The Farmers' Country Showdown

The return of the programme celebrating inspirational farming families and the rural events where they showcase their hard work. Sheep and arable farmers John and Ed head to Moseley Farmers' Market, but when they arrive their pitch location threatens to put a dent in their earnings. The Styan family, meanwhile, need to sell as much veg as possible for cash to make some much-needed repairs to their windblown farm.

Hexham's fortnightly market brings hope of selling some lamb and beef to farmer Andrew and his daughter Emma, and Lee and Shelly are selling produce from their Tamworth pigs.

Two sets of farmers - Jack and Nina and Andy and Tim - hope to make a splash with their rapeseed oils and sauces at a market in the small town of Axbridge, Somerset.

Proud farmers Jim and Stuart compete in one of the UK's oldest and most prestigious sheepdog trials at Longshaw - but the competition is strong in this part of the Peak District.

Husband-and-wife cider-makers Liz and Mike are excited to bring their cider, made from eight varieties of apples, to the South of England Agricultural Show. Meanwhile, Andy, his wife Anna and their two young children Lillie and Daisy have spent the last few days gearing up for the show's poultry competition.

Two families prepare for the farmers' market in historic Stokesley - rare-breed pig farmers Nigel and Benjamin, and the Mellanby family with their harvested vegetables.

The Stafford and Alvis families gear up for a horse-carriage marathon, including Katy Alvis, who has represented Great Britain in the junior championships.

Two farming families rely on Ludlow market to sell their produce - David and George with their premium ciders and Liam and Alice with their harvested vegetables.

Two couples prepare for big sales at Exeter farmers' market. Janet and Andy are hoping to sell some of their chickens, while Liv and Henry are gearing up to sell out of veg.

A father-and-son team sell their organic fruit and nuts at Moseley farmers' market, and Leon and his brother-in-law Peter seek buyers for their home-grown wines and gins.

Jeff and his daughters, Tracy and Karen, take their Perthshire honey to Bowhouse Farmers' Market in Fife alongside organic vegetable growers Connie and Tom.

Mike and grandson Jan prepare for Petersfield market, hoping to sell their cheeses and home-grown veg alongside Phil and Sue, selling their 100-year-old secret-recipe sausages.

At one of the UK's oldest livestock markets in Melton Mowbray, sheep farmers Elizabeth and Mitchel, with fellow sellers Sheila and Julia, are hoping to sell their breeding rams.

Young farmer Izzi, with the produce from her cows, is heading to the beautiful Creake Abbey Farmer's Market alongside sisters Laura and Samantha and their award-winning wines.

Two farming couples attend the Cowbridge Farmers' Market in south Wales - Elwyn and Ann-Sophie with their range of veg, and pig farmers Liz and Andrew with their charcuterie.

Donna and sons gear up to sell bacon butties, pulled pork wraps and burgers at Cullompton Food Festival. Melanie and Peter are looking to present their unique products, including homemade goat curry.

Beekeepers Debbie and Chris collect honey from their hives, while fruit and vegetable farmers Paul and Jackie gather their bumper crops for the Winchester Farmers' Market.

Sisters Rowan and Lily create natural cosmetics from plants grown in their garden to take to Stroud Farmers' Market alongside dairy farmer Jess and the produce from her cows.

Two Scottish farming families hope to make healthy sales at the Bowhouse market in Fife: Robert and Jane, with their dairy produce, and the Bruce family with their spirits and liquors.

Billy and his nephew face the national champion - Billy's father - at a sheepdog trial, and we meet Melissa and Kenny, who now breed and train sheepdogs after downsizing their farm.