Our Farming Life

Through the experiences of Ulster-Scots farming families and stories of change, challenge and commitment, this series explores how farming in Ulster has evolved across the decades. This first episode visits three Ulster farms, including Cold Blow Farm in Ballynure, County Antrim, to explore how small mixed farms began a process of change in the 1950s.

Through the experiences of Ulster-Scots farming families and stories of change, challenge and commitment, this series explores how farming in Ulster has evolved across the decades. This episode considers the experience of family life on three hill farms, including the Gibson family, from Broughshane, who have continued their tradition of sheep farming across the generations.

Through the experiences of Ulster-Scots farming families and stories of change, challenge and commitment, this series explores how farming in Ulster has evolved across the decades. The final episode of the series looks at how farms have diversified in recent years and features organic farmer David Laughlin, from Kilrea, who has embraced remarkable new technology for the milking of his cows.