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

Episode 1

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

Episode 2

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

Episode 3

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

Episode 4

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

Episode 5

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

Episode 6

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

Episode 7

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

Episode 8

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

Episode 9

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

Episode 10

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

Episode 11

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

Episode 12

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Lambing is in full swing for the Cursiter family on Orkney, and it's full steam ahead for the Love family’s dairy plans. Meanwhile, Emma and Ewan struggle to get to grips with their new farm.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Robert finds out how many of his cattle are pregnant in the Cairngorms, the MacDonalds test out their potato harvester in North Uist, and Nikki and Ollie’s cow goes into labour.

The Barclays are finding their feet with the new Fat Lamb business. Rachel and Camy head to Lairg to buy more ewes. Nikki and Ollie find out if their favourite buffalo is pregnant.

In North Uist, the Highland cattle are moved to a tidal island, and pregnancy is scanned. It’s showtime for Camy and Rachel, and in the Cairngorms, Jenni expands her animal menagerie.

Fraser and Carianne head to the mainland to buy new tups. The Barclay family prepare their sheep for the Lanark Winter Show, while Nikki and Ollie try their hand at farming rabbits.

A deep freeze scuppers plans for the Barclays in South Ayrshire. Nikki and Ollie sell their produce at a Christmas farmers’ market. Robert gets to work on the new alpaca arena.

Carianne takes a bull to the Oban Highland Show. The Barclays are up all hours as they start lambing. Rachel and Camy gather in their ewes for an important pregnancy scan.

Rachel and Camy prepare to welcome this year’s Park Cheviot lambs. Nikki and Ollie’s rabbit breeding programme bears fruit. Robert heads to market to sell last year’s calves.

Jenni moves her alpacas to their new arena. The MacDonalds organise a massive breakfast run for their pregnant cows. Nikki and Ollie invest in a new honesty shack.

Carianne searches for the missing mother of a newborn calf. Rachel and Camy are on the hills tending to their Cheviots. John and Heather help to deliver their Beltex lambs.

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 much from his dad Donald, but he still needs to call in the vet for a sick ewe.

In Moray, Nikki and Ollie head to a local hotel to taste test a new dish made from their own rabbit meat. And in South Ayrshire, lambing is done, and the Barclays begin preparing their best sheep for show season.

Jenni’s alpacas get their annual short back and sides, the MacDonald’s cattle make an epic journey across a tidal sandbar, while Nikki and Ollie down tools for Gala Day.

The Barclay boys hope to win the coveted Young Handler trophy at the Royal Highland Show. Rachel and Camy put their hopes in lamb patch. Nikki and Ollie open their doors to the public.

It’s a big year as Nick prepares to take over the family farm from dad Derek. Jo and Andy await the fate of their swamped crops, and Paul and Mel trade farm tools for fish and chips.

Taking Over the Family Farm

A chasm appears in Andy and Jo’s wheat field, single mum Sally pregnancy-scans her ewes, while the Imrie family discuss an events business set-up to take pressure off the farm.

Chasm in the Wheat Field

The Imries wrestle stubborn pigs, while it's Nick’s easycare sheep versus dad’s trad breeds. On Papa Westray, Paul's ram has had a secret rendezvous with two ewes.

Pig Pandemonium

John and Antoinette have their hands full, as Ben’s had to take a full-time job. The Morrises have a very difficult lambing, and Sally gets some long awaited news.

Lamb-ageddon

With no hospital on Papay, Mel must have her baby on mainland Orkney. Nick and Derek fight to keep a calf alive and a nursery group get a lambing surprise at the Imrie family farm.

New Life on the Farm

In the midst of lambing, Sally's son William gets chicken pox. Storms cause a lambing nightmare for Nick and his easy-care sheep. Jo and Andy must dig up precious wheat fields.

Lambs, Crops and Chicken Pox

Paul turns to the community for help with a ewe in distress. The loss of some land puts succession into focus for Nick, while Ben and Matt race to get the event site ready on time.

Island Farming on the Edge

Andy and Jo compete at the Royal Highland Show. Sally juggles sheep and children while shearing her flock, and the Imrie family's event business kicks off in style.

Royal Highland Showtime

The Imries prepare for their biggest event so far, but online ticket sales go down. Nick has a new business idea, while the Bakers pause shearing to join the Papay fun weekend.

Summer Festival Fun and Games

On Papay, Paul and Mel juggle farm work with wedding prep, while Sally’s ewes in Caithness have been struck by a mystery illness. Jo and Andy turn lambs into much needed cash.

An Island Weddding

The Thomsons thrash out plans for Nick to take over the family farm. The Imrie's farm-to-fork event is hit by a storm, and Sally takes her son to market to sell his own lambs.

Handing Over the Reins

Andy and Jo bring in their crops and discover if they've made the grade. Nick and Holly are diversifying to secure their farming future, and the Bakers get their own milking cow.

You Reap What You Sow

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

The Best Seasons of This Farming Life

The Best Seasons of This Farming Life

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