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The Weather Situation for farmers and growers; followed by: Farming: Modern Sheep Production

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A weekly agricultural magazine for those who live by the land.

There has been a big increase since the war in the number of farmers keeping a flock of sheep. Yet modern methods of breeding and husbandry are still the exception. Eric Lamming of the School of Agriculture, Nottingham University, investigates some of the latest practices and introduces films made on the farms of Oscar Colburn and John McArthur in Gloucestershire and on the University Farm.
Film sequences by the Agricultural Film Unit:
Film cameraman, John Bird
Film editor, Iris Lewis
From the BBC's Midland television studio

Contributors

Presenter:
Eric Lamming
Film cameraman:
John Bird
Film editor:
Iris Lewis
Producer:
Hilary Phillips

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