0:00:02 > 0:00:07For thousands of years, farming has shaped the landscape of Wales.
0:00:07 > 0:00:09Hey, come on!
0:00:09 > 0:00:12HE WHISTLES
0:00:12 > 0:00:16Generations of farmers have worked the land and in Snowdonia,
0:00:16 > 0:00:18one family has been farming
0:00:18 > 0:00:21the slopes of the Carneddau Mountains for centuries.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24Meet the Joneses.
0:00:24 > 0:00:31For 350 years my family can say that we have farmed this valley.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34Gareth Wyn Jones is the latest in a long line of hill farmers
0:00:34 > 0:00:39to rear sheep on the mountains near Llanfairfechan on north Wales coast.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43But the way we buy our food has changed.
0:00:43 > 0:00:47Lots of people have lost contact with the land,
0:00:47 > 0:00:49with agriculture, with farmers.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53Gareth's wife Rhian takes care of the family,
0:00:53 > 0:00:55their home and the garden.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58Picking peas.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00Ah, there is nothing better than
0:01:00 > 0:01:03eating peas fresh from the pod.
0:01:03 > 0:01:07Their sons - Rolant and his elder brother Sior -
0:01:07 > 0:01:10are following in their father's footsteps.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12Steady, steady. Hey, stand!
0:01:12 > 0:01:14These sheep get on my nerves.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17And their daughter Mari isn't far behind.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19Sit! Elin, sit!
0:01:19 > 0:01:21Elin, paid!
0:01:21 > 0:01:24Their grandparents also live on the farm -
0:01:24 > 0:01:28Gareth's mother Eryl and his father Roland Senior.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37We will follow Gareth and his family through
0:01:37 > 0:01:41the course of a year as they take their animals from the mountainside
0:01:41 > 0:01:44to the marketplace.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46That's it. That's the end product.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49After all that hard work, this is what we sell.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53But with bad weather and rising costs,
0:01:53 > 0:01:57what does the future hold for the traditional Welsh hill farm?
0:01:57 > 0:02:01Physically, mentally, emotionally it's tough,
0:02:01 > 0:02:04but the truth is, if you are born and bred into it,
0:02:04 > 0:02:06you know nothing better.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09That's the way it is. That's the way the mountain is.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21It's the height of summer,
0:02:21 > 0:02:26and one of the hottest and driest in nearly a decade.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28Here, here, here. Come, come.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44With the sheep free to graze on the lush pastures
0:02:44 > 0:02:47of the Carneddau, it is a quieter time on the farm.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55The days are long, the sun is out
0:02:55 > 0:02:58and the kids are home for the holidays.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05It is a time for the family to take stock and spend time together.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09But for Sior, the family's eldest,
0:03:09 > 0:03:13this summer will be a test of both his farming and academic skills.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19Today though, Gareth and the kids are taking a break
0:03:19 > 0:03:22from the day-to-day chores and going shopping.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27We've just come up to Jo's place now
0:03:27 > 0:03:32and we're going to catch a few piglets, hopefully.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35They're going to have one each.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38So we're going to fatten them up for Christmas.
0:03:38 > 0:03:39These pigs are a cross breed -
0:03:39 > 0:03:42half Welsh, known for their good meat qualities,
0:03:42 > 0:03:45and half New Zealand kunekune,
0:03:45 > 0:03:47a small, placid breed sometimes kept as pets.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01PIG SQUEALS
0:04:04 > 0:04:07He's fat and he's chubby and he is...cool.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14Eugh! He pooed on me!
0:04:14 > 0:04:16And he pooed on my shoes now!
0:04:16 > 0:04:18THEY LAUGH
0:04:28 > 0:04:33Having each chosen a piglet, it's time for money to change hands.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38- Fantastic.- Great.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40Deal or no deal?
0:04:40 > 0:04:43- Deal! - PIG SQUEALS
0:04:59 > 0:05:01It's luck money.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20With the piglets safely stowed, it's back to the farm.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22Getting them in the car was one thing,
0:05:22 > 0:05:25getting them into the shed is another.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Oh, come on!
