Edenbridge Pigs The Farmers' Country Showdown

Across the country,

thousands of farming families work tirelessly around the clock.

Bring them up, Isabel. Well done.

Here they come.

Shake it, baby, shake it.

-But there's one day each year...

-Come on, girl, up you go.

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

Yahoo!

These are show days.

Welcome to the Pembrokeshire County Show.

And they come together as a community...

-Salute!

-..to showcase the fruits of their labour...

Had a quick look at the competition. I'm in with a chance.

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

Well done. Wahey!

It's show business, folks.

..and award-winning produce.

I got first!

You have the last two jars.

There will be highs...

-..and lows...

-No, no! No, no.

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

No way!

The British Isles are home

to some of the rarest breeds of pigs in the world.

Good girl.

Across the country,

a handful of pig farmers are attempting

to bring these breeds back from the brink of extinction.

Good boy.

Farmers Michaela and son Oliver Giles...

..and the Dalloway family

are busy preparing for

the Edenbridge and Oxted Agricultural Show.

Going massive!

It's a chance to meet other rare breeders and to show off their pigs.

Scooping those first-prize rosettes

will help their businesses to flourish.

Billingshurst in West Sussex

is home to Dr Michaela and her 21-year-old son, Oliver.

Come on, girls.

Wakey-wakey!

Here, over six green acres,

they've built up a thriving pig farm.

Their working day starts at dawn.

Feeding, watering and cleaning the pigs is a constant job,

especially when there are about 60 of them.

We've got pigs, we've got Middle Whites and British Saddlebacks.

We've got 49 piglets here and then we've got the two horses,

that's Oliver's old pony from when he was little, Tommy.

And then we've got Marley, who's desperately trying to eat

the pig food. All animals love pig food, it's hilarious.

The dogs love it, the horses love it.

Working the farm is only part of their daily toil.

Michaela is also a research scientist and author.

I research into naturally occurring livestock diseases and I also am

the government consultant for cryptosporidiosis and giardiasis,

which are parasites.

Molly, come on!

Oliver's following his mother's footsteps into science by studying

-to become a vet.

-Good girl, come on.

At university,

I'm actually known as one of the pig experts in the whole vet school.

Lecturers send students to me to ask me questions on pig husbandry,

pig nutrition and other such...

Don't you just show them my book?

And it's fair to say Michaela is pig obsessed.

It does feel like my life, I just eat, sleep and breathe pigs.

For some reason, I cannot get enough.

Friends, when they go on their travels,

they'll buy me things with pigs on,

so I think they go well with tartan.

Pigs and tartan go well, look.

My latest are these measuring things over here.

They've got that X factor.

Like a young girl with horses, where everything's to do with horses.

I was that girl, by the way. I've now switched to pigs.

So, it's just a passion.

Despite the fact they raise their rare breeds to sell,

there's a strong pet-like connection.

Here you are, Cheryl.

I think I love most about the pigs

is that they're affectionate, a lot like a dog.

Just a bit cleverer.

Big Molly is my favourite.

She's getting on a bit now, aren't you, Molly?

Come on, then, come back with me.

I think it's because she's so well-behaved.

Where at feed time, all the others are running up and down,

especially in the winter, creating mud,

she just goes and stands at her spot.

She's always been a really good girl.

The 60 pigs mostly have the run of this farm.

Because they overheat very easily in the sun,

pigs will use mud to regulate their temperature.

Or find a cool, shady spot in the woodland.

Hello, Brooke.

Are you all right there? Did I make you jump?

-Did I?

-This is Brooke, one of my favourite pigs.

She was born in January 2012, so she's five years old.

-Good girl.

-It's the same like if someone's scratching your back,

if you like that sort of thing, it's just lush, isn't it?

I used to catch him when he was doing his GCSEs sometimes up here

doing that for about half an hour instead of studying.

Is that good?

Is that good in there? Is it nice and cool?

We find pigs are such time wasters.

