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Amanda Owen's son Miles is taking an increasingly hands-on role in the family's ambitious farmhouse restoration as his older brother Reuben continues to develop his machinery business and television career.
The brothers became familiar faces to millions of viewers growing up at Ravenseat on Our Yorkshire Farm.
While Reuben has established himself as a businessman and television presenter, Miles has continued to feature in the family's farming and renovation work.
And the fourth series of Our Farm Next Door: Amanda, Clive and Kids offers another glimpse of his contribution to the transformation of Anty John's.
Amanda Owen's son Miles helps transform Anty John's
Miles is among the Owen children helping their parents restore the centuries-old farmhouse near Ravenseat in Upper Swaledale.
The latest series shows the project entering its third year, with the family finally able to begin decorating rooms after the plastered walls have dried.
In the opening episode, Miles joins Amanda in painting the walls of the property.
Miles Owen in a tractor near Anty John’s (Image: CHANNEL 4)
It represents another stage in a restoration which has seen the family tackle difficult weather, access problems and the challenges of bringing an old building back into use.
Anty John's has become the central focus of Our Farm Next Door, with Amanda, Clive and their children working alongside local tradespeople.
The work has provided opportunities for the children to develop practical skills while contributing to a property intended to help secure the family's future.
But despite the progress, Amanda recently admitted that nobody has yet decided who will eventually live there.
Reuben Owen has built his own business
Miles's older brother Reuben has taken his interest in machinery in a more public direction.
Having developed a fascination with tractors, diggers and other equipment while growing up at Ravenseat, Reuben went on to establish a heavy plant and machinery business.
His work subsequently became the focus of television programmes including Reuben Owen: Life in the Dales.
Amanda recently reflected on how her son's early enthusiasm had developed into a career.
Speaking at Our Farm Next Door: A Behind-the-Scenes Celebration at Everyman Northallerton on September 30, she said: "We gave Reuben an old digger, he's made a business out of it and now works with some of his brothers."
The comment also illustrates how the Owen children continue to work together despite developing their own interests.
Reuben has become particularly well known for his skills with machinery, with Amanda recently revealing that he had repeatedly helped family members and television crews when they became stranded in difficult conditions.
His willingness to help prompted James Knight, creative director at Our Farm Next Door production company Wise Owl Films, to describe him as a "knight in shining armour".
Amanda Owen's children choose their own futures
Although Miles and Reuben have appeared in different roles on television, that does not necessarily mean they have chosen permanently separate careers.
Amanda has explained that her children are still deciding what they want to do with their lives.
Some are considering university, others are establishing businesses and some want to remain involved in farming.
Their different ambitions have complicated decisions about the future of Anty John's.
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Amanda revealed at the Northallerton event that belongings had already been moved into the farmhouse, but no decision had been reached about its eventual occupants.
For now, Miles remains one of the family members helping with the renovation, while Reuben continues to build on the machinery skills viewers first watched him develop as a youngster.
Their changing roles offer another example of how the children who grew up together at Ravenseat are beginning to establish their own identities.
And as Our Farm Next Door continues, viewers are seeing more of the individual contributions they make to the family's future.