0:00:02 > 0:00:04Across the country,
0:00:04 > 0:00:07thousands of farming families work tirelessly around the clock...
0:00:08 > 0:00:11Bring them up, Isabel. Well done.
0:00:11 > 0:00:12Here they come.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14Shake it, baby. Shake it.
0:00:14 > 0:00:16..but there's one day each year...
0:00:16 > 0:00:17Come on, girl. Up you go.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20..when they get to leave the daily routine behind.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22Yoo-hoo!
0:00:22 > 0:00:24These are show days...
0:00:24 > 0:00:26Welcome to the Pembrokeshire County Show.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29..and they come together as a community...
0:00:29 > 0:00:31Salute!
0:00:31 > 0:00:33..to showcase the fruits of their labour...
0:00:33 > 0:00:36Had a quick look at the competition, I am in with a chance.
0:00:36 > 0:00:40..and try to win prizes for their breed champions...
0:00:40 > 0:00:42Well done. Wahay!
0:00:42 > 0:00:44It's show business, folks.
0:00:44 > 0:00:45..and award-winning produce.
0:00:45 > 0:00:46I got first!
0:00:48 > 0:00:50And the last two jars.
0:00:50 > 0:00:51There will be highs...
0:00:51 > 0:00:52Yes, yes!
0:00:54 > 0:00:56..and lows...
0:00:56 > 0:00:57No! No, no, no.
0:00:57 > 0:01:03..for the dedicated farmers who give everything to walk away a champion.
0:01:03 > 0:01:04No way!
0:01:13 > 0:01:17More than half of Scotland's farmers are hill farmers.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19Hey, girlies.
0:01:19 > 0:01:20Their often-isolated glens are
0:01:20 > 0:01:24spread across the breathtaking landscape of the Highlands.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27Bring them up, Isabel. Well done.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31There are very few farming options in this rugged environment.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34The land is best suited to grazing livestock,
0:01:34 > 0:01:38supporting over a million cows and six million sheep.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43Today, we are meeting two neighbouring families
0:01:43 > 0:01:47that work hard to make a living from these remote farms.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49Come on!
0:01:49 > 0:01:50The Campbells...
0:01:51 > 0:01:53..and their cousins, the Taylors,
0:01:53 > 0:01:56are getting ready to exhibit their prize animals
0:01:56 > 0:02:00at this year's Killin Agricultural Fair.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02That is absolutely... That's brilliant, that one.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06It's their chance to show off their hard work to the community
0:02:06 > 0:02:09and compete for top prizes.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13Champion. Over there.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26In the heart of Scotland, on the southern shores of Loch Tay,
0:02:26 > 0:02:31is Succoth Farm, home to Neil and Eilidh Campbell and their family.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34COWS MOO
0:02:34 > 0:02:37Morning. Come on.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43The farm has over 100 cattle and 2,000 sheep...
0:02:44 > 0:02:50..and stretches over a vast 4,500 acres, as far as the eye can see.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58The range of the farm is from this top over here
0:02:58 > 0:03:01and then out onto the top of this hill
0:03:01 > 0:03:03and then right round over the back here.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05COW MOOS
0:03:09 > 0:03:10Bring them up, Isabel. Well done.
0:03:16 > 0:03:2046-year-old Neil wasn't born into this farming family.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23He married into it, 17 years ago.
0:03:23 > 0:03:24Come on!
0:03:24 > 0:03:26Come on!
0:03:26 > 0:03:30When we got married, Neil was an offshore engineer
0:03:30 > 0:03:34and my father said, after we had been married a couple of years,
0:03:34 > 0:03:35you know,
0:03:35 > 0:03:38we could take over part of the business and run it as our own,
0:03:38 > 0:03:40so we did that.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43Eilidh's mother Helen also married into the farm
0:03:43 > 0:03:44and her husband John
0:03:44 > 0:03:48was one of the country's most renowned livestock farmers.
0:03:48 > 0:03:54He was just such a good farmer and with the livestock, you know,
0:03:54 > 0:03:56it's quite difficult to explain,
0:03:56 > 0:03:59but he just had a feeling for everything.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02Aye, that's just it. He was very passionate about what he did.
0:04:03 > 0:04:04- Yeah.- And, aye,
0:04:04 > 0:04:06you just follow on from there,
0:04:06 > 0:04:09and try and keep the thing going as normal.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11With such a strong pedigree behind them,
0:04:11 > 0:04:14they hope that daughters Isabel, Grace and Katie
0:04:14 > 0:04:18will one day be the fourth generation to run the farm.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22There's Granny and Grandpa winning the wool trophies
0:04:22 > 0:04:25for their wool at the Glen Show.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28And that's my dad judging at a show.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31- What's the name of this sheep? - She was called Spice Girl.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33Spice Girl. See?