-The piglets are.

-We spend hours just watching.

I've been late for work on more than one occasion

because I've got sidetracked watching piglets being silly.

When they start having races and things like that.

"Sorry, bad traffic."

Just under 70 miles away in Kent is home to the Dalloway family.

18-year-old Alfie...

..his older brother George...

Breakfast!

..and their 12-year-old sister Connie

all intend to become the third generation to farm this land.

My favourite thing about living on a farm and being in the country

is that I have lots of lovely animals that I can spend time with

and my favourite pig, Mischief.

Good girl.

She's my Large Black sow.

She's two years old

and has had one litter of piglets.

She can be mischievous when she's hungry,

but she's usually a very good girl.

Come on, then.

Connie's grandparents started the farm 50 years ago and,

along with her parents,

built it into the 100-acre livestock business that it is today.

Although Alfie has a demanding job on a neighbouring dairy farm,

he still helps out his family.

I like all the animals.

A bit of everything keeps it more exciting.

Being able to do something different than everyone else does is good,

because everyone else is, like, out shopping and if you want to,

you can just disappear with the dogs

and go on a walk into the peace of the fields.

Good boy.

I'd quite like to go to an agricultural college

because I sort of look up to George and Alfie,

so I want to follow in their footsteps.

Their mother Debbie couldn't be prouder.

It's wonderful they've found their vacations and they're learning

every day, learning lots, and it's extremely enriching for them.

There's another reason Debbie relies on her industrious children.

As well as her own farm, she manages a second,

much smaller farm that is attached to the nearby

Saint Ronan's prep school.

It's designed to bring the countryside into the classroom...

Hey, you.

-Come on.

-..as well as supplementing the odd school lunch.

Children don't always associate where their food comes from.

They just think a supermarket, pick it off the shelf and take it.

This way, they do understand and I think it teaches them to be caring,

it teaches them to be kind.

It gives them great enjoyment

when they're messing around with the piglets

and they've got chickens on their shoulders and on their heads.

I can't wait to see them with the donkeys!

Hello, girls.

Hello.

Come on, then.

Though the school is currently closed for summer,

Debbie's still here every day to look after the animals.

These are our pigs.

We've got Mary, who is the Oxford Sandy,

and Berry, who is the Large Black.

We also have got ducks, chickens and we've got,

just recently acquired, three donkeys.

And we've got five coloured Ryeland sheep.

You're such a lovely boy.

Without the farming and the animals,

I think life would be so dull and tedious.

I just think it would be like a rat run.

There's always something different,

always something to do and they are just always so grateful.

They are so grateful, aren't you?

Even if you do make a grumpy face at me.

The best thing about the job, it fits in with the home farming,

it fits in with my lifestyle and it comes easy.

It gives me immense pleasure, I suppose!

Back in Billingshurst, the quiet of the farm is being disrupted.

Choose one of the cones, head to it.

Show that you're leading the pig, not the pig leading you.

Student vet Oliver is entertaining five paying visitors.

Like many farmers, Michaela's had to diversify to stay above water.

They're not the cheapest animals to keep.

Our modest little herd is about £500 a month.

So, what's a good business plan if you're an academic?

The answer is to teach others what you know.

Michaela now runs ten courses a year on how to breed pigs.

Right, so we've discussed about natural mating and how the boar...

..covers the sow.

You can actually use artificial insemination.

You get three of these bottles of pig product.

There's lots of different types of applicators.

This is the traditional curved one and this is a push-in type.

When you're doing a big sow like Big Molly,

you tend to go right up to the nub,

but when you're doing a young gilt,

you get some, about that much sticking out still.

But it's not rocket science. You have to make the sow in the mood.

If you don't have a boar, you can buy boar smell in a can.

Who knew? It's a pheromone spray.

And, Michaela, what does it smell like?

Well, if you...

It's very hard to describe.

It's like a super concentrated pig smell.

