One viewer complained about the scheduling of the series at tea time, in other regions they were enjoying 'proper' programmes!
April 24th 1966 5.30-5.59pm.
The Irish Store Trade May 1st 1966 introduced by John Jenkins.
Dairy Shorthorns on an Arable Farm May 8th 1966 introduced by John Jenkins. A look at breeding techniques and early crops on the farm of Alfred Ringer of Titchwell.
May 22nd 1966, back to an earlier afternoon spot: 2.22-2.50pm introduced by John Jenkins from the National Spring Sugar Beet Demonstration at Sedgeford nr King's Lynn.
Farm Workers Unite! May 29th 1966. Celebrating the diamond jubilee of the national Union of Agricultural Workers. A history of the movement.
Make Hay... June 12th 1966 introduced by John Jenkins.
Potatoes - Pattern for Progress June 26th 1966, 2.52-3.25pm introduced by John Slater. A report on the national harvesting demonstration in Pembrokeshire. Also with Frank Shotton of the Terrington St Clement Experimental Station.
The Problems of Continuous Corn August 14th 1966, 2.52-3.20pm introduced by John Jenkins. With Edward Bullen, Director of Boxworth Experimental Husbandry Farm.
Continuous Cereals for Part-time Farming September 4th 1966, introduced by John Jenkins. With P Rowbotham of Porson Road Cambridge, a part time farmer: "the farm almost runs itself"!
Rent-a-Headache? September 18th 1966, introduced by John Jenkins. Visit to a tenant near Peterborough.
High Speed Potato Harvesting October 9th 1966, 2.15-2.45pm introduced by John Slater at the farm of AH Worth Ltd Holbeach Hurn..
October 23rd 1966, 2.17-2.45pm introduced by John Jenkins. Highlights of the autumn Sugar Beet Harvesting Demonstration at Sedgeford.
Tractors for the Seventies November 6th 1966, with Kenneth Morgan of Reading University.
November 13th 1966, introduced by John Slater
November 27th 1966, introduced by John Jenkins
The Lid Off Europe December 4th 1966, discussion with leading agriculturalists of the Common Market.
December 11th 1966, introduced by John Slater. Highlights of The Royal Smithfield Show.
January 8th 1967, introduced by John Jenkins. With Dr Sicco Mansholt, architect of the European Common Market agricultural policy.
Beef Suckler Herds- status symbol or commercial proposition January 15th 1967, introduced by John Jenkins. The Livestock Group of Norfolk's suggested methods of improving profitability.
Agriculture in the 1970s January 29th 1967, introduced by John Jenkins. Highlights of the NFU Agricultural Conference at Central Hall Westminster.
February 12th 1967. Michael Carson of Little Melton has pioneered a scheme of semen delivery by post, putting top quality boars at the service of every pig breeder. One customer is Ron Partridge of Boxford. Also Tom Groves of Alderley Park Research Laboratories Macclesfield talks about synchronous mating. (Sounds a bit racy for Sunday afternoon.) Film editor: Harry Aldous.
February 19th 1967, introduced by John Slater.
Who Gets Out? March 5th 1967 Chris Teale explains why he gave up dairy farming, and the buyer of his land Mr P Robinson of Hingham explains how he hopes the extra acres will fit his new system.
Price Review 1967 March 19th 1967, introduced by John Jenkins. With Political correspondent Jim Murray.
Quality Weaner Production April 16th 1967, introduced by John Slater. Bob Harvey of Tannington and his progeny tested boars. A visit to Roy Kemp of East Harling who supplies 100 weaners each week.
Barrage Scheme A Wash Out? April 30th 1967 Neville Wallis of the NFY looks at the government's refusal to support the Wash Barrage scheme.
A Place in the Sun May 28th 1967, 2.32-3pm. Douglas Phillimore from Northampton has emigrated to Portugal to buy a farm at £40 an acre. Note: Part of this programme survives in the ITV archive.
Election Special June 11th 1967. The theme is actually the Milk Marketing Board elections. Two candidates air their opposing views: Tom Boden of Uttoxeter and Stanley Murray of Devizes.
Low Cost Sugar Beet June 18th 1967, 2-2.25pm. Introduced by John Jenkins. Visit to the farm of John Burton of Tuttington who "on his own" runs 60 acres of sugar beet and 240 arces of cereals.
Royal Show Preview July 2nd 1967, 2.32-3pm.
July 16th 1967 Introduced by John Jenkins. JH Keymer of heathfield Sussex discusses his scheme to control egg production of inducement to slaughter hens in periods of excess output.
Norfolk Agricultural Station August 6th 1967 Introduced by John Slater. A filmed report on latest trials at Sprowston with AC Owers.
August 20th 1967, 2.17-2.45pm. A walk round the enterprise of John Hitchcock, pioneer in pig production.
Do Lots of Cows mean Lots More Problems? October 29th 1967 introduced by Hew Watt. Visit to Thorpe Moriuex, 240 cows super sized dairy unit of Strutt and Parker.
Cambridgeshire Under Concrete? November 5th 1967, introduced by John Jenkins. With Nevile Wallace of NFU and Professor GP Wibberley.
Grouping For Profit November 26th 1967, introduced by John Jenkins. The East Anglian Potato Marketing Group.
The Mushrooming Industry January 28th 1968. A visit to John and Donald Bradfield who in 1950 started with £50 and a Nissen hut but now employ 60 people and sell 1,250,000 lb of mushrooms each year.
Europe's Revolutionaries February 4th 1968. Heinrich Biehl's pig husbandry in Hamburg.
Colin Ewing the programme editor, described how the Farming Diary team visited four countries in this mini series. They also enjoyed a nice trip to Vienna and Count Angelo Bacchini, and to Milan and Mario Bocchi, the veal king. In Cloppenburg in West Germany, the team saw an automated chicken house with 100,000 chickens. In Venice, a thousand cows were transported to the milkers on a turntable. From these last two, a special programme was compiled Switch on the Chickens, Put the Cows on the Roundabout which was given peak time viewing on the network, and even made the Top Ten TV chart! It also won Anglia TV a bronze award at the 1971 Berlin Agricultural Film Festival.
Machinery on the March- March 3rd 1968.
Review of the Review March 10th 1968. John Jenkins talks to Fred Peart Minister of Agriculture and Bill Williams NFU President about the effects of the Price Review.
Europe's Revolutionaries March 17th 1968. Introduced by John Jenkins. Programme 3 in this mini series was subtitled The Granary of Europe, and visited France and its expanding corn production.
Europe's Revolutionaries April 7th 1968. Introduced by John Jenkins. Programme 5 was subtitled Cheaper Chicken at Bert Hendrix's farms with over 300 broiler growers.
Too Much Bull? May 12th 1968, 2.03-2.30pm. Problems relating to the Bull Licensing Act.
Portugal- A Place in the Sun June 23rd 1968. John Jenkins presents a filmed report of two East of England farmers who have started farming in Portugal (compare the programme on May 28th 1967).
1 Egg Board Unscrambled? 2 Royal Show Preview June 30th 1968, 2.08-2.35pm. Introduced by John Jenkins.
Cereals 'Drive In' July 14th 1968, 2.13-2.40pm. Highlights of a demonstration at Childerley Hall and Boxworth Experimental Husbandry Farm, with Edward Bullen director, Gordon Clarke Cambridge agricultural adviser, and John Jenkins.