This Farming Life
This Farming Life is a TV show on BBC2. The triumphs and tribulations of some very different farming families, from all over the beautiful and remote Scottish countryside. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 32 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in January 2026.
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This Farming Life
Raymond and Jen take a busman’s holiday to Switzerland. The McLeans host the Holstein Society and bad news forces Stevie to make a shocking decision.
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Raymond and a team of volunteers give the Valais blacknose sheep a bath. Kirsty and Tom rescue fallen sheep on the isle. Stevie attempts to milk his first buffalo.
Lynn and Sandra harvest their first honey. The Rodgers give bull Mario a send-off. Raymond’s flock is under threat from flystrike, and 50 of Stevie’s buffalo escape.
Series 6
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.
Series 1
A look at modern farming life in Scotland. This final episode features all the farmers from across the year reflecting on what each season means to them.
Series 3
Lynn and Sandra face a drought on the croft. At the Royal Highland Show, Raymond and Johnny aim high with their Charolais, while Aimee puts her pony skills to the test.
Raymond tests the market for his cross-bred valais blacknose sheep. Lynn and Sandra go to their first ever auction to buy sheep and hens for the croft.
Kirsty tackles her first breach birth. Stevie's pygmy goat Ginger's worryingly overdue. Raymond's cows run amok and the Rodgers take young heifer Nadia to Balmoral Show.
The Rodgers face a final TB test. Animals arrive at Lynn and Sandra’s croft. Raymond is kept guessing by his surrogate sheep and a calving boom starts at Kirsty and Aimee’s farm.
Dairy farmers the McLean family are introduced. Raymond goes the extra mile to save his lambs. Stevie faces buffalo number 666, and Kirsty and Aimee take their calves to market.
Inspectors arrive to check Raymond and Johnny’s subsidy claim. Kirsty and Aimee gather the flock in from St Ninian’s Isle. Lynn and Sandra host their first workshop at the croft.
New entrant crofters Lynn and Sandra’s pigs go to slaughter. Raymond’s bull Major is injured in a brawl. The Rodgers face another TB test and Stevie goes buffalo shopping.
Hit farming documentary series returns with the introduction of three new farming families, while buffalo farmer Stevie Mitchell’s story continues.
Series 1
A look at modern farming life in Scotland. Summer arrives at last. In the east of Scotland, Martin prepares two young bulls for the Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh.
A look at modern farming life in Scotland. In Argyll, Sybil prepares for George's 50th birthday. Bobby and Anne hold an open day to educate the public about farming.
A look at modern farming life in Scotland. Bobby's father's 90th birthday is looming and thoughts turn to who will run the farm when it's time to hand it on to the next generation.
An insight into modern farming life in Scotland. Spring arrives for the farmers. In the north, John is expecting more than 6,000 new lambs, so he hires extra staff.
An insight into modern farming life in Scotland. Lambing season is just a month away. Martin tends to their 500 pregnant ewes and gets the lambing sheds ready with dad Stevie.
An insight into modern farming life in Scotland. John Scott and Martin Irvine head to the Stirling bull sales, each hoping to sell four of their best bulls.
Series 8, Episode 1 - Risking It All
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Dairy farmers Lucy and Adam risk it all with a huge financial gamble. Meanwhile, Callum's attempts to get lambs to market are hampered by storms, while Emma and Rob wrangle a feisty bullock.