This Farming Life

2016•6 series

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The working day begins as the sun rises above the horizon and it ends long after the sun has set. Across Scotland and Northern Ireland, the struggles and triumphs of farmers and their families are documented to give a unique perspective into the lives of those providing the nation with milk, meat and more. Against a backdrop of some of Britain's most remote and beautiful locations, these farmers go about their day with unprecedented dedication as they tend to their animals, harvest their crops, and care for their own families, as they endeavour to keep everything on the farm running smoothly during often testing times.

Episode 1Taking Over the Family Farm

Succession tensions arise for Nick and his dad, Derek, as they face a year of transition.

Episode 2Chasm in the Wheat Field

In Fife, Jo and Andy fear for their wheat crop as heavy rain causes the ground to open up.

Episode 3Pig Pandemonium

It’s pig pandemonium as Kezia and John Imrie try to take five stubborn pigs to market.

Episode 4Lamb-ageddon

Unseasonably cold and wet weather means the Morrises have a very difficult lambing.

Episode 5New Life on the Farm

The Baker family leave their remote island farm for Mel to give birth on mainland Orkney.

Episode 6Lambs, Crops and Chicken Pox

Single mum Sally juggles the demands of lambing with a poorly four-year-old.

Episode 7Island Farming on the Edge

It's all hands to the pump on tiny and remote Papa Westray.

Episode 8Royal Highland Showtime

Andy and Jo are in it to win at the highlight of Scotland's farming calendar.

Episode 9Summer Festival Fun and Games

A ticket mix-up threatens visitor numbers at the Imrie family’s summer music festival.

Episode 10An Island Wedding

Papa Westray's tiny island community celebrate Paul and Mel's wedding day.

Episode 11Handing Over the Reins

With Derek’s retirement imminent, the Thomsons must agree succession plans.

Episode 12You Reap What You Sow

It's harvest time for Jo and Andy as they discover what the weather might have cost them.

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