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Series 4 (30-minute Versions): 12. Ryedale - Sheep
Veteran farming family the Dunns and retired businessman Stephen are all heading to Ryedale to show off their finest sheep. For Stephen, this is a chance to carry on his wife&rs ...
09-08-2024
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Series 4 (30-minute Versions): 13. Bath - Cheese And Sausages
Bath, with all its beautiful architecture, is the backdrop for one of the oldest farmers' markets in Britain. Hugh is trying to sell his families award-winning cheese, and the K ...
08-08-2024
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Series 4 (shortened Versions): 10. Awards - Farming Family
Hardworking families across the UK who work around the clock to make their farms a success compete to win the much-coveted, prestigious title of best Farming Family Business at ...
07-08-2024
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Series 4 (shortened Versions): 9. Northumberland - Sheepdogs
International sheepdog breeder David and farmer Brenda battle the temperamental British weather with their pedigree dogs by their sides, competing at Powburn, one of Britain&rsq ...
06-08-2024
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Series 4 (shortened Versions): 8. Isle Of Wight - Sheep
First-time farmers Paige and Kingsley are hoping that showing their sheep at the Isle of Wight show will bring them one step closer to their life's dream of becoming full-time f ...
05-08-2024
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Series 4 (shortened Versions): 7. Lambeth - Greenhouse & Vauxhall City Farm
Two inner-city London charities head to the 46th Lambeth Country Show. This is their chance to raise awareness and funds and drum up support so they can survive another year and ...
02-08-2024
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Series 4 (shortened Versions): 6. Launceston - Cattle
Young couple Darren and Emma are braving their first cattle show with their precious ruby red Poppy in the hope of taking home a red rosette but first they have to beat seasoned ...
01-08-2024
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Series 4 (30-minute Versions): 11. Mid Devon - Goats
Two farming families are both hoping that their much-loved pygmy goats will bring them acclaim at this year's Mid Devon Agricultural show. The competition is tough and there are ...
31-07-2024
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Series 4 (shortened Versions): 4. The Scottish Game Fair - Garlic And Cheese
Two very different food producers who have put their hearts and soul into getting their products to market are heading to the Scottish Game Fair. The Allingham family are promot ...
30-07-2024
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Series 4 (shortened Versions): 3. South Wales - Shire Horses
Former police officer Huw Murphy and the Harries family go head to head with their beloved shire horses at the 37th South Wales Shire Horse Society Show. For the Harries family, ...
29-07-2024
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Series 6 - 30 Minute Versions: 6. Mid Devon Show
For Sharon and Andrew, farming and family is their whole life. With five grown-up children and several grandkids, there’s an army of willing helpers on hand to lead their ...
12-06-2024
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Series 6 - 30 Minute Versions: 4. Ashbourne Show
The lives of dairy farming couple Jo and Alex revolve around two things: their Jersey Cows and winning at the Ashbourne Show in Derbyshire. They’re returning this year wit ...
11-06-2024
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Series 6 - 30 Minute Versions: 1. Edenbridge And Oxted Agricultural Show
Sarah is a passionate livestock farmer and devoted to her Kunekune pigs. As she heads to the south east’s famous Edenbridge and Oxted Agricultural Show, she has high hopes ...
10-06-2024
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Series 5: 20. Farden
Today, we meet farmers whose sheepdogs aren’t just invaluable for the help they provide on their farms. Billy and his nephew Jock have both had some success at sheepdog tr ...
07-06-2024
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Series 5: 19. Bowhouse Cheese
Hoping to make healthy sales at the famous Bowhouse indoor market in Fife are two Scottish farming families. \n\nTo try and squeeze more income from their milk, husband and wife ...
06-06-2024
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Series 5: 18. Stroud
Sisters Rowan and Lily took over their mother’s business creating natural cosmetics from plants grown in their magnificent garden. Now they are learning the ropes while tr ...
05-06-2024
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Series 5: 17. Winchester
Busy beekeepers Debbie and Chris traverse the southern counties collecting honey from their 220 hives, while vegetable and fruit farmers Paul and Jackie, with a little help from ...
