Farm
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| Originally published | 1989 |
| Authors | Richard Rhodes |
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| ID | 2282797 |
About Farm
Farm chronicles a year in the life of Tom and Sally Bauer of Crevecoeur County, Missouri, who cultivate nearly two square miles of the surface of the earth. . . .
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...A wind Farm which will help power the production of Irn-Bru has been officially opened...
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... Doris - part of a 200-strong herd on an Isle of Wight dairy Farm - has featured on a US news programme and attracted more than 1...
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...Jeremy Clarkson s Farm shop has been described as both a " menace" and " a success for local people" during a planning meeting...
Sicily's rich olive pickings - the fruit of Italy's migrant exploitation
... The town of Campobello di Mazara on the Italian island of Sicily overlooks rows of olive trees blanketing verdant fields - Farm trucks zoom past with crates brimming with plump green olives...
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...By Jane WakefieldTechnology reporter Farmers used to test the quality of their soil by burying a pair of underpants in the ground and seeing how quickly they rotted...
Brenda Venables: The 40-year mystery of the missing farmer's wife
... Brenda Bolton was 23 when she met the man who would become her husband at a young Farmers event in Worcestershire...
Paul McCartney begins epic Glastonbury headline set
... He continued with The Wings hit Junior s Farm - a cheeky nod to the Eavis family, who host Glastonbury on their Farm each year...
Bristol slavery victims recount 'horrendous' abuse
... National Crime Agency investigators found that Tancos and Gomulska failed to pay a minimum of £923,835 in wages, calculated as if Tancos had paid his victims minimum wage for eight hours a dayJailing them, Judge Martin Picton said their victims " represented a cash value to you in a way cattle would to a Farm"...
Isle of Wight cow 'faking sleep' attracts global sympathy
By Toby WadeyBBC News
A cow has attracted sympathy from across the globe for " pretending" to be asleep to Get Out of being milked.
Doris - part of a 200-strong herd on an Isle of Wight dairy Farm - has featured on a US news programme and attracted More Than 1. 5 million views on Tiktok .
The video prompting all The Fuss shows farmhand John Brodie trying to coax an unimpressed-looking Doris outside on a cold morning Two Weeks ago.
Mr Brodie said the footage demonstrated how Doris was " more person than cow".
The video was shot by Mr Brodie at Reads Farm near Newport purely with the intention of entertaining his wife Laura.
" Laura thought it was funny and put it on Tiktok - I didn't even know about it, " He Said .
That changed when Radio One DJ Greg James played the audio on his breakfast show The Following day, with thousands expressing sympathy for Doris 's reluctance to Get Up too early.
" I identify as Doris , " one person commenting said, while others claimed The Cow as their own " spirit animal".
Mr Brodie was subsequently, telling reporter Jeanne Moos about how Doris always had a tendency to be " cheeky".
He told The Bbc the attention had been " crazy" and that messages about Doris had been received " from literally everywhere".
" It's really surprising but I think it's a really good Thing - I think any positive exposure for anything to do with The Dairy industry, particularly at The Moment , is probably a good Thing , " Mr Brodie said.
He Said he loved The Bond he had built up with Doris , with the friendly cow often trying to groom him As If he was a member of The Herd .
" Doris has a fantastic Personality - She 's definitely more person than cow, " he added.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
