Springtime on the Farm

Celebrating the hard work of farmers around the country. At Cannon Hall Farm. Helen Skelton heads into the roundhouse with Rob and Dave Nicholson, where lambing is in full swing, and gets stuck in at the very heart of the action. Rob takes Dave on a mystery road trip to visit fellow farmer Jimmy Doherty in Suffolk, who has a proposition involving a very special, endangered species.

Cameras follow the construction of a new roundhouse at Cannon Hall Farm, where hundreds of lambs are due to be born. Helen Skelton joins Rob and Dave Nicholson for a tense and emotional delivery that doesn't go to plan. Jules Hudson heads to the cattle sheds to help Rob and Dave to fit a new grooming brush designed to improve herd welfare.

Jules Hudson is introduced to Big Red, a cow whose newborn calf needs urgent help to get off to the best possible start. There's a visit to a dairy farm where four generations have combined traditional values with cutting-edge technology. Here, cows choose when they want to be milked, guided by smart collars and advanced robotic systems. Rob and Dave Nicholson head to Scotland with a major decision to make, as they consider investing in a prized Highland heifer.

Jules Hudson helps deliver twin lambs, while Rob and Dave Nicholson head to the Cotswolds to visit Adam Henson as they look to expand the farm's rare breed line-up. Back at Cannon Hall, Helen Skelton meets the farm's newest piglets, while fourth-generation farming sisters Poppy and Josie juggle the demands of calving season with bringing up their young children.

Over four nights, we follow the highs and lows of modern farming at Cannon Hall Farm in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. In the first episode of the new series, Helen Skelton, JB Gill and Jules Hudson follow the births at Cannon Hall Farm. Farmer Rob Nicholson needs to step in when a prolapsed ewe struggles to birth her breech lamb, not long after two more lambs follow and all three triplets are safely into the world. Dave Nicholson tells the story of a the newborn donkey foal Bluebell, whose early spring arrival was a surprise for everyone. In the series this year we also head to the four corners of the UK, to meet the farmers who work these extraordinary lands to keep agriculture thriving. JB Gill explores a green revolution taking place down some cobbled back streets in Manchester and, in honour of 75 years since the Land Girls Army, we raise a glass to celebrate the women farmers keeping the nation fed today. 

Rob and Dave Nicholson welcome the arrival of a shire foal to their beloved mare Sapphire. We are introduced to the pint-sized farmers taking the countryside by storm, as we meet six-year-old Olivia who isn't scared of getting her hands dirty! And our presenters have their hands full bottle feeding five orphaned goats. 

In this episode the epic farming journey continues to Northern Ireland to explore a 300-year-old working farm. Helen Skelton meets a baby donkey at Cannon Hall Farm that had a dramatic journey into the world. JB Gill meets a farmer giving a voice to those often underrepresented in agriculture. And there's births a plenty at the farm with Rob and Dave Nicholson. 

On their farm in South Yorkshire, brothers Rob and Dave Nicholson have to treat a very poorly cow about to give birth. Jules Hudson heads off into the great outdoors to soak up the magic of spring and in the spirit of Easter there's an egg hunt on around the farm!

In the first episode of the new series Helen Skelton and Jules Hudson are in the thick of things at Cannon Hall Farm, South Yorkshire as brothers Rob and Dave Nicholson start lambing their 250-strong flock.JB Gill explores the healing power of nature as he immerses himself in one of the joys of spring, a symphony of the dawn chorus. And it's not only farmers who shoulder the responsibility of nurturing new animals as Yorkshire Vet Rohin Aojula heads to the West Midlands Safari Park to meet a young Sumatran tiger, one of the most at-risk species in the world.

Rob and Dave Nicholson welcome the arrival of a shire foal to their mare Blossom, as she embraces motherhood for the very first time. JB Gill continues his springtime journey in the outdoors, looking at how the sea can help heal the body and soul. Chef Tim Bilton heads to Lancashire to hand-harvest kale.

Helen Skelton and Jules Hudson keep a close eye on Bambi, the pregnant miniature donkey who should be due to give birth any day. A jockey speaks about finding solace in farming, following an accident on the racecourse. JB Gill heads into the woods with his son Ace to spend some quality time together in nature.

Rob and Dave Nicholson treat a very poorly ewe about to give birth. She's pregnant with twins and there's real concern about her future. They also step away from the farm to meet a skilled stone carver dedicated to preserving the timeless heritage craft. JB Gill heads to the Jurassic coast to unearth some prehistoric wonders.

Helen Skelton and Jules Hudson cover all the drama of a day at Cannon Hall Farm as there are births all around, including Bonnie the Highland cow, who goes into labour early. JB Gill embraces the spring blooms at Kew Gardens, and Jules Hudson heads back to carpentry school to fulfil a lifelong ambition.

Adam Henson, Helen Skelton and Jules Hudson return with another series celebrating farmers during their busiest season, featuring everything from royal visits and famous faces helping out on the farm to an exciting new mission to help the nation give back to farmers after the Covid-19 pandemic.

Adam Henson, Helen Skelton and Jules Hudson celebrate the work of farmers during their busiest season, featuring everything from royal visits and famous faces helping out on the farm to an exciting new mission to help the nation give back to farmers after the Covid-19 pandemic.

Adam Henson is back in the lambing barn as the wave of births hits a new high. Yorkshire Vet Rohin Aojula attends a life-or-death emergency as a pygmy goat struggles to give birth.

Adam Henson gets to grips with his Highland bull as he gets his annual spring manicure. Helen Skelton and Jules Hudson join Rob and Dave Nicholson in the farm's makeshift animal A&E.