0:04:33 > 0:04:37That was the championship that year.
0:04:37 > 0:04:38Spice Girl.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40Spice Girl.
0:04:43 > 0:04:44Come on!
0:04:49 > 0:04:51In some ways,
0:04:51 > 0:04:54the daily routine of a hill farm is better than you might imagine.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01The cows themselves don't... Once they're out here, then that's them,
0:05:01 > 0:05:02they're out for the summer,
0:05:02 > 0:05:05and we will leave them out here as long as the weather permits.
0:05:05 > 0:05:11They don't receive any minerals in any form, really.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14Everything is taken off the ground organically
0:05:14 > 0:05:16and they have got the extensiveness to roam.
0:05:16 > 0:05:21The cattle will spend as much of the year outdoors as possible.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23The cows really kind of take care of themselves
0:05:23 > 0:05:25at this time of year, really.
0:05:25 > 0:05:30The downside to all this is when you need to bring them in.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34Finding a herd which could be anywhere over a 4,500 acre farm
0:05:34 > 0:05:36is a struggle for just two people.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40- This one here, Isabel.- What one?
0:05:40 > 0:05:44- This one.- Finding extra cowhands is even harder.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47Labour is another challenge, really, nowadays.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51There is no real sort of younger generation coming into this,
0:05:51 > 0:05:53this industry.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55For us to go out to the hill to get sheep in and that,
0:05:55 > 0:05:58it requires quite a few men and dogs.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01It sounds easy, but it's not.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03COW MOOS
0:06:09 > 0:06:12Just over a mile away is Dall Farm,
0:06:12 > 0:06:15home to brothers Sandy and Willie Taylor,
0:06:15 > 0:06:17who are also Eilidh's cousins.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24It is a wet start for Willie today,
0:06:24 > 0:06:27but nothing puts off this hardy farmer.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31The cattle may live out in the hills,
0:06:31 > 0:06:34but the farmers still need to keep a close eye on them,
0:06:34 > 0:06:36in case of sickness or injury.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45Just going along to check the cows, a couple of miles along the road.
0:06:45 > 0:06:50Most of the cows come to summer grazing along the road here.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52We certainly don't see all of the stock
0:06:52 > 0:06:55because most of them are high out on the hill.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59But we are just trying to see as much of the ones that we can,
0:06:59 > 0:07:01make sure they're all...
0:07:01 > 0:07:03Feet are going in the right direction
0:07:03 > 0:07:04and they are all standing upright.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16Though Willie does most of the farming,
0:07:16 > 0:07:19his older brother Sandy has been a constant backup
0:07:19 > 0:07:21since they took over the family business.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27Grandfather came here in 1938 as a tenant farmer.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31My father and his uncle, they were born here and brought up.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35They took on the farm after that and it's carried on,
0:07:35 > 0:07:37we are now the third generation and...
0:07:39 > 0:07:42..hopefully, as I say, there's a fourth generation
0:07:42 > 0:07:43to come forward after that.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49Like the Campbells, Willie and Sandy
0:07:49 > 0:07:52have a huge amount of land to manage.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54Over 3,500 acres.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57Today's challenge,
0:07:57 > 0:07:59to bring a herd of cows and their calves
0:07:59 > 0:08:03down to the lower slopes so they can graze on fresh pasture.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07- Come on, then.- Hey, girlies.
0:08:07 > 0:08:08Come on.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12But the protective mothers do not seem convinced.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19- Come on, girls.- Come on, then. - Come on, lassies.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23A treat is all it takes to get them moving.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25Come on, girlies. Take your time.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27How are you?
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Reluctant cows aside, for Willie and Sandy,
0:08:30 > 0:08:33this kind of farming life has all sorts of other challenges.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36Being a bit slow this morning.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42Actual hill farming itself is a dying tradition.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44It is mainly because of the money that's not in it
0:08:44 > 0:08:47and the younger people are not coming in.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49There's always better options,
0:08:49 > 0:08:53you know, then the city always attracts people, there's more jobs.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57Certainly, definitely, this is what I wanted to do.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00I can't really think why I would want to do it other than...
0:09:03 > 0:09:06I wouldn't know how to do anything else, to be perfectly honest.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08I'm just really sort of living the dream.
0:09:08 > 0:09:09HE LAUGHS
0:09:09 > 0:09:11But not making money at it, but living the dream.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15Like so many of the hill farms,
0:09:15 > 0:09:18the family have had to look towards other ways of making money.
