Harvest (2013)
Cereals: The Seeds of Life
2013 • E2 Sep 12, 2013 60m
Gregg and Philippa join farmer Tom Bradshaw at the start of his frantic wheat harvest. Stefan Gates reveals the biology behind the magic of seeds and how they germinate. Philippa explores the extraordinary precision and speed of the oil seed rape harvest that must be gathered in before a rain storm which could ruin a year's work. And we explore the grain harvest behind whisky, one of Britain's biggest exports.