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The Best Episodes of This Farming Life

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Documentary series following the struggles and triumphs of five very different farming families in some of Scotland's most beautiful and remote landscapes.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    This Farming Life Season 1 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    8.4/10(6 votes)

    #1 - Episode 1

    S1:E1

    Sea shepherd Sandy gathers in a flock of wild sheep from a remote Scottish island by boat.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. This Farming Life Season 1 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #2 - Episode 2

    S1:E2

    George and Sybil gather in their sheep from over six square miles of rugged mountainside.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. This Farming Life Season 1 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #3 - Episode 3

    S1:E3

    Crofters club together to dip their sheep in insecticide before mating time.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. This Farming Life Season 1 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #4 - Episode 4

    S1:E4

    In the east of Scotland, Martin's sheds are full of pregnant cows.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. This Farming Life Season 1 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #5 - Episode 5

    S1:E5

    In the far north, John is expanding his flock and his land.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. This Farming Life Season 1 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #6 - Episode 6

    S1:E6

    Sandy Granville surveys the damage to his croft after one of the worst storms on record.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. This Farming Life Season 1 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #7 - Episode 7

    S1:E7

    Lambing season is just a month away. Martin tends to 500 pregnant ewes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. This Farming Life Season 1 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - Episode 8

    S1:E8

    Spring arrives and John is expecting 6,000 new lambs, so hires in extra staff.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. This Farming Life Season 1 Episode 9 - Episode 9
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - Episode 9

    S1:E9

    Bobby and Anne must gather their pregnant ewes from the hills ready for lambing.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. This Farming Life Season 1 Episode 10 - Episode 10
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - Episode 10

    S1:E10

    Sybil prepares for George's birthday and the arrival of her sister and niece from England.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. This Farming Life Season 1 Episode 11 - Episode 11
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Episode 11

    S1:E11

    Martin prepares two young bulls for the Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. This Farming Life Season 1 Episode 12 - Episode 12
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Episode 12

    S1:E12

    All the farmers from across the year reflect on what each season means to them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. This Farming Life Season 2 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - Episode 1

    S2:E1

    On Mull, new entrant farmers Janet and Alastair take their lambs to auction.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. This Farming Life Season 2 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - Episode 2

    S2:E2

    Newlyweds Mel and Martin introduce the newest member of the family, four-month-old Erin.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. This Farming Life Season 2 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - Episode 3

    S2:E3

    Stevie risks the wrath of the buffalo mums when he ear-tags four newborn calves.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. This Farming Life Season 2 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #16 - Episode 4

    S2:E4

    Robin and Penny's family arrive in the Highlands for the annual festive ceilidh.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. This Farming Life Season 2 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - Episode 5

    S2:E5

    Steven and Tracey turn to technology to increase their chances of female calves.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. This Farming Life Season 2 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - Episode 6

    S2:E6

    Alone on the farm, Mel must act fast to help a trapped bull.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. This Farming Life Season 2 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - Episode 7

    S2:E7

    Highland cow Goldilocks gives Janet and Alastair a fright when a calving goes wrong.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. This Farming Life Season 2 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - Episode 8

    S2:E8

    Mel tries every trick in the book to help a first-time mum bond with her lambs.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. This Farming Life Season 2 Episode 9 - Episode 9
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - Episode 9

    S2:E9

    Weaning time at the buffalo farm gives Stevie and his neighbours a sleepless night.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. This Farming Life Season 2 Episode 10 - Episode 10
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - Episode 10

    S2:E10

    David is beset by pests and, out on the hill, his lambs are under threat from predators.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. This Farming Life Season 2 Episode 11 - Episode 11
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - Episode 11

    S2:E11

    Janet and Alastair find something very unusual in a group of young female sheep.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. This Farming Life Season 2 Episode 12 - Episode 12
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - Episode 12

    S2:E12

    Dairy farmers Stuart and Aylett Roan take a break from the cows to prepare for piglets.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. This Farming Life Season 3 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - Episode 1

    S3:E1

    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 in Co Down, Northern Ireland and buffalo farmer Stevie Mitchell returns.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Episode 1" is the best rated episode of "This Farming Life". It scored 8.4/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/7/2016. This episode scored 8.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "Episode 2".