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-Sion Williams, -the Buccleuch Estate, Scotland. | 0:00:12 | 0:00:22 | |
-What a splendid view. | 0:00:24 | 0:00:26 | |
-I'm in the Selkirk area of Scotland. | 0:00:26 | 0:00:29 | |
-This is -the Duke of Buccleuch's estate. | 0:00:29 | 0:00:32 | |
-The Duke is one of Europe's -biggest landowners. | 0:00:32 | 0:00:36 | |
-A Welshman from Y Foel, Llangadfan, -is a manager on the estate... | 0:00:36 | 0:00:41 | |
-..Sion Williams. | 0:00:42 | 0:00:43 | |
-I'm really looking forward -to seeing the animals here... | 0:00:44 | 0:00:48 | |
-..and enjoying -the wonderful countryside. | 0:00:48 | 0:00:51 | |
-Selkirk is a town -in the northern Scottish Borders. | 0:00:52 | 0:00:55 | |
-It lies between England -and Edinburgh. | 0:00:56 | 0:00:59 | |
-We're visiting -the renowned Buccleuch Estate. | 0:00:59 | 0:01:02 | |
-We're quite high up, Sion. | 0:01:02 | 0:01:04 | |
-Yes. I'd say we're about... -1,100 feet up. | 0:01:04 | 0:01:10 | |
-October 2007 | 0:01:10 | 0:01:14 | |
-Let's take a look. | 0:01:14 | 0:01:16 | |
-Good gracious! | 0:01:21 | 0:01:22 | |
-Just look at those views. | 0:01:23 | 0:01:25 | |
-Yes, some great views. | 0:01:26 | 0:01:27 | |
-Does all this land -belong to the estate? | 0:01:28 | 0:01:31 | |
-It owns roughly 1,000 acres -in this area. | 0:01:32 | 0:01:36 | |
-Really? | 0:01:36 | 0:01:37 | |
-We're quite high up. | 0:01:38 | 0:01:39 | |
-You won't see many cattle up here -in winter. | 0:01:40 | 0:01:44 | |
-No, cattle and sheep -are kept in sheds over winter. | 0:01:44 | 0:01:48 | |
-We bring sheep back up here -for lambing. | 0:01:49 | 0:01:53 | |
-Is that the mansion -where the Duke and his family live? | 0:01:54 | 0:01:58 | |
-Yes, that's Bowhill House, -the Duke of Buccleuch's family seat. | 0:01:59 | 0:02:03 | |
-It's one of four mansions -owned by the Duke. | 0:02:03 | 0:02:07 | |
-It's a lovely landscape. | 0:02:07 | 0:02:09 | |
-Obviously, those trees -have been planted. | 0:02:09 | 0:02:13 | |
-They provide shelter. | 0:02:13 | 0:02:15 | |
-We're quite fortunate. -There are lots of trees. | 0:02:15 | 0:02:18 | |
-They provide shelter for the fields. | 0:02:18 | 0:02:21 | |
-Do you employ people to fill in -your IACS forms, and so on? | 0:02:21 | 0:02:27 | |
-I wouldn't know where to start! | 0:02:27 | 0:02:30 | |
-I do all the IACS forms myself. | 0:02:30 | 0:02:33 | |
-I used to work for Scotland's -equivalent of Defra. | 0:02:33 | 0:02:37 | |
-It's called SEERAD. | 0:02:37 | 0:02:38 | |
-So I fill in all the IACS forms. | 0:02:39 | 0:02:41 | |
-So I fill in all the IACS forms. - -How many pages is that? | 0:02:41 | 0:02:42 | |
-How many pages is that? | 0:02:42 | 0:02:43 | |
-It was 19 pages this year. -It varies from year to year. | 0:02:43 | 0:02:48 | |
-19 pages! | 0:02:48 | 0:02:50 | |
-How many acres do you farm? | 0:02:50 | 0:02:53 | |
-At the moment, -we farm about 6,000 acres. | 0:02:53 | 0:02:57 | |
-This block of 1,000 acres... | 0:02:57 | 0:02:59 | |