04-06-2024
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Series 5: 16. Cullompton
Donna and her two teenage boys Will and Jack gear up to sell their home-reared bacon butties, pulled pork wraps and burgers at Cullompton Food Festival. Farming couple Melanie a ...
03-06-2024
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Series 5: 10. Moseley Wine
After an early frost decimated a big part of their crop, father-and-son team Billy and Billy Jr are excited to sell a fair chunk of their organic fruit and nuts at the lively Mo ...
31-05-2024
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Series 5: 9. Exeter
Two couples prepare for big sales at Exeter farmers' market today. Former archaeologist Janet and her husband Andy are hoping to sell some of their chickens to bring in the cash ...
30-05-2024
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Series 5: 8. Ludlow
Two farming families rely on Ludlow’s market in its ancient square to sell their produce. Father-and-son team David and George grow six varieties of apples that they turn ...
29-05-2024
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Series 5: 7. Ashfields
Two farming families gear up for the horse carriage marathon at Ashfields Carriage and Polo Club in Essex. Three generations from a sheep farm in Newcastle make the 240-mile jou ...
28-05-2024
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Series 5: 6. Stokesley
Nigel and Benjamin, a father and son team, prepare for the farmers' market in historic Stokesley. These two are more like best friends and partners when it comes to running thei ...
27-05-2024
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Series 5 (30-minute Versions): 5. Seas
Husband and wife cider makers Liz and Mike are excited to bring their cider, made from 8 varieties of apples, to the South of England Agricultural Show. But it's chucking it dow ...
24-05-2024
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Series 5 (30-minute Versions): 4. Longshaw
Two proud farmers compete in one of the UK’s oldest and most prestigious sheep dog trials at Longshaw. Jim is a sheep farmer from the Yorkshire Dales with his two dogs Gwe ...
23-05-2024
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Series 5 (30-minute Versions): 3. Axbridge
In the beautiful little town of Axbridge in Somerset, there is a farmer’s market that is a lifeline to many. Two sets of farmers are hoping to make a splash there: Jack an ...
22-05-2024
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Series 5 (30-minute Versions): 2. Hexham
In the beautiful town of Hexham, the fortnightly market brings hope to farmer Andrew and daughter Emma, who are eager to make good sales of their lamb and beef- along with young ...
21-05-2024
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Series 5 (30-minute Versions): 1. Moseley Veg
Sheep and arable farmers John and his son Ed head to the vibrant Moseley Farmers’ Market, but when they arrive, their unusual pitch threatens to put a dent in their earnin ...
20-05-2024
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Series 4 (shortened Versions): 1. Alexandra Palace - Chicken And Veg
Nick and Jacob left the rat race to pursue their farming dream of producing perfect poultry. They are joined at Alexandra Palace farmer’s market by organic and heritage fr ...
29-04-2024
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Series 5 (30-minute Versions): 15. Cowbridge
Two hard-working farming couples go to the close-knit Cowbridge Farmers’ Market in south Wales. Elwyn and his partner Ann-Sophie hope to unload their large range of veg, a ...
08-03-2024
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Series 5 (30-minute Versions): 14. Creake Abbey
Young farmer Izzi took over from her dad aged just 22. She’s responsible for a herd of 43 Highland Cows and some rare Lincoln Reds. Meanwhile, sisters Laura and Samantha s ...
07-03-2024
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Series 5 (30-minute Versions): 13. Melton Mowbray
In the town of Melton Mowbray, at one of the UK's oldest and biggest livestock markets, young sheep farmer Elizabeth and her partner Mitchel hope to impress her dad by selling f ...
05-03-2024
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Series 5 (30-minute Versions): 12. Petersfield
Preparing for the picturesque Petersfield market in Hampshire are Mike and grandson Jan. It’s not just their range of three, six and 18-month-old cheeses they are trying t ...
