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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
BBC 2
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
BBC 2
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 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
BBC 2
Series 4: Episode 8
It’s been a long wet winter. After the deluge, the land is stirring. Farmers are preparing for spring and with it the arrival of new life.\n\nIn Northumberland, Emma Gra ...
01-11-2024
BBC 2
Series 4: Episode 7
In Armadale, at the northernmost tip of the Scottish mainland, hill farmer Joyce Campbell is checking up on her North Country Cheviot ewes. They live all year round out on 6,000 ...
31-10-2024
BBC 2
Series 4: Episode 6
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 Highl ...
30-10-2024
BBC 2
Series 4: Episode 5
The year draws to a close, and the farmers race the fading light as they prepare for the worst of the winter.\n\nDisaster strikes for crofters Helen and Graham in the remote nor ...
29-10-2024
BBC 2
Series 4: Episode 4
The first frosts of winter arrive, signalling it is time to settle livestock into winter housing and providing an opportunity for farmers to make plans for the following year.\n ...
28-10-2024
BBC 2
Series 4: Episode 3
It is late autumn, and the breeding season has arrived. It is an important time - success or failure later in the year depends on the hard work farmers and their stock put in du ...
25-10-2024
BBC 2
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
BBC 2
Series 4: Episode 1
It is pay day for Scottish hill farmer Joyce, young couple Matt and Dani take on the biggest gamble of their lives, Isla and George hatch baby ostriches, and shepherdess Emma Gr ...
23-10-2024
BBC 2
Series 6: Episode 12
For many farmers, summer means one thing - show season - and the Royal Highland Show is the highlight in the calendar.\n\nThe Barclays boys are showing pedigree Beltex and their ...
23-06-2024
BBC 2
Series 6: Episode 11
Summer is in full swing. In the Cairngorms, Robert’s cattle get their first taste of freedom and fresh grass, while Jenni’s alpacas need a short back and sides from ...
09-06-2024
BBC 2
Series 6: Episode 10
No matter what time of year, a farmer’s to-do list is never done. On his croft in the Cairngorms National Park, Robert is up to his elbows at lambing time. He has learned ...
12-05-2024
BBC 2
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
BBC 2
Series 6: Episode 8
As the days grow longer, the MacDonalds round up their pregnant Highland cattle on the tiny island of Vallay, off North Uist, for a prenatal check up and vitamin boost.\n\nIn Ne ...
07-04-2024
BBC 2
Series 6: Episode 7
New life is at the forefront of everyone’s mind, which means round-the-clock care for some.\n\nIn Inverkip, after a successful pregnancy scan, Rachel and Camy are getting ...
24-03-2024
BBC 2
Series 6: Episode 6
A new year begins, bringing new life and new experiences. Carianne and her brother-in-law Alexander take Faillish the bull to the Oban Highland Show, hoping to bag a rosette and ...
17-03-2024
BBC 2
Series 6: Episode 5
Christmas is just around the corner, and Scotland’s farmers are battling the elements to keep things running. In South Ayrshire, a deep freeze descends on John’s far ...
10-03-2024
BBC 2
Series 6: Episode 4
Winter is looming in Scotland. And while many are battening down the hatches and keeping warm, farmers are still outside caring for their livestock and making preparations for t ...
25-02-2024
BBC 2
Series 6: Episode 3
In North Uist, the MacDonalds are preparing for one of the biggest events in their calendar – walking their 150 pregnant highland cattle from the mainland to the tidal isl ...
11-02-2024
BBC 2
Series 6: Episode 2
Autumn brings challenges and rewards for farmers across Scotland. In Inverkip, Rachel and Camy are one year into building their own farm, taking on a tenancy at Dunrod Farm and ...
04-02-2024
BBC 2
Series 6: Episode 1
Filmed across a year, this series follows the lives of five farming families across Scotland.\n\nThe autumn sales are over, and preparations are being made for winter. In Newton ...
28-01-2024
BBC 2
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
BBC 2
Series 3: Episode 11
It is autumn and in the Highlands, Raymond’s bull Major, who was injured earlier in the year, finally goes to work but getting him to the field of cows involves a soggy de ...
04-12-2023
BBC 2
Series 3: Episode 10
A team of valais blacknose sheep superfans from across the globe gather at Raymond and Johnny’s farm to help with the annual washday prior to the “Blacknose Beauties ...
24-11-2023
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
BBC 2
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
BBC 2
Series 3: Episode 7
In the Highlands, Raymond tests the market for valais blacknose crossbreeds at the Thainstone Rare Breed Sale, while his kids put pressure on him to buy more pets. Crofters Lynn ...
21-11-2023
BBC 2
Series 3: Episode 6
In Shetland, Kirsty tackles her first breach birth. Stevie’s favourite pygmy goat Ginger struggles to give birth to twins. Raymond’s cows run amok on their way to th ...