So, board next to the head, so wherever the board's pointing,

that's where we're going to go, so turning right.

Once Michaela's given a low-down on how to breed them,

Oliver shares the secrets behind successful showing.

If you stand the other side, Andrea.

So stand with the board.

Pigs can be tricky to manage,

so a board and a stick is used in the show ring.

If you think you're hurting the pig, do it on your welly.

If it hurts through your welly, it's going to hurt the pig.

At 21, Oliver is already a veteran of the show scene.

That's it.

During his career, he's loaded up with prizes,

including the coveted Pig Of The Year Award.

I'm very competitive when it comes to showing the pigs.

In my eyes, second place is first loser...but...

I consider myself a very good handler.

I've won multiple young handling championships

at various shows around the country.

It's got to walk well. If you're stopping and starting,

the pig's going to be jolting. It's not going to look good and it's not

going to be free-flowing. Having the head at a certain height will then

make the back look longer and therefore a more desirable carcass.

And it's that sort of stuff that will catch the judge's eye

and it does take training to do.

Back at the house, Michaela is getting dinner on.

Today's roast is one of their rare breeds,

farmed for the intense flavour of the meat.

This is Middle White pork, reputed to be the best pork in the world.

The Emperor of Japan only eats Middle White pork.

He's even bought one of our boars

from us to take out there to breed from.

This was a pig called Wobbly Back.

He had something, a little bit of a dip behind his shoulder,

so he was no good for breeding, so he went into the meat pen.

And it is a privilege to be eating these rare breeds.

Copious amounts of sea salt.

This is actually a spare rib roast

and I personally think it's the best,

very, very moist, and the meat's quite dark

compared to supermarket pork and it is just full of flavour.

Over on Trewint Farm, 12-year-old Connie is also busy in the kitchen.

I am making cakes for Oxted and Edenbridge Show.

I am well known for my pig cakes.

The last pig cake I made was a big Victoria sponge with big ears on.

Like a lot of children in the farming community,

Connie started showing at a very early age.

We done very well this year.

We sort of upped our game a little bit, me and Mischief.

This one was when I won

overall champion of Large Black with Mischief.

And...this was the glass I got given, the tumbler.

So, I got given that.

We've done better than I thought I would do.

I was very surprised that I got anywhere with Mischief,

cos she walks a bit weird.

It is a bit of an odd pig,

but I love her, so that's all that matters.

Because I won, like, champion,

it put me out there and people came and asked if I had

any of her litter available to sell.

It does make them more valuable, but obviously I'd never sell Mischief.

But her daughter, Mary,

is up for sale and because she got

through to the Young Pig Of The Year,

she's worth more than she was originally worth.

Competition and the business it brings is all-important,

but show days are also a rare opportunity for the family

to have a break together.

Having a little bit of a sweep round inside,

making sure that the toothbrushes are in and the towels.

We went to a show recently and we forgot our towels.

A bit tricky. Food is also important to the kids.

For me, it's tea, the most important.

For the children, it's snacks, crisps and...

..the cool box with the bacon and the eggs in.

A very good friend of mine made me a lavender pig and it helps me sleep.

It goes in with my piggy cushion that I've got.

I've got a small piggy cushion and a lavender pig and they go everywhere,

to the shows and everywhere.

It helps me sleep and reminds me of home.

Across in West Sussex, Oliver has chosen his show pigs.

Good boy.

So, this year, we are taking

five pigs to the Oxted and Edenbridge show.

I've got high hopes for three of them.

I'm expecting to be up in the prize-money.

A lot of the time, they have nicer shampoo than I do.

But you want to use a shampoo just to enhance the colour on them.

I allow him to buy £35 shampoo.

It's nicer than my shampoo.

£35 shampoo for a pig!

They usually like all the scratching of the brushes,

as you see there from his little wiggle,

and then the hardest thing is actually keeping them clean.

So, a pig when it's clean, it just wants to get dirty.

Showing is my passion compared to my mum's.