04-03-2024
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Series 5 (30-minute Versions): 11. Bowhouse Honey
What started as a hobby for dad Jeff has now become a full-on family business with his two charming Mancunian daughters Tracy and Karen as they make honey in Perthshire, Scotlan ...
01-03-2024
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Series 7: 20. Gillingham And Shaftesbury Show
Dorset farming couple Richard and Sophie milk their herd of almost 400 dairy goats every day, but the raw ingredient isn’t enough to turn over a profit. To drive their sma ...
29-02-2024
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Series 7: 19. Heckington Show - Sheep
Farming couple Sarah and Richard are proud owners of Lincoln Longwool sheep and are taking their flock to Lincolnshire’s Heckington Show, a major competition for this rare ...
28-02-2024
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Series 7: 18. Royal Welsh Show - Goats & Ponies
For goat farmer Liz, starting her own pedigree dairy herd while holding down a job as a healthcare support worker and raising two children is a real achievement. To boost income ...
27-02-2024
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Series 7: 17. Wensleydale Show
Young farmer Katie from County Durham has just banked her A-levels and, alongside her studies, is devoted to rearing her herd of Jersey cows. As she heads to North Yorkshire&rsq ...
26-02-2024
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Series 7: 15. Tenbury Show
Sheep-farming couple Ben and Laura have struck out on their own, renting land and balancing holding down other jobs with raising their two young children. Life is full-on, but t ...
23-02-2024
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Series 7: 14. Edenbridge And Oxted - Goats And Cows
James, Louisa and their young children have a full workload running their farm in north Kent. The key to unlocking more funds in the future is their Jersey herd. They’ve r ...
22-02-2024
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Series 7: 13. Lenham Farmers' Market
Robert and Catherine are determined that their family farm in Kent should move with the times. On top of growing wheat, in recent years they’ve branched out into making cr ...
21-02-2024
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Series 7: 12. Okehampton Show
For dairy farming duo Debbie and Arthur in Cornwall, their lives revolve around their cows, family and competition. With determined daughters and grandchildren in tow, they&rsqu ...
20-02-2024
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Series 7: 11. Lambeth Country Show
For city farmer Claire, looking after the animals at Surrey Docks Farm in south east London is her life’s work. It’s a vital place for the local community to experie ...
19-02-2024
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Series 7: 10. Moreton Show
Annie has rung the changes on her Warwickshire tenant farm by introducing and breeding a fine herd of Highland cattle. Her majestic animals have appeared in fashion photoshoots ...
16-02-2024
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Series 7: 9. Barnard Castle Farmers' Market
Cheesemaking couple Allison and Jonathan in Teesdale are determined to work and live sustainably on their smallholding and do it with gusto. But with a dairy, café and gl ...
15-02-2024
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Series 7: 8. Ripley Farmers' Market
Tracey and Graham only became farmers 13 years ago, and in that time have invested everything to establish their thriving goat herd. They need to earn a living from their homema ...
14-02-2024
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Series 7: 16. Ludlow Food Festival - Cheese And Truffles
Shropshire cheesemakers Sarah and Paul use the milk from the family dairy herd to produce traditional farmhouse cheeses and butter. In recent years, they have picked up lots of ...
13-02-2024
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Series 7: 6. Royal Welsh Show - Pigs
Morgan and Tasha have only been pig farmers for a couple of years, but with over 100 pigs on their rented land near Prestatyn, they definitely mean business. However, funding th ...
12-02-2024
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Series 7: 5. Melplash Show
Diana and Nigel are devoted to all the animals on their Devon farm, but Diana's shire horses hold a special place in her heart. After an impressive career in the competition rin ...
09-02-2024
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Series 7: 4. Edenbridge & Oxted - Sheep And Pigs
Hard grafters Gussie and her mum Susan are a driving force on their family livestock farm in East Sussex, where three generations muck in every day to get the work done. Gussie& ...
08-02-2024
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Series 7: 3. Heckington Show - Shire Horses
Committed horseman John is devoted to his shire horses Richard and George, who live at stables near Grimsby that John built for them. Shires are now a rare breed, and John fears ...
