Cheese Chats - Cheese Chats Episode 2: Andrew Hattan on Upland Farming in The Dales

Cheese Chats Episode 2: Andrew Hattan on Upland Farming in The Dales

06/10/18 • 71 min

An interview with Andrew Hattan, of Low Riggs Farm in Nidderdale, on his experiences of small scale sustainable upland hill farming, returning to traditional dairying, the environmental impact of farming and how to survive on an upland farm in the Dales.

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