Cream Awards The Farmers' Country Showdown

Across the country, thousands of farming families work tirelessly around the clock.

Stop arguing, girls. Give over.

But there is one day each year...

..where they get to leave the daily routine behind.

Right, here we come, Dorset.

These are show days...

-OVER TANNOY:

-A very, very warm welcome to Melplash Show.

..where they come together as a community...

..to showcase the fruits of their labour.

I just love showing my girls off.

And try to win prizes for their breed champions...

Smashed it.

..and award-winning produce.

That's really nice cheese, that.

It was very good, darling.

There will be highs...

That's what we want to see, red. Red is the best.

-..and lows...

-She's not happy enough to go.

..for the dedicated farmers who give everything to walk away a champion.

Fingers crossed.

The UK dairy industry is worth billions to our economy.

Its future success relies on the ingenuity of our hard-working young farmers.

They're not quite sure about this new stuff.

One award celebrates those who work relentlessly

to keep the dairy industry thriving.

I would like to welcome each and every one of you

to the Cream Awards 2016.

This year's category for Young Farmer of the Year has two outstanding finalists.

27-year-old Jack Ayles

and 27-year-old Hayden Jenkins have both impressed the judges with their drive...

Another heard every two years.

..ambition...

I think I've got to learn as much as the cows have.

..and vision.

Trying to create the perfect herd.

In just a few days' time,

one of them will be crowned Young Farmer of the Year.

Jack was a trailblazer and I think he could actually set a pattern for young farmers.

I feel Hayden has a real passion for the industry

and that's demonstrated with all the extra off-farm activity he does.

This year's first finalist is 27-year-old Jack,

who lives in Cornwall with his wife Stacy and three young children -

Jack Junior, Heidi and baby Fi.

Very important to have family around, keeps you grounded,

keeps you focused as well, you know?

You come home in a bad mood or whatever, with the cows, and then,

you know, you can just see the kids and relax, really, yeah.

Originally from Sussex, Jack moved here with his family three years ago.

They live in a cottage close to the farm where Jack manages a herd of 350 cows.

When it comes to helping out, it's a real family affair.

We like to work with Daddy. We help him milk the cows.

-I put the teats in the...

-And I do as well.

Heidi likes mucking in, quite literally.

You've got it all up your face as well, look!

I like mud.

You like mud. Well, that's a good job you like mud.

-I'm never going to have a bath.

-Never?

You're going to be pretty smelly.

There's one thing that the children love even more than getting mucky,

and that's taking care of Curly, the Jersey calf.

So, Curly is in here cos when he was born, his mum stood on his leg,

so he couldn't go out in the field with all the other ones.

So these two have been looking after him

and making sure he gets his milk and fresh straw and, you know,

he's well looked after.

He's doing really well now. He's walking back on his leg again

and soon he should be reunited with the herd.

When Curly's back to his best, the children have got big plans for him.

I would like to take him to a show and lead him around.

Well, you're not actually leading him, I am.

I've been lucky with farming that it's a fantastic place to bring up children

and the kids are always out on the farm, it's a great place.

They see animals, they see life, they see death, they see birth.

And I think it's a great way for them to grow up.

Six-year-old Heidi is already showing entrepreneurial abilities

with her newly-established guinea pig business.

She's my favourite because of the colour.

Heidi breeds and sells her guinea pigs for a bit of pocket money.

Although I have to clean them out, and pay for all their food,

and she keeps all the money.

So it's a bit unfair.

Jack's children obviously have the farming gene.

And he inherited his from his grandfather, David.

Grandad was a farm manager on a farm in East Sussex

where he worked for 20-plus years,

so we grew up on the farm and around the farm.

I've been milking cows there since I was about 11.

But Jack's father took a very different path in life.

He became a professional racing car driver,

competing in races like the British Touring Car Championships

and Le Mans 24 Hours.

My dad was a professional racing driver.