She prefers all the conservation and research roles,

whereas I'm more passionate about showing them off to the public,

getting nice comments about my pigs

from the judges and other exhibitors.

That's what makes it worthwhile for me.

But both of our passions drive each other's,

so it works well as a combination.

And the teamwork extends to having dinner ready on the table.

Here is a...

That same joint I put in, so a good bit of crackling there.

I was a vegetarian from ten until my mid-30s.

First of all, it was lamb, then it was pigs, then it was goat meat,

but all reared myself, so I knew that they'd had a really,

really good life. That's it for me.

That's number one for me, is welfare.

-Good?

-Mm.

I'll have a bit of crackling.

Wobbly Back was very nice!

After weeks of preparation, the moment has finally come -

time to pack up for the show.

It's a flurry of activity to finish the pig pampering.

We're taking the pigs tonight

and we're camping in our tent tonight and tomorrow night.

The reason we do that is so the pigs can settle down

before the show starts.

The other farm is busy, too.

It's beautiful to win, if only to see the smile on his face.

I mean, when he won Pig Of The Year, as a mother,

it was just wonderful to see that smile.

I can see why he's competitive, but I think when you lose,

you've got to be a good sportsman and we have a rule that we don't say

anything derogatory about the judge's decision or any other pig.

But in the car on the way home, he's allowed to unleash if he disagrees.

Silly boy!

The bit I like about the shows best is the fact that we go as a family.

-Excellent, thank you.

-We always have a laugh.

We enjoy it very much.

Come on, girl, up you go.

Mischief is always amazing.

She just loads straight up, like, "Yes, we're going away again!"

The two younger Duroc pigs

they are taking are a bit more of a handful.

Connie, I'm going to need you round there, love, with a board,

with a board, yes?

I want you to get that corner right on it, but it's not.

Go on.

Go on, don't be silly.

They are looking pretty good!

It's been a year of careful planning,

training and grooming to get to this stage and they are finally ready.

That was so cool!

Right, OK.

The Edenbridge and Oxted Agricultural Show

is beginning to wake up.

The two-day event attracts competitors

and spectators to this corner of Surrey from all over the UK.

We're now in our 180th year.

We have over 500 cattle,

over 400 sheep,

pigs, llamas, goats,

2,000 horses.

At the end of August, this is the final showdown and they come here

specifically because we have

probably the best judges in the country

and they want to show their livestock to the right people.

A win today will carry real honour

and help the futures of their farms and families.

It's 7pm and already warming up.

Today's forecast is for a scorcher.

Debbie's first job of the day is to get the troops fed and ready.

Bacon is always on the menu at the show.

Always bacon and then fresh eggs from the farm.

It sets you up for the day.

I think my main role at the show

is just as sort of coordinator and that's in

a very loose sense of the word!

It is a big day, this is always a great show.

A lot of really good competitors out there and they're all frantically

scrubbing and washing their pigs, so we'll see.

I'm quietly positive, but you can never be sure.

You don't want to be, really, do you, because it would be a fix,

wouldn't it?

Come on, then.

Oliver wants to beat the early morning rush-hour.

-Good girl.

-He's already down at the pig wash with Brooke,

his Middle White.

The morning prep is all about ensuring that the pigs are clean.

Especially white pigs. They don't stay clean for very long.

You want to get them nice and wet

so the shampoo lathers up really nicely.

Just being careful not to get any water in the ears.

If water gets in the ears, the head will have a head tilt.

Whilst Oliver gets stuck in,

his mum Michaela is desperate to fuel up for the day.

Oh, I need this. 5.30 start.

Mum's usually having a coffee while I'm doing all the jobs, so...

Or networking, as she likes to call it.

Competition time is fast approaching.

Competitors are making their last-minute preparations.

Good boy.

Connie's Gloucestershire Old Spot and her new piglets will be entered

together in the sow and litter category.