0:05:34 > 0:05:36PIG SQUEALS
0:05:48 > 0:05:51The piglets will be fattened up over the coming months
0:05:51 > 0:05:53until they are ready for the family freezer.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07It's a big day at Tyn Llwyfan.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13Every summer the farm hosts a sheepdog trial
0:06:13 > 0:06:16that attracts competitors from across Wales.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20And this year Sior is planning to compete.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23Steady on, steady on. Stand!
0:06:23 > 0:06:25Hey, hey.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29He and his dog Bill have been training together since the spring.
0:06:29 > 0:06:34But they have only trialled together once before and it didn't go well.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37They are hoping that a home advantage
0:06:37 > 0:06:38might bring them good luck.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41Don't get excited. Doesn't matter who is there.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44Does it bother you when you see a lot of people watching you?
0:06:47 > 0:06:49Yeah. Does the dog get a bit...
0:06:49 > 0:06:53So, it's in the dog a bit, is it? Yeah.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56So you will be having a bit of a problem there then.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58- But you'll have a go, though. - Will I?
0:06:58 > 0:07:01- HE LAUGHS - You'll have a go.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04He was excited last night.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06I haven't seen him that excited for ages.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10He is still hasn't quite got the gist yet,
0:07:10 > 0:07:15but I think he will, he will. He is keen, you know.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19I think that little Bill is going to be a good dog in the years to come.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23So, hopefully, I'd really like to see him do a good run.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34As the crowds begin to arrive, the competitors take to the field.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41The first command they give is either a "come-by" to send
0:07:41 > 0:07:44the dog left, or "away" to send the dog to the right.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Each shepherd must use their dog to guide the sheep
0:07:50 > 0:07:54through the gates, around their post and finally through the lane.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02They will be competing against the clock
0:08:02 > 0:08:04and marked closely on their skills.
0:08:07 > 0:08:13Some struggle to complete the course, others make it look easy.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18Now it's time for Sior and Bill to show what they are made of.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23Skill with a dog is vital for a successful hill famer.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27Now, the months of training with his grandfather will be put to the test.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30I think he is a bit nervous. Yes, a little bit.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33He has gone very quiet, look.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38I'm not sure which way I'm going to give him...
0:08:38 > 0:08:42You know, which way, the come-by or away. I'm not sure.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18He has asked me to explain exactly...
0:09:18 > 0:09:21He is asking the judges what to do now.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24- HE LAUGHS - Oh, God.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29Away. Away.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Away!
0:09:32 > 0:09:35They get off to a bad start.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39Bill has failed to spot the sheep at the far end of the field.
0:09:39 > 0:09:40Away!
0:09:42 > 0:09:44He still hasn't seen them.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46He's going to have a problem with them now.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52Stand, away!
0:09:54 > 0:09:58He's all right now, hopefully. He's all right now.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00Finally, Bill picks up the sheep
0:10:00 > 0:10:06and it looks like Sior has him under control, for now at least.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08Oh, I hope he does it, I hope he does it.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12Away! Stand!
0:10:13 > 0:10:15Come by!
0:10:15 > 0:10:17Come by, come by. He's a bit late there again.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19It's not going well.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22They fail to negotiate the first gate.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25Sior must now guide them towards his post.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28Bloody hell... I've got to watch what I'm saying on the camera.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32He's not controlling like I would like him to.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35I'll have to give him more lessons.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38- Stand.- Come by, come by, steady.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43- Stand.- Away.- Away.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45Away. Come by!
0:10:45 > 0:10:48Eventually, Sior makes it around the post.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51That's nice, that is. He's going up very well now.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56But then he loses control of Bill on the other gates.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59- Away.- Come by! Oh, bloody hell.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Stand! Stand!
0:11:03 > 0:11:05Come by. Stand.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07He's done very well, actually, yeah.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09Got a big...aah!
