April 7: Baroness Batters to lead profitability review and a sneak peak into the next series of Clarkson's Farm

In today's Farming in Five, head of news and business Alex Black discusses the news that former NFU president Baroness Minette Batters has been appointed by Defra to lead the Farm Profitability Review, a look at what is happening in the next series of Clarkson's Farm and an update on chicken standards from Waitrose

Alex Black

07 April 2025 鈥� 1 min read

April 29: 100 days of Trump, protesters look to evoke wartime spirit and native breeds at risk

In today's Farming in Five, head of news and business Alex Black discusses 100 days of Donald Trump's presidency and its impact on farmers, the Save British Farming London protest taking place today, the native breeds at risk according to the Rare Breeds Survival Trust and farmers who ran in the London Marathon

Alex Black

29 April 2025 鈥� 1 min read

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Farming in Five: A buzz around the livestock rings, the latest on a US trade deal and a look ahead

In this episode of Farming in Five, head of news and business Alex Black discusses the latest figures from the Livestock Auctioneers Association, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been visiting Washington this week, with tariffs, trade and Trump in the headlines and a look ahead to two protests in London on Saturday.

Alex Black

25 April 2025 鈥� 1 min read

Farming in Five

April 24: Campaign group to stage a 'vintage farming spectacle' in Whitehall to evoke Britain's war time spirit and put Britain's food and farming crisis centre stage

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reports on Save British Farming's plans to host a 'vintage farming spectacle' in Whitehall on 29 April, to put Britain's food and farming crisis in the spotlight; 草榴社区' Union of Wales' warning a rushed US trade deal could see Welsh agricultural 'sold down the river' in the UK Government's pursuit of short-term trade concessions; and 草榴社区 Guardian's brand-new video series 鈥楩rom Hill to Ring鈥