Yeah, I think the piglets are funniest

because they're so inquisitive

and they just come over and bite your welly boots.

Her big hope is still her favourite pig, Mischief,

who is taking it all in her stride.

Mischief is looking good this morning,

as she's freshly oiled and ready to go into the ring.

If I get, like, a rosette from the judge,

it'll make me feel extremely happy and overwhelmed.

If you don't have hope, you don't have luck.

And if you don't have luck, you don't have prizes.

So you have to have hope to have winnings.

With not long to go, Oliver and Michaela have one last job.

It should go between the middle of that one and the middle of that one.

I can't fit it up there. We haven't got poles.

Yeah, you have. Maria's lent us some.

Poles.

The daily struggle on show day!

-This is like the Krypton Factor.

-Is this my job as well?

-Yeah.

Look at that, beautiful.

Crooked, just how we aimed for!

Across the showground, everyone's getting ready for action.

Judges in the room, five minutes, everybody.

-I can't have my top button done up. Just cover it.

-All right, then.

Last-minute prep just before I go in is pretty much all about me.

The pig looks smart, therefore I've got to look smart, too.

All the exhibitors wear a white coat.

It's a very old tradition that has passed through the decades,

a lot longer than I've been doing it.

I have had a quick look at the competition.

From my initial inspection, I'm in with a chance.

OK, ladies and gentlemen,

we've now got the January White Pig Class

being shown here at the Edenbridge and Oxted Show.

It's the first competition of the day.

Oliver is showing two pigs in this class, Fatima and Ferne,

helped out by friend James.

There's lots of different pigs coming in and I think we've got four

or five different pigs in this particular class.

Now, these pigs weren't even born in January,

so when you were having your Christmas dinner,

they were still in Mum.

Their judge is farmer Alice Newth.

It's my first time at Edenbridge and Oxted Show.

It's clipped in and I've got the hair tied up around it,

so hopefully it'll stay in now.

After judging, it is coming straight out!

There are five pigs in this class

and competition looks strong.

When you're judging, you're looking at one pig and another pig.

Which would you rather have?

I'd personally like a pig that can walk.

Nice top line, good shape to it.

I want little Fatima to win, though.

She's such a correct pig,

she really is beautiful.

I must have about a thousand pictures

of that same pig at different shows.

It's decision time and judge Alice has picked a winner.

-COMMENTATOR:

-It's going to go to Kim Arden.

It's not a red rosette for Oliver, but it's the next best thing.

-Thank you very much. Thank you.

-Yeah!

Got second out of four.

-Second and third.

-Second and third out of four.

Feel a little hard done by, but...

the judge's decision is final.

The upside is that these rosettes come with a cash prize.

I have to pay for the pigs, so that's my job.

Every little helps, absolutely, so...

Hopefully we'll get a few more of those, then it pays for itself,

including the diesel sometimes if we're lucky!

Quite often, it doesn't.

Afternoon!

Across the showground,

15,000 spectators are enjoying today's events.

Let's have this, Scotty Hamlin going massive!

Surrey's Edenbridge and Oxted Show

has over 300 trade stands.

It's a chance to shop and watch

the popular demonstrations of rural life...

..the craft exhibits...

..and, of course, the food always draws the crowds.

Back at the pig tent and Team Dalloway is up next.

Coming in here, this is a Large Black.

We've got three in the next class.

We've got Mischief going out,

Ronnie going out and we've got Doreen going out.

Hope for the best, so, yeah, all good.

Good girl!

This is the breeding sow class and the judge will be keeping an eye out

for which pigs are expecting a litter.

-When is she due? Is she in pig?

-No, she's not in pig.

-She's going to boar next month for January's.

-Right.

-That pig is going to run me over in a minute!

-Oh, my God!

-COMMENTATOR:

-And it's an Old Spot that's also got the first.

So that's gone to Joe Tucker.

But they do pick up third and fourth place.

Thank you. Cheers.

Oh, well done, third.

