Saintfield farm to feature on TV series

Saintfield farm to feature on TV series

A SAINTFIELD farm features in a new rural affairs series which starts on BBC One Northern Ireland next Monday evening at 7.30pm.

Home Ground features sheep farmer, Crosby Cleland, in the new six-part series presented by Jo Scott and Gavin Andrews with reporter Ruth Sanderson.

From dry stone walling in the Mourne Mountains to profiling Northern Ireland’s very own horse whisperer; from exploring the lack of rural GPs, to the devastating impact on some farmers of the poor market for potatoes, the new series will cover it all.

Shifting cattle on a barge around Strangford Lough and searching for birdlife on the Glenarm River, presenters Jo and Gavin and reporter Ruth have been right across Northern Ireland, celebrating the richness of rural life, with the new series looking at subjects that help define our sense of place and our relationship with the land on which we live.

In the first programme, Jo helps lambing with sheep farmer Crosby at his farm just outside Saintfield, while Gavin joins Ireland rugby captain Rory Best on the family farm outside Poyntzpass to find out how it has influenced his career.