-..and another block -behind those trees... | 0:02:59 | 0:03:02 | |
-..which covers about 5,000 acres. | 0:03:03 | 0:03:05 | |
-Most of it is mountain. | 0:03:05 | 0:03:07 | |
-Most of it is mountain. - -Isn't there a farm in Langholm too? | 0:03:07 | 0:03:10 | |
-Yes. Across the whole estate, -we farm about 38,000 acres. | 0:03:10 | 0:03:15 | |
-The Duke owns 270,000 acres. | 0:03:16 | 0:03:19 | |
-Really? | 0:03:20 | 0:03:21 | |
-Most of land is similar to this - -mountain land. | 0:03:21 | 0:03:25 | |
-It's still a lot of acres though. | 0:03:25 | 0:03:26 | |
-It's still a lot of acres though. - -At one time, mountain land... | 0:03:26 | 0:03:28 | |
-At one time, mountain land... | 0:03:28 | 0:03:28 | |
-..was worth more than land -in the valleys. | 0:03:28 | 0:03:32 | |
-Things have changed. | 0:03:32 | 0:03:34 | |
-A large estate like the Buccleuch -Estate has many farms of course. | 0:03:40 | 0:03:45 | |
-There's plenty of work to be done. | 0:03:45 | 0:03:48 | |
-Today, the older cows -have been taken away... | 0:03:48 | 0:03:52 | |
-..and their calves -are calling after them. | 0:03:52 | 0:03:55 | |
-They're kept in over winter. | 0:03:55 | 0:03:57 | |
-Sion is carrying out -essential preparations. | 0:03:58 | 0:04:01 | |
-As every farmer knows... | 0:04:03 | 0:04:05 | |
-..controlling intestinal worms -and lice is a constant battle. | 0:04:05 | 0:04:09 | |
-This applies to sheep -as well as cattle. | 0:04:10 | 0:04:13 | |
-Sion shaves the calves' backs -before dosing them against worms... | 0:04:14 | 0:04:18 | |
-..and treating them for lice. | 0:04:18 | 0:04:20 | |
-Shaving also prevents -the calves from sweating too much. | 0:04:20 | 0:04:24 | |
-These calves have been separated -from their mothers at a young age... | 0:04:24 | 0:04:29 | |
-..because the old cows -must be taken away. | 0:04:29 | 0:04:33 | |
-Nevertheless, -these calves have done quite well. | 0:04:34 | 0:04:37 | |
-Such drama! -These crushes are useful things. | 0:05:00 | 0:05:03 | |
-Charolais are the worst. | 0:05:05 | 0:05:07 | |
-Do you think so? | 0:05:08 | 0:05:09 | |
-Lims are better. | 0:05:11 | 0:05:13 | |
-What are you doing today? | 0:05:17 | 0:05:19 | |
-These calves are younger than usual. | 0:05:19 | 0:05:22 | |
-Yes. | 0:05:22 | 0:05:23 | |
-Are you weighing them? | 0:05:24 | 0:05:25 | |
-Have the mothers been taken away? | 0:05:25 | 0:05:27 | |
-Have the mothers been taken away? - -That's right, under the OCDS. | 0:05:27 | 0:05:28 | |
-That's right, under the OCDS. | 0:05:28 | 0:05:29 | |
-We have to get rid of them... | 0:05:29 | 0:05:32 | |
-We have to get rid of them... - -LOUD CRASH | 0:05:32 | 0:05:32 | |
-LOUD CRASH | 0:05:32 | 0:05:33 | |
-..before November or December. | 0:05:34 | 0:05:35 | |
-We have to get rid of them. | 0:05:36 | 0:05:39 | |
-Are you keeping these inside? | 0:05:39 | 0:05:40 | |
-Are you keeping these inside? - -Yes, we're keeping them in. | 0:05:40 | 0:05:41 | |
-Yes, we're keeping them in. | 0:05:41 | 0:05:42 | |
