The Farmers' Country Showdown - Season 2

The Farmers' Country Showdown - Season 2

Season 2

The heart-warming series returns, celebrating inspirational farming families as they showcase their hard work at rural events.

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Episodes20
DatesJan 2, 2018 - Jan 29, 2018
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Episodes

Sheepdogs
Season 2Episode 145 min

Sheepdogs

Today, sheepdog trainers and farmers James Read from Lincolnshire and Cheshire-based James Gilman will compete alongside man's best friend in the Sheep Dog Trials at The Hope Agricultural Show in the Peak District.

Jan 2, 2018
Poultry
Season 2Episode 245 min

Poultry

Today the Rev. Daniel Reed from Cornwall shows his prize-winning ducks, while Gabbie Franklin from Herefordshire exhibits her chickens in the competitive poultry classes at the Pembrokeshire County Show in Wales.

Jan 3, 2018
Honey and Veg
Season 2Episode 345 min

Honey and Veg

Today, two Produce Farmers hope to sell out at London's oldest Farmers Market, in Islington.

They are Nigel Dyer, fruit and veg grower from Cambridgeshire, and London bee keeper Curtis Thompson, selling raw honey.

Jan 4, 2018
Killin
Season 2Episode 445 min

Killin

Today it's a battle of the clans at Killin Agricultural Show in Scotland, as local farmers Neil and Eilihd Campbell face Willie and Sandra Taylor in the competitive cattle classes.

Jan 5, 2018
Edenbridge Pigs
Season 2Episode 545 min

Edenbridge Pigs

Today pig farmers Debbie Dallaway from Hawkhurst in Kent, and Sussex-based mother-son duo Michaela and Oliver, hope their best pedigree pigs can earn them a flurry of red rosettes at the Edenbridge and Oxted Agricultural Show in Surrey.

Jan 8, 2018
Goats
Season 2Episode 645 min

Goats

Today at the Cotswold's Moreton-in-Marsh Show, competitive Oxfordshire-based breeder Betty Judge shows 21 of her cherished Pygmy goats while 20 year-old Laura Ketley from Warwickshire exhibits her best dairy Toggenburg goats, both with big hopes of winning.

Jan 9, 2018
Gin and Eggs
Season 2Episode 745 min

Gin and Eggs

Today Cornish poultry farmer Rebecca Tonks hopes to attract attention to her new egg products at the Speciality And Fine Food Fair at the London Olympia, while Northampton-based Tom and Tina Warner aim to impress potential buyers with their selection of farm-produced gins.

Jan 10, 2018
Shire Horses
Season 2Episode 845 min

Shire Horses

Today 23 year-old horse breeder Molly from Kent and Surrey-based friends Jackie and Paul have winning on their minds, as they enter their beloved shire horses in the Heavy Horse competition at the famous Edenbridge and Oxted Agricultural Show.

Jan 11, 2018
Against the Odds
Season 2Episode 945 min

Against the Odds

Today five groups of dedicated farmers from across the country go up against each other as they try and win this year's Against The Odds category at The British Farming Awards.

Jan 12, 2018
Sheep
Season 2Episode 1045 min

Sheep

Sheep farmers Neil and Rhian from the Brecon Beacons and Crymych-based shepherds Mandy and Derek hope to beat the competition with their pedigree breed sheep at the Pembrokeshire County Show.

Jan 15, 2018
Farm Worker of the Year
Season 2Episode 1145 min

Farm Worker of the Year

Today three influential farm workers, all essential to the success of their farms, go up against each other.

They are all hoping to be named Farm Worker Of The Year at the prestigious Farmers Weekly Awards.

Jan 16, 2018
Flowers
Season 2Episode 1245 min

Flowers

Today flower farmer Natalie Davies from Worcester and arable farmer Cate Morris from Gloucestershire will use flowers from their farms to create stunning floral displays to impress the judges, as they compete at the Malvern Autumn Show.

Jan 17, 2018
Venison and Beer
Season 2Episode 1345 min

Venison and Beer

Today two very different farm producers attend the annual Farnham Food Festival to sell their products to the public.

Gamekeeper and butcher Jack is promoting his wild venison, while craft brewer Robert is selling his traditional English ales.

Jan 18, 2018
Dexter Cattle Auction
Season 2Episode 1445 min

Dexter Cattle Auction

Cattle farmers Kim from Somerset and husband-wife team Geoff and Beverley head to Sedgemoor Auction, one of the largest livestock markets in the country, to sell a selection of their finest Dexter cattle.

But will they meet the reserve and get the prices they need?

Jan 19, 2018
Gransden Pigs
Season 2Episode 1545 min

Gransden Pigs

Series in which farming families attempt to win prizes by demonstrating specialist farming skills. Pedigree pig farmers David and Linda from Essex and Hayley Lake from Norfolk have their eyes on the prize when they enter the show ring at the Gransden Show in Cambridgeshire.

Jan 22, 2018
Ploughing
Season 2Episode 1645 min

Ploughing

Farmers and traditional horsemen Paul from Bedfordshire and John from Hampshire show the skill and passion needed to do well in one of the country's top ploughing competitions.

Jan 23, 2018
Agricultural Student of the Year
Season 2Episode 1745 min

Agricultural Student of the Year

Five young farmers battle it out at the British Farming Awards, all hoping to become Agricultural Student of the Year.

Jan 24, 2018
Apples and Pears
Season 2Episode 1845 min

Apples and Pears

Two fruit-growing 'apple entrepreneurs' compete at the Malvern Autumn Show. Both want to give their exceptional fruit and farm-produced juices a real boost, and winning a rosette could mean selling out on their stalls.

Jan 25, 2018
Salt and Crisps
Season 2Episode 1945 min

Salt and Crisps

At the Speciality and Fine Food Fair in London, potato farmer Anthony Froggatt hopes to attract interest in his premium crisp products made on his farm in Staffordshire. Meanwhile, 'farmers of the sea' Alison and David Lea-Wilson promote their salt, harvested from their idyllic coastal spot in Anglesey, Wales.

Jan 26, 2018
Diversification Award
Season 2Episode 2045 min

Diversification Award

Today three inspirational farming families with real ingenuity and determination are up against each other for this year's Diversification Of The Year Award at The Farmers Weekly Awards.

Final episode in the heart-warming series that celebrates inspirational farming families as they showcase their hard work at rural events.

Jan 29, 2018

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