Episode
29/08/2026: bluetongue, future crops, lavender farm
- Podcast
- Farming Today
- Published
- Aug 29, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 1489
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- http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0030x2y
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Summary
With the livestock disease bluetongue still spreading across the UK, we speak to a Dutch vet about how they coped with a massive outbreak there in 2023, and what we can learn. This week we've been looking at what crops farmers might grow in the future to cope with a changing climate - whether precision-bred crops, or turning to traditional varieties. And we're at a lavender farm in the Lake District. The farm uses several varieties of the aromatic herb, including those from Provence in France. Presented by Anna Hill and produced by Sally Challoner.