-We're vaccinating them -against pneumonia... | 0:05:42 | 0:05:45 | |
-..treating them for lice and shaving -them so they don't sweat so much. | 0:05:46 | 0:05:51 | |
-Do you weigh every calf? | 0:05:51 | 0:05:54 | |
-That's right. -That's what we're doing here. | 0:05:54 | 0:05:57 | |
-We weigh them after taking them -from their mothers. | 0:05:58 | 0:06:01 | |
-We get an idea of how they're doing. | 0:06:01 | 0:06:04 | |
-You note the tag number. | 0:06:04 | 0:06:06 | |
-Is that electronic? | 0:06:07 | 0:06:08 | |
-Is that electronic? - -Yes. | 0:06:08 | 0:06:08 | |
-Yes. | 0:06:08 | 0:06:09 | |
-It records all -the veterinary information. | 0:06:10 | 0:06:13 | |
-That's useful, especially -with large herds likes yours. | 0:06:13 | 0:06:16 | |
-Yes, it saves a lot of time. | 0:06:17 | 0:06:19 | |
-Yes, it saves a lot of time. - -And a lot of office work. | 0:06:19 | 0:06:20 | |
-And a lot of office work. | 0:06:20 | 0:06:21 | |
-I couldn't do without it. | 0:06:22 | 0:06:24 | |
-It spares me a lot of paperwork. | 0:06:24 | 0:06:27 | |
-You can tell they're young calves -from the way they're lowing. | 0:06:28 | 0:06:32 | |
-That's right. | 0:06:33 | 0:06:34 | |
-Some of them -are just four months old. | 0:06:35 | 0:06:38 | |
-They're a bit young. | 0:06:38 | 0:06:39 | |
-They're a bit young. - -What else can you do? | 0:06:39 | 0:06:40 | |
-What else can you do? | 0:06:40 | 0:06:42 | |
-You have to get rid of the mothers -before a certain date. | 0:06:42 | 0:06:47 | |
-It's the law these days. | 0:06:47 | 0:06:49 | |
-You've got a good helper. | 0:06:50 | 0:06:52 | |
-Do you find staff fairly easily? | 0:06:53 | 0:06:55 | |
-Do you find staff fairly easily? - -It's quite difficult. | 0:06:55 | 0:06:56 | |
-It's quite difficult. | 0:06:56 | 0:06:56 | |
-It's fine once we've got them, -but finding staff can be difficult. | 0:06:56 | 0:07:01 | |
-One cow rears one calf - -that's the system here. | 0:07:02 | 0:07:06 | |
-Many of the cattle -are Continental breeds. | 0:07:06 | 0:07:09 | |
-They need more concentrated feeding. | 0:07:10 | 0:07:12 | |
-This is large-scale farming. | 0:07:12 | 0:07:14 | |
-But there's plenty of land -to grow food. | 0:07:14 | 0:07:18 | |
-There's nothing quite like milling -and mixing your own feed. | 0:07:18 | 0:07:23 | |
-You know what's in it. | 0:07:23 | 0:07:24 | |
-You know what's in it. - -We know where it comes from. | 0:07:24 | 0:07:25 | |
-We know where it comes from. | 0:07:25 | 0:07:27 | |
-It's expensive to buy nowadays. | 0:07:27 | 0:07:29 | |
-How much barley and wheat -do you grow? | 0:07:29 | 0:07:33 | |
-We usually grow 100 acres. | 0:07:33 | 0:07:35 | |
-100 acres. | 0:07:36 | 0:07:37 | |
-Well, we harvested -only 55 acres this year. | 0:07:38 | 0:07:41 | |
-We'll do more next year -because prices are increasing. | 0:07:41 | 0:07:45 | |
-Prices have doubled. | 0:07:45 | 0:07:47 | |
-Is this for the bulls? | 0:07:47 | 0:07:48 | |
