Home Ground

This week, Jo enters the world of competitive ploughing, while reporter Ruth Sanderson investigates the harmful effects of plastic in our oceans.

Jo Scott and Gavin Andrews introduce the rural affairs magazine series celebrating the richness of rural life in Northern Ireland. This week, Gavin finds out more about the seal population in Strangford Lough, while reporter Ruth Sanderson hears about the importance of migrant workers to the mushroom industry here.

It's the final episode in the series, and Gavin is in the Ards Peninsula to meet an award-winning beef farmer to learn what it takes to produce high-quality beef for the major supermarkets. Jo meets an ethical taxidermist who uses her work to educate the public about nature, and also works up a sweat when she meets a group who are using the Giant's Ring as an outdoor gym. Meanwhile, Ruth is in Fermanagh to hear about a scheme that gets people with learning difficulties working on a farm - a vitally important scheme whose future funding is uncertain.