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World War 1: the Changing Face of Harvest

A short video showing one farm’s story during World War One. 100 years ago John Ashton's father helped with the pea harvest along with soldiers who returned from the front line. Today, the advancements in technology see a crew of ten men do the work of 1000.

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Wheat farm machinery

A simple PowerPoint presentation with photos and basic explanation of the farm machinery used in the process of growing and harvesting wheat.

Why are farms open on Sunday?

Sunday 5th June is Open Farm Sunday, an annual event where farms all over the country welcome the public onto their land to find out more about farming. Frances Harris looks at why they do it.