-Is this for the bulls? - -Yes, for the bulls. | 0:07:48 | 0:07:49 | |
-I'll follow you -otherwise I'll get lost! | 0:07:50 | 0:07:53 | |
-Look - the sun's coming out! | 0:07:54 | 0:07:56 | |
-Yes. | 0:07:56 | 0:07:57 | |
-Let's hope it stays this way. | 0:07:58 | 0:08:00 | |
-Let's feed the cattle. | 0:08:16 | 0:08:18 | |
-Come on, then! -Come on, come on, come on! | 0:08:25 | 0:08:29 | |
-They not in any hurry - that shows -they're getting enough food. | 0:08:29 | 0:08:34 | |
-You have good hay. | 0:08:34 | 0:08:35 | |
-We've been lucky with the hay -this year. | 0:08:36 | 0:08:39 | |
-We didn't harvest it until August. | 0:08:39 | 0:08:40 | |
-We didn't harvest it until August. - -What will you do with these? | 0:08:40 | 0:08:42 | |
-What will you do with these? | 0:08:42 | 0:08:43 | |
-We sold one last year in Carlisle, -but most are sold privately. | 0:08:43 | 0:08:48 | |
-It's very convenient for us. | 0:08:48 | 0:08:51 | |
-Most of our buyers -come back for more. | 0:08:51 | 0:08:54 | |
-They're nice bulls. | 0:08:55 | 0:08:56 | |
-They haven't been overdone, -like some bulls are. | 0:08:56 | 0:09:00 | |
-We've only just started -feeding them. | 0:09:00 | 0:09:03 | |
-They'll be kept inside this winter. | 0:09:03 | 0:09:06 | |
-You've been breeding cattle -for years... | 0:09:06 | 0:09:09 | |
-..and you're proud of your cattle. | 0:09:09 | 0:09:12 | |
-You know it's a mistake -to bring them on too quickly. | 0:09:12 | 0:09:16 | |
-It spoils them. | 0:09:17 | 0:09:18 | |
-It spoils them. - -Rams are the same. | 0:09:18 | 0:09:18 | |
-Rams are the same. | 0:09:18 | 0:09:20 | |
-Some rams are so unfit. | 0:09:20 | 0:09:22 | |
-They're pushed too fast. | 0:09:22 | 0:09:24 | |
-We find it's the case -with Charolais too. | 0:09:24 | 0:09:28 | |
-They can grow too quickly -when they're young. | 0:09:28 | 0:09:31 | |
-These Aberdeens are very fine -cattle and the perfect colour. | 0:09:31 | 0:09:36 | |
-But there's one shade of black -that's even better! | 0:09:36 | 0:09:40 | |
-Would that be the Welsh Black?! | 0:09:40 | 0:09:41 | |
-Would that be the Welsh Black?! - -Let's go! I'll close the gate. | 0:09:41 | 0:09:42 | |
-Let's go! I'll close the gate. | 0:09:42 | 0:09:43 | |
-These fields are big. | 0:09:54 | 0:09:56 | |
-Good places for working dogs. | 0:09:57 | 0:09:59 | |
-We hold sheepdog trials here. | 0:10:00 | 0:10:03 | |
-This is a huge field, Sion. | 0:10:06 | 0:10:08 | |
-This is a huge field, Sion. - -Yes, it's quite big. | 0:10:08 | 0:10:08 | |
-Yes, it's quite big. | 0:10:08 | 0:10:10 | |
-It's one of our best fields. | 0:10:10 | 0:10:11 | |
-It's one of our best fields. - -How big would you say? | 0:10:11 | 0:10:13 | |
-About 35 acres. | 0:10:13 | 0:10:14 | |
-What did you grow here? -Barley or wheat? | 0:10:15 | 0:10:18 | |
-Barley. | 0:10:18 | 0:10:20 | |
-There's also a strip of grass -around the edges. | 0:10:20 | 0:10:24 | |
-It's one of these -environmental schemes. | 0:10:24 | 0:10:27 | |
-They call it a beetle bank -or grass margin. | 0:10:27 | 0:10:31 | |
