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Droving has been hugely important in shaping farming practice across Northumberland for 1,000 years or more. The necessity of transporting sheep and cattle has changed the …
The Manual of British Rural Sports first appeared in 1856 and quickly established itself as an excellent handbook to the many outdoor pursuits practised in the British countryside …
Francis Pryor – regular contributor on Channel 4’s Time Team and the man behind the Britain BC and Britain AD television series – maintains that early farming in Britain has been …
Over 100 tractors, stretching back over 100 years — from the first steam engines on wheels produced by ingenious engineers in the garden shed, to the mighty multinational John …
Back in the 1930s, horsepower and manual skills were central to farming communities, and a farm of 100 acres could provide a living wage for four families. Today's mechanical farms …