Two cases of avian flu have been confirmed on game farms in Cheshire and Staffordshire, where pheasant and partridge are produced for shooting. Every year more than 40 million partridge and pheasant are released into the wild from game farms, to populate land for shooting. In May the RSPB called for more restrictions on releasing game birds into the countryside, to reduce the risk of new strains of avian flu, but the British Association for Shooting and Conservation says a ban on releases of game birds is not the answer.

Sir Ian Wilmut who led the research team that produced Dolly the cloned sheep at the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh, has died at the age of 79. The team used a cell from the mammary gland of a dead adult sheep to create a living animal that was genetically identical to the donor. The work laid the foundations for stem cell research, a technology which aims to cure many of the diseases of ageing by enabling the body to regenerate damaged tissue.

All week we're picking out the stories from top-fruit farming - that's apples, pears, plums and cherries. One fruit grower in Kent says he is giving away all his crop to charity, because he says he can’t make any money selling it.

The Canary Islands have banned imports of UK seed and eating potatoes to their Islands after Colorado beetles were found in potatoes in Kent and Hampshire in July. Each year, the UK exports 50 thousand tonnes of potatoes to Spain, and the Canary Islands are the fourth largest export market for seed potatoes from Scotland. The government's Animal and Plant Health Agency says the Spanish National Plant Protection Organisation has agreed to import potatoes again under new criteria and the APHA is discussing this with the sector.

Presenter = Anna Hill

Producer = Rebecca Rooney

Top fruit farmers say they're not being paid enough by retailers for their crop, and lose money on fruit which doesn't reach the top specifications.

Scottish farmers press for food production to be higher up the government's agenda when it comes to the First Minister's 'programme for government'.

And why a rare pine martin was spotted in Yorkshire, miles from where it would usually be spotted.

Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced by Rhiannon Fitz-Gerald.

Following Government reviews into the dairy and pig sectors, there will now be a new inquiry into the fruit and veg supply chain later this autumn. It follows salad shortages on supermarket shelves and complaints from growers that the price they're paid doesn't always cover the cost of production.

Agricultural research may be a little bit easier after the Government's announcement this week that the UK is to re-join the EU's flagship scientific research scheme, Horizon. We've been excluded from the scheme for the last 3 years because of disagreements with the EU over the Northern Ireland protocol. For the agricultural research institute, Rothamsted Research, that's meant a 20% a drop in EU funding, so the latest news brings fresh hope.

And how do you keep a pig cool in this hot weather? The answer is - give it a bath.

Presented by Charlotte Smith

Producer for BBC Audio in Bristol by Heather Simons

The government says it wants fairness in supply chains and will launch its inquiry into the fruit and veg supply chain later this autumn.

Natural England releases details of the controversial licences for badgers to be culled across 19 counties in England.

Scientists look at how to develop specific chickpea varieties which can be grown in the UK.

And the Scottish nursery that went from having 70 herb species to more than 400.

Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced by Rhiannon Fitz-Gerald.

How science is shaping British and global farming for the future.

Assessors for Unesco have been visiting peatlands in the Flow Country in Scotland to see if it qualifies for World Heritage Status.

All this week we're looking at herbs and how they're grown in the UK. Today we're heading inside a huge glasshouse.

Presented by Caz Graham and produced by Beatrice Fenton.

How can trees be integrated into all types of farming? The UK's first agroforestry show is trying to find out.

We hear from a Norfolk farmer working hard to keep his 72,000 free range pigs cool.

As part of our week looking at UK grown herbs, today we focus on native herbs like sweet woodruff, musk mallow and rock samphire.

Presented by Anna Hill and produced by Beatrice Fenton.

Thousands of invasive species around the world are a major part of biodiversity loss; a new report says the evidence is being ignored.

This week we're exploring farming herbs in the UK. Today Anna Hill visits a farm growing chives out in the field, and hears how basil can been produced indoors all year round in a vertical farm.

Presented by Anna Hill and produced by Beatrice Fenton.

Last week, the government announced new plans to scrap water pollution restrictions for housing developments in order to build new homes - some farmers warn that the government is undercutting its own environmental schemes.

The Government consultation on proposals to allow the conversion of barns and disused shops into houses without the need for planning permission ends later this month - it is considering extending these changes into the National Parks, which have had long held protections against such developments.

And all this week we look at growing herbs in the UK.

Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced by Rhiannon Fitz-Gerald.

Farmers on a newly designated protected site say they're being forced to sell up. Natural England has designated 3,000 hectares of the Lands End peninsula in Cornwall as a Site of Special Scientific Interest -or SSSI - that brings in more protection for the area, and stricter rules on what farmers can and can't do. Some who work the land affected - West Penwith Moor and Downs - say the impact on their businesses is so bad that they're leaving.

After multiple delays, this week the government announced it will be bringing in full post-Brexit border checks for some goods imported from the EU from January next year. British farmers have had their produce checked as it goes across to the continent since we left the EU in 2021. leading to higher costs, and delays for exporters. From January some animal products, plants, food and feed will need certification before entering the UK to make sure they're safe. The news has been welcomed by safety groups and farmers, who said the fact that imported food wasn't being checked was putting animal disease protection at risk.

It's harvest time, and arable farmers have been in a race against time to get the crops in during brief dry periods. But it's not just wheat and barley that are being harvested. We also visit farms where blackcurrants are being harvested for a well-known fruit cordial, and report on an experimental harvest of flax in Scotland.

And Sarah Swadling heads to a farm in Dorset where they're trialling artificial intelligence as a way of measuring the amount of wildlife on the site. The equipment can distinguish between different species of bee, for example, and the scientists say it could help in our bid to tackle the nature crisis.

Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced by Sally Challoner

Farmers in West Penwith, Cornwall say Natural England's designation of 3,000 hectares as a site of special scientific interest in the county will put them out of business.

Steam weeding - an alternative form of weed control - is being trialled on an agricultural scale in Scotland.

And how the past year's changeable weather has affected the blackcurrant harvest.

Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced by Rhiannon Fitz-Gerald.