26/12/2011
Sarah Swadling goes out with Robin Milton on his sheep feeding rounds, and finds out about his family's farm which mixes livestock, Exmoor ponies, crops and conservation.
The Milton family farm cattle, sheep, Exmoor ponies, and arable crops on the patchwork of land which makes up Exmoor National Park. Brothers Robin and Rex are the fifth generation of their family to farm, and two of their sons are following suit. Today, Sarah Swadling goes out with Robin on his sheep feeding rounds and gets to know the very special quality and depth of Exmoor mud!
Produced and Presented by Sarah Swadling.
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