0:11:09 > 0:11:12Speaking too soon again. Way back.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18And before he can steer the sheep through the lane to the finish,
0:11:18 > 0:11:20his time is up.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23He is unlikely to have impressed the judges,
0:11:23 > 0:11:26but his mentors think he has done well for a beginner.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34- I was quite pleased, don't know about you.- Very frustrated.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37Well, yeah, tell you one thing you will have to teach him,
0:11:37 > 0:11:40that he is too cool. He's got to move himself.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42I think he's been listening to you too much.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44No, he hasn't! He's not listening, that's the trouble.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46He's been listening to him too much.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49He could never handle a dog either! THEY LAUGH
0:11:49 > 0:11:51I've won more times than you!
0:11:51 > 0:11:54- You haven't!- I have!
0:11:54 > 0:11:58Sior, though, is disappointed.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01Terrible. Absolutely terrible.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11Rubbish. Rubbish.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15Good job, but it's frustrating, isn't it?
0:12:15 > 0:12:17It's more frustrating for me to watch
0:12:17 > 0:12:19than to be running, I tell you.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23The dog sometimes just is not picking his sheep up, is he?
0:12:23 > 0:12:27And you're not quite stopping him where you should be,
0:12:27 > 0:12:29but that will come.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32That will come in time. You learn by your mistakes.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42High above the farm, on the slopes of the Carneddau,
0:12:42 > 0:12:45the flock has been grazing for several months.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51They have been fattening up since the spring
0:12:51 > 0:12:53and soon they will be ready to be sold.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59So, the time has come to bring them down off the mountain.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06The ewe lambs will be kept for breeding
0:13:06 > 0:13:10and the ram lambs will be sent for slaughter.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12First they need to be separated
0:13:12 > 0:13:15and turned out onto richer pastures to put on more weight.
0:13:15 > 0:13:20Taking the ram lambs out now, ready to be fattened,
0:13:20 > 0:13:22sent off to Anglesey.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25Dad, there is one going backwards!
0:13:32 > 0:13:34Soon the kids will be going back to school, but
0:13:34 > 0:13:39while they are still around, Gareth can always find them work to do.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43This is a chance for them to learn what I was taught, exactly the same.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45You know, they're home every day,
0:13:45 > 0:13:48they don't sit in front of the television playing Xboxes.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50They're out here with us,
0:13:50 > 0:13:52giving us a hand every minute they can.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54Sometimes they can get under your feet.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56Mari can be bit of a pain,
0:13:56 > 0:13:59because she wants to do the things the boys can do, but she can't.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01She thinks she can.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05But she's quite good, really, to be honest. Good girl.
0:14:05 > 0:14:06Mari is very busy.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09I don't search for anything for them to do, to be honest.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11Come on, move.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14As well as their land around Llanfairfechan,
0:14:14 > 0:14:17the family also leases land on nearby Anglesey.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20The lower elevation and milder climate
0:14:20 > 0:14:23provide the perfect grazing to fatten the lambs
0:14:23 > 0:14:28and in a few months they will be ready for the abattoir.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31That's the second batch that we have sent over to Anglesey.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33Next time we put our hands on them, hopefully,
0:14:33 > 0:14:36they will be fat and ready for market.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39And that's where the money comes into it.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43Two, three weeks, maybe four, and we should start picking them.
0:14:43 > 0:14:47They are like peas, when they are ready and the price is right,
0:14:47 > 0:14:49they've got to go.
0:14:53 > 0:14:58The lambs are not the only crop nearly ready to be harvested.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01For months, Rhian has been hard at work in the family's
0:15:01 > 0:15:05vegetable plot and now the fruits of her labour are ready to be reaped.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08This summer has been idyllic. It's been ideal.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10The weather has been very warm.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14June and July, we just couldn't complain at all.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17And, you know, having had some sun on your back,
0:15:17 > 0:15:19you are ready for winter, you know.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22You are ready for those closed in nights, you know.
0:15:24 > 0:15:29July in Welsh is Gorffennaf - "gorffen haf" - "end of summer".
0:15:30 > 0:15:32So this is the end of harvest, really.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35With the peas we've had the best of them.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41The weather is changing. This month is different to last month.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45Fantastic, Mari. Watch the plants you're standing on, cariad.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49I do see a difference now in this month. I always do.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53And I'm always a bit sad that it's almost the end of summer.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56The days are getting shorter now as well, you know.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58You get to sort of...