07-02-2024
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Series 7: 2. Lavenham Farmers' Market
New farmer Greg has spent the past two years transforming a derelict council plot into a fruit and veg haven. After missing the countryside while working as a yacht crew member, ...
06-02-2024
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Series 7: 1. Kilnsey Show
Busy tenant farming couple David and Charlotte rear their sheep and cattle in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales with help from their young, enthusiastic children and are so deter ...
05-02-2024
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Series 3 (shortened Versions): 20. Diversification Awards
Making a living in farming is not just hard graft, sometimes taking big risks can make a difference. Here, three inspirational farming families are celebrated for their ideas an ...
10-11-2023
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Series 3 (shortened Versions): 19. Cattle
Two Welsh pedigree cattle farmers battle it out with the best of the best at Europe’s largest agricultural event, the Royal Welsh Show. Winning here means everything to th ...
09-11-2023
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Series 3 (shortened Versions): 18. Shire Horses
Two families who are multi-generational Shire horse breeders are exhibiting their prize-winning pedigrees and competing for glory at the Royal Cheshire Show.
08-11-2023
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Series 3 (shortened Versions): 17. Rapeseed Oil And Buffalo
Northern Ireland’s only buffalo farmers, Michael and Barry, and rapeseed oil producers Jane and Michael, hope to sell out the fortieth annual Irish Game Fair.
07-11-2023
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Series 3 (shortened Versions): 16. Sheep
The Kent County Show’s sheep competition sees luxury sheep breeder Renee and farmers Ed and Gemma take to the ring. With her eyes on first prize, daughter Poppy has her si ...
06-11-2023
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Series 3 (shortened Versions): 15. Farm Worker Awards
Three influential farm workers, all critical to the success of their farms, go head to head, hoping to be named Farm Worker of the Year at the prestigious Farmers Weekly Awards.
03-11-2023
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Series 3 (shortened Versions): 14. Sheep
It doesn’t get tougher than showing sheep at the most prestigious Welsh show. Mother-and-daughter team Bethan and Elinor compete alongside Philip and Emma and their family ...
02-11-2023
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Series 3 (shortened Versions): 13. Chorizo & Sausages
Northern Ireland’s first charcuterie maker Alistair is joined by Kenny and Jennifer (whose menagerie of animals are stars of the silver screen), as they aim to sell their ...
01-11-2023
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Series 3 (shortened Versions): 12. Alpacas
Alpaca farmers Ian and Caroline and former circus ringmaster turned farmer Drew compete with their alpacas for coveted red rosettes at the Royal Three Counties Show.
31-10-2023
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Series 3 (shortened Versions): 11. Ice Cream & Cider
Goat ice cream producers Ian and Lauren and seventh-generation farmers turned cider producers Shawn and Trudie compete with the weather and the World Cup to sell their premium p ...
30-10-2023
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Series 7: 7. Ludlow Food Festival - Cider And Meat
Brothers Denis and Eric have lived and worked on their Herefordshire family farm for nearly 40 years. As well as rearing their native breed cattle, they’re proud of the or ...
02-08-2023
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Series 6 - 30 Minute Versions: 20. The Royal Cheshire County Show
Goat breeders Sam and Jess are excited to have a day away from their Sheffield smallholding and head to the Royal Cheshire County Show with their beloved goat herd in tow. A lot ...
03-03-2023
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Series 6: 19. Guildford Farmers’ Market
Friends and livestock farming duo Ian and Luke are passionate about producing high quality meat, and a vital location for selling it is Guildford Farmers’ Market in Surrey ...
02-03-2023
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Series 6: 18. Staffordshire County Show
Livestock farmer Lyn is proud that her sons, Thomas and Jack, have inherited her passion for rearing and promoting rare-breed animals. It means running their North Yorkshire far ...
01-03-2023
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Series 6: 17. Westmorland County Show
Rodney and Annabell’s Cumbrian farm has been in the family for 80 years, and since the beginning has always reared Ayrshire cattle. With their finest cows in tow, they ret ...
