Rare Breed: A Farming Year

Season 6

This 12 part series follows a dozen Irish farming families across an entire year. Working and living in harmony with nature we witness the highs and lows as they battle ever-changing weather and fluctuating commodity prices. Made for ITV.

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12 Episodes

  • January
    E1
    JanuaryYoung farmer Jane Shackleton is entering the second year of full-time farming at the family farm near Mullagh, Cavan. Clogher farmer Sean McGovern is halter breaking his cattle.
  • February
    E2
    FebruaryAdvice on how to get an animal looking its best before its judged in the show ring and sold at auction, and Antrim vet Cahir McAuley is called out to a troubled pregnant cow. Plus, vegetable farmer Eddie Doyle's land in Kilkenny is being battered by storms
  • March
    E3
    MarchIt's March, and with spring around the corner it's time for farmers like James Alexander to plan breeding cycles. It's also a day sure to make farmers across the land anxious - the dreaded TB test. Today it's the turn of part-time Co Armagh farmer Libby Clarke
  • April
    E4
    AprilCameras follow a farmer as he recovers from a heart attack, while his four daughters keep the family business going
  • May
    E5
    MayFollowing the working lives of farming families over the course of a year. It's May, and there are new arrivals for deer farmer Richard and pig farmer Alastair
  • June
    E6
    JuneEleven thousand Christmas turkey chicks arrive in Termonfeckin, while the rest of the farmers make the most of the summer sun
  • July
    E7
    JulyThis time, a prize animal is seriously ill, and tourists arrive to work on one of the farms
  • August
    E8
    AugustFollowing the working lives of farming families over the course of a year. This time, Harvest is a washout after a very wet summer
  • September
    E9
    SeptemberAs September arrives, heavy rain and warm weather plays havoc with the farmers' plans. Tillage farmer Brendan Greene competes at Ireland's prestigious National Ploughing Match
  • October
    E10
    OctoberFollowing the working lives of farming families over the course of a year. This time, the McGovern family faces an anxious wait
  • November
    E11
    NovemberFollowing the working lives of farming families over the course of a year. This time, the end of the harvest is in sight for farmer Kevin
  • December
    E12
    DecemberFollowing the working lives of farming families over the course of a year. With Christmas approaching, the farmers prepare to pack the turkeys for deliver

 

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