Farm Diversification on Cadair Idris
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Discussion of the difficulties faced combining tourism and agriculture on a farm.
Farmer's wife discusses the difficulties faced in combining tourism and agriculture on a busy farm. Tourists often see the place as a fairy story while real farm life is going on outside. Includes footage of a calf being born in the barn.
From:
Mountain Fields of Vision
First Broadcast
:
26 September 2002
Teachers' notes
Age Group : 11-14,14-16
Subject : Geography
Topic : Economic activity, Hill farming, Tourism
Keywords : Farming, Cattle farming, Farm diversification, Snowdonia, Cadair Idris,
Notes : Could be shown to provide a case study on farm diversification and the challenges faced by hill farmers in their everyday lives.
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