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Invasion of the Murder Hornets Dedicated beekeepers in British Columbia discover the first “murder hornet” nest in North America, and wage war against the honeybee’s deadliest natural predator.
The Million Dollar Baby Eel Deal After hundreds of kilograms of baby eels turn up on the black market, fisheries officers launch a sting operation to break up the trafficking ring.
Missing Mare Struck by illness, an Ontario woman entrusts the care of her beloved horses to another horse owner, but when she goes to retrieve the animals, they’re nowhere to be found.
Canola Caper A determined mountie and innovative grain scientist team up to investigate a string of suspicious canola sales, and build a case against a notorious suspect.
The Lobster Looting at Long Cove While a Nova Scotia lobster fisherman rings in the New Year, thieves make him the next victim in a growing rash of lobster thefts.
My Father's Horses When a Nakoda Elder discovers three of his beloved paint horses missing, he turns to his daughter, who has her own unique connection to the animals, for help.
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Cattle Cops A ranch hand rustles 50 head of cattle from his employer, and the RCMP’s special livestock section is called in to track down the thief and recover the herd.
Hive Heist When 5 million bees are stolen from one of Quebec’s most storied beekeeping families, the victims launch their own investigation into the biggest bee theft in Canadian history.
George of Green Gables In the midst of personal tragedy, a PEI oysterman faces an attack on his livelihood.
Pigeon Pincher An entire flock of fancy pigeons disappear and their keeper turns to his inner circle for answers.
Black Market Butcher Young free range farmers in Nova Scotia are targeted by a brazen thief who butchers stolen animals on site.
#BlueberryBandit After thieves steal a $100,000 truckload of blueberries, the owner of the targeted transport yard fights to keep his business alive while police investigate using a novel approach.
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Farm Crime is a true crime-style documentary series exploring the largely unseen dark side of farming and agriculture.

 

After two award-winning seasons, Farm Crime is back on CBC for season three!

Each episode examines a case that wouldn’t typically make the front page. Instead of kidnappings, cold cases and serial killers, the series examines the fascinating, lesser-known incidents that unfold in the margins – the fields, farms and unassuming small towns that dot the Canadian countryside.

Rare sheep gone missing. Potatoes sabotaged with sewing needles. A multi-million-dollar pigeon breeding Ponzi scheme. These are farm crimes, and they exact a real toll on rural victims who don’t always get their due. Farm Crime approaches these stories with respectful curiosity, focusing on the people at the centre of the incidents, seeking answers, closure and justice.

18 X 17min episodes, CBC (2018 - 2023)

Watch Farm Crime on CBC Gem.

Select Festivals, Awards & Press:

  • Winner, CANADIAN SCREEN AWARD - Best Non-Fiction Web Program or Series (2022)

  • Nominee, CANADIAN SCREEN AWARD – Best Short Form Series, Non-Fiction (2019)

  • Nominee, BANFF ROCKIE AWARD – Best Non-Fiction Web Series

  • Winner, GOLDEN SHEAF AWARDS – Best Non-Fiction Short 

  • Nominee, GOLDEN SHEAF AWARDS – Best Documentary Series

  • Winner, T.O. WEBFEST – Best Canadian Series

  • Winner, T.O. WEBFEST – Best Non-Fiction Series

  • Winner, STAREABLE FESTIVAL – Best Documentary Series

  • NOW Magazine Top 25 Shows of 2018