I was lucky enough, obviously, to travel all around Europe with Dad.

But Jack had no interest in following him into the fast lane.

It was always about farming for him.

Racing was always there but I always wanted to be on the farm,

on the farm with Grandad and the cows.

That got me early and since then I've always wanted to own my own cows.

I had a herd of British white cows on our little smallholding,

where we used to live.

Built that up to about 40 cows and calves.

As soon as he was old enough,

determined and ambitious Jack went to agricultural college,

where he met the love of his life, Stacy.

We've been together nine years now.

Nine years.

Since moving to Cornwall, the couple haven't looked back.

I love Cornwall. We wouldn't ever... Well, I wouldn't ever move.

Coming from Sussex, where life is really busy,

I wouldn't change it for anything, being down here.

And I hope we wouldn't ever have to move.

It's just so beautiful down here.

Peaceful. Life is slower. And the kids love it.

We've got so much space, and the beach just ten minutes away.

Now they've found the perfect location,

Jack's dream is to expand his herd and one day have a farm of his own.

Winning the Cream Awards Young Farmer of the Year

would help him along the way.

He's brilliant at what he does and he loves every aspect of it -

the good and the bad.

He's got a talent for it and he knows every single one of these cows.

What calf belongs to what cow, and he loves it.

When you're good at something, you enjoy it,

and it's always what I wanted to do.

75 miles away at the tip of Cornwall's beautiful Lizard Peninsula

is our other finalist, 27-year-old Hayden.

He comes from a long line of farmers.

My great-great-grandfather, Athanasius,

he was a miner and he went mining in South Africa in the late 1800s, I believe.

And came back after six years with enough money to buy the first farm.

And that is sort of how the farming in the family got there.

The generations that followed continued on the farming tradition,

all the way down to Hayden's mum and dad,

so it seems natural that farming is in his blood too.

When I left secondary school and came home to the farm, 16,

I started to take on more of the cow duties.

I've been doing that ever since and just love it, really.

Hayden now looks after the herd of 250 full-time,

taking over the duties from his dad, Roger.

I used to run everything and Hayden told me after a few years of being here

that I wasn't running the cows well enough.

So I said, "Well, if you can do better, you better show me how."

And he's done a very good job.

So now, I do find it an advantage that he's taken the cows over

and I can then run the finances and try to keep the ship afloat.

Hayden's not the only one of the family who's taken on a major role.

My sister, Cristina, is a large part of the book-keeping on the farm

and also does quite a lot of milking,

and looks after the young stock and calves with Mum.

I mainly help with the calves.

Rearing the calves, feeding them.

Cleaning them out, different things like that.

Generally being there.

-And refereeing family disputes.

-Yes!

-THEY LAUGH

Family disputes aside,

Hayden's found a very scientific way of keeping a close eye on his herd.

He believes it's important for the welfare of the cows.

This is the animal database.

Every animal on the farm has a record here,

so we can bring up their number and find out every single piece of information

about them that we've entered on the database.

So it gives me a lot of information that I can talk to the vet about the animal.

And also you can look out for animals who we're looking to calf.

All sorts of different things that you wouldn't remember,

because there's so many, basically.

One of Hayden's other projects is to introduce a new way of looking after maternity cows.

Cows come in to here about five days before they calf.

They come up here and do their own thing.

Put them into a nice, loose bed and they can just relax and chill

before they have their babies.

It's just a nice, soft area for the calves to land,

and for the cows to have a really good few days of relaxation

before they get back onto the milking system.

Probably the biggest transformation we have had on the farm in the last ten years,

it really has been a big difference.

It seems to have had a really good impact on the farm.

Good morning, Jason.

Another part of his philosophy is to have a very close working relationship

with his local vet, Jason Parker,

who visit once a week with his shopping trolley full of kit.

I've had the pleasure of coming to Treworgie for a couple of years now.

I've known Hayden since July 2014.