0:09:22 > 0:09:27Luckily, 25 years ago, Sandy saw an opportunity and rolled with it.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37He now runs an agricultural haulage business,
0:09:37 > 0:09:41transporting anything from livestock to tonnes of hay.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43It's an ongoing struggle, if you like, I think,
0:09:43 > 0:09:46all these businesses in the rural economy to survive.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49None of us are making a huge profit.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52We are just turning over money,
0:09:52 > 0:09:53we see it for a wee while,
0:09:53 > 0:09:56and then it goes back out just as fast as it comes in.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11Like their cousins up the road,
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Neil and Eilidh also believe
0:10:13 > 0:10:15that the demands of hill farming are worth it.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19Farming, it's pleasurable.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21It's a very content life, really.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25It's certainly, as a way of life,
0:10:25 > 0:10:27it's quite nice to produce something at the end of the day
0:10:27 > 0:10:30that you are proud of. So, really, yeah,
0:10:30 > 0:10:33if you're producing something that you are happy with,
0:10:33 > 0:10:36then it's as good a job as any to be in, you know?
0:10:46 > 0:10:48- It's nice.- She's kind of petted. - A wee bit.
0:10:48 > 0:10:49Aye, she's very quiet.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51They are quite content beasts, like,
0:10:51 > 0:10:53they're quite light handling them, they're...
0:10:53 > 0:10:55Some of them have got names.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57This is Lexie. This is Smurf.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02Splicer. We handle them a bit as calves.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04We go in about them quite a lot,
0:11:04 > 0:11:07so it makes them quiet and it's an awful lot easier
0:11:07 > 0:11:09if you can handle them like this,
0:11:09 > 0:11:11because it makes your job a lot easier.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21However, like many of their neighbours,
0:11:21 > 0:11:25the Campbell family have had to diversify to survive.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30You have got to be resourceful.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32Especially nowadays, it's...
0:11:32 > 0:11:35Because the future is really...
0:11:35 > 0:11:37- Uncertain.- You'd say it was unsettled or unstable, really.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43What they came up with was a hydroelectric power scheme
0:11:43 > 0:11:46to harness the abundant water sources around them.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53It produces enough electricity for them to sell on.
0:11:53 > 0:11:59So, really when it's raining, it used to be a real bad thing.
0:11:59 > 0:12:00But now when it is raining,
0:12:00 > 0:12:02there's always a slightly brighter side to it
0:12:02 > 0:12:04in that the hydro is running.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09With incredible resourcefulness,
0:12:09 > 0:12:13both these families are working to secure their farm's futures.
0:12:13 > 0:12:14Not always easy
0:12:14 > 0:12:18when you are part of one the most isolated communities in the country.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24The upcoming Killin Show
0:12:24 > 0:12:27is a much-needed gathering for the people dotted around
0:12:27 > 0:12:29these lochs and hills.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32It is a rare chance to come together.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37The show has been going since 1880.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40The locals don't just come year after year,
0:12:40 > 0:12:43they come generation after generation.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51There's only two days to go.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54Willie is concentrating on the business of farming...
0:12:58 > 0:13:00Come on.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04..leaving his wife, Sandra,
0:13:04 > 0:13:05and their two girls
0:13:05 > 0:13:08with the all-important business of show preparation.
0:13:10 > 0:13:11On you go, Annie. Good girl.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14That's it. How many are coming, Annie?
0:13:14 > 0:13:15Are they coming?
0:13:19 > 0:13:21With the chickens out of the way...
0:13:21 > 0:13:22Come on, girlies.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24..the girls can collect the eggs for competition.
0:13:29 > 0:13:30Is there one in there, Blinks?
0:13:30 > 0:13:32- Two.- Two!
0:13:32 > 0:13:35- Have you got it? - That one is really hot.
0:13:35 > 0:13:36Is it really hot?
0:13:36 > 0:13:39- Yes.- Why is it hot? - Because it has just been laid.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41It's just been laid, hasn't it?
0:13:41 > 0:13:42There we go.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54Back in the kitchen, their grandmother Margaret
0:13:54 > 0:13:55has been busy too.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57And do you want to maybe look through your eggs with Annie
0:13:57 > 0:14:00and see if you can find six that look the same?
0:14:00 > 0:14:03A lifelong veteran of the Killin Show,
0:14:03 > 0:14:05she's helping with competition entries -
0:14:05 > 0:14:09from baking to overseeing the decorative veg.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11This is all going into the hall.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14I mean, the hall is all laid out, there's...
0:14:14 > 0:14:19A side of the hall with flowers,
0:14:19 > 0:14:22vegetables, the baking, the preserves,
0:14:22 > 0:14:28and then there's the handcrafts and children
0:14:28 > 0:14:31and there is the community entries, these ones as well.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33Because it is spectacular, when everything is in the hall.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35- It's lovely.- It's really nice.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37We are not fiercely competitive,
0:14:37 > 0:14:42but we enjoy competing it, at the Killin Show, just for the sake of,
0:14:42 > 0:14:44the sake of keeping it going.
