The Farming Programme

as it’s Open Farm Sunday, Sean will be looking at the importance of the event and just why so many farms are throwing open their gates to the public this weekend.

We find out why Wool could be a real life-saving answer to home insulation. Plus, the fight to save some of our rarest breeds of sheep, goats and horses.

There's a warning for farmers that it's time to face up to the huge changes heading their way, amid claims many are trying to avoid the inevitable!

Also...could green burial sites be a possible life-saver for smaller farms?

And we look ahead to the Lincolnshire Young Farmers Rally, taking place on Saturday (June 2nd) at Carrington.

With Brexit on the way, Sean asks - what does the future hold for farming families?

Plus, we meet the owners of some award winning pigs from Newark.

With the Nottinghamshire Show this weekend – the first County Show of the year - Sean looks at the importance of County Shows to agriculture.

Sean's joined by the President of the NFU to discuss supermarket mergers, the Government's Green Brexit consultation and the EU extending a ban on the use of pesticides.

We hear from the President of the CLA - after meeting Defra's Michael Gove - to discuss the Government's Health and Harmony Consultation.

What's 4g coverage like where you are? We look at claims some mobile phone operators have, effectively, deserted the countryside. Plus, as the harecoursing season draws to a close, there are calls for a more nationwide approach to tackling the illegal sport.

After a debate on Twitter, the former Green Party Leader Natalie Bennett has spent an entire day on a farm in Lincolnshire to find out the truth about what happens there. We’ll hear from her and the farmer who hosted the visit.

it’s all about the weather again! As many farms start to resemble the lake district, Sean looks at the effect it’s having on the farming calendar. Plus – there’s a look ahead to this Sundays Countryside Lincs event at the Lincolnshire Showground.