The Farming Programme

With Halloween just around the corner, Sean meets the farmer who’s just finished growing half a million pumpkins. Thankfully, he won’t be carving them all!

We find out why some Young Farmers Clubs are proposing a vote of no confidence in their National Federation.

It’s all about the weather, with the farmers who want it to rain – and those who’d rather it stayed dry. There’s the first update of the new sugar beet campaign. Also, we'll hear from MPs speaking at Wednesdays Agriculture Bill second reading in Parliament.

We look ahead to Wednesdays second reading of the Agriculture Bill in Parliament...what tweaked are needed to make it work for our farmers? Plus, we’ll take you on a ride on an historic machine that’s not one...but TWO tractors, joined together!

Sean meets the deer farmer, diversifying his business…to ensure its survival.

Plus, he looks at the pressures facing agriculture in 2018 – from the summer drought to a ban on insecticides that’s being blamed on an increase in pests on crops growing in the field.

This week, the products helping crops survive extreme weather...both here and in Australia. Plus, there’s more reaction to last weeks Agriculture Bill.

Sean has reaction to the Agriculture Bill, which has finally gone before Parliament this week. Plus, if you’re a beet farmer, we’ve news from British Sugar ahead of the new campaign.

Find out why MPs will be wearing special wheat pin badges at Wednesday's Prime Ministers Questions.

Sean finds out why egg producers are facing soaring costs to feed their chickens. And, we help launch this years Love Lamb Week.

We already micro-chip our pet dogs and cats...on the Farming Programme, Sean meets the researchers who are micro-chipping SLUGS! And, find out why blackcurrants - and Ribena - could be sweeter than usual this year.