0:14:44 > 0:14:45Just to support it, really.
0:14:45 > 0:14:51It's not for any glory that we do it.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55The other thing about it is, that it's not just for farmers.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57Like, they do all the baking
0:14:57 > 0:14:59and they do the children's handicrafts so...
0:14:59 > 0:15:01Don't lick it, please.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03So all of the village can take part,
0:15:03 > 0:15:07it's not just for people who have got stock or livestock,
0:15:07 > 0:15:09anybody can be part of it.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17Up the road, their cousin Eilidh and her girls
0:15:17 > 0:15:20have also had the mixing bowl out.
0:15:20 > 0:15:21Just a few sprinkles on them.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23Grace, these look good.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27That's OK. When I was the girls' age too, I...
0:15:28 > 0:15:30There was a similar sort of competition
0:15:30 > 0:15:34with cake-baking and craft-making and drawings
0:15:34 > 0:15:37so I always competed in them as well.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39So, I think it's great
0:15:39 > 0:15:42and it's great to see the girls now taking part in it.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58While the womenfolk toil over their entries,
0:15:58 > 0:16:01Willie has his own problems out on the hills.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06He needs to check the welfare of his herd.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11They have been grazing on the lower slopes
0:16:11 > 0:16:13and Willie wants to make sure they are OK.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18But first, he has to find them.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22Come on, girlies.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25Come on.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Come on.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40Just like before, a bag of food is all it takes to lure them in.
0:16:44 > 0:16:45All the cows here are...
0:16:46 > 0:16:50..descendants of what I would class as my favourites in the past.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53And then you get daughters of favourites
0:16:53 > 0:16:55and granddaughters of favourites.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57These two are actually cousins.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01They don't look the same, but they are cousins.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10This year's Killin Show is finally upon them.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14The two families are ready and keen to prove
0:17:14 > 0:17:16they have bred this year's champion,
0:17:16 > 0:17:20along with the best bake, best veg and best eggs.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29Neil and Eilidh know exactly which cattle they will be taking.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32I think the beasts are looking very good today.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34She's nice, that one, isn't she?
0:17:34 > 0:17:36- She's a cracker. - She's very clean looking.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38I think we will take that cow, the heifer.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42And the rest can go out. We'll take the calves.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44The girls have their favourite too.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46That black calf.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48The black cow.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53Hopefully we might bring some silverware home,
0:17:53 > 0:17:54you just never know, do we?
0:17:54 > 0:17:56I know, you never know.
0:17:57 > 0:17:58It all depends on the day.
0:18:02 > 0:18:07Over at Dall farm, Willie and Sandy are also in a competitive mood.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09I would love to have the championship.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12In our eyes, they've all got potential to be champions.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15Yeah. They are as good calves as we have got this year, but...
0:18:17 > 0:18:19Here's hoping the judge likes them on the day
0:18:19 > 0:18:21and the calves behave themselves.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24As with all livestock...
0:18:26 > 0:18:27..they are very unpredictable.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39Because winning can up the market value of their stock,
0:18:39 > 0:18:42and the two farms are relatively close,
0:18:42 > 0:18:46there is nothing wrong with a bit of industrial espionage.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48If we look, can you see anything?
0:18:49 > 0:18:53So my cousin's cattle are just...
0:18:53 > 0:18:55I don't think we can see them, though,
0:18:55 > 0:18:56they should be down in the fields there.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59Oh, they are there, they are just a wee bit small, I think.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01SHE LAUGHS
0:19:01 > 0:19:03But, anyway, it's good to check out the competition, isn't it?
0:19:03 > 0:19:04Yeah. Good girl.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11It would be a great sense of achievement to beat Eilidh and Neil
0:19:11 > 0:19:14at the show ring but at the end of the day, we will wait and see.
0:19:26 > 0:19:27Come on, girls. Come on, boys.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32Right.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34Let's go. Come on, Gracie.
0:19:40 > 0:19:41Wahay! We're off to the show, girls.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44- Yay!- Are we going to win some prizes?
0:19:44 > 0:19:46THEY CHEER
0:19:56 > 0:19:59The Killin show is over 130 years old
0:19:59 > 0:20:02and will attract around 1,000 visitors today.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05Despite its size,
0:20:05 > 0:20:08this agricultural gathering is the essential glue
0:20:08 > 0:20:10for the local farming community.
0:20:10 > 0:20:15A lot of us don't meet up until this day, and...