It's nice to see a young man coming into the industry and being very positive about it,

because, as I'm sure people are aware,

those are relatively few and far between.

Hayden, very go-ahead, very positive outlook,

which you definitely need in this game.

Yeah, as you can see, obviously making a go of it.

Certainly from a vet's perspective, I do like to work with him.

Such is Hayden's passion for the herd, he can talk about them...

well, until the cows come home.

-He knows everything, doesn't he?

-COW MOOS LOUDLY

About what's going on, yeah.

-Be quiet!

-You so-and-so!

We had a farm walk here a while ago and Hayden, well,

I told him in the end to stop talking about the cows

cos I think people were losing the will to live.

But Hayden had it all off pat and he knew what he was talking about.

It was very impressive, really.

-Wanted to share it.

-He did, yes.

When he's not looking after his herd,

adventure-loving Hayden is an active member of his local young farmers' club

and has a real passion for outdoor pursuits.

It's this zest for life,

and his drive to bring modern techniques onto the farm,

that has earned him his Cream Awards nomination

for Young Farmer of the Year.

We're always looking at ways to improve the way animals are looked after

and the way animals are housed, the way we grow their feed.

I believe if you want to be good at your job,

you have to fall in love with it.

That's what I guess I've done,

rightly or wrongly.

Hopefully that's what people are seeing in me.

The consumption of milk is as old as mankind itself

and has always been central to our way of life.

Over the centuries, as our population has increased,

so has our demand for all things dairy.

The Victorian era saw the start of milk delivered direct to the customer

in a horse-drawn float.

And glass bottles were introduced in the late 1800s.

These days, the local milkman is becoming a thing of the past.

But our thirst for milk is still as strong as ever.

In the UK, around five billion litres are sold every year.

However, it's not been easy for dairy farmers in recent years.

They have faced one crisis after another.

Devastating diseases like foot and mouth forced farmers to destroy millions of their cows.

And then there's the challenge of fluctuating prices,

meaning farmers often get less money for their milk

than it costs to produce.

It's caused a lot of controversy and affected families like Hayden's.

It was the '90s when they deregulated the Milk Marketing Board

and things started to get very difficult.

The prices started to drop and they carried on dropping until now.

We cannot understand why we shouldn't get a fair price for what we produce,

-because it's something that everybody wants.

-Yeah.

It's very demoralising.

Over the last three years,

it is estimated that nearly one in ten dairy farms in England and Wales

have been forced to close their doors.

For some farmers, more public awareness about their plight

is the way forward and Hayden is one of them.

If the price of milk went up to the consumer by about 5p per litre,

which I am sure most people wouldn't blink an eyelid at,

it would seriously change our outlook at the farm.

I really want people to realise what they're buying.

I want them to go into a supermarket and think,

"Wow, someone's put a lot of hard work into that."

Not just, "It's milk to go on my cereal tomorrow morning."

I don't think we're asking for too much.

We want people to know how much work goes into that bottle.

Hayden is not alone in wanting to make positive changes for the future.

What is different today is we have a younger generation that is showing

enormous interest in agriculture, which it was not 20 years ago.

We now have, amongst British farming, youngsters that want to come in.

That's the other challenge,

how do you actually create opportunity for youngsters to come in

with land values as high as they are?

But what's really interesting at the moment is we are blessed with

a new generation that is actually passionate,

sees the opportunity and is pretty well-equipped.

Back in the lush, green fields of Launceston,

family man Jack is hard at work.

He's with co-worker Ben, whose family own the farm.

-I think the cows are looking well.

-They're looking good, aren't they?

-There you go, look.

-THEY LAUGH

Jack has been managing their herd for three years,

but last year he and Ben's family entered into a pioneering partnership known as shared milking.

Shared milking is basically - I own the cows

and then they're on someone else's land

and you split the revenue between you.

We have 350 cows currently here, of which I own 140,

and the rest are rented in from the Hawks.

Dad obviously owns the farm.

