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{{short description|Canadian television show}}
{{Infobox television
| genre = Documentary▼
| director = {{Unbulleted list|Geoff Morrison|Christina Carvalho|Ryan J. Noth|Victoria Lean|[[Kathleen Jayme]]|[[Stephanie Joline]]|[[Alexandra Lazarowich]]|Maya Annik Bedward|Conor McNally}}▼
▲| genre = Documentary
| narrated = Sarah Treleaven▼
▲| director = {{Unbulleted list|Geoff Morrison|Christina Carvalho|Ryan J. Noth|Victoria Lean}}
| country = [[Canada]]▼
▲| narrated = Sarah Treleaven
▲| country = [[Canada]]
▲| language = {{Unbulleted list|English (6 episodes)|French (1 episode)}}
▲| num_seasons = 1
▲| num_episodes = 6
| executive_producer = Geoff Morrison
| producer = {{Unbulleted list|Geoff Morrison|Christina Carvalho}}
| location = {{Unbulleted list|[[Toronto, Ontario|Toronto, ON]]|[[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton, ON]]|[[Collingwood, Ontario|Collingwood, ON]]|[[Hanna, Alberta|Hanna, AB]]|[[Morley, Alberta|Morley, AB]]|[[Victoriaville, Quebec|Victoriaville, QC]]|[[Cooks Brook, Nova Scotia|Cooks Brook, NS]]|[[Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia|Cape Breton Island, NS]]|[[Port Medway, Nova Scotia|Port Medway, NS]]|[[Abbotsford, British Columbia|Abbotsford, BC]]|[[Nanaimo, British Columbia|Nanaimo, BC]]|[[New London, Prince Edward Island|New London, PEI]]|[[Southern Manitoba]]}}
| company = Big Cedar Films▼
| network = [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]▼
▲| company = Big Cedar Films
| first_aired = {{start date|2018|8|17}}
▲| network = [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]
}}
'''''Farm Crime''''' is a Canadian true crime documentary series which premiered on [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC's]] online streaming service, [[CBC Gem]] (formerly the CBC Player), in August 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nowtoronto.com/api/content/e6a24110-a18a-11e8-b43a-120e7ad5cf50/|title=What to watch in theatres and online this weekend: August 17–19|last=staff|first=N. O. W.|date=2018-08-16|website=NOW Magazine|language=en-us|access-date=2018-12-19}}{{Dead link|date=April 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Created by Geoff Morrison and produced by [[Toronto]]-based production company Big Cedar Films, the series investigates unconventional crimes in the world of farming and [[agriculture]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tv-eh.com/2018/08/27/season-1-farm-crime/|title=True crime in agriculture and farming is the focus of
The series was one of the first to be commissioned exclusively for the CBC Gem streaming platform, and was reported by [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] to have been the most-streamed original unscripted series over a seven-day period and a twelve-week period when its first season premiered. In December 2020, it was announced that [[Warner Bros.]] Unscripted Television optioned the format rights to the show, and that an American version of the show is in development.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://playbackonline.ca/2020/12/15/warner-bros-unscripted-television-options-cbc-gem-original-farm-crime/|title=Warner Bros. Unscripted Television options CBC Gem original Farm Crime|last=Pinto|first=Jordan|date=2020-12-15|website=Playback|language=en-us|access-date=2021-05-11}}</ref>
== Episodes ==
=== Series overview ===
The series documents the stories of people who have been victims of agricultural crime. Each 10-15 minute episode examines a different incident, usually a theft, and how it affects the victims both emotionally and financially.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2018/08/20/this-week-in-toronto-the-bentway-celebrates-its-expansion-with-a-block-party.html|title=This week in Toronto: The Bentway celebrates its expansion with a block party {{!}} The Star|website=thestar.com|date=20 August 2018 |language=en|access-date=2018-12-19}}</ref> The series also explores the many diverse aspects of the [[Agriculture in Canada|agricultural industry in Canada]], with each episode taking place in
==== Season 1 (2018) ====
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|ShortSummary= $100,000 worth of blueberries are stolen from a transport yard in Hamilton, Ontario.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/farm-crime-blueberry-bandit-1.4791050|title=CBC documentary looks into case of $100K worth in stolen blueberries from Hamilton|date= August 19, 2018 |website=CBC News|accessdate=December 19, 2018}}</ref>
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==== Season 2 (2021) ====
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|EpisodeNumber=1
|Title=Invasion of the Murder Hornets
|DirectedBy=[[Kathleen Jayme]]
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|04|01}}
