Aardman Animation's world famous animated sheep is being adopted by Natural England to teach children how to behave in the countryside, in a new campaign which aims to teach how to 'respect, protect and enjoy' it. The UK's first indoor salmon farm could be built in Cleethorpes. The company behind it says it's a safe and efficient way to produce fish and avoids the potential problems of sea lice, pollution and escapes faced by farms at sea or in lochs. Opponents say it's factory farming. All week we're looking at growing the ingredients for medicines. Today we hear about animal products in pharmaceuticals. Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced by Beatrice Fenton.

All year long, Young Farmers' Clubs prepare for a big competition - the county rally. We join young farmers from across Wiltshire as they vie for the trophy. Activities range from practical skills, like fence erecting, cooking, tractor reversing and flower arranging, to the silly - like making cocktails in costume or hooking ducks with a mini digger. This year's theme is "a day at the races" and it coincides with the 90th anniversary of Malmesbury YFC who are hosting the rally at Aquetong Farm near Malmesbury. Produced and presented by Rebecca Rooney.

The Government has dropped the Kept Animals Bill. It would have banned the live export of animals from the UK, the bill would also have brought in new measures to tackle dogs worrying livestock and puppy farming. The Farming Minister Mark Spencer told the House of Commons the bill "risked being extended" beyond its original commitments and was being dropped. Compassion in World Farming has condemned the move. Some English farmers are celebrating a government u-turn on payments to hill farms. We find out what the changes are and what they could mean for farmers. Tenant farmers in England criticise the Government response to a review of the sector. Defra says it plans to get rid of EU regulations, a move which it claims will release £180 million into the the UK's wine industry. Plans would enable growers to import hybrid vines, adding new grape varieties into higher quality wines grown in England and Wales. The changes would also include new labelling to show where the grapes are from, and not where the wine was bottled. This week the World Farmers Organisation has been meeting in South Africa and Farming Today has been looking at some of the challenges facing farmers around the world. We report from the Netherlands, where there are radical proposals to reduce the number of farms. Also we speak to a farmer in Ukraine about farming in a war zone and hear from fruit growers in Ghana where there's a glut of watermelons. Presenter = Charlotte Smith Producer = Rebecca Rooney

The government has dropped the Kept Animals Bill. It would have banned the live export of animals from the UK . The commitment to banning the export of live animals for slaughter was made in the Conservative Party's election manifesto in 2019 and the bill would also have brought in new measures to tackle dogs worrying livestock and puppy farming. The Farming Minister Mark Spencer told the House of Commons the bill "risked being extended" beyond its original commitments and was being dropped. Compassion in World Farming has long campaigned against live exports and has condemned the move. Some English farmers are celebrating a government u-turn on payments to hill farms. Charlotte Smith finds out what the changes are and what they could mean for farmers. This week the World Farmers Organisation has been meeting in South Africa and so all this week Farming Today is looking at some of the challenges facing farmers around the world. Today we report from the Netherlands, where there are radical proposals to reduce the number of farms. Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced by Beatrice Fenton.

Tenant farming groups in England have criticised the Government response to a review of the sector. The review by Baroness Kate Rock was published last year and made 74 recommendations, including a tenancy forum, a tenant farming commissioner and improvements to tenancies, as well as making the new Environmental Land Management schemes more accessible to people who don't own the land they farm. The Government has responded by announcing a new Farm Tenancy Forum and will consult on a commissioner. Tenant Farmers Association's chief executive, George Dunn says “the last thing we need is a review of the review". The price UK farmers will be paid for wool this year is going down, and won't cover the cost of shearing. British Wool has annouced it'll pay around 30 pence a kilo, which means many farmers will get less than £1 per fleece. Shearing costs about £1.65 per sheep according to the National Association of Agricultural Contractors. This year's wool price is a drop from last year when farmers got around 36 pence a kilo, prices vary according to the type and quality of the wool. All this week as world farmers meet in South Africa we're looking at some of the challenges faced by farmers around the globe. Farming in a war zone is obviously difficult, both the day to day stresses but also the bigger picture as Ukrainian farmers struggle to export their produce. They have been big exporters of grain and oilseeds and as we've reported the war has impacted both availability and prices across the world. Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced by Beatrice Fenton.