ATV Today: 22.05.1973: Decline in Asparagus Growing

Summary

John Swallow talks to asparagus farmers in the Vale of Evesham about an apparent decline in their industry.

Year:

1973

Duration:

0:04:40

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

ATV

Master format:

16mm

Description

We see a man standing outside F. Caswell & Son (a forge at Badsey in Worcestershire) inspecting tools for harvesting asparagus. We then see shots of men picking asparagus by hand in fields and women packing the vegetables. John Swallow talks to several growers about the decline in the industry which is blamed variously on the weather or the lack of young farmers going into the industry. One interviewee is named as Ray Hill and another is Adam Howley, President of the Asparagus Growers Association.


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