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The Farmers' Country Showdown: Series 5 (Shortened Versions): Melton Mowbray

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The farmers are selling their rams at Melton Mowbray livestock market.

In Melton Mowbray, at one of the UK's oldest livestock markets, sheep farmers Elizabeth and Mitchel are hoping to sell their breeding rams alongside fellow sellers Sheila and Julia.

In the town of Melton Mowbray, at one of the UK's oldest and biggest livestock markets, young sheep farmer Elizabeth and her partner Mitchel hope to impress her dad by selling four of their breeding rams, while experienced mum Sheila and daughter Julie intend to cement their national reputation for sheep breeding by selling theirs.

The Farmers' Country Showdown: Series 5 (Shortened Versions)

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The heartwarming series returns to follow a new group of inspirational farming families.

The heartwarming series returns to follow a new group of inspirational farming families as they work tirelessly to bring their prized produce to events up and down the UK.

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