-It helps beetles. | 0:10:31 | 0:10:32 | |
-There are cattle on the hillside... | 0:10:33 | 0:10:35 | |
-..Aberdeen cattle -and Charolais calves. | 0:10:36 | 0:10:39 | |
-That's right. | 0:10:39 | 0:10:40 | |
-They're all commercial cattle apart -from the Aberdeen Angus heifers. | 0:10:41 | 0:10:45 | |
-They calve easily. | 0:10:45 | 0:10:47 | |
-Do you sell the calves as stores? | 0:10:47 | 0:10:50 | |
-No, we take them to another -estate - Thornhill in Dumfries. | 0:10:51 | 0:10:55 | |
-It has a fattening unit. | 0:10:55 | 0:10:57 | |
-Most of the cattle are produced -for our own meat company... | 0:10:57 | 0:11:01 | |
-..Buccleuch Scotch Beef. | 0:11:01 | 0:11:03 | |
-I've noticed Buccleuch Beef -in hotels. | 0:11:03 | 0:11:06 | |
-Yes. Cattle are slaughtered -in an abattoir... | 0:11:06 | 0:11:09 | |
-..and we process it ourselves. | 0:11:10 | 0:11:12 | |
-Most of the meat is sent to -big hotels in London... | 0:11:12 | 0:11:17 | |
-..like The Ritz and The Carlton. | 0:11:17 | 0:11:18 | |
-..like The Ritz and The Carlton. - -And this is where it comes from! | 0:11:18 | 0:11:21 | |
-What place could be healthier? | 0:11:21 | 0:11:23 | |
-We're trying to focus -on conventional farming... | 0:11:23 | 0:11:26 | |
-..rather than intensive farming. | 0:11:27 | 0:11:29 | |
-It's good to have plenty of space. | 0:11:30 | 0:11:33 | |
-What do you give an elephant -with diarrhoea? | 0:11:34 | 0:11:38 | |
-Plenty of space! | 0:11:38 | 0:11:39 | |
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-The estate is experimenting -with Continental sheep breeds. | 0:11:52 | 0:11:56 | |
-Some of them, such as the -Australian Suffolks, are very new. | 0:11:56 | 0:12:01 | |
-One of Sion's first customers -is his father... | 0:12:01 | 0:12:04 | |
-..who has come all the way -from Y Foel. | 0:12:05 | 0:12:08 | |
-The bill is the same though. | 0:12:08 | 0:12:11 | |
-Look after your father. | 0:12:12 | 0:12:14 | |
-Do a proper job of it. | 0:12:14 | 0:12:15 | |
-Do a proper job of it. - -He drives a hard bargain! | 0:12:15 | 0:12:17 | |
-He drives a hard bargain! | 0:12:17 | 0:12:17 | |
-These rams certainly -don't come cheap. | 0:12:18 | 0:12:21 | |
-We have better rams up here! | 0:12:22 | 0:12:25 | |
-These rams haven't been overdone -which is good. | 0:12:26 | 0:12:29 | |
-They'll get to work straight away. | 0:12:29 | 0:12:32 | |
-Rams at sales are too fat to move. | 0:12:32 | 0:12:34 | |
-Rams at sales are too fat to move. - -We keep ram lambs... | 0:12:34 | 0:12:36 | |
-We keep ram lambs... | 0:12:36 | 0:12:36 | |
-..and sell them when they're older. | 0:12:36 | 0:12:39 | |
-Don't you have a small flock -of Texels? | 0:12:39 | 0:12:42 | |
-We have 50 of each type - Texel, -Charollais and Suffolk. | 0:12:43 | 0:12:47 | |
-We bought just one ram. | 0:12:47 | 0:12:49 | |
-We bred the rest ourselves -rather than buy more rams. | 0:12:49 | 0:12:54 | |
-It works out very cheap. | 0:12:54 | 0:12:56 | |
