The Box is a major cultural and heritage attraction and archive, which opened in Plymouth’s city centre in September 2020. Its collection, formally the South West Film and Television Archive (SWFTA), is the regional film archive for the South West of England, comprising the combined programme libraries of Westward Television and Television South West (TSW). It also includes a significant number of donated film collections dating back to the early 1890s.
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Dartmoor Hill Farming
The heady heights of a hill farm is explored
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Overview
TV reporter Kenneth Macleod reports from a hill farm on Dartmoor in Devon. Hill farming is extensive farming in upland areas historically grazing cattle and sheep. Fell farming uses uncultivated high ground also known as common ground. Modern hill farming is dependent on government subsidy and receives support from the European Union's Agricultural Policy with the aim of keeping farmers on the land for management and conservation purposes.
Dartmoor has been farmed for centuries and the moors used for grazing for over 3500 years. It is human involvement that has shaped and evolved the upland ecosystems. The Dartmoor Hill Farm Project (DHFP) supports farmers on Dartmoor by increasing vocational skills and aiding local businesses and is hosted by the Dartmoor National Park Authority (DNPA). Over half of Dartmoor comes under the Duchy of Cornwall and with its support a group of farmers have formed the Dartmoor Farmers Association.
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