Farming Today This Week

The price of lamb in the shops has reached record highs in the last year and sheep farmers are reporting good prices at market. However those lambing now and preparing for others in March and April have had to contend with some serious challenges. Some were left tupping during the heavy snow of last December - which can affect the ram's performance and the ewe's ovulation, grass used to graze the sheep was destroyed and the price of feed has rocketed.

Charlotte Smith visits a family in Garway in Herefordshire who've been taking shifts through the night to tend the lambs being born and through the crucial early hours. She helps with the birth of a new arrival and finds out whether the cost to rear it will mean profit when it comes to market.

Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced by Anne-Marie Bullock.