-They adapt to the location too. | 0:12:56 | 0:12:58 | |
-They adapt to the location too. - -Yes, they adapt to the environment. | 0:12:58 | 0:12:59 | |
-Yes, they adapt to the environment. | 0:12:59 | 0:13:01 | |
-Do you make this trip once a year? | 0:13:01 | 0:13:04 | |
-Do you make this trip once a year? - -This is his first trip. | 0:13:04 | 0:13:05 | |
-This is his first trip. | 0:13:05 | 0:13:06 | |
-I hope it won't be the last. | 0:13:07 | 0:13:09 | |
-There isn't much traffic -around here. | 0:13:12 | 0:13:15 | |
-No, though it's usually busiest -in the morning. | 0:13:16 | 0:13:19 | |
-There are thousands of sheep -on the Buccleuch Estate. | 0:13:23 | 0:13:27 | |
-The specialize -in breeding new breeds... | 0:13:27 | 0:13:30 | |
-..breeds that survive -without concentrates. | 0:13:31 | 0:13:34 | |
-They're raised -here in the mountains. | 0:13:34 | 0:13:37 | |
-There are several breeds. | 0:13:37 | 0:13:39 | |
-But despite the wonders -of progress... | 0:13:39 | 0:13:42 | |
-..the boys must still drive the -sheep into a corner of a field... | 0:13:43 | 0:13:47 | |
-..to catch them! | 0:13:47 | 0:13:49 | |
-They may use modern machinery, -but they still need sheepdogs. | 0:13:49 | 0:13:55 | |
-They want to pick out -one or two of these sheep. | 0:13:55 | 0:14:00 | |
-These sheepdogs aren't a very common -breed in Wales - they're Beardies. | 0:14:00 | 0:14:06 | |
-They're very intelligent dogs. | 0:14:06 | 0:14:08 | |
-They're a decent size, Sion. | 0:14:11 | 0:14:13 | |
-Yes. They're a mixed lot. | 0:14:13 | 0:14:15 | |
-The dark-headed sheep are Primeras. | 0:14:16 | 0:14:18 | |
-The white-headed sheep -are Highlanders. | 0:14:19 | 0:14:22 | |
-All of these Highlanders -are under 45 kilos. | 0:14:22 | 0:14:25 | |
-When were they born? In April? | 0:14:25 | 0:14:27 | |
-When were they born? In April? - -That's right. | 0:14:27 | 0:14:28 | |
-They're all April lambs. | 0:14:28 | 0:14:30 | |
-The dark-headed sheep are -terminal sires, as they're called. | 0:14:30 | 0:14:34 | |
-The Highlanders are maternal sires. -They're used for further breeding. | 0:14:35 | 0:14:39 | |
-We produce them in order to breed -more ewes. | 0:14:39 | 0:14:43 | |
-They're fine-looking lambs. | 0:14:43 | 0:14:45 | |
-I was studying those sheep -you caught earlier. | 0:14:45 | 0:14:49 | |
-They have good broad backs. | 0:14:49 | 0:14:51 | |
-They have broad backs -but they don't carry so much fat. | 0:14:51 | 0:14:56 | |
-The idea is to produce leaner meat -for the customer. | 0:14:56 | 0:15:00 | |
-The estate is experimenting -with many different breeds... | 0:15:04 | 0:15:08 | |
-..from other countries. | 0:15:08 | 0:15:10 | |
-The aim is to produce better lambs -from hardy mountain ewes. | 0:15:10 | 0:15:14 | |
-Autumn is an important season, -of course. | 0:15:15 | 0:15:18 | |
-Sheep have to be in the best -of health and they must conceive... | 0:15:19 | 0:15:24 | |
-..so that they produce lambs -the following year. | 0:15:24 | 0:15:28 | |