|ShortSummary= Dedicated beekeepers in [[British Columbia]] discover the first [[Asian giant hornet|"murder hornet"]] nest in North America, and wage war against the [[honeybee]]'s deadliest natural predator.<ref>{{cite web|title=This man was stung seven times by murder hornets while trying to save Vancouver Island's honeybees|url=https://www.cbc.ca/television/this-man-was-stung-seven-times-by-murder-hornets-while-trying-to-save-vancouver-island-s-honeybees-1.5971560|last=Dart |first=Chris |date= March 31, 2021 |website=CBC|accessdate=May 11, 2021}}</ref>
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=2
|Title=The Million Dollar Baby Eel Deal
|DirectedBy=[[Stephanie Joline]]
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|04|01}}
|ShortSummary= 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.<ref name=":3">{{cite web|title=Farm Crime Season 2 Streaming on CBC Gem April 1|url=https://www.farms.com/news/farm-crime-season-2-streaming-on-cbc-gem-april-1-165931.aspx|date= March 19, 2021 |website=Farms.com|accessdate=May 11, 2021}}</ref>
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=3
|Title=Missing Mare
|DirectedBy=[[Alexandra Lazarowich]]
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|04|01}}
|ShortSummary= 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.<ref>{{cite web|title='Farm Crime': From Stolen Livestock to Bees and Blueberries|url=https://horse-canada.com/horse-news/farm-crime-from-stolen-livestock-bees-blueberries/|last=Izzo |first=Kim |date= April 14, 2021 |website=Horse Canada|accessdate=May 11, 2021}}</ref>
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|EpisodeNumber=4
|Title=Canola Caper
|DirectedBy=Maya Annik Bedward
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|04|01}}
|ShortSummary=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.<ref>{{cite web|title=CBC Gem series 'Farm Crime' features an intrepid Killarney cop|url=http://killarneyguide.ca/2021/04/01/hot-cbc-gem-series-farm-crime-features-an-intrepid-killarney-cop/|last=Langen |first=Kim |date= April 1, 2021 |website=The Killarney Guide|accessdate=May 11, 2021}}</ref>
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=5
|Title=The Lobster Looting at Long Cove
|DirectedBy=Geoff Morrison
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|04|01}}
|ShortSummary= While a [[Nova Scotia]] [[lobster]] fisherman rings in the New Year, thieves make him the next victim in a growing rash of lobster thefts.<ref name=":3"/>
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|EpisodeNumber=6
|Title=My Father's Horses
|DirectedBy=Conor McNally
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2021|04|01}}
|ShortSummary= When a [[Stoney-Nakoda First Nation|Nakoda]] Elder discovers three of his beloved [[American Paint Horse|paint horses]] missing, he turns to his daughter, who has her own unique connection to the animals, for help.<ref>{{cite web|title=Local director saddles up with Farm Crime's search for three missing horses|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/business/local-director-saddles-up-with-farm-crimes-search-for-three-missing-horses|last= Griwkowsky |first=Fish |date= March 30, 2021 |website=Edmonton Journal|accessdate=May 11, 2021}}</ref>
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== Reception ==
The show has been praised for looking at the crimes with intelligence and respect. At the end of 2018, ''Farm Crime'' was named as one of the “25 most binge-worthy TV shows of 2018” by NOW Magazine.<ref name=":2">{{cite web |url=https://nowtoronto.com/movies/features/the-25-most-binge-worthy-tv-shows-of-2018/|last=staff|first=N.O.W.|date= December 5, 2018 |website=Now Magazine|accessdate=December 19, 2018|title=The 25 most binge-worthy TV shows of 2018
=== Awards and nominations ===
The first season of Farm Crime was nominated for the Best Web Program or Series in Non-Fiction under the Digital Media category at the [[7th Canadian Screen Awards|2019 Canadian Screen Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.academy.ca/2019/farm-crime/|title=Farm Crime|date=2019|website=Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television|language=en-us|access-date=2021-05-12}}</ref> The first season was also nominated for Best Web Non-Fiction Series at the [[Banff World Media Festival]] in the same year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rockies.playbackonline.ca/Winners/Winner/2019|title=Rockie Awards International Program Competition|date=2019|website=Banff World Media Festival|language=en-us|access-date=2021-05-12}}</ref>
At the T.O. Webfest in 2019, the series was nominated for the IWCC Canadian Spotlight and Best Cinematography awards, and won the Best Canadian Series and Best Documentary Series awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://playbackonline.ca/2019/07/15/terreur-404-farm-crime-detention-adventure-earn-t-o-webfest-prizes/|title=Terreur 404, Farm Crime among T.O. WebFest winners|last=Malyk|first=Lauren|date=2019-07-15|website=Playback|language=en-us|access-date=2021-05-12}}</ref>
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