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Yorkshire Museum of Farming

Murton Park

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 Farming Life                                         

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In 2007 and 2008 we asked fifty people involved in agriculture to tell us about their working lives and the changes they have witnessed since they came into the industry. We gathered recollections about many aspects of farming including the growth in mechanisation, changes in food prices, the differences between rural and urban lifestyles and whether the farming life provides satisfaction. Interestingly, the majority would opt to stay in agriculture even if they won the lottery!
The extracts below offer an insight into farming lives today.

Penny Johnson

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Penny Johnson remembers her path into farming

Clifford and Mary Marshall

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Clifford and Mary Marshall reflect on the good and bad points of farming life

Andrew and Charlotte Jennings

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Andrew and Charlotte Jennings describe how dairy farming is more than just a job, it’s a way of life. Andrew lives and breathes cows!


Andrew Jennings talks about the changes he has seen and put into practice since he took over his father’s farm.

Lou Barnard

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Lou Barnard describes the growth in mechanisation since he became a farmer.


Lou Barnard talks about his typical farming day.

Tony and Valerie Richardson

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Tony and Valerie Richardson discuss their lives in farming and the differences between rural and urban lifestyles.

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