We share milk with Jack, who does a lot of the cow side of things.

I do any other job, really -

the tractor work, the young stock, and Dad's around and helps.

This scheme is rare in this country,

but can offer huge opportunities to survive as a farmer.

Jack first saw it in practice while on a gap year in New Zealand.

I saw the career path over there.

So you can literally start from nothing

and work your way up to owning a farm.

I was lucky enough to spend some time with some share milkers.

That's where I decided that was going to be how I ended up with my own farm.

Being in the UK, becoming a share farmer and owning your own farm

is a lot harder, and I wanted to prove you can do it here.

Jack's innovative approach caught the attention of Ben's parents,

Richard and Barbara.

They were keen to learn more about his fancy New Zealand ideas,

so they joined forces.

He's really good at his job.

-He's got great motivation.

-Great motivation, yes.

So he set us on the road as well.

-Keeps us going.

-Share farming works really well for me.

I can work with Ben, with Richard, we can bounce ideas off each other.

But there's no, "You've got to do this" or "You've got to do that."

That suits me really well.

It's very fortunate to find someone so near to help us this way.

Working on the same hymn sheet, if you like.

-Very much the same process.

-Yes.

He's definitely a workaholic.

It's easy to become one when your family is so involved.

I don't think it's a bad thing that he's a workaholic.

But the kids and I love what he does.

Don't bite me!

Jack also helped to design the farm's New Zealand-inspired

open-plan milking parlour.

He believes this makes milking quicker,

easier and less stressful for the cows.

And his pioneering methods don't stop there.

This spring, we decided to milk once a day.

The idea behind that was they would produce less milk,

but it would be of higher quality.

We're aiming for quality, because that...

in my opinion, is the only way to make a bad milk price any better.

If you can have a better quality of litre, then you get a better price.

With his sights firmly set on one day owning his own farm,

Jack now has even bigger plans and wants to create the ideal cow,

which will bring both quality and quantity.

We have various different breeds of cow.

We've got Friesians, we've got Jerseys...

So you've got the Jersey, which gives good-quality milk,

and the Friesian gives a bit more of it.

And then you put in the fertility together and create a hybrid, basically.

We're trying to create the perfect herd.

It's Jack's forward-thinking, drive and innovative ideas

that have put him up for the title of Young Farmer of the Year.

I'm always looking for things to improve, things to do on the farm,

different targets to beat.

I go on social media quite a lot and see what other farmers are up to.

I want to try and beat those targets, really,

and be in the top 5% to 1% of the country.

-Jack is driven, isn't he?

-Yes.

He wants to get experience.

I think he wants about 2,000 cows by the time he's 30, or something.

Our farm enables him to increase and achieve his goals.

I love to be challenged, yes. That's what keeps me going.

Over in Cornwall's Lizard Peninsula,

Jack's fellow finalist Hayden is also striving to make a big difference to his farm.

Hayden and his dad, Roger, are trying out their new milking robot,

which involves training cows to milk themselves.

As they feed, a robotic arm milks them

by using highly-advanced cameras to detect their teats.

We just had two cows walk in the robots on their own,

after about a week.

Yeah, they're taking to it really well.

They look like they're enjoying it.

But sometimes you just can't teach an old cow new tricks.

No.

The older ones are harder to train because they're in old habits.

They don't like change. The younger cows are a lot more inquisitive,

they want to go in and see what's going on.

They like new technology, just like us youngsters.

But you're always going to have this, when you have a change.

It's always going to be a bit of...

You're going to get the odd cows that aren't going to adjust.

Technical issues!

He is the technical buff, if you like.

He's always had a natural ability with the technical stuff.

He'll use the technology to improve the management of the herd and make it more efficient.

We'll be phasing out the old milking system and bringing up the new robotic system.

So, it's a real time of transition.

It's exciting, but also a little bit nerve-racking.