0:20:16 > 0:20:19..we do talk about what's happened in the past year.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22For this one day, you get everyone together in the area.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25Like every other year,
0:20:25 > 0:20:28it is being held in the centre of the village at McLaren Hall.
0:20:29 > 0:20:34Here, all the baking, craft, fruit, veg and flowers will be set up.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38The livestock will be judged in a nearby field.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44Competition is as fierce here as it would be in any other show
0:20:44 > 0:20:46and prizes are much in demand.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01It's early morning.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04The village and hill-farming community are out in force.
0:21:07 > 0:21:08No matter what the transport.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16The weather is looking a wee bit dreich, as they say locally,
0:21:16 > 0:21:19but not enough to dampen the spirits.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26Willie has arrived early with his choice team, ready for the day.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36He needs to get the heifer and her two calves into their show pen.
0:21:39 > 0:21:43The young animals have never been off the hill before.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49And there is a lot to see.
0:22:00 > 0:22:01COW MOOS LOUDLY
0:22:01 > 0:22:04But there is no sense of urgency
0:22:04 > 0:22:07as Willie seems to be the only one here.
0:22:07 > 0:22:08It's a bit quiet here,
0:22:08 > 0:22:10I thought there might have been a bit more cattle stewards
0:22:10 > 0:22:11helping me here today.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14I am one of the cattle stewards so...
0:22:17 > 0:22:20Today, the cattle will be judged by Roddy Kennedy,
0:22:20 > 0:22:24who has been coming to the show for over 20 years.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26You have got to look for a nice one, that's the thing.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29It's got to catch your eye. It's the first impression.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32They are a bit different from our local show,
0:22:32 > 0:22:35which is 25 miles further east so...
0:22:36 > 0:22:39..the cattle here will be more suited to their surroundings...
0:22:40 > 0:22:42..so it's difficult.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44As an experienced breeder himself,
0:22:44 > 0:22:46Roddy understands that delicate relationship
0:22:46 > 0:22:49between a farmer and his cows.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51There's some cows you like, there's some you, oh,
0:22:51 > 0:22:53she's just an annoying one, you know,
0:22:53 > 0:22:56one with a different kind of temperament, things like that.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58But we've all got our favourite cows,
0:22:58 > 0:23:00quite a difficult thing to imagine,
0:23:00 > 0:23:02but, yeah, we all have our favourites
0:23:02 > 0:23:05and the favourites usually go to the show with their calves,
0:23:05 > 0:23:07so, yeah, it's interesting.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09They are more individuals than sheep.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20Back over at the cattle pen, Neil and Eilidh have arrived.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25With the help of cousin Willie, they get themselves sorted.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41Like Willie, the big challenge for Neil today
0:23:41 > 0:23:44is getting his young cows used to being around people.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46COW MOOS LOUDLY
0:23:46 > 0:23:49This is their first time. They just came in off the hill the other day.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52Perhaps a gentle massage will help.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54They're quite enjoying getting their backs scratched,
0:23:54 > 0:23:56just a bit like yourself.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05Gates are open and it's show time!
0:24:06 > 0:24:09Good morning, everybody, welcome to Killin
0:24:09 > 0:24:12and our District Agricultural Society Show.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15As we say in our native tongue, ceud mile failte.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17It means 100,000 welcomes.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Competition is the focus of the day...
0:24:22 > 0:24:24..but there are lots of other distractions.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44- ANNOUNCER:- Now, folks, all those interested in the cattle judging,
0:24:44 > 0:24:47could you make your way without haste to the judging ring,
0:24:47 > 0:24:50as the judging is about to start.
0:24:50 > 0:24:54Before it all kicks off, there is time for a bit of sprucing up.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59But hill farmers don't go in for the salon sprays and hairdryers
0:24:59 > 0:25:02like they do down south.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04They're not the most hygienic animals,
0:25:04 > 0:25:06..so we're just trying to...
0:25:08 > 0:25:10..take the bulk of it off before the judging.
0:25:11 > 0:25:15It's like a baby's bum, it's far easier to wipe it when it's fresh.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18It's just the time of year where we all get together
0:25:18 > 0:25:20and see what everybody else has got.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25We talk about how the market price is and all the rest of it.
0:25:25 > 0:25:26Och, aye.
0:25:32 > 0:25:36Back at the pen, Neil, Willie and their neighbour, Hamish McDiarmid,
0:25:36 > 0:25:40are ready for the Best Young Calf class.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45It's a great pity about the weather,
0:25:45 > 0:25:48but it's nice to have the cattle back at the show.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03By the looks of the entries, mine might be about the smallest, but...
