The Future of Farming on Cadair Idris

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Interview with Snowdonia farmer on the mountain and the hardness of his working life.

A look at hill farming on Cadair Idris in Snowdonia National Park. A farmer and his wife talk about why they love to live there and their hopes for the future for themselves and their children, despite the hardness of their working lives on the mountain.
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, Agriculture, Environment, Regeneration, Family farm, Snowdonia, Cadair Idris, Farm diversification, Sheep farming,

Notes : Use clip as part of a larger unit of work on agriculture. Use to exemplify the problems faced by hill sheep farmers in all parts of Wales, with Snowdonia as a case study.

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