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 2024. A total of 36 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in July 2025.
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This Farming Life
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.
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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.
An insight into modern farming life. As Christmas finally arrives, there are celebrations and a sad discovery in Martin's cattle shed.
An insight into modern farming life. It's early winter and, although the weather is getting colder and darker, it's a time of year that brings new life on the farms.
An insight into modern farming life. Sandy and his fellow crofters gather in their sheep from the moor and club together to dip them in insecticide before mating time.
Series 7
Andy and Jo bring in their crops to discover if they have made the grade. Meanwhile, Nick and Holly are diversifying to secure their farming future, and the Bakers get their own milking cow.
The Thomsons thrash out plans for Nick to take over the family farm. Meanwhile, the Imrie's farm-to-fork event is hit by a storm, and Sally takes her son to market to sell his own lambs.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Series 1, Episode 12
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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.