Agriculture

This Farming Life 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’s one step closer to the dream of owning his own farm. In Stranraer, it’s launch day for the Love family’s new dairy business, but […]

This Farming Life 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. Further down the glen, Donald and Joanna play catch-up after losing two weeks to Covid.       Meanwhile, at Bridge of Aird Dairy in Stranraer,

This Farming Life 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 sheep market in Europe, one pen in particular catches that their eye belongs to none other than Mike from Collessie Farm in

This Farming Life 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 so that they can roam the rough upland grazing high in the hills above their farm. Late summer is a busy time

This Farming Life 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 scare with top sheepdog Joffe, Emma and Ewan compete at the Scottish National Sheepdog Trials in Thurso. Meanwhile, in Stranraer, Kayleigh pushes ahead with plans for the new dairy

This Farming Life 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.       Documentary series following the struggles and triumphs of very different farming families in beautiful and remote landscapes. Filmed across a

This Farming Life 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.       Documentary series following the struggles and triumphs of very different farming families in beautiful and remote landscapes. Filmed across a year,

This Farming Life 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.       It’s early spring as the farmers gear up for lambing, their busiest weeks of the year. In Northumberland, Emma and Ewan are rounding up their

This Farming Life 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. 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,

This Farming Life episode 2: As spring arrives on the farms, it’s all hands on deck to get through the busiest time of year. On Orkney fourth generation farmer Sean wants to one day own his own farm. For now he works alongside his dad and uncle. When their bumper lambing season is in full swing, his sister and her

This Farming Life episode 1: Following six farming families in some of Scotland’s most remote locations. Emma and Ewan move to their forever farm on Bute, while cousins Donald and David prepare for a busy lambing season. Emma and Ewan move to their forever farm on the Isle of Bute, while cousins Donald and David prepare for a busy lambing