The Nicholson brothers fight to save the life of a rare type of Swiss Valais sheep, and a foal from much loved Shire horse Ruby fights to recover from a difficult birth. Elsewhere, there's a visit to a remote farm in the Pennines where spring always arrives a little later than in the rest of the North of England, and Adam Henson reports from his farm in the Cotswolds.

Farmers work through the night to keep up with the hundreds of lambs being born, while Adam Henson keeps busy sorting out his horned rams. Elsewhere, Cannon Fall Farm favourite, Shire horse Blossom, heads to a stud farm in search of a new mate.

Adam Henson takes a brief break from lambing for some urgent work with his herd of dairy cows, and farming brothers Rob and Dave Nicholson head to a right royal farm for inspiration about a rare breed of pigs. Plus, JB Gill meets a couple who live self sustainably in search of the good life.

Excitement mounts as Coco the Highland cow is about to give birth, and it's busier than ever at Adam Henson's farm in the Cotswolds. Yorkshire Vet Julian Norton is on duty, and farmer Ruth takes her precious Shire horse Rosie to her first country show. In Scotland we meet a farming family who traded the south of England for the Scottish countryside.

The return of the programme celebrating farmers at their busiest and most unpredictable time of year. Helen Skelton and Jules Hudson are back at Cannon Hall Farm in South Yorkshire, where the Nicholson brothers Rob and Dave work night and day during the lambing season, while Adam Henson presents from his farm in the Cotswolds as he carries out timely tasks with his rare breeds. Plus, reports from JB Gill and stars of The Yorkshire Vet.

Adam Henson, Helen Skelton and Jules Hudson witness the drama, joy and jeopardy as British farmers take on the mantle of midwife to millions of livestock and attempt to deliver each lamb, calf, goat kid and foal successfully, while also preparing their farms and animals for the year ahead.

Cameras return to Cannon Hall Farm in south Yorkshire where Helen Skelton and Jules Hudson deliver the latest local news. Plus, Adam Henson reports from his farm in the Cotswolds as he carries out timely tasks with rare breeds.

Adam Henson, Helen Skelton and Jules Hudson will be in the midst of the action for the final time this series as they celebrate farmers from across the UK during their busiest, most unpredictable season.

Helen Skelton and Adam Henson return with the programme celebrating the hard work of farmers, following them as they prepare for the lambing season. From his own farm in the Cotswolds, Adam gives his horses and ponies a springtime MOT to make sure they've shaken off any winter blues, while at Cannon Hall Farm in South Yorkshire, Helen and Jules Hudson are on hand as brothers Rob and Dave Nicholson try to keep their heads above water in the lambing sheds.

Adam Henson celebrates the `golden fleece" of the rare-breed Cotswold sheep that brought wealth to the region, while in South Yorkshire, Helen Skelton and Jules Hudson join farmers Rob and Dave Nicholson as they face a pig emergency. Elsewhere, Plus, The Yorkshire Vet's Shona Searson tries to save a sow and her litter of piglets and sheep farmer Phil Heard dons his ten-gallon hat to drive his flock onto Dartmoor, cowboy-style.

At Cannon Hall Farm, Helen Skelton and Jules Hudson witness dramatic arrivals as farmers Rob and Dave Nicholson welcome some `new kids" on the block. JB Gill visits the final contender in the Young Farmer of the Year contest, 28-year-old Adam Walton, who is following in his late father's footsteps to helm the family pig farm, while in north Wales, teenage champion shepherdess Erin McNaught is handed the reins by her retiring grandfather - right in the middle of lambing season.

Adam Henson is hoping one of his pregnant pigs will boost the future of the rare Large Black breed, and JB Gill reveals the Young Farmer of the Year. Plus, Rob and Dave rescue a rejected lamb.

The return of the programme celebrating the hard work of farmers around the country, with Helen Skelton and Adam Henson seeing how they are responding to the Covid-19 crisis, and showing how nature carries on regardless. Working safely within the new social distancing guidelines, Helen presents from her Yorkshire country garden and Adam from his Cotswold farm.

Helen Skelton and Adam Henson continue their celebration of the hard work of farmers around the country, seeing how they are responding to the Covid-19 crisis, and showing how nature carries on regardless. Working safely within the new social distancing guidelines, Helen presents from her Yorkshire country garden and Adam from his Cotswold farm.

Helen Skelton and Adam Henson continue their celebration of the hard work of farmers around the country, seeing how they are responding to the Covid-19 crisis, and showing how nature carries on regardless. Working safely within the new social distancing guidelines, Helen presents from her Yorkshire country garden and Adam from his Cotswold farm.

Helen Skelton and Adam Henson conclude their celebration of the hard work of farmers around the country, seeing how they are responding to the Covid-19 crisis, and showing how nature carries on regardless. Working safely within the new social distancing guidelines, Helen presents from her Yorkshire country garden and Adam from his Cotswold farm.

Celebrities including stars of rural soaps Emmerdale and The Archers lend a much-needed hand.

Gloria Hunniford recalls her childhood much of which was spent on her granny's farm, Kelvin Fletcher visits a dairy farm in Sheffield, and former boyband member JB Gill talks about his change in lifestyle after becoming a farmer.

JB Gill lends a hand on the night shift at Cannon Hall Farm, highland cattle farmer Tom Thompson discusses how he keeps his business running, and Kelvin Fletcher gets close to some goats.

Three sisters reveal their pioneering pig farming methods, JB Gill tries his hand at cheese making, and actor Charles Collingwood reveals how radio staple The Archers tries to reflect real life on the farm.

There's an update from the 'lamb's hospital' at Cannon Hall Farm, the hatchery is busy with baby chicks, and JB Gill looks into the rise of alpaca farming.

Three brothers reveal the difficulties faced by farmers when Spring arrives late, Kelvin Fletcher has a date at a rhubarb triangle, and JB Gill watches some alpacas 'perform' at a country show.