0:15:59 > 0:16:04You instinctively know that this is maybe our last month of summer.
0:16:05 > 0:16:10The beginning of autumn is just almost upon us.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14It has been a busy year for the Joneses
0:16:14 > 0:16:16and an important one for Sior.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22He has been helping out on the farm more than ever,
0:16:22 > 0:16:28but he's also been busy at school and today is the big day.
0:16:30 > 0:16:36A few months ago Sior sat his first set of GCSE exams
0:16:36 > 0:16:39and as the summer holidays draw to an end
0:16:39 > 0:16:41it is time to collect his results.
0:16:54 > 0:17:01I've had the three As that I hoped for and then I had two Es.
0:17:01 > 0:17:06That's not very good. That was the English literature.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09I knew I didn't do well on that.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12And then I did geography, had an E in that as well.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15So, that's not good either.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20I think I have to talk to my mum. It's not going to be good.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22Doesn't matter, Sior.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26- You were saying about your English, weren't you?- I did, I knew.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30In daearyddiaeth, I was hoping for a C.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32But I don't know.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35Sior will have to resit the exams he failed next year.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37But what will his father make of his results?
0:17:49 > 0:17:51- A, A, A.- Da, Sior.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54- E.- Eh?
0:18:10 > 0:18:14Good lad! HE LAUGHS
0:18:21 > 0:18:23It's a lot better than I expected.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27I thought they would be similar to my results
0:18:27 > 0:18:30when I brought them home, but no.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33I'm very proud, to be honest with you. Very nice surprise.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38The truth was, education was not that important as a farmer,
0:18:38 > 0:18:42but today it's more important than the farming side of it.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49The harder he works at school,
0:18:49 > 0:18:52the better he will be able to run his business at whatever he does.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57Yeah, that's why I'm pretty proud. Fair play.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Come on! Come on.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33The summer holidays are over. It's time to go back to school.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45Reading the paper.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53Go boys, go, go, go, go!
0:19:56 > 0:20:00- Ta-ta, Dad. - Ta-ta, boy. See you tonight.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05Now, Gareth must start to think about the months ahead,
0:20:05 > 0:20:07and next year's stock.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14The farm has over 3,500 breeding ewes
0:20:14 > 0:20:19and these will give birth to the next generation of lambs.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22But first they need to mate with a ram.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28To prevent inbreeding and maintain a healthy flock,
0:20:28 > 0:20:31new rams need to be bought in every year.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36But this is also a chance for the Joneses to sell on
0:20:36 > 0:20:38their top rams to other farms.
0:20:45 > 0:20:51This is what you call a real Welsh mountain ram lamb.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54You don't get many in this confirmation.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58He's got a good, sturdy back, straight.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02A good back on him, and better than anything,
0:21:02 > 0:21:05you've got the wool here that will hold the rain.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07It isn't open, see.
0:21:07 > 0:21:11It's very tight and that will hold the weather
0:21:11 > 0:21:13when you get that heavy rain.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18All in all, hopefully he'll sell well.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20That's the best coat you can get.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29What's the most important thing we've got is the mouth.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34That mouth needs to be bang on flush.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39An uneven mouth will be poor for grazing,
0:21:39 > 0:21:42and with their genes passed on to countless lambs
0:21:42 > 0:21:45this is a crucial characteristic for any breeding ram.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48That's perfect.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51Gareth, his father and his uncle Teg
0:21:51 > 0:21:53will hope for a good price at the sale,
0:21:53 > 0:21:56but it isn't all about the money,
0:21:56 > 0:22:00there is also a prize for the top specimen.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03We've had quite a few wins with our lambs and the two-year-olds,
0:22:03 > 0:22:06but let's see this year.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08We've got two good ones. Let's see.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14Hopefully this is the one that brings the silverware home with us.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24With their best rams ready for the market,
0:22:24 > 0:22:28they are loaded up and on their way to Gaerwen on Anglesey.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43HE WHISTLES
0:22:44 > 0:22:46Farming can be a lonely life
0:22:46 > 0:22:51and livestock sales like this are good places to socialise.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55Farmers come to buy and sell, check out the competition
0:22:55 > 0:22:57and catch up on the latest gossip.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05Gareth is in the mood to buy.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10What I'm looking for today is rams or ram lambs, you know, for breeding.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13So, you are looking for something similar
0:23:13 > 0:23:16for what we want on the mountain.
