
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 Gray is preparing for the Skipton Dog Sales. She has built an international reputation, and half the farm’s annual income comes from breeding and training top sheepdogs. This year, she has high hopes for her fully trained two year old sheepdog bitch Meg, and anticipation is building for a record breaking price tag. But just three days before the sale, Meg starts to show signs of lameness, and Emma is forced to take an emergency trip to the vets.\n\nOn the northernmost tip of the Scottish mainland, hill farmer Joyce Campbell is preparing for spring. Her 800 North Country Cheviot ewes are now in the final stages of pregnancy, and Joyce is doing everything she can to keep them fit and healthy ahead of the birthing season. When she discovers one of her ewes is showing signs of listeria, a serious bacterial infection. Joyce does everything she can to save her.\n\nIn the Lake District, Matt and Dani Blair are preparing for the first cattle TB test on their new farm. It’s a nerve-racking procedure. One positive test could put the farm in lockdown for months. Later, when heavily pregnant Dani goes into labour, she and Matt head to the hospital, leaving 19 year old shepherd Murray holding the fort.\n\nIn Aberdeenshire, spring has come early for new entrant farmers Isla and George at Little Rowater Farm. They prefer their small flock, Dutch spotted pedigree and commercial ewes to lamb early, which means keeping an eye on them around the clock. With husband George working full time and three children to look after, Isla has her hands full lambing night and day.
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Series 8: 6. Heartache On Arran
Callum needs to haggle hard to get a good price for his calves from a mainland buyer, while Zara’s morning cattle check brings devastating news.\n\nAndrew feels under pres ...
02-04-2026
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Series 8: 5. Predators In The Sky
Callum and Zara believe last year's heavy lamb losses were due, in part, to bird predation. This year, they are hoping new tactics will protect them.\n\nHaving at last made it t ...
29-03-2026
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Series 8: 4. A Deadly Disease
Just one positive TB test result could mean quarantine for Lucy and Adam’s dairy herd and disaster for their move to Scotland.\n\nA pregnant Gayle is banned from the lambi ...
22-03-2026
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Series 8: 3. The Perils Of Quad Bikes
In Arran, Callum has to gather their flock from 4,000 acres of steep, rough hill terrain, while Zara recalls the devastating effects of his quad bike accident on that same groun ...
15-03-2026
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Series 8: 2. In It To Win It
On the Isle of Lewis, Ally’s pride is at stake as he and son Noah prepare their ewes to take on mainland breeders at Dingwall Mart.\n\nThe Glenn family are hoping for good ...
08-03-2026
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Series 8: 1. Risking It All
On the Isle of Arran, Callum and Zara's cows get a haircut, while a trip to a mainland market is touch-and-go when storms cause ferry chaos.\n\nHampshire dairy farmers Adam and ...
01-03-2026
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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 ...
04-01-2026
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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 ...
03-01-2026
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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 ...
27-12-2025
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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 ...
21-12-2025
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Series 8: 1. Risking It All
On the Isle of Arran, Callum and Zara's cows get a haircut, while a trip to a mainland market is touch-and-go when storms cause ferry chaos.\n\nHampshire dairy farmers Adam and ...
01-03-2026
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Series 8: 4. A Deadly Disease
Just one positive TB test result could mean quarantine for Lucy and Adam’s dairy herd and disaster for their move to Scotland.\n\nA pregnant Gayle is banned from the lambi ...
22-03-2026
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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
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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
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Series 8: 2. In It To Win It
On the Isle of Lewis, Ally’s pride is at stake as he and son Noah prepare their ewes to take on mainland breeders at Dingwall Mart.\n\nThe Glenn family are hoping for good ...
08-03-2026
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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 ...
27-12-2025
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Series 7: 5. New Life On The Farm
On the remote island of Papa Westray, the Baker family need to pregnancy scan their 64 ewes, but their flock is running amok. They have timed lambing to happen after Mel has her ...
04-03-2025
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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 7: 7. Island Farming On The Edge
Nick and Derek get some bad news, putting plans for taking over the family farm into sharp focus in Dumfries and Galloway. They are losing 300 acres of leased grazing land to fo ...
18-03-2025
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