New Documentary Series “The Hatcher Family Dairy” Premieres on Nat Geo Wild
Nat Geo Wild will give viewers a glimpse of life on a working dairy farm in its new documentary series, “Hatcher Family Dairy,” premiering this summer. The series introduces the Hatcher family of Hatcher Family Dairy in College Grove, Tennessee, a sixth-generation farming and veterinary family. The Hatchers run their nearly 200-year-old dairy operation on hundreds of acres of farmland while managing a veterinary practice serving farmers and animals across Tennessee.
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Viewers will meet the family matriarch, Sharon, who keeps the family in line, along with her children, Jennifer and Charles, and her daughter-in-law, Mary Morgan. Jennifer runs the family’s rural veterinary practice and mobile vet service while Charles manages the dairy operation and Mary Morgan runs the storefront, online and digital side of the family business.
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The series follows the Hatchers’ day-to-day life, going behind the scenes to reveal the dedication, sacrifice and emotion involved in running a family farm. Each episode offers a new agricultural adventure, with animal and farm emergencies arising at home and across the state. As the Hatchers deal with the daily stress and chaos that come with running a farm and veterinary practice, viewers will get a glimpse of real farm life and the incredible work that goes into ensuring the family farm lives on into the next generation.
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“The Hatcher Family Dairy” premieres Saturday, July 10 at 9 p.m. CT on Nat Geo Wild and will be coming soon to Disney+. New episodes will air every Saturday this summer at 9 p.m. CT on Nat Geo Wild.
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I started watching this show and enjoying it until I thought I saw a Confederate flag hanging. I’m not opposed to the family hanging the flag, it’s their right. But for the viewers white and black I don’t think NGWHD should be filming only if this is true.
Love the show! Nice to see wholesome American tv !! I look forward to many more seasons!
My husband and I love this show. It’s interesting to see behind the scenes of a working dairy farm. We hope this show is renewed for many seasons.
LOL, that’s the flag of Tennessee!
Bob, on behalf of Southerners and those with familial links to Tennessee, thanks for clearing up the misidentification of the flag.
The Confederate Flag is part of the South’s culture as well as part of U.S. history. It has been discussed in schools for hundreds of years. My husband and I even fly this flag on our place and our neighbors enjoy the colors and symbolism. Thank you Hatchers!!!! I love you!!!!
Oh good Lord stop complaining it is still a Free Country
So until the democrats destroy our freedoms with their socialist way stop your complaining and let’s be free. You are so wrong in mistreating other people’s feelings and beliefs you can not change history.
Politicizing this show is a sure way to sink it. I’d like to watch it without that. As a Southerner I get the flag controversy, but just let it go and enjoy the show.
Love the Nashville area so hope I can catch more shows soon.
Oh my god, I really love this show! The family is the best and I hope to see it continue for a long long time!
Love the show – what kind of cows are they?
Dorothy, I read somewhere, or heard: Holstein, Brown Swiss, & Jersey cows
I love this show! Not only is it informative and interesting in teaching about farming, but the family is very likeable. Their work ethic and commitment to farming is admirable and reminds us of the realities of how food actually gets to our table. It’s also wonderful to watch a show that is positive about our country, instead of viewing hollywood’s dark, distorted version of it. I hope National Geo Wild gives this show a very long run!
I am really enjoying this series. Learning a bit about Tennessee in the process. I hope it will be available in iTunes for download. I am a big Dr Pol fan so this is another great series about farming and veterinary practice. I really like the family involvement as well.
They need to amp his show up. It’s really boring, all they do is talk about nothing. There are very few vet clinic patients and the dairy? Well let’s just say, they like to hear themselves talk. I change the channel when this show comes on.
Your loss!!!!!!
They are showing people what it’s like to run a dairy farm. I found it interesting because my dad grew up on a dairy farm.
Please accept my comment as constructive criticism. I enjoy watching this new program and I am a true animal lover. I’m watching it as I write this. For the life of me I don’t understand how someone who is obviously intelligent and who goes to to college for several years to perfect their chosen profession cannot correctly pronounce VETERANARIAN! That does not show pride in what you do. It is not pronounced vetINarian. Please please please take the time to enunciate your title correctly. Am I the only one that takes exception to this? I’m sure your college professors are mortified. Thank you for allowing me to vent this frustration
They are from the south with accents. They are not English professors as you seem to expect them to act. Lighten up or don’t watch it!
Veterinarian is the correct spelling. I’m sure they speak and have the accents of the country living people that they are. Why are you watching it if you don’t like it. Change the channel and watch something you like.
Love love the show!!!!
Boring? My wife and I enjoy the show. Family atmosphere.
Great show. It’s different from other veterinarian shows because it is not only about doctoring animals it’s about their dairy and breed cattle and other farm animals. There’s a lot of education going on in this show and they make it interesting. Keep up the good work…..
Love this show. Will there be more seasons to come?
Please tell me the show is coming back on TV
I hated the way it was cut off the air
I love the show,hope to see many more.
I love the show. Hope to see many more.
My husband and I love this show!
I especially like Sharon!! She is my kind if gal!!
Will watch every episode!
I really love this new show. It is more of what we enjoy watching. I hope that season 2 will start soon. Can’t wait.
When is the second season starting I can hardly wait such a great show brings back memories of my childhood oh my aunt and uncle’s dairy farm please bring it back
Love ❤ this show best on !! Please renew it for additional seasons 🙏
I absolutely love this show!!! It is good family tv. Charles and Jennifer and Sharon are down home people. I hope the hat her family dairy show lasts for a long time. Thank you Nat Geo!! Great job!!!
Please renew for a second season!!
Love this show! The Hatchers have a great family dynamic and a beautiful farm. Love the long family tradition and their ability to evolve their small businesses. Please bring it back for another season!
The cows are probably Holsteins. My wife was born in Dyersburg, Tn. and she loves the show, as do I. Keep up the good “dairy” work.
They are Holsteins jerseys and brown swiss dairy cows
I love this Show! Please continue the series…soon!
I absolutely LOVE this show!!! Can’t wait for season 2!!!
Love this show. When will it return?
Love the show and miss it. I hope it will be renewed and I can enjoy Sharon’s cockiness!! Farming is a very hard and time consuming job.
I keep waiting for news that there is going to be another season. My husband and I love the Hatchers!
Love your show, can’t wait until July to start your new season. Hope to get up to your farm tour this fall. Great show!
I heard the show wasn’t renewed. Is that true?
My grandmother RIP said all Hatchers, worldwide, are related. So I’m sending you love from Las Vegas. 🙂