Be better if she was in pig, but then I know why you're doing it.

-Thank you.

-I like them in pig.

Good girl.

We got a third and a fourth.

So the third because the Duroc was a little too heavy in pig

and the fourth because Mischief wasn't in pig, so pleased with that.

I got a rosette. That means my hope and my luck worked.

Another one for the wall!

Time for a well-earned ice cream for Connie and her friend.

Can I have a double scoop, please,

of chocolate and chocolate?

Thank you!

It's good ice cream.

There's a chance to see what the rest of the show has to offer.

So, tension mounting now, a real buzz from the crowd.

Next up is one of the biggest events in Surrey's agricultural calendar.

It's the Shetland pony Grand National.

It's very much like the real Grand National.

The fences are a lot smaller,

but, you know, it's an age group from about nine years old to 14

and can't be above five foot in height.

And, you know, there's been some really good jockeys come out of it.

I mean, it's a great grounding for jockeys.

This is my first year and I'm nine.

Racing, you jump and you go fast

and it's just all fun.

I'm really excited.

My dad is Leighton Aspell.

He won the Grand National twice.

You all like to win and you all like to race.

If you can get a good start, you've got a really good chance

of finishing right up there in the top three.

So, eight fast and furious Shetlands

are going to give it their best out there.

Sit tight, bringing them all in up to the line, away they go!

They are away.

MUSIC: Theme from Grandstand

Oh, all three together at the start.

It's impossible to pull them apart.

Oh, those two are up to it, a huge bunch of Shetlands at the back.

I can't really sort those out.

Daisy Harrop has the lead.

She's got the inside line.

She's going like the wind.

Here we go! Go, go, go!

She's done it.

My life, that was some race!

Wasn't that fantastic?

Well done indeed.

Absolutely brilliant round, and what about Cranford Fantastic?

Didn't this little pony go so well for you? And you held your balance.

Yes, he was really good.

And may I ask, how big is Cranford Fantastic?

Because, my darling, you don't look very big.

He's 42 inches.

42 inches high.

That is wonderful. Well done indeed.

Back at the show ring and next up is the white pig championship.

And Oliver is hopeful about his Middle White, Brooke.

The judge is now going to split these up into what's going to be

the supreme champion pig, so which pig is closest to perfection.

The judge will be looking for a straight back.

You could iron a shirt on that back, couldn't you?

Look at it, it's beautiful.

The judge is treading on the grass to try and see her feet,

because good feet are really important,

and this long grass is masking,

if they've got dodgy feet, it would mask it.

Brooke hasn't. Brooke's got awesome feet.

But the judge disagrees.

And Alice Newth has made her decision.

She's got the card in her hand.

APPLAUSE

MUFFLED COMMENTARY

-Her toes are a bit long for me, on the front.

-OK.

It's tough. There's...

There's a few nice pigs in the ring. The judge gave a valid reason

why she didn't put Brooke as champion or reserve.

Her front toes were a little bit too long.

So that comes down to my preparation of her.

I should have trimmed them a little bit.

It's a little bit of a kick in the teeth,

especially as she looked so good.

The judge obviously preferred a modern pig

rather than a traditional, today.

It's one of the hottest days of the year.

And it's not just the spectators feeling the heat.

For the farmers, the pigs' welfare comes first

and they are helping them to cool down.

Yeah, he's overheating, bless him.

Going to drink out of the bucket of dirty water, but that's OK.

He's a bit like Rocky, isn't he, with his towel on him?

Pigs don't sweat like other mammals,

so to reduce the risk of overheating,

they are mainly active at dawn and dusk.

Only able to sweat through their hooves and snouts,

today, they need all the help they can get.

They like to keep cool by being dirty and in the shade.

And they are exposed to the sun in the ring.

Nice and cool, it's back out into the ring.

This is probably going to be one of the hardest classes

for the judge to judge because there are a lot of pigs in here.

With seven pigs showing, the judge has her work cut out.

