Episode 1
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.
Filmed across a year, this series follows the lives of five farming families across Scotland.
The autumn sales are over, and preparations are being made for winter. In Newtonmore, in the Cairngorms National Park, Robert MacKenzie needs to gather in all his pregnant cows back to the croft for pregnancy testing. Costs of feed and fertiliser have shot up this year, so if not enough are in calf, it may be time to stop farming cattle.
In North Uist, the MacDonald family are harvesting potatoes grown in the sandy Machair soil that is unique to the west of Scotland. The croft has been in Angus’s hands since the 1980s, but now he is steadily handing over the reins to son Fraser and daughter-in-law Carianne.
On Thorabella Farm in Moray, Nikki and Ollie Lake are doing things a bit differently, having bought their first farm in 2017 with the goal of living as self-sufficiently as possible. They need to call on the vet to help one of their cows that is experiencing a difficult birth.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Executive Producer | Jo Roe |
Series Producer | Gareth Fielding |
Broadcasts
- Mon 28 Aug 2023 20:00
- Tue 29 Aug 2023 20:00
- Thu 31 Aug 2023 01:15
- Sat 2 Sep 2023 20:15
- Mon 11 Sep 2023 08:00
- Mon 16 Oct 2023 15:00
- Sun 28 Jan 2024 19:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England & HD only
- Tue 16 Apr 2024 19:00
- Mon 22 Apr 2024 15:00
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