Year on an Arable Farm, A

Synopsis

Seen through the eyes of farmer Andrew Lyle, this DVD charts a year’s progress on a 500-acre arable farm in Lincolnshire. The farm grows wheat, oilseed rape, oats, potatoes, sugar beet and borage. Scenes featured include ploughing, manuring, seed drilling, the potato harvest, sugar beet lifting, hedge work, crop spraying, woodland maintenance, potato planting, crop protection, fertilising, irrigation and baled straw.

The project began as an educational aid siutable for schools and the DVD covers each stage in detail to explain exactly what is happening.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2007

Subjects

Agriculture

Keywords

agricultural processes; crops; farming; potatoes

Credits

Director

Andrew Lyle (2)

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 0 PAL

Price

£15.95

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

70 minutes

Year

2013

Production Company

Name

Game Keeper’s Diary

Distributor

Name

First Pasture

Web

http://www.firstpasture.co.uk/index.php External site opens in new window

Address

First Pasture House
22 Fawley Close
Willenhall
Wolverhampton
WV13 3ER
United Kingdom