BBC Countryfile Magazine

On the farm with Adam Henson

Farming has changed. Long gone are the days when it was commonplace for meadows to be ploughed, hedgerows destroyed, orchards grubbed up and dangerous chemicals widely used. Perhaps you recall when stubble-burning was the norm and thousands of arable fields were engulfed by flames every summer?

Today’s farmers are much

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