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Mud, Sweat and Tractors: The Story of Agriculture

Episode 4: Beef

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

A look at how two of our finest native breeds of cattle, Hereford and Aberdeen Angus, reigned supreme before the Second World War and helped earn Britain a reputation as the 'stockyard of the world'. The programme also shows how, since then, both breeds have been transformed to a much larger size - from standing only to the stockman's waist to reaching his shoulder. Show less

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