However, all of Hayden's grand plans for modernisation mean nothing

if the cows won't go into the milking robot.

To make it more tempting,

they have to offer a little gentle encouragement.

So, we're just giving them a little bit of cake,

which is a blend of different feeds, put into a little pellet...

..which they absolutely love.

So, when we come to milking them next week,

they'll know why they're going in,

to get a bit of feed and then it won't be such a shock.

Roger is also keen for the cows to enjoy the new futuristic milking parlour.

We want it to be a pleasant experience for them.

As soon as they get into their stall and have some feed,

they'll be happy then.

The stress will disappear once their stomachs are full.

Just like the cows, Roger had to be convinced

before buying into this new self-milking system.

I dismissed the idea because of the amount of money, investment.

After tapping my calculator a lot,

I came to the conclusion that if we jiggle things around a bit,

we could move some finance from labour into robots.

Many dairy farmers, like Hayden,

also believe that this way of milking is more beneficial for the cows.

She's happier, she's moving around on her own time.

She can have her own watch, basically, and she can go when she wants to.

So, less stress.

The robot also means that 5am wake-up calls to milk the cows

could become a thing of the past.

There's nightlife and things you want to enjoy at the weekends.

And you don't really want to be getting up at five o'clock in the morning

every weekend to milk the cows.

So we want to have a life, basically.

Both Hayden and Jack have shown real drive and a fresh vision

for the future of dairy farming.

They're both hoping their hard work will be rewarded at this year's Cream Awards

when one of them will be crowned Young Farmer of the Year.

I think being Young Farmer of the Year

would definitely help in what I'm trying to do.

It's Jack's ambition and innovative farming ideas

that have earned him his nomination.

I'm so proud of Jack.

He gets really embarrassed when I say things like that but...

to even be nominated for something like this is massive.

I think it's the recognition that he so deserves.

I feel proud that he's chosen this farm to have his dream, if you like.

Yes, as a springboard. If Jack wins, it'd be a really great feeling, yes.

It will be a good feeling.

I really would like to win.

I think having a dad who's a racing driver naturally makes you quite competitive.

Yeah, I wouldn't be too happy coming second.

Hayden's positive outlook and dedication to reinvigorating his family farm has got him this far.

It would be a great honour to win Young Farmer of the Year.

I think it would be a big achievement for myself,

my mum and my dad, who've put a lot of work into the business in the last 20 years.

On behalf of all my family, my aunties and uncles,

to great-grandparents, great-great-grandparents,

to think that I've perhaps given something to them back.

It would be great to think that I'd done that.

We're very proud of Hayden and what he's done on the farm.

We're impressed by his knowledge of the industry

-and his knowledge of cows.

-I think, you know,

every youngster that's trying hard deserves to be recognised.

I would certainly hope that Hayden will win the award, for sure, yes.

Tomorrow night's ceremony is also a rare chance for hard-working young farmers to take a night off.

It'll be good to have a night out, a night off from the kids.

I bought a fair few dresses.

I'm not really used to this black-tie thing.

I like my wellies and the mud.

It's quite nice to get dressed up.

I'm normally in work clothes every day.

It's quite nice to get dressed up and go see how the other half live, perhaps.

Looking forward to meeting some more deserving farmers as well.

Yes, it's exciting. I'm looking forward to it.

Tonight, the Cream Awards will honour the achievements

of the very best and brightest stars of the dairy world.

In its fourth year,

this glamorous occasion will bring together over 300 farmers, vets,

and those involved with the dairy industry.

It's time to hang up the wellies for a night of celebration.

Tonight's awards are being held in Solihull, in the West Midlands.

Hayden has brought along his dad, Roger, for this special occasion.

With a pre-awards dinner just an hour away,

there is just time to get the glad rags on.

We've had a fair journey up, yes. Quite a lot of traffic on the roads.

I expect we'll buck up as the evening goes on.

It's been a long day since five o'clock this morning.

