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  1. Hope in a Changing Climate (2009)

    Director
    Jeremy Bristow
    Subject
    Agriculture; Environmental science; Geography

    Parts of China’s Loess Plateau, the highland area spanning some 640,000 square km in the north of the country, faced environmental ruin as over-farming took its toll on the ecosystem. In this film...

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  2. From Forest to Home: Traceable Wood (2009)

    Subject
    Agriculture

    Around 25 million cubic metres of wood are wasted each year in Europe. In an effort to reduce this waste, researchers are developing solutions, such as radio tags and invisible inks with nanoparticles, to...

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  3. Mud, Sweat and Tractors (2009)

    Subject
    Agriculture
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 240 minutes), £15.99

    This four part series charts the revolution that food production in Britain underwent in the 20th century, and examines the impact this had on the lives of farmers and consumers alike. With episodes focusing...

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  4. Modern Life (2009)

    Director
    Raymond Depardon
    Subject
    Agriculture; French studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 80 minutes), £19.99

    The Cévennes region in southern France is a region of hilly passes, lonely farms and lonelier farmers. There we are introduced to aged bachelor brothers Marcel and Raymond Privat, whose old-fashioned...

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  5. Our Daily Bread (2008)

    Director
    Nikolaus Geyrhalter
    Subject
    Agriculture; Film studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 92 minutes), £15.99

    Comparable to the work of Stanley Kubrick in terms of its formidable formal rigour, and visually in a field of its own, this powerful documentary is a captivating look at the agriculture industry throughout...

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  6. Selection of Honey Bees (2008)

    Subject
    Agriculture; Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 60 minutes), 37.90 euros

    The DVD "Selection of Honey Bees" consists of the films "Honey Yield and Behaviour" (C 13136) and "Aiming for Vitality" (C 13137). The first film gives a detailed description of how to carry out vitality...

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  7. Killer Bargain, A (2008)

    Director
    Tom Heinemann
    Subject
    Agriculture; Environmental science; Geography
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 57 minutes), 28 euros

    A critical look at the cotton industry in India. Multinational companies are involved in promoting the extensive use of pesticides, many of which are banned in the western world. The bleaching and dyeing...

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  8. Lamb Survival (2008 Video)

    Subject
    Agriculture; Veterinary science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 84 minutes), £15.95

    Illustrates techniques that can be used by shepherds to reduce losses of lambs from hypothermia and infection. Shows intraperitoneal injection, the use of warming boxes, colostrum, the stomach tube and...

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  9. Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution (2008)

    Director
    Jean-Paul Jaud
    Subject
    Agriculture; French studies

    The documentary begins with a visit to a small village in France, where the town’s mayor has decided to make the school lunch menu organic and locally grown. It then talks to a wide variety of people with...

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  10. Elegy of the Land - Maria/Last Day of a Rainy Summer (2007)

    Director
    Alexander Sokurov
    Subject
    Agriculture; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 40/30 minutes), £24.99

    Two shorts by Alexander Sokurov about the significance of the land to Russia, where it has an almost spiritual meaning. Both films are embued with the director’s signature moody melancholy. MARIA, made in...

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