Farming on TV

[llamedos]

looks like this may be a good program returning to UTV on Monday

UTV’s hugely popular series Rare Breed – A Farming Year returns on Monday 5 January at 8pm for a 12 part series capturing the daily lives of 21 farming families.



In all weather conditions and on every type of farm, from fruit to livestock, crops to Christmas trees, Rare Breed encapsulates the value of the agri-industry, showing our local produce is an international commodity worth millions to the economy every year.

Michael Wilson, managing director, UTV Television said: “Following the phenomenal success of the earlier series I am delighted to announce the return of Rare Breed for a third season as part of our New Year schedule. Our agriculture and food industry here is revered, but very few consumers know what a typical day-in-the-life of a farming family actually involves.

“This time around the series features farms big and small, from across Ulster, Munster, Leinster and Connacht. Viewers are given an access-all-areas pass to one of our biggest industries and an insight into the contrasts between well-established farmers and the more tech-savvy farmers beginning their careers in the sector.”

The series is produced for UTV by local independent production company Crawford-McCann. Kelda Crawford-McCann, managing director of the company said: “This is the third series of Rare Breed and this time we have been filming in a variety of different counties including Antrim, Down, Galway and Cork.

“The series provides a unique insight into the people behind this massively important industry and reveals what it takes to bring food from the field to supermarket shelves and finally to our kitchen tables. Every sector of the farming industry has its own seasonal timetable and all the farmers featured are at the mercy of our notoriously fickle weather and the challenges of fluctuating prices paid for their produce.

I am assuming it will be available on their player system http://player.u.tv/



anyone else spotted any other Farming related shows worth a watch?
http://www.greatbusiness.gov.uk/lazer-lamps-bright-light-of-global-expansion/
https://www.marksandspencer.com/c/s...ry?AYSautoplay=true&extid=WO_AYS_SAL_ITM_MD_2
http://www.viralnova.com/camper-project-gallery/?mb=out
http://www.therichest.com/rich-list...edium=Content-Distribution&utm_campaign=OT-UK
http://wallstcheatsheet.com/automob...edium=cpc&utm_campaign=feed_desktop_uk&ref=OB

 

[shepherdess]

call me a dipstick if need be but can you get Utv on sky? not seen it before, or is it an internet watch only for hear?

 

[B&B Pig Man]

call me a dipstick if need be but can you get Utv on sky? not seen it before, or is it an internet watch only for hear?

Only available on sky in NI:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTV_(TV_channel)

 

[shepherdess]

thank you, looks worth a watch.

 

[Leaky]

So is there any way we can watch it over here in England ?

 

[llamedos]

So is there any way we can watch it over here in England ?

yes I think it is on their web i player version

 

[will6910]

have watched it each series, shows true ups and downs of farming year I feel. last series showed the bad spring of 2013 and trying to lamb in it

 

[Philip Watkins]

So is there any way we can watch it over here in England ?

Reset your sky box with a NI post code would probably work.

 

[le bon paysan]

Ulster TV is on 10906V 22000 5/6 through Add Channels. Sky

 

[Recoil]

Ulster TV is on 10906V 22000 5/6 through Add Channels. Sky

Thanks, just managed to add the channel. Is there any way of recording off it or will i have to just watch the program when it's on? The channel doesn't show in my "tv guide" where i normally record from.

 

[Lofty1984]

Also a programme on horse & country channel sky 253 called Farmers:a year on the land all week at 11 from Monday! No idea what it's like

 

[llamedos]

A bit more about the program:-

Caltra farmer Shane Conway – who combines life on the land with the demands of a PhD in NUI Galway – will join his father Liam as stars of a new behind-the-scenes farming series, which will broadcast on UTV Ireland this January.

Rare Breed provides an in-depth look into the successes and struggles of farming life in Ireland, throughout a calendar year.

A total of 21 farmers across the country are taking part in the series, which gives a unique insight into all aspects of farming life and practices – from beef, dairy, horse and poultry farms, to vegetable, pig and even Christmas tree farms.

Launched by the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney, Rare Breed is a 12-part series which follows the lives of farmers across Munster, Leinster, Connacht and Ulster. The series will begin on UTV Ireland in January 2015.

Shane splits his time between his studies at NUI Galway where he is undertaking a PHD involving the Intergenerational Transfer of the Irish Family Farm and the farm that he runs with his dad Liam in Caltra in Ballinasloe. They run a pedigree Charlollais sheep and cattle farm.

In the January series Shane and Liam are lambing their pedigree Charollais sheep during a bitter Irish winter.

Reflecting on his participation, Shane said it was an excellent opportunity to showcase their livestock in the public domain and ‘illustrate to the people of Ireland just how much time and effort actually goes into the farming occupation, particularly from a pedigree breeding perspective’.

“Farming is a 365 day a year occupation and to be honest you have to be even ‘on call’ 24/7 during calving and lambing time! There is no switching off, rain, sleet or snow we battle through the elements to bring food to people’s tables.

“Growing up on a farm has instilled in me a strong work ethic for which I am very grateful to my mother and father. Indeed this is also the case for all my siblings as it has always been an entire family effort.

“Farming is in our blood. On our farm, we are constantly striving to improve the quality of our livestock year after year, we enjoy the challenge. There is also great deal of satisfaction caring for your animals and seeing them grow and evolve throughout their lifetime. At the end of the day farming is a way of life, not just a job,” he said.

“Coming from a farming background, I am delighted to announce Rare Breed as part of UTV Ireland’s schedule. Ireland’s agriculture and food industry is revered, but very few consumers know what a typical day-in-the-life of a farming family involves,” said Michael Wilson, UTV Ireland Managing Director.

“Rare Breed is about giving people an access-all-areas pass to one of Ireland’s biggest industries – on farms both big and small. The series also documents the intriguing contrasts between well-established farmers and the more tech-savvy farmers beginning their careers in the agri-sector,” he added.

“I am always fascinated and inspired by the level of commitment and dedication shown by Ireland’s farming community – particularly when you see our local produce displayed on supermarket shelves, across the world,” added Kelda Crawford McCann, Producer of Rare Breed.

“This is the biggest series of Rare Breed we have filmed to date. Our cameras have been out in all conditions as farmers worked through torrential rain and beaming sun all around the country. The results have been outstanding and the finished product will be a heart-warming, family programme,” she added.

Rare Breed – A Farming Year begins on UTV Ireland next Monday, January 5, at 8pm.

 

[le bon paysan]

Thanks, just managed to add the channel. Is there any way of recording off it or will i have to just watch the program when it's on? The channel doesn't show in my "tv guide" where i normally record from.

As far as i know you will have to watch it . I can't find a way to add it to my planner, I have put a post it note by my chair!

 

[llamedos]

http://player.u.tv/programme/Rare-Breed-A-Farming-Year/472030

 

[Wishful Thinker]

Previous series were better imo, the fella filling troughs in parlour by hand looked like hard work thought everyone had feeders these days. Thought choice of some farms could have been better, although the 2 brother dairy farmers were characters.

 

[Coo man]

Is there anyway I can watch this in U.K. As it's on tonight

 

[gta123]

Is there anyway I can watch this in U.K. As it's on tonight

Its alright we get countryfile to make up for it.