Farming Programme

Lameness in dairy cattle - an expensive problem, how to spot it and how to solve it? Plus details of a new wellbeing service for the Lincolnshire rural community. And agronomy, the markets and the weather for the week ahead.

Easter visitors, sheep export problems, agronomy, the markets, the weather and a special Easter message from our Agricultural Chaplain.

A new online platform designed to give beef farmers a guaranteed return in advance. Summer labour and farming apprenticeships. Plus the markets reviewed and the weather forecasted. The week in agriculture.

The end of another beet campaign reviewed and the start of a new magazine aimed at budding young farmers and children interested in the countryside. Plus agronomy, the markets and the week's farming news.

We'll talk about Open Farm Sunday, complete last week's look at the NFU's 'Levelling Up Rural Britain' document and hear from a Lincolnshire green veg grower, benefitting, it seems, from lockdown 3. Plus agronomy, the markets and the weather for the week ahead.

We take a look at the NFU's proposal for 'Levelling Up Rural Britain' talk ELMS and celebrate a Lincolnshire farm's 'World's Best' success at the Great Taste Awards. Plus farming news, agronomy, the markets and the weather for the week ahead.

Problems with seed potato exports. Is the dairy market really booming? An idea from the CLA and NFU to help reduce rural crime and a look back at last week's NFU Conference with President Minette Batters.

Some news for you if you’re in horticulture. And, if you’re a tenant farmer thinking of retirement, should you take the Basic Payments Scheme lump sum? Details of British Sugar's new 'Beet Package Plus'. Plus news of an interesting job vacancy at an organisation whose services are in ever greater demand at the moment. With agronomy and the markets, it's the week in agriculture.

A word of warning about parts for farm equipment post-Brexit, we'll hear about something new planned by Ladies in Pigs and about a Lincolnshire reservoir going for Local Wildlife status. Plus it's Yellow Wellies' Mind Your Head Week, this week. With agronomy, the markets and the farming weather, it's the week in agriculture.

Integrated water management, problems with pigs and an update on the sugar beet campaign as it nears its end. Plus agronomy, the markets and the weather for the week ahead.

Ever had problems finding the farming info you need on the web? We might just have the answer! And the latest Women in Food and Agriculture survey results are in - are things getting better, worse or staying the same? Plus agronomy, the markets and weather for the week ahead.

Talk of a possible agricultural game-changer, the countryside code and the story of one of the big players and their collaboration with local businesses which brought a new service to market in double quick time. Plus a report from the recent AICC conference.

Changes to the Red Tractor Scheme, neonicotinoids and sugar beet and a Lincolnshire farmer going the extra 26 miles for a farming charity. Plus a look at the markets and the weather for the week ahead.

We're focusing on the young this week: Young Farmers, a charity working to educate young people in farming and the food journey and young people and farm safety. Plus our usual agronomy, markets and weather updates.

After looking backwards last week, we welcome our regular contributors sharing their hopes, desires and predictions for 2021. And we'll have our first farming weather forecast of the new year.

A special programme this week - looking back at the highs and lows of 2020 in agriculture. With Covid, Brexit and the weather, it's been a hugely challenging year for the farming sector.

Find out about Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce's new learning network aimed directly at the agricultural sector and agricultural chaplain Alan Robson looks back at the year and delivers his Christmas message. From the Farming Programme team, a very Merry Christmas!

Should you take a BPS lump sum? - there is a catch! We'll get an update on the sugar beet campaign, the markets and some timely agronomy advice, plus a look at the weather for the week ahead.

News from Defra. What does the Women in Food and Agriculture Digital Summit have in store? An update on Forage Aid. Plus agronomy, a look at the markets and the weather for the week ahead.

Nitrogen fixation a replacement for Urea? Is Urea to be banned? You can have your say. Plus agronomy, the markets and weather and a chat with Countryfile's Helen Skelton about the scary statistic that 1 in 5 children don't know where milk comes from - how can we educate the youngsters?