The Farming Programme

Highlights from the Lincolnshire Show...including why shows such as this are still a success, despite others around the country closing down.

Plus the NFU and the CLA react to the Queens Speech with plans for an Agriculture Bill AND we hear from the man who'll help draw up the bill....the Farming Minister George Eustice.

Highlights from the Cereals Event, plus reaction to Michael Gove's appointment as Defra Secretary. We also look ahead to the Lincolnshire Show.

It's Open Farm Sunday, with farms across our area opening their gates - we'll preview the event and find out more about it's aims.

After UKIP and the Greens last Sunday...this week, the Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats discuss their agricultural policies, ahead of Thursdays election.

This week with Ellie Codling we have the first of two pre-election specials, as we hear from the major parties and their policies on agriculture plus a look ahead to Cereals as well as the usual grain and agronomy reports.

Could a proposed change to the use of diesel engines have a crippling effect on agriculture? We hear from the farmer who's standing up for diesel!

Plus, fresh concerns over post-Brexit trade negotiations...and we ask what effect has this weeks wet-weather had on crops?

Despite showers this weekend, there's concern over the relatively dry start to the year - and the effect its having on crops.

Plus, Sean visits the Newark showground for the Nottinghamshire County Show...and asks why so many agricultural shows elsewhere in the country are no longer taking place.

As the main parties prepare to publish their election manifestos, Sean look at what farmers want to see from who-ever will form the next Government.

Plus, the programme discusses the increasing use of drones on our farms...and asks whether they're being used properly?

The Farming Programme visits the National Space Centre in Leicester to hear more about how robotics are shaping the future of agriculture. Plus an update from Newark's sugar beet factory...with an update from British Sugar.

This week....we talk robotics and ask whether robots really are the future for agriculture. Plus, important news on one of farming major concerns at the moment on neonicotinoids.