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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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The Story of Oilseed Rape - fields of gold

This resources tells the Oilseed rape food story told via a series of videos taking you the journey from tiny seed to fields of gold

Farm-linked activities for KS1 English

Revised to match the current (2016) curriculum, KS1 English activities that can be carried out before, during or after a farm visit or as standalone classroom activities.

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.