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World Service,19 Oct 1990,13 mins

Decline of Farming in Swaledale, Yorkshire

Network UK

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Overproduction is blamed for the decline of hill farming in Swaledale. Farmers are overproducing because the prices set by the government are plummeting. Communities are disappearing as people move away to find work.

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