SECTION4Ihopethatthisfirstsession,whichI’vecalledAnIntroductiontoBritishAgriculture,willprovideahelpfulbackgroundtothefarmvisitsyou’llbedoingnextweek.1IthinkIshouldstartbyemphasizingthatagriculturestillaccountsforaveryimportantpartofthiscountry’seconomy.WeareusedtohearingtheUK’ssocietyandeconomydescribedasbeing‘industrial’oreven‘post-industrial’,butwemustn’tletthisblindustothefactthata...
