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Farmers struggle to stick with nature as FMD hits industry

Hundreds of miles from Surrey, Scotland�s hill farmers feel the effects of the latest outbreaks of disease. By Torcuil Crichton in the Borders

You think of modern farming being very high-tech but in reality hill farming is very tied to the seasons," says Nigel Miller.