28-02-2023
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Series 6: 16. Mid Devon Show
For Dartmoor tenant farmers Louise and Olly, winning prizes for their Beltex sheep at the Mid Devon Show means a lot. Louise needs that recognition as a top breeder to secure th ...
27-02-2023
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Series 6 - 30 Minute Versions: 15. Staffordshire County Show
Peter, now in his twenties, has been rearing Berkshire pigs since he was ten. He last competed at the Staffordshire County Show when he was 14. Having balanced university with w ...
24-02-2023
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Series 6: 14. Shipbourne Farmers Market
Shipbourne Farmers Market in Kent is a vital shop window for self-taught local farmers Carla and Robin, who use the milk from the family dairy herd to produce their own cheese. ...
23-02-2023
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Series 6: 13. Macclesfield Sheep Dog Trials
Sheep farmer James is proud that his 12-year-old son Charlie seems to be following in his farming footsteps. They are also both passionate about running their beloved sheepdogs ...
22-02-2023
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Series 6: 12. Lewes Farmers Market
Owena and Ivan are so enthusiastic about farming life that they want other people to experience it too! As well as running workshops using wool from their flock of Shetland shee ...
21-02-2023
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Series 6: 11. Mid-somerset Show
Rhian is a smallholder farmer, part-time vet and mother to two young children who have inherited her love of animals and farming. The Mid-Somerset Show is where she cut her teet ...
20-02-2023
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Series 6 - 30 Minute Versions: 10. Abergavenny Food Festival
Friends Neil and Kai started their chilli farm in 2019 and now grow over 500 pesticide-free plants in their Wye Valley polytunnels. As they are a young business, taking their pr ...
17-02-2023
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Series 6: 9. Edenbridge & Oxted Agricultural Show
Paul’s East Sussex smallholding is home to his two loves, his pigs and his family. Paul’s ten-year-old grandson Bobby is a regular visitor and helps him look after t ...
16-02-2023
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Series 6: 8. Westmorland County Show
Debbie and Paul may not come from farming backgrounds, but Debbie’s determination after quitting her office job means they are now the proud owners of 300 alpacas on their ...
15-02-2023
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Series 6: 7. Lancashire Game & Country Festival
Self-taught farming couple SJ and Nat rear their herd of free range pigs in the Pennines near Todmorden, West Yorkshire, and over the past decade have built up a farm that now s ...
14-02-2023
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Series 6: 6. Mid Devon Show
For Sharon and Andrew, farming and family is their whole life. With five grown-up children and several grandkids, there’s an army of willing helpers on hand to lead their ...
13-02-2023
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Series 6 - 30 Minute Versions: 5. Blenheim Palace Food Festival
Sheep farming couple Tim and Tanya have breathed new life into their Cotswold farm, ensuring that Tim’s young son has the chance to take on a viable business in the future ...
10-02-2023
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Series 6: 4. Ashbourne Show
The lives of dairy farming couple Jo and Alex revolve around two things: their Jersey Cows and winning at the Ashbourne Show in Derbyshire. They’re returning this year wit ...
09-02-2023
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Series 6: 3. Stroud Farmers’ Market
Wiltshire farmers Rebecca and Luke rear their cattle, sheep and pigs with the help of their four children. Always aiming to farm as sustainably as they can, selling their award- ...
08-02-2023
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Series 6: 2. Royal Cheshire County Show
Derbyshire duo Becky and Matt hold down second jobs to fund their dream of rearing their flock of pedigree Dutch spotted sheep. Winning rosettes at the Royal Cheshire County Sho ...
07-02-2023
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Series 6: 1. Edenbridge And Oxted Agricultural Show
Sarah is a passionate livestock farmer and devoted to her Kunekune pigs. As she heads to the south east’s famous Edenbridge and Oxted Agricultural Show, she has high hopes ...
