James Rebanks, author of The Shepherd's Life, reveals some surprising facts about ewes, rams and lambs. 1) People have farmed sheep and cattle in the English uplands for 4-5000 years - it is a ...

to create the landscape that we need. 14:54 3 times a day you need a farmer.

A Cumbrian shepherd and best-selling author says farm subsidy reforms ... But BBC Today programme guest editor James Rebanks said they offered "bits of wilderness" to "buy us off".

Aside from being a successful author, Mrs Rebanks manages a farm at Matterdale near Ullswater with her husband James. The family initially gained recognition through her husband's Twitter account ...