Agriculture is recognised as the world's largest, oldest and most important industry. This video takes a look at modern farming methods along with some from the past. Featured in this video: Horses ploughing, Vintage tractor, Ploughing match, Modern tractor ploughing, Drilling grain, Bedding cattle, Lambing time, Sewing fertilizer, Crop spraying, Potato planting, Sheep inoculation, Turnip drilling, Crop irrigation, Pig farming, Border landscapes, Silage mechanisation, Hay making, Sheep shearing, Pea harvesting, A visit to the Border Union Show, Harvest time, Potato spraying, Sheep dipping, Kelso ram sales, Threshing mill, Potato harvest and Winter tractor ploughing. Commentary by Bill McLaren, featuring music by Jim Mackay & his band.