Countryfile: Adam's Farm

In 2001, Adam Henson was chosen from 3,500 applicants to become a presenter on Countryfile. Adam's agricultural knowledge and open manner soon made him a popular figure and when the programme moved to its current Sunday evening slot in 2009, he began to present a weekly report from his own farm in the Cotswolds.There, the ups and downs of the farming calendar, as told in Adam's straight-talking fashion, soon became one of the most popular parts of the programme as viewers watched him endure the stress of TB testing and his sadness at losing valuable cattle as well as the highs of spring lambing. This is the first book by Adam Henson, and it is an enthralling, first-person account of the drama, emotion and sheer hard work that is life on Adam's Farm.

Préface
An absorbing look at a year in the life of the UK's most famous farmer.

Auteur

Adam Henson

Texte du rabat

Life doesn't get much better than this. I'm standing on one of the highest points of my farm on the top of the Cotswold hills, the first rays of spring sunshine beating down on me. The field is empty save for half a dozen of my favourite sheep - the black-faced Norfolk Horn and the shaggy Cotswold Lion. At my feet is Maude, my top sheepdog and a constant companion for 11 years.

OK, so not every day is like this. The sun isn't always shining and the work can break both your back and your heart, but I wouldn't change it for the world. This place is in my blood and I'd be lost without it.

My name is Adam and this is my story.