0:26:05 > 0:26:08..size isn't always everything.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10This is going to be quite a close class, this, I think,
0:26:10 > 0:26:13because we're all up against each other in this class,
0:26:13 > 0:26:14so let's see what happens here.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19Eilidh and Neil have a very good chance with this one.
0:26:19 > 0:26:25But, yeah, we'll wait a second or two to see how it goes.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29Unlike other shows,
0:26:29 > 0:26:31the farmers don't lead their cows round the ring.
0:26:33 > 0:26:37These are relatively wild animals, not used to being led anywhere.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48Judge Roddy is a man of few words and a master of observation.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03First, second, third.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09And he's called it.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11To Neil and Eilidh's delight,
0:27:11 > 0:27:14they've walked away with first prize.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16Thanks very much, Roddy, that was the one that counted. Thanks, aye.
0:27:21 > 0:27:22Thanks.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26Cousin Willie is awarded the second.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28A strong start for the clan.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30That's a nice class.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39That is absolutely... That's brilliant, that one.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41That's definitely the class to win.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43- That's brilliant.- Delighted with that.- Delighted about that one.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45- That's fantastic.- Yeah, chuffed.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48It's nice to have been up against the other three boys
0:27:48 > 0:27:54and to actually have beaten them, because their calves are excellent.
0:27:54 > 0:28:00But something that we like to sell is breeding stock,
0:28:00 > 0:28:02and that is breeding stock that we've just won first prize with,
0:28:02 > 0:28:06so, yeah, absolutely delighted. We'll just get this calf back in.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18While they get ready for the next one,
0:28:18 > 0:28:21the vintage tractors are lining up.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23It's worthwhile remembering
0:28:23 > 0:28:25that these guys devote an awful lot of time
0:28:25 > 0:28:27to keeping the tractors in working order
0:28:27 > 0:28:29and restoring them where required.
0:28:29 > 0:28:33These machines have been lovingly restored by local farmers,
0:28:33 > 0:28:36the oldest one dating back to the mid-1940s.
0:28:38 > 0:28:42It's been a busy morning, getting them down here, so early start.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45We quite like having them come down in the parade and that
0:28:45 > 0:28:47because everyone's made an effort to bring them,
0:28:47 > 0:28:49they want to show them off, so what better way to show them off
0:28:49 > 0:28:53than come down the main street with a parade?
0:28:53 > 0:28:56And it just lets everyone see them, hear them,
0:28:56 > 0:28:58see what they should be doing, you know?
0:28:58 > 0:29:00So, aye, it is boys and toys.
0:29:00 > 0:29:01HE LAUGHS
0:29:01 > 0:29:03Well done, guys, with the tractors.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06Now, next up we've got the terrier race.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08That's always good for a laugh.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14COWS MOO LOUDLY
0:29:14 > 0:29:17Right, you can go and make some noise out there.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19In the show ring, the cattle are poised
0:29:19 > 0:29:21and ready to fight it out again.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26Up against Willie again with a cow with a spring calf, so...
0:29:28 > 0:29:30..it's exciting times.
0:29:35 > 0:29:40Willie's cow really doesn't care what the judge thinks.
0:29:41 > 0:29:47I'm not looking too confident in this class of winning anything.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49I think I would be happy if I got second.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52She might surprise me, but I don't think so.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58Is this what you're up against?
0:29:58 > 0:30:02These calves are older than ours but they are in some condition.
0:30:03 > 0:30:04They should be complimented
0:30:04 > 0:30:07on what they are turning out here, it's good.
0:30:08 > 0:30:12First at the top, second, third.
0:30:12 > 0:30:16Hamish McDiarmid's fine specimen of heifer and calf take this round.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22Third prize that time, but...
0:30:23 > 0:30:27..up against some big cows and calves.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29Can't win them all, so it's all just part of the fun of the day.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35Eilidh and Neil got third and we managed to get second, so...
0:30:36 > 0:30:38..quite happy to get...
0:30:39 > 0:30:40..a second in that class.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47While the farmers grapple with their frisky livestock, up the road,
0:30:47 > 0:30:50the serious judging has already taken place.
0:30:59 > 0:31:0487-year-old Bunty MacGregor has been part of this show for over 65 years.
0:31:05 > 0:31:10I've been here since I was married, really, you know?
0:31:10 > 0:31:11So I just love it.
0:31:12 > 0:31:17Yes, it's a lovely, warm, friendly village to live in.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20Everybody's very kind, you know?
0:31:20 > 0:31:21Like many in the village,
0:31:21 > 0:31:24she has worked hard to keep the Killin Show going.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28I'm one of the vice presidents.
0:31:29 > 0:31:33There's a president and then three vice presidents,
0:31:33 > 0:31:36so I'm one of the vice presidents.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39Bunty also enters as much as she can.