I've got to bear in mind so many pigs there

and how hot it is getting,

especially the pigs have been oiled up, playing on your mind,

"I've got to get through these a bit quicker

"for the pigs so they don't suffer."

-Cut across.

-Sorry!

-Cut across.

Connie's pig is proving a little tricky to handle.

Oh, hello!

Pig, get up.

It's like being in a mosh pit.

Can you just stand still so I can check the underline?

Looking at the underline.

See if you can slow her down.

-Thank you.

-Sorry.

Bit energetic.

..lot of very good pigs here.

Finally, the judge makes her decision.

Connie and Alfie don't get a rosette this time.

A little bit disappointed with her.

A bit stressed now because it's hot and my pig's running away.

She has been trained and she's been to loads of other shows,

she's just slightly...wonky in the head department.

Oh, hot.

Leaving the pigs in the shade of the tent,

Michaela and Oliver take their prize money

and go in search of some retail therapy.

They're beautiful.

You need new wellies, don't you?

Are they wide calf? Because I've got a leg like a tree.

Oh, they are quite comfy-bumfy.

If you can pull it off my leg, sold.

-You do take credit cards, don't you?

-We do.

-Yes, lovely.

That's the winnings gone.

You're not even going to give me 99p off?

He's given me 99p off.

Beautiful. Now I love the boots.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

Ready to get back to showing,

Oliver still has a chance to win big before the end of the day.

His Middle White Brooke has a shot at the breed champion rosette.

So our judge is looking across

to decide which is the best Middle White here.

..And Oliver Giles. Best Middle White sow.

Yes, Brooke got it!

-Well done.

-Thank you very much.

It's the result he was after,

and has made all the preparation worth it.

Very chuffed to win the breed champion,

especially against some tough competition.

Brooke won this lovely, rather lovely rosette for her troubles

and it's put the smile back on my face.

There is also some great news for Alfie in the Coloured Boar class.

With some stiff competition, he's pulled off first place.

He's got some of the better legs in this class than most of them.

Thank you very much.

Yeah, really good, very pleased.

Thank you.

Yeah. Magic.

Absolutely brilliant. Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant.

Yeah, really pleased.

And Connie doesn't miss out either, in the sow and litter class.

Gloucester Old Spot,

Debbie Dalloway and family's beautiful Gloucester Old Spot.

-Here you go.

-Thank you.

-She's picked up a third here.

Looking well for a first litter, mind.

I am pleased with the result of that,

because it's her first litter

and understandably she has got less piglets

than the other ones.

I thought that was a reasonable result, top three.

The Edenbridge and Oxted Agricultural Show

has finished for the day.

There's been tough competition for our farmers battling it out

in the show ring.

Well done.

Good girl.

Both families have walked away with six rosettes each

to add to their collection.

All the pigs performed well today.

We got a first, couple of seconds.

I would have preferred them all to be red, but...

So does everybody else.

We got a breed champion with Brooke, so we're pleased with that.

He's very competitive,

I'm a bit more philosophical about the whole thing.

I'm really proud of Alfie and Connie.

They did amazingly well.

They kept their cool in such hot conditions,

because it is absolutely sweltering out there.

The pigs are bubbling over with heat.

So, yes, really pleased and I think they should be, too.

Their success has shown how a year of graft and commitment can pay off.

It's a worthy reward for this future generation of farmers.

I've had fun today, overall.

It may not have been the results I wanted with the pigs,

but I've had fun talking with other exhibitors and catching up.

I'm proud of Oliver all the time, yes.

He puts so much time and effort into his pigs.

He does all the hard work for shows, so, yes, I'm very proud of my son.

Very.

These shows are our holidays.

We come away, we have fun.

I think we'll carry on doing it for a good few years yet.

It keeps us all together, doesn't it, as well?

It's a good thing to do as a family.

Turned out fantastic.

A farming day. An amazing day.

It has been an amazing day.

Not just good, but amazing.