They may have had to endure a five-hour car journey from Cornwall,

but they are looking forward to what tonight may bring.

A little bit nervous, maybe. But it'll be good, I'm sure.

Hopefully Hayden will win something.

All being well.

It is, it's a good feeling to get changed.

I think we're generally working in rough clothes and dirty.

It's nice to change up to go out, yes.

Makes a change from a boiler suit, doesn't it?

You just feel smart, don't you?

A bit of James Bond in you, and on you go.

Forgot my cuff links.

Luckily, resourceful Roger's got a plan.

A couple of paperclips will do.

Cuff links sorted, it's time for Hayden and Roger to hit the red carpet.

Meanwhile, Jack and his wife Stacey have already arrived

and are getting a taste of the paparazzi treatment.

We started the Cream Awards about four years ago

when we were looking at ways to encourage development in the dairy industry.

It won't have missed anybody that the dairy industry

has been going through some quite tough years.

So it's a good reason to go out and celebrate.

The winners are people who are exemplars of everything that's good in the industry,

people who can actually be rewarded for their success.

They're making such a great difference to UK farming.

Jack is hoping he will be one of those rewarded for his dedication to farming.

Once inside the venue, he and Stacey get to work mingling

with the who's who of dairy.

The Cream Awards are hosted and judged by leading figures

who represent different parts of the industry.

They're here to champion and reward the remarkable efforts of all those nominated.

The awards are extremely important.

They're called the Cream Awards,

which means that this is the night to be awarded.

The people who come forward in these awards, they're very efficient,

very go-ahead and very dynamic.

People that others can look up to and people who will give this country,

and this industry, something to boast about.

First, it's time for what everyone has been looking forward to,

a rare chance to be wined and dined.

-Hi, I'm Elliott.

-Nice to meet you.

Jack.

-Jack.

-How are you doing?

Dinner is served.

A three-course dinner is a great chance

for these hard-working farmers

to enjoy the best of the local ingredients.

And, of course, some liquid refreshment.

Really enjoyed it. Very good quality and plenty of it.

-That's the main thing.

-Not only is the food a hit,

everybody at the table is having a good time

getting to know each other.

Whether you're producing the milk from the cows,

whether you're a vet looking after the cows

or whether you're a processor or retailer, it's tough.

So it's very nice for everybody to come out for the evening

and really let their hair down.

Hopefully it will build relationships for the future.

It's really nice to meet the other candidates.

I think everyone's really worthy of the award.

It will be interesting to see what the judges make of it.

But I think everyone's done a good job to be here, really.

It's great.

Roger's enjoying himself so much

that he's forgotten all about his little wardrobe problem.

Dad's cuff links are holding together, seeing as he forgot them,

so all good.

He's more of a film star than I am.

With dinner over,

it's finally time for what these young farmers are here for.

We are here for the Cream Awards 2016.

Can I say how delighted I am to be here this evening?

I look out across this amazing setting

and there is no doubt it is the cream of the dairy industry.

As President of the National Farmers Union of England and Wales,

it was an absolute privilege to be involved in the judging of this year's Cream Awards.

I would like to welcome each and every one of you.

Those of you that haven't seen me before,

I wouldn't really be surprised.

Although I have been on TV,

I must admit this is my very first dairy industry award.

So, please be gentle with me.

Throughout the evening, 14 Cream Awards will be given out,

including an award for the most hi-tech farm.

And for the farm with the best health and welfare of animals.

Our next category is for innovation.

The automatic drench gun wirelessly connects to the weigh scale

or recorder and precise dosage for each animal is calculated

and transmitted to the gun.

Well, there we are.

Can somebody explain to me afterwards what that actually meant?

The wait is almost over,

as it's nearly time for the Young Farmer of the Year award.

I would imagine they are feeling a little bit nervous,

so it'll be nice to see the result very soon.

Hayden and Jack are the only two finalists.

To get this far, they were up against some tough competition.

