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This Farming Life: Series 5: Episode 2

Episode 2

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A bumper lambing season kicks off for the Cursiter family on Orkney.  

Lambing is in full swing for the Cursiter family on Orkney, and it's full steam ahead for the Love family’s dairy plans. Meanwhile, Emma and Ewan struggle to get to grips with their new farm. 

As spring arrives on the farms, it’s all hands on deck to get through the busiest time of year.

On Orkney fourth generation farmer Sean wants to one day own his own farm. For now he works alongside his dad and uncle. When their bumper lambing season is in full swing, his sister and her three you children also pitch in.

In Stranraer Kayleigh’s husband Rab has an important hospital appointment. Meanwhile it’s full steam ahead with plans for their new, independent dairy business. The couple visit a dairy farm in Ayrshire, discovering how they’ve made a success of diversifying into milk shakes.

On the Isle of Bute, Emma and Ewan are struggling to get to grips with their new farm, seven times the size of their old one. There’s confusion in the fields as the ewes steal each other’s lambs. They’ve still got weeks of lambing to get through and Emma is shattered.

This Farming Life: Series 5

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