It is January, the cold month of survival between breeding and birthing. \n\nOn the Stoer Peninsula in the north west Highlands of Scotland, Helen and Graham corral their Highland cows in preparation for a visit from the vet. He is coming to take blood samples from the herd to determine whether any of them have contracted the chronic wasting disease carried by one of their Highlanders, Minnie. The future of farming at the croft depends on the outcome. \n\nIn Northumberland, Emma’s six-month-old puppy Grey is introduced to sheep for the first time. It is an important moment for the youngster as Emma will only train sheepdogs that show true potential. Later, Emma and Ewan find out the fate of their tenancy.\n\nIn the Lake District, Matt and Dani Blair are dealing with an unexpected new arrival - the first calf to be born on their new farm has arrived three months early. When the young calf has trouble feeding from his mum, young parents to be Matt and Dani step in to help.\n\nOn Little Rowater Farm in Aberdeenshire, new entrant farmers Isla and George French are concerned about deer calf 166 as he is showing signs of being bullied by the rest of the herd. Later, the plans for their new venture, ostrich farming, are put on hold.
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Series 7: 4. Lamb-ageddon
At Hillhead farm, John and Antoinette have their hands full, as Ben’s had to take a full-time job away from the farm.\n\nIn Fife, the Morrises head into lambing season, ex ...
16-02-2025
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Series 7: 3. Pig Pandemonium
In Dumfries and Galloway, Nick is pregnancy-testing his easycare sheep. Plans to take over the farm in September depend on the success of the breed.\n\nOn Papa Westray, Paul an ...
16-02-2025
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Series 7: 2. Chasm In The Wheat Field
Jo and Andy must take stock of the rain damage to their wheat crop. A huge chasm has torn through one field and in another the seedlings are swamped in mud. They call in a grain ...
11-02-2025
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Series 7: 1. Taking Over The Family Farm
In Dumfries and Galloway, Nick and his wife, Holly, prepare to take over the family-run farm from his, dad Derek, who plans to retire later in the year. Nick wants to change how ...
04-02-2025
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Series 4: Episode 12
It’s the height of summer - time to prepare for the colder months. This year, coronavirus means farmers are looking much further ahead, finding ways to survive in changing ...
08-11-2024
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Series 4: Episode 11
It’s early summer, the time for farmers to reap rewards. While summer is normally an occasion to combine business and pleasure at markets and in the show ring, the continu ...
07-11-2024
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Series 4: Episode 10
It’s mid-March. Farmers across the UK are in the middle of lambing and spring calving when coronavirus grips the nation.\n\nHigh in the uplands of Northumberland, Emma and ...
05-11-2024
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Series 4: Episode 9
Spring arrives on the farms - the season of new beginnings and spring lambs, when the hard months of winter finally begin to pay off.\n\nIn the Lake District, Matt, Dani and Mur ...
04-11-2024
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Series 4: Episode 10
It’s mid-March. Farmers across the UK are in the middle of lambing and spring calving when coronavirus grips the nation.\n\nHigh in the uplands of Northumberland, Emma and ...
05-11-2024
BBC 2
Series 7: 4. Lamb-ageddon
At Hillhead farm, John and Antoinette have their hands full, as Ben’s had to take a full-time job away from the farm.\n\nIn Fife, the Morrises head into lambing season, ex ...
16-02-2025
BBC 2
Series 3: Episode 9
In the Highlands, Lynn and Sandra get a surprise when they harvest their first batch of honey. In Northern Ireland, the Rodgers family gathers to give bull Mario a good send off ...
23-11-2023
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Series 3: Episode 4
A new family, dairy farmers the McLeans, are introduced. Raymond goes the extra mile to save his lambs. Stevie faces buffalo cow number 666, and Kirsty and Aimee take last year& ...
16-11-2023
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Series 6: Episode 9
Spring is in the air, bringing newborn livestock. In North Uist, Carianne spends her days on the tiny island of Vallay in search of new Highland calves. When one calf is discove ...
14-04-2024
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Series 4: Episode 2
Father and daughter team Frank and Georgia compete in the Westmoreland County Show, Matt and Murray deal with a DIY disaster and an escapee calf, and Emma and Ewan find out if t ...
24-10-2024
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Series 3: Episode 12
In the Highlands, new crofters Lynn and Sandra welcome more new sheep and take delivery of a batch of hens that they hope will lay the foundations of an egg empire.\n\nIn Northe ...
05-12-2023
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Series 3: Episode 8
Lynn and Sandra face the danger of a drought on the croft. Stevie’s buffalo herd go for a cooling dip in the loch. And at the Royal Highland Show, Raymond and Johnny aim h ...
22-11-2023
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