-Sion and the shepherds are busy. | 0:15:28 | 0:15:31 | |
-You have many different breeds here. | 0:15:32 | 0:15:35 | |
-There's a real mixture. | 0:15:35 | 0:15:37 | |
-These are Charollais. -But most of them are Suffolks. | 0:15:37 | 0:15:41 | |
-These are the mothers -of our pedigree stock. | 0:15:42 | 0:15:46 | |
-We're sorting through them. | 0:15:46 | 0:15:48 | |
-We're reducing numbers... | 0:15:48 | 0:15:50 | |
-..because we're going for the -New Zealand Highlander type. | 0:15:50 | 0:15:54 | |
-We're reducing the number -of terminal sires. | 0:15:54 | 0:15:57 | |
-It's becoming a common system -in Wales... | 0:15:57 | 0:16:01 | |
-..using the Glamorgan -or Wiltshire breeds. | 0:16:01 | 0:16:04 | |
-Wool has no value these days. | 0:16:04 | 0:16:06 | |
-Wool has no value these days. - -No, none at all. | 0:16:06 | 0:16:07 | |
-No, none at all. | 0:16:07 | 0:16:08 | |
-We know from experience that -what we receive for the wool... | 0:16:08 | 0:16:12 | |
-..doesn't cover the cost -of shearing. | 0:16:13 | 0:16:16 | |
-They're fine Suffolks. Nice heads. | 0:16:17 | 0:16:19 | |
-They're a good length. | 0:16:19 | 0:16:21 | |
-Yes. We've been working on these -for years. | 0:16:21 | 0:16:24 | |
-We'll be crossing these -with New Zealand rams. | 0:16:25 | 0:16:28 | |
-What about Charollais? -Do you have many? | 0:16:28 | 0:16:31 | |
-They're good for fat lambs. | 0:16:31 | 0:16:33 | |
-We keep Charollais -because the lambs mature quickly. | 0:16:33 | 0:16:37 | |
-We can sell Charollais lambs -earlier. | 0:16:37 | 0:16:40 | |
-They're fine as long as -they survive the first month. | 0:16:41 | 0:16:45 | |
-They have short coats. | 0:16:45 | 0:16:47 | |
-But Charollais lambs -are actually better than Suffolks. | 0:16:47 | 0:16:50 | |
-You couldn't wish for smarter sheep, -could you? | 0:16:50 | 0:16:54 | |
-When winds blow and storms rage -during the lambing season... | 0:17:02 | 0:17:06 | |
-..there's no such thing -as too many sheds. | 0:17:06 | 0:17:10 | |
-They have plenty at Buccleuch. | 0:17:10 | 0:17:12 | |
-Do you like these polytunnels? | 0:17:12 | 0:17:15 | |
-We got these by default really. | 0:17:15 | 0:17:17 | |
-Our sheep shed caught fire -in the middle of February... | 0:17:18 | 0:17:22 | |
-..so these had to be built quickly -ready for lambing in March. | 0:17:22 | 0:17:27 | |
-This polytunnel seems sturdier -than any I've seen before. | 0:17:27 | 0:17:31 | |
-It's nearly five years old. -It's still in good condition. | 0:17:31 | 0:17:35 | |
-There's plenty of light in here. | 0:17:35 | 0:17:38 | |
-It's nice to work in. | 0:17:38 | 0:17:40 | |
-It's fresher than a shed. | 0:17:40 | 0:17:42 | |
-Pneumonia becomes a problem -when sheds are too confined. | 0:17:43 | 0:17:46 | |
-It's like a greenhouse though. | 0:17:47 | 0:17:49 | |
-When the weather's hot, it's hot -inside. When it's cold, it's cold. | 0:17:49 | 0:17:55 | |
-Do you keep Suffolks and Charollais -in here and mountain sheep outside? | 0:17:55 | 0:18:00 | |
