Then as Now?
Twenty years ago, in the first programme, a National Farmers' Union spokesman made much of the great potential for saving imports if only more money was put into the industry. It's a familiar theme today but in some ways things have changed radically. DAVID RICHARDSON and JOHN CHERRINGTON show extracts from the first and other early programmes and compare the 50s with the 70s.
Producer JOHN KENYON BBC Birmingham
Weather for farmers JACK SCOTT