Mud Sweat and Tractors: The Story of Agriculture

Series looking at the history of 20th-century farming in Britain.

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Status

Ended

Original Name

Mud Sweat and Tractors: The Story of Agriculture

First Air Date

April 15, 2009

Last Air Date

May 6, 2009

Seasons

1

Episodes

4

Language

English

Production Companies

Networks

BBC Four

S01E04

Beef

A look at how two of our finest native breeds of cattle, Hereford and Aberdeen Angus, reigned supreme before the Second World War and helped earn Britain a reputation as the 'stockyard of the world'. The programme also shows how, since then, both breeds have been transformed to a much larger size - from standing only to the stockman's waist to reaching his shoulder.

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