20-11-2023
BBC 2
Series 3: Episode 5
The Rodgers face a final TB test. Animals arrive at Lynn and Sandra’s croft. Raymond is kept guessing by his surrogate sheep and a calving boom starts at Kirsty and Aimee& ...
17-11-2023
BBC 2
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
BBC 2
Series 3: Episode 3
Inspectors arrive to check Raymond and Johnny’s subsidy claim. Kirsty and Aimee gather the flock in from St Ninian’s Isle. Lynn and Sandra host their first workshop ...
15-11-2023
BBC 2
Series 3: Episode 2
New entrant crofting couple Lynn and Sandra send their first pigs to slaughter. Raymond’s best bull Major is injured in a brawl. The Rodgers hopes of Balmoral show hang on ...
14-11-2023
BBC 2
Series 3: Episode 1
As the new year begins, we meet three new farming families – father-and-son team Raymond and Johnny Irvine, Shetland sisters Kirsty and Aimee Budge and the Rodgers family ...
13-11-2023
BBC 2
Series 5: Episode 11
The first snowfall of winter arrives. In Orkney, Sean works with his dad Michael and uncle Martin in stormy weather to bring their cows in for shelter. Later, Sean reveals he&rs ...
02-02-2023
BBC 2
Series 5: Episode 12
In Loch Ness, the countdown to Christmas begins. Donald and Joanna hit a few teething problems as they open their new farm shop in the middle of a winter storm. Later, with thei ...
01-02-2023
BBC 2
Series 5: Episode 10
At Corrimony Farm in Loch Ness, pumpkin season finally arrives. The Girvan family put on the largest pick-a-pumpkin event the glen has ever seen, just in time for Halloween. Fur ...
26-01-2023
BBC 2
Series 5: Episode 9
Summer turns to autumn in Bute, Emma and Ewan are in the market for new tups or rams to produce good prime lambs the following spring. When they arrive at Kelso, the biggest she ...
25-01-2023
BBC 2
Series 5: Episode 8
Autumn is on the way in Loch Ness, and at Corrimony Farm, David and Barbara are embracing a new piece of tech that involves fitting GPS collars to their herd of stabiliser cows ...
24-01-2023
BBC 2
Series 5: Episode 7
It’s late summer in Bute, and Emma and Ewan preparing for the Bute Agricultural Show, the highlight of the island’s agricultural calendar. Later, after a health scar ...
19-01-2023
BBC 2
Series 5: Episode 6
Emma and Ewan earn their first pay cheque for the new farm, while Joanna and Donald press ahead with plans for their farm shop, and Sean returns home to the family farm.
18-01-2023
BBC 2
Series 5: Episode 5
Young farmer Sean hits the road for his annual sheep shearing trip, while the Love family press ahead with their dairy plans. Ronnie and Pete prepare for the Royal Highland Show.
17-01-2023
BBC 2
Series 5: Episode 4
Emma and Ewan hatch a plan to breed peacocks, Barbara gets her pumpkin plan off to a strong start, and Ronnie and Pete turn to cutting-edge science.
11-01-2023
BBC 2
Series 5: Episode 3
Ronnie and Pete prepare for a leggy new arrival, Joanna embarks on a steep learning curve, and young farmer Sean nears the end of a bumper lambing season.
10-01-2023
BBC 2
Series 5: Episode 2
As spring arrives on the farms, it’s all hands on deck to get through the busiest time of year.\n\nOn Orkney fourth generation farmer Sean wants to one day own his own far ...
05-01-2023
BBC 2
Series 5: Episode 1
Filmed across a year, this series follows six families in remote and stunning Scotland. It’s early spring as the farmers gear up for lambing, their busiest weeks of the ye ...
04-01-2023
BBC 2
Series 2: Episode 9
As the weather gets warmer, Mel and Martin's cows go back out to the fields, Janet and Alastair have to de-horn their newborn calves, weaning time at the buffalo farm gives Stev ...
28-12-2018
BBC 2
Series 2: Episode 6
Alone on the farm, Mel must act fast to help a trapped bull, the Holstein Society assessor comes to judge the merits of the Roans' herd, an avian flu scare puts Robin and Penny' ...
22-12-2018
BBC 2
Series 2: Episode 5
Dairy farmers Steven and Tracey Roan turn to technology to increase their chances of female calves, David and Sandra's hefted sheep go back to their homes on the hill, Janet and ...
21-12-2018
BBC 2
Series 2: Episode 3
On Mull, Janet and Alastair put Owen, their new young virgin tup, to the test. Stevie risks the wrath of the buffalo mums when he ear-tags four newborn calves, early snow on the ...
19-12-2018
BBC 2