0:23:17 > 0:23:22Good coats, good bone, good bodies, nice head, not too heavy horn.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25A top breeding ram could cost tens of thousands,
0:23:25 > 0:23:27but at small sales like this,
0:23:27 > 0:23:31these Welsh mountain rams are more likely to go for several hundred.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34But with around 20 bought in every year,
0:23:34 > 0:23:37this is still a sizable investment for the farm.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40We like to have one ram to every 50 ewes.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42So, we need quite a lot of bloody rams,
0:23:42 > 0:23:45and it can be an expensive job.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51The top ram lambs will now be entered into a show
0:23:51 > 0:23:53with a prize for the best individual.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58The judge carefully examines each one.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10Gareth's ram makes the cut.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12It is down to the final three.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18They've won!
0:24:18 > 0:24:21This should lead to a better price for the farm's rams.
0:24:23 > 0:24:28Same again price. 150, 150, 120, 120, 30...
0:24:28 > 0:24:32With all the judging over, it is time for the business to begin.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36I will take 60, selling away, 150 and sold!
0:24:37 > 0:24:39Right, go on.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58Roland is giving it the hard sell.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03But the prices on the market are lower the usual this year
0:25:03 > 0:25:05and he isn't happy with the bids.
0:25:15 > 0:25:16Don't loose him.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24Roland is disappointed with sales so far
0:25:24 > 0:25:26but they've got still got more rams to come.
0:26:03 > 0:26:08Reluctantly, Roland agrees to take a lower price and a deal is struck.
0:26:08 > 0:26:13They manage to sell of all of their stock, including the prize ram.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16They had been hoping for around £700 for the lot,
0:26:16 > 0:26:19but have had settle for closer to five.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21Disappointed a little bit with the prices.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24I thought the best ram would have done a few more quid,
0:26:24 > 0:26:29but that's the way of the market today. You never know.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31They now need to start buying,
0:26:31 > 0:26:35and it looks like something has already caught Roland's eye.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37It looks like we might be buying.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40The two of us are studying this big ram.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43I really liked that in the show, to be honest with you.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45But he might be expensive.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47He might be out of our price range.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49We don't like paying a lot for our rams.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53As they take their place among the crowd,
0:26:53 > 0:26:55the bidding is already under way.
0:26:56 > 0:27:01With subtle nods and winks, business is done.
0:27:01 > 0:27:02165.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05We'll be bankrupt spending like this.
0:27:05 > 0:27:10Bidding is fierce, everyone drives a hard bargain.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12Roland has his eye on the next ram.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17230, 230, 230.
0:27:17 > 0:27:24230, 230, at 230, 230... I'm selling... 230, are you all set?
0:27:24 > 0:27:25230!
0:27:25 > 0:27:27GAVEL BANGS
0:27:27 > 0:27:28230.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31The price goes too high for Roland.
0:27:31 > 0:27:36But they still get three good rams and at prices they are happy with.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38These have cost £404.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42One was £90, one was £165 and one was £130.
0:27:42 > 0:27:46That...that's cheap. That's a really cheap ram.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50We'll need about 13 or 14,
0:27:50 > 0:27:53maybe a bit more in the next sale we go to.
0:27:55 > 0:28:02From 50 to 70 ewes each and hopefully we'll have lambs for spring.
0:28:06 > 0:28:10Still gives me a buzz to come here, win a couple of prizes
0:28:10 > 0:28:13and go home with a couple of rams that we're...
0:28:13 > 0:28:15we're pleased with.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19Within a few months, these rams will be put to the ewes,
0:28:19 > 0:28:22the yearly cycle of the hill farm will begin again
0:28:22 > 0:28:26and the next generation of Welsh Mountain lambs will be on their way.