A Yorkshire Farm
2024 · Documentary, Reality · 1 Season · 10 Episodes ·
A celebration of farming across the UK and throughout the seasons, looking back on previous years spent with the Nicholson family at Cannon Hall Farm
Episodes
1. Episode 1In spring, eight-year-old farmer Joe faces his first lambing season, and a donkey goes into labour.
2. Episode 2Rob and Dave Nicholson rope in Helen Skelton to help gather their flock of sheep for their much-needed vaccinations. And JB Gill meets entrepreneurial Dorset dairy farmers who turn milk into vodka!
3. Episode 3Rhubarb growing by candlelight, ploughing with 1930s farm equipment, and Yorkshire Vet Julian Norton learns the traditional craft of rug making - starting with shearing a sheep.
4. Episode 4Young farmer Erin takes charge of lambing for the first time as she prepares to take over her family farm. Yorkshire Vet Julian meets hill farmer Eddie as he prepares for an epic job.
5. Episode 5Extreme weather forces farmers to brave the elements, including snowstorms threatening dairy farm production, the River Ure bursting its banks and high tide floods in Cumbria.
6. Episode 6An entertaining look at the summer's show season, and a broad spectrum of events - from getting sheep and alpacas ready for competition, to giant pumpkins and lawnmower racing.
7. Episode 7A look at the tech developments making a real difference to modern farming, including the robots transforming the rural labout market and the world's largest combine harvester.
8. Episode 8At Cannon Hall Farm, a baby alpaca needs help from Yorkshire Vets' Matt and Dave. JB Gill introduces a bee colony to his Kent farm. And a look at how cows' milk can produce soap.
9. Episode 9Rob and Dave Nicholson must cope with troublesome births during the small hours of a frenetic lambing season. And an infectious disease threatens the lives of newborn kid goats.
10. Episode 10How to check for pregnancy in Alpacas, why happy cows produce more milk, and alternative methods to grow weird and wonderful vegetables from around the world.