The submissions this year were brilliant.

It really was the cream floating to the top of the milk.

When I saw the calibre of the young people coming forward this time,

it proves to me that the dairy farming sector does have a bright future.

What's particularly attractive about the Young Farmer of the Year Award

is that this is an industry where you need young blood coming in.

You need people with new ideas, new ways of looking at things.

Our next award, Young Farmer of the Year Award.

Both of these young men have worked extremely hard to get here.

Hayden is an established farming business.

I feel he has a real passion for the industry

and that's demonstrated in all the extra off-farm activity he does.

At the same time, he has a responsibility to carry on with the farming business.

We've just had two cows walk in the robots on their own.

They look like they're enjoying it.

It's a real time of transition.

It's exciting, but also a little bit nerve-racking.

Something that came across loud and clear,

this passion for growing it for the future.

He's developing the foundation that was put in place by his parents and,

hopefully, it will grow on into the next generation afterwards as well.

I believe if you want to be good at your job,

you really have to fall in love with it.

That's what I guess I've done.

Rightly or wrongly but, yeah...

hopefully that's what people are seeing in me.

Tonight's second nominee is Jack.

Jack has a passion for farming.

He's come into it without any land

and he has built up a dairy herd of a considerable size.

I love to be challenged, yeah. That's what keeps me going.

This is in contrast to many farmers who have been in this for years,

who tell you there is no future in it.

What he is demonstrating, through his hard work, through his tenacity,

through his passion, is that it's perfectly possible

for people with the right ideas to show how they can grow and develop,

even in difficult times.

When you're good at something, you enjoy it.

It's always what I wanted to do.

Jack Ayles of AP Farming, and Hayden Jenkins of...

Treworgie?

Please come up to accept their awards.

Jack and Hayden are voted joint winners.

It's been too hard for the judges to separate these innovative young farmers.

We've both won Young Farmer of the Year.

-It's the best way, I think.

-Yeah, it's great.

-I don't think it's sunk in yet.

-No. It's unbelievable, really.

I can't remember anything they said when I walked up to get it.

-Well done.

-That went well, I think!

We don't have to say, "There can only be one winner."

We are blessed with two people of extremely good quality.

Both of them were extremely impressive, in different ways.

Each one of them deserves this prize.

Despite their young age,

we know that these people have got something special about them

and I hope that, on the back of that,

they will go forward with more confidence into the future

and have a more successful career.

I think once we spoke to each other, we both realised we were pretty worthy of it.

-And, well, we both won.

-It's great, yes.

Couldn't have been better, really.

I'm going to show off this award to anyone who'll look at it.

He's won!

He's won. Joint won, but he won.

Did a good job.

He said to begin with, "It's a joint winner."

I looked at Jack and he was like, "It's a joint winner."

I was, like, "Joint winner?"

And then they both went up. I was, like, "They both won."

So, yeah, really happy. Bless him. It's good. He deserves it.

Because the joint thing shocked me so much, I was a bit...

-I didn't actually cry. Do you want me to cry now?

-No.

-OK.

-It's fine.

I was as proud as they were, I think,

when they went up onto the stage and received those awards.

They are the future of the industry.

To have my son recognised is a great privilege.

Pleased that he'd been recognised for the hard work he puts in.

He works a lot harder than lots of people.

I'm very proud, obviously. Chip off the old block.

He's learned everything he knows from me.

I hope the rest of the industry will realise there is some youngsters out there that still want to do it.

They need to be really supportive of us in the next few years,

because without us there isn't going to be any milk.

So I hope that people will recognise the hard work behind the milk.

This could lead to other potential opportunities in the future.

You know, if you're looking for the next step or whatever,

and they see you've won Young Farmer of the Year,

it can only be a good thing.

Riding high on their huge double win,

Jack's planning on taking tonight's celebrations one step further.

I'm just going to go and spray champagne everywhere.

-Why not?

-I'm with him.