06-02-2023
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Series 3 (shortened Versions): 5. Cattle
Highland cattle farmers Simon and Emma are showing their finest bull Merlin and dream of winning big at the Great Yorkshire Show. In the Shorthorn category, Stuart and Gail are ...
16-09-2022
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Series 3 (shortened Versions): 4. Sheep & Goats
Dairy farmer Tereza shows her prize goats with the help of young protege Matthew at the Tendring Hundred Show, whilst aspiring farmer and agricultural assessor Mark competes for ...
15-09-2022
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Series 3 (shortened Versions): 3. Flowers
Flower farmer Shelley and sweet pea grower Darren compete at the Kent County Show - their displays are bespoke and spectacular as they go all out for a gold card.
13-09-2022
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Series 3 (shortened Versions): 2. Sheep & Pigs
Sheep farmers Ian and Fiona and Bev and family, who run a mixed farm and exhibit pigs, both compete at the Yeovil Show in an effort to build their reputations for prize-winning ...
12-09-2022
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Series 3 (shortened Versions): 10. Young Farmer Awards
Three passionate young farmers, the next generation of rising talent, battle it out at The Farmers Weekly Awards. Who will be crowned Young Farmer of the Year?
09-09-2022
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Series 5 (30-minute Versions): 20. Farden
Today, we meet farmers whose sheepdogs aren’t just invaluable for the help they provide on their farms. Billy and his nephew Jock have both had some success at sheepdog tr ...
02-09-2022
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Series 5 (30-minute Versions): 19. Bowhouse Cheese
Hoping to make healthy sales at the famous Bowhouse indoor market in Fife are two Scottish farming families.\n\nTo try and squeeze more income from their milk, husband and wife ...
01-09-2022
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Series 5 (30-minute Versions): 18. Stroud
Sisters Rowan and Lily took over their mother’s business creating natural cosmetics from plants grown in their magnificent garden. Now they are learning the ropes while tr ...
30-08-2022
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Series 5 (30-minute Versions): 17. Winchester
Busy beekeepers Debbie and Chris traverse the southern counties collecting honey from their 220 hives, while vegetable and fruit farmers Paul and Jackie, with a little help from ...
26-08-2022
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Series 5 (30-minute Versions): 16. Cullompton
Donna and her two teenage boys Will and Jack gear up to sell their home-reared bacon butties, pulled pork wraps and burgers at Cullompton Food Festival. Farming couple Melanie a ...
25-08-2022
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Series 4 (30-minute Versions): 2. Norfolk - Pigs
Passionate pig owners the Cullingtons and farming couple Chris and Julie are all hoping to turn their dreams into a reality and win the top prizes with their precious pigs at th ...
10-08-2022
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Series 6 - 30 Minute Versions: 19. Guildford Farmers’ Market
Friends and livestock farming duo Ian and Luke are passionate about producing high quality meat, and a vital location for selling it is Guildford Farmers’ Market in Surrey ...
23-06-2022
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Series 6 - 30 Minute Versions: 18. Staffordshire County Show
Livestock farmer Lyn is proud that her sons, Thomas and Jack, have inherited her passion for rearing and promoting rare-breed animals. It means running their North Yorkshire far ...
22-06-2022
BBC 1
Series 6 - 30 Minute Versions: 17. Westmorland County Show
Rodney and Annabell’s Cumbrian farm has been in the family for 80 years, and since the beginning has always reared Ayrshire cattle. With their finest cows in tow, they ret ...
21-06-2022
BBC 1
Series 6 - 30 Minute Versions: 16. Mid Devon Show
For Dartmoor tenant farmers Louise and Olly, winning prizes for their Beltex sheep at the Mid Devon Show means a lot. Louise needs that recognition as a top breeder to secure th ...
21-06-2022
BBC 1
Series 6 - 30 Minute Versions: 14. Shipbourne Farmers Market
Shipbourne Farmers Market in Kent is a vital shop window for self-taught local farmers Carla and Robin, who use the milk from the family dairy herd to produce their own cheese. ...
20-06-2022
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