Jimmy Doherty's Farming Heroes - Episode Guide

Having given up life in the city to start a farm, Jimmy Doherty travels the country to meet the people shaping the future of British farming, beginning in the east of England.

Jimmy is in Wales where farmers have turned farming on its head using daffodils to tackle Alzheimer's, garlic to treat cows and Kiwi science to create some super sheep.

A visit to the north of England where Jimmy joins in on a sheep round-up, harvests rhubarb by candlelight and clears a willow forest destined to produce electricity.

In Northern Ireland, farmers are putting a new twist on tradition, making chemical free bacon and keeping animals stress-free.

In Scotland, Jimmy discovers expanding forests, fish farms cleaning up their act, and reindeer making a comeback.

Jimmy Doherty concludes his journey around the UK, meeting the mavericks who are finding ways to make organics cheaper and bring a dead cow back to life.