Armadale farm life goes down well on BBC2 series
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North coast hill farmer Joyce Campbell and her family have received lots of positive feedback and support following their appearance on This Farming Life.
The first six episodes of the popular BBC2 series have now been aired with the rest of the programmes due to hit our screens at the beginning of next year.
Joyce, of Armadale Farm, Sutherland, said: "It’s been very well received going by our personal feedback and it’s been hard to keep up with the messages and emails of support.
"We also have had continuous contact with the BBC production team and the series has had great viewing numbers."
Joyce and her co-stars were sent a selection of comments from viewers which were all very positive. Among the comments on a Facebook page dedicated to the series were – "best show on tv," "brilliant to see it back and as good as ever," and "our favourite programme".
She said: "It’s been very strange hearing from local folk who maybe didn’t really know much about what we did. I think the best laugh folk have had at my expense was the bogging of ewes I was gathering."
The farm covers 6000 acres and is home to a number of peat bogs – three of the sheep Joyce was trying to move decided to use a different route and got stuck in one of the bogs. She had to go to their rescue and pull them out.
Joyce explained: "I told the dogs to stay on the bike and that I meant it." She said that since the incident, aired during the third episode on September 1, a few people had commented on it and told her to stay on the bike.
"I’m very grateful to the BBC team as they have been very kind in the edit and how they have told the story of our farming life, said Joyce.
"I’m especially delighted that they highlighted the Women in Agriculture final report launch and that certainly inspired much conversation on social media and within farming families."
Series four of This Farming Life started on August 18, and ran throughout September. The programmes can still be viewed on the BBC iPlayer.
The next six episodes in the series should commence in January 2021.
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