0:31:39 > 0:31:46In the handcraft section, I entered a pair of children's booties.
0:31:46 > 0:31:49I got first for them, so I was delighted.
0:31:49 > 0:31:53I put in my shortbread biscuits and got third for that.
0:31:53 > 0:31:58I got first for my four roses, so that's about all.
0:31:58 > 0:31:59SHE LAUGHS
0:31:59 > 0:32:03Her daughter, Elizabeth, is following in her footsteps.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07The baking, the flowers and the vegetables this year
0:32:07 > 0:32:09have been absolutely exceptional.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11I retained the baking cup this year,
0:32:11 > 0:32:13I won it jointly with another lady.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15And I have first prize for my soup.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17Mushroom soup, some onions
0:32:17 > 0:32:19and garlic and mushrooms in a pan
0:32:19 > 0:32:23and some stock and that's it, basically.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25It'll be a different flavour next year, yes.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32Back in the ring, the hill farmers
0:32:32 > 0:32:34only have to worry about their cattle.
0:32:39 > 0:32:43These hillside calves have no intention of being told what to do.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58There are a lot of opinionated calves in this ring,
0:32:58 > 0:33:01but judge Roddy seems to be in control...
0:33:14 > 0:33:16..and out of the chaos, he's found a winner.
0:33:20 > 0:33:21This time, it's Willie.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25I got a first in that, best young calf, so I'm well chuffed.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34There is a second prize for Best Native Breed.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38The heifer calf.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41Neil and Eilidh are taking that one home.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51That was a brilliant one, that. That's a bit of silverware there,
0:33:51 > 0:33:53so that's brilliant.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56That will keep my mother happy. Something to polish.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58PIPES PLAY SCOTLAND THE BRAVE
0:34:02 > 0:34:04As the pipes sing out Scotland the Brave,
0:34:04 > 0:34:07a Highland Games favourite begins.
0:34:07 > 0:34:08The tug o' war.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11But this one is being fought between two families.
0:34:13 > 0:34:14Ready? Take the strain.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20- PARTICIPANTS:- Heave! Heave!
0:34:24 > 0:34:25Come on.
0:34:27 > 0:34:28Keep pulling.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34Dig in, dig in, dig in.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37It's almost too exciting for some of the onlookers.
0:34:40 > 0:34:44- ANNOUNCER:- We want a good turnout for the family tug o' war.
0:34:52 > 0:34:54It's the final round of the day.
0:34:54 > 0:34:58Both the families have done really well across the competition.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01We weren't expecting to come away with just as many rosettes
0:35:01 > 0:35:03as we have now.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07We're delighted that we're doing what we're...
0:35:07 > 0:35:09..getting what we're getting here.
0:35:09 > 0:35:14- It's nice.- It's the much-coveted Champion class,
0:35:14 > 0:35:17a chance to show off their best cow.
0:35:17 > 0:35:22The heifer that won her class will be going out for the Championship.
0:35:22 > 0:35:23We'll see how it goes.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25Fingers crossed.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27I've got the smallest one in this class at the minute.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29I wouldn't think there would be a very strong chance
0:35:29 > 0:35:30of getting the championship.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34This prize is the big one.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37Winning will give their stock real pedigree,
0:35:37 > 0:35:38and up their market value.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42Here we go, this is it.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45This is for the championship.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48If Eilidh could get it out of the pen, that would help.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50You all right?
0:35:50 > 0:35:51Oh.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57Down you come. Down you come.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00There's a girl. That's her. She's away now.
0:36:02 > 0:36:03They're looking good, yeah.
0:36:05 > 0:36:06We are all in now, so...
0:36:08 > 0:36:09..crunch time.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12See what happens.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26It looks like he is looking at the fat stock bull, so...
0:36:27 > 0:36:30It would be nice if he was looking at the females.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36He'll maybe change his mind yet. You never know.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52Could we have the cow down, could we?
0:36:52 > 0:36:54Too many cows in the ring.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57The judge whittles them down to the best pair.
0:36:58 > 0:37:02One belongs to Hamish McDiarmid and the other to Willie.
0:37:09 > 0:37:13For this year, at least, Neil and Eilidh are out of the running.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20The judge takes one final look.
0:37:23 > 0:37:24Champion. Reserve.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36And this year's Championship goes to Hamish McDiarmid,
0:37:36 > 0:37:38leaving Willie with Championship Reserve,
0:37:38 > 0:37:41still quite a triumph.
0:37:41 > 0:37:42Willie.
0:37:42 > 0:37:43Nice calf.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51- Well done.- Well done.
0:37:51 > 0:37:52Thank you very much.
