* How many eggs does a hen lay in its lifetime?

* What’s a hogget?

* What is the point of burning heather on moorland?

* How does grazing help the environment?

* Can Britain be self-sufficient

* What is a genetically modified crop?

* When is a pig a gilt?

* Who owns the forests, the mountains, the wetlands and coastline in Britain?

* What is the future for British farming?

All these questions and more are tackled by Jill Mason in this new fact-packed, illustrated book.

It is an invaluable account of the British countryside today, its livestock, its crops and its wildernesses.