The Farming Programme

Problems with pigs, enhancements to the agricultural chaplaincy service and a trip to one of the principal agricultural colleges in the area. Plus agronomy, the markets, the week's farming news and the weather for the week to come.

Climate change - what can agriculture do to help? ELMS transition business advice and a Lincolnshire business on keeping local and connecting with the customers. Plus a harvest review, agronomy, the markets and the weather for the week to come.

We'll talk about the aftereffects of a crop on the water, hear about a flood prevention project for parts of Lincolnshire, and look forward to Love Lamb Week. Plus the markets, the weather for the week ahead and Sean Sparling is back with a harvest update.

Steve's visited an organic dairy farm and a Lincolnshire farm growing alternative crops. Hear all about it. There's part two of our chat with LEAF Chief Exec Caroline Drummond and details of the council that's funding trees for farmers. Plus the markets and the weather for the week ahead.

If you're planning on spreading organic manure on the fields this autumn - don't! Until you have listened to this week's programme. We know about Open Farm Sunday, but what do we know about organiser, LEAF? Plus what to do if your fleeces are worth next to nothing? Plus we review the grain markets and the week's farming news.

Sean Sparling's on the soapbox talking food and the environment - a must listen! How do you teach non-country kids about the country? The CLA can help. Plus an update on potatoes, the harvest, the markets and the weather.

Hear about a new(?) technique for hay baling, how's the harvest going and the Future Farm Resilience Programme in Lincolnshire. Plus, news, agronomy advice, a review of the grain markets and the farming weather for the week ahead. The week in agriculture.

Is the Dimbleby Food Strategy report all 'meat bad, plant good'? Farm 24 is just 2 weeks away. The world's biggest combine has been on show. Plus agronomy advice, the grain markets reviewed and the farming weather for the week ahead.

Why is the agriculture sector's safety record so bad? Ahead of Farm Safety Week we'll hear from a quad bike manufacturer and the Farm Safety Foundation. We'll look forward to the return of the UK's largest village show and get some timely agronomy advice, review the grain markets and see what the weather has in store for the week ahead.

Focusing on agri-tech this week: drones, big and small, robots and cows with smart collars! With bonus material on the drone development work at Harper Adams University and the Dynamic Dunescapes project at Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Nature Reserve. Plus, of course, agronomy, a grain market review and the farming weather for the week ahead.