Farming Today This Week: Upland Farming
Farming news. What is it like to farm in the UK's uplands? Sybil Ruscoe explores the challenges farmers face and the arguments for and against rearing sheep on the hills.
The uplands are the source of 70% of our drinking water. They're also a workplace for farmers, foresters and gamekeepers, and a popular destination for tourists. In this programme, Sybil Ruscoe takes to the hills near Church Stretton in Shropshire, to find out what it's like to farm in the uplands. She also hears from an environmentalist who thinks sheep are too dominant on our hillsides, and would like to see the landscape revert to nature.
Presented by Sybil Ruscoe and produced by Emma Campbell.
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- Sat 16 May 201506:30BBC Radio 4
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