Those living in rural areas and day trippers to the British countryside willbe familiar with the pungent aroma lingering in the air after a farmer hasbeen out muck-spreading – often ironically referred to as ‘that fresh countryair’, it’s the by-product of the natural cow-poo, or slurry, used asfertilizer.
However, a growing number of farmers are using moreenvironmentally-friendly spreading techniques and in doing so, helping toreclaim the idea of ‘fresh country air’ and making it altogether sweetersmelling.