Black Box For The Farmer

Series

Series Name
Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.
13
Date Released
1969
Filmed
Oct 1969
Length of issue (in feet)
475
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Instant Gourmet
  2. 2Invisible Fortress
  3. 3Locktronics
  4. 4Xrays Unlock Art Secrets
  5. 5Black Box For The Farmer

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
COI synopsis: Electronics down on the farm can now bribe a cow to deliver more milk with the promise of more food. One of the first tentative steps in the agricultural engineers’ quest for fully automated dairy farming.
Keywords
Agriculture; Science and technology; Animal husbandry; Engineering; Computers and computing
Written sources
COI Microfilm Roll 47 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis
COI Reference
MI 1458/13
Credits:
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Sound
Chris Wilden
Camera
Dick Ewen
Sponsor
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Presenter
Ian Morrison
Producer
Janice Willett / Kay
Presenter
Marion Foster
Director
Mark Lawton
Cutter
Peter Greenaway
Editor
Peter Greenaway

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Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
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Notes
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