About this season
Documentary series following the struggles and triumphs of five very different farming families in some of Scotland's most beautiful and remote landscapes.
Episodes (12)
1. Episode 1
Aired 6 September 2017
On Mull, new entrant farmers Janet and Alastair take their lambs to auction.
2. Episode 2
Aired 7 September 2017
Newlyweds Mel and Martin introduce the newest member of the family, four-month-old Erin.
3. Episode 3
Aired 8 September 2017
Stevie risks the wrath of the buffalo mums when he ear-tags four newborn calves.
4. Episode 4
Aired 13 September 2017
Robin and Penny's family arrive in the Highlands for the annual festive ceilidh.
5. Episode 5
Aired 14 September 2017
Steven and Tracey turn to technology to increase their chances of female calves.
6. Episode 6
Aired 15 September 2017
Alone on the farm, Mel must act fast to help a trapped bull.
7. Episode 7
Aired 20 September 2017
Highland cow Goldilocks gives Janet and Alastair a fright when a calving goes wrong.
8. Episode 8
Aired 21 September 2017
Mel tries every trick in the book to help a first-time mum bond with her lambs.
9. Episode 9
Aired 22 September 2017
Weaning time at the buffalo farm gives Stevie and his neighbours a sleepless night.
10. Episode 10
Aired 27 September 2017
David is beset by pests and, out on the hill, his lambs are under threat from predators.
11. Episode 11
Aired 28 September 2017
Janet and Alastair find something very unusual in a group of young female sheep.
12. Episode 12
Aired 29 September 2017
Dairy farmers Stuart and Aylett Roan take a break from the cows to prepare for piglets.