The Archers Omnibus by BBC Radio 4

The Archers Omnibus

381 Listeners

The Food Programme by BBC Radio 4

The Food Programme

264 Listeners

The Infinite Monkey Cage by BBC Radio 4

The Infinite Monkey Cage

2,085 Listeners

Newshour by BBC World Service

Newshour

1,058 Listeners

In Our Time: History by BBC Radio 4

In Our Time: History

1,895 Listeners

The Kitchen Cabinet by BBC Radio 4

The Kitchen Cabinet

117 Listeners

The Plodcast by Our Media

The Plodcast

109 Listeners

Newscast by BBC News

Newscast

697 Listeners

Americast by BBC News

Americast

748 Listeners

Good Food by Good Food

Good Food

42 Listeners

You're Dead to Me by BBC Radio 4

You're Dead to Me

3,023 Listeners

The Farmers Weekly Podcast by Farmers Weekly

The Farmers Weekly Podcast

15 Listeners

The Rest Is Politics by Goalhanger

The Rest Is Politics

3,422 Listeners

FED by Farmers Podcast by FED by Farmers

FED by Farmers Podcast

28 Listeners

Rare Earth by BBC Radio 4

Rare Earth

10 Listeners