0:37:52 > 0:37:53That was good.
0:37:55 > 0:37:56A lot better than expected.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58I know, that's what we were saying.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01It's fabulous.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05- Well done!- Was that good?
0:38:06 > 0:38:09Yeah.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24The show will continue on for the next couple of hours,
0:38:24 > 0:38:27but it's the end of the day for the judging.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29Time to get that silverware out.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33Ladies and gentlemen, we'll come to the prize-giving
0:38:33 > 0:38:35of the cattle here today.
0:38:35 > 0:38:39The Best Young Calf goes to Dall.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45Well done, Willie. Would you like the trophy?
0:38:45 > 0:38:46Well done, you. It's a lovely calf.
0:38:49 > 0:38:55The Best Native goes to Succoth, which is Neil and Eilidh Campbell.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59Who's having it? You take it, Grace.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01Well done, girls.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05- Thanks very much.- Well done, Neil.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07Well done, Eilidh. OK, well done.
0:39:09 > 0:39:14And our Reserve Champion today goes to Dall with their young calf.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22Another trophy! Well done, you.
0:39:22 > 0:39:23Thank you.
0:39:25 > 0:39:30And the Overall Champion goes to Ben Lawers
0:39:30 > 0:39:32with the older calf.
0:39:33 > 0:39:37Hamish, that's Ben Lawers, Hamish McDiarmid.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40That's better.
0:39:40 > 0:39:41Well done, what a tremendous...
0:39:41 > 0:39:44- Thanks very much. - And that concludes the prize-giving.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46I'd just like to thank all competitors today,
0:39:46 > 0:39:49they've put on a good show of cattle, I think, and our judge,
0:39:49 > 0:39:54Roddy Kennedy, and I hope he's enjoyed himself this year.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56So thank you, Roddy, for coming up to judge them.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02I think that will just about conclude it,
0:40:02 > 0:40:04but thanks to everyone for spectating,
0:40:04 > 0:40:06and I hope you've all had a good part of the show so far.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10Well done.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15Nearly every calf I brought got a rosette of some description.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20It's a good feeling.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22To come up against Willie and Hamish McDiarmid
0:40:22 > 0:40:24and Willie Taylor there...
0:40:26 > 0:40:28They've a lot of good stock between the two of them.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30They've got a lot of good stock in.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33So it gives us something to set our sights on, maybe, for next year.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36And to have beaten them with the native...
0:40:36 > 0:40:39With the in-calf heifer's great, really pleased.
0:40:39 > 0:40:40- That was brilliant.- Aye.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42Yeah. Absolutely super.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45SHE GIGGLES
0:41:00 > 0:41:02The Killin Show is almost over for the year,
0:41:02 > 0:41:05as this small, tight, industrious community
0:41:05 > 0:41:08celebrate another great event.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11That is absolutely, that's brilliant, that one.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14Despite the weather, it's been a glorious day for all involved.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20It's a great day out,
0:41:20 > 0:41:25and it's lovely to meet all your friends from all over the area.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27It's lovely.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29The day, well, it has been a success, I hope.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31The weather's not been the best,
0:41:31 > 0:41:34but we haven't had any complaints as such,
0:41:34 > 0:41:37so that's always a good sign that folk are happy.
0:41:37 > 0:41:41For Willie and Sandy, all that effort has paid off.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43Six years it has been the same,
0:41:43 > 0:41:45Hamish McDiarmid has won this trophy.
0:41:45 > 0:41:501994 was the last year that we, the Taylors, won it, so...
0:41:52 > 0:41:54No, it's quite good.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56Yeah, I'm quite chuffed with winning that one.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58Yeah. It's a nice trophy.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00I've broken it.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02And for Neil and Eilidh,
0:42:02 > 0:42:05an armful of rosettes bodes well for the future.
0:42:05 > 0:42:09This is the next generation of farmers here, so hopefully...
0:42:10 > 0:42:15..maybe in 20 years' time, they'll be buying ice creams for their kids.
0:42:15 > 0:42:16We all happy with the show?
0:42:16 > 0:42:18- CHILDREN:- Yeah!
0:42:18 > 0:42:20Are we all going to win prizes next year?
0:42:20 > 0:42:23- Are we going to win more prizes? - CHILDREN:- Yeah!
0:42:23 > 0:42:25- Good.- It's brilliant and it's lovely.
0:42:25 > 0:42:26The sun has come out now at last.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28It has been a great day.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31We're so pleased we've gone home with a few prizes
0:42:31 > 0:42:33and some silverware,
0:42:33 > 0:42:37and it's fantastic to have done so well with the cattle.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39So overall we're totally pleased.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41We've had a lovely day out.