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03/04/26 "Muddy Fingers" McGurn
The potter using clay from the land to tell the story of a County Fermanagh farm.
02/04/26 Ferries and islanders on Barra, rare breed sheep, soil
Major disruption to Scottish ferry services and its toll on a small Hebridean island.
01/04/26 Rural fuel poverty; emissions from sheep; Marine Protected Areas.
Fuel poverty hits deeper and is growing more quickly in rural areas, new figures show.
31/03/26 Record livestock mart figures, lambing list, Ramblers report
Livestock markets report a record turnover - how much longer can high prices last?
30/03/2026: Fishing industry hit by fuel costs. A good time to be a sheep farmer? Wild Daffodils
The fishing industry seeks government help over spiralling diesel costs.
28/03/26 Farming Today This Week: trail hunting; impact of Middle East war; shellfish; geese; Victorian farming; farmer choir.
Trail hunting - the government wants to ban it, the consultation's started.
27/03/26: Trail hunting ban consultation, How WWII shaped farming
The government is pressing ahead with its ban on trail hunting in England and Wales.
26/03/26 Scottish rural policy, green gas, Victorian farming.
Scottish government reveals how farm support payments will work over next five years.
25/03/26 Environmental regulation, geese, The Enclosure Act and the farming landscape.
Should the Environment Agency and Natural England be merged?
24/03/26 Middle East conflict and supply chains, processing shellfish, medieval farming.
Will continuing conflict in the Middle East now lead to price hikes in the supermarket?
