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This Farming Life: Series 3: Episode 9

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Raymond’s flock is under threat from flystrike, and 50 of Stevie’s buffalo escape.

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.

In the Highlands, Lynn and Sandra get a surprise when they harvest their first batch of honey. In Northern Ireland, the Rodgers family gathers to give bull Mario a good send off.

Raymond and Johnny shear the flock only to discover their sheep are under threat from flystrike. The only way to protect them is to put the entire flock of 1,600 through the sheepdip. In Fife, Stevie’s suspects there is a Houdini in the herd when 50 of his new dairy buffalo go walkabout.

This Farming Life: Series 3

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Following the ups and downs of six farming families in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

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