This Farming Life

Season 6

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

Where to Watch Season 6

12 Episodes

  • Episode 1
    E1
    Episode 1Robert 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.
  • Episode 2
    E2
    Episode 2The 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.
  • Episode 3
    E3
    Episode 3In 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.
  • Episode 4
    E4
    Episode 4Fraser 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.
  • Episode 5
    E5
    Episode 5A 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.
  • Episode 6
    E6
    Episode 6Carianne 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.
  • Episode 7
    E7
    Episode 7Rachel 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.
  • Episode 8
    E8
    Episode 8Jenni 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.
  • Episode 9
    E9
    Episode 9Carianne 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.
  • Episode 10
    E10
    Episode 10No 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.
  • Episode 11
    E11
    Episode 11Jenni’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.
  • Episode 12
    E12
    Episode 12The 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.

 

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