The patchwork quilt of farming blocks has come to symbolise our landscape from the air. It did not always look this way: the revolution was started by the invention of the humble seed drill by Jethro Tull.
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Story: A History of Farming
Duration: 3:10
The patchwork quilt of farming blocks has come to symbolise our landscape from the air. It did not always look this way: the revolution was started by the invention of the humble seed drill by Jethro Tull.
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