-Yes. They lamb outside in mid April. | 0:18:01 | 0:18:03 | |
-Yes. They lamb outside in mid April. - -When does lambing start? | 0:18:03 | 0:18:04 | |
-When does lambing start? | 0:18:04 | 0:18:04 | |
-The larger sheep -start lambing around March 18. | 0:18:05 | 0:18:08 | |
-Is that when they start? | 0:18:09 | 0:18:11 | |
-Then, it's early April -for the embryos. | 0:18:12 | 0:18:15 | |
-A lot of the larger sheep -lamb outdoors in mid April. | 0:18:16 | 0:18:20 | |
-Easy care, as they call it. | 0:18:21 | 0:18:22 | |
-Easy care, as they call it. - -That's the idea. | 0:18:22 | 0:18:23 | |
-That's the idea. | 0:18:23 | 0:18:24 | |
-We're trying to do this -in order to cut costs. | 0:18:24 | 0:18:28 | |
-We use these tunnels -to house sheep in mid winter. | 0:18:29 | 0:18:33 | |
-It saves the grass for later. | 0:18:33 | 0:18:36 | |
-It costs less to keep them in here -on silage in winter... | 0:18:36 | 0:18:41 | |
-..instead of giving them -cake and silage. | 0:18:41 | 0:18:44 | |
-I suppose this can accommodate -about 250 sheep. | 0:18:44 | 0:18:48 | |
-120 on each side - maybe more -when they're not lambing. | 0:18:48 | 0:18:52 | |
-We can house 12,000 sheep in all - -with barriers, of course. | 0:18:52 | 0:18:57 | |
-What about the pens? | 0:18:58 | 0:19:00 | |
-They're all in pens. | 0:19:00 | 0:19:02 | |
-It works out quite cheap. | 0:19:02 | 0:19:05 | |
-Though sheds are better -for storing straw. | 0:19:05 | 0:19:08 | |
-I'm thinking about the prices -for lambs and sheep. | 0:19:09 | 0:19:13 | |
-You need space for 12,000, -just for lambing. | 0:19:13 | 0:19:17 | |
-The costs mount up. | 0:19:17 | 0:19:19 | |
-Lambing indoors -isn't as cost-effective. | 0:19:19 | 0:19:22 | |
-Things are about to change. | 0:19:22 | 0:19:25 | |
-But you need good dogs outside - -and they're not cheap. | 0:19:25 | 0:19:29 | |
-Can you hold the other side, Dai? | 0:19:52 | 0:19:55 | |
-Hold his other horn. | 0:19:59 | 0:20:01 | |
-I'll twist his head up. | 0:20:01 | 0:20:03 | |
-It's stuck fast. | 0:20:05 | 0:20:06 | |
-Now then, it's coming. | 0:20:07 | 0:20:09 | |
-Blimey, look at those horns! | 0:20:13 | 0:20:16 | |
-Very big horns. | 0:20:16 | 0:20:18 | |
-That's a strong ram. | 0:20:19 | 0:20:21 | |
-This is Bowhill House, -the family's ancestral home. | 0:20:25 | 0:20:28 | |
-The family has now diversified... | 0:20:29 | 0:20:32 | |
-..and the house is open to visitors. | 0:20:32 | 0:20:35 | |
-Fishing is another line -of business... | 0:20:36 | 0:20:39 | |
-..carried out on a grand scale. | 0:20:39 | 0:20:41 | |
-There are several good rivers -on the estate. | 0:20:42 | 0:20:46 | |
-Anglers come here from far and wide. | 0:20:46 | 0:20:49 | |
-Pheasants are also bred -on the estate. | 0:20:49 | 0:20:53 | |
-They're feeding. | 0:21:08 | 0:21:10 | |
-That's a lot of pheasants. | 0:21:11 | 0:21:12 | |
-That's a lot of pheasants. - -Yes, quite a lot. | 0:21:12 | 0:21:13 | |
-Yes, quite a lot. | 0:21:13 | 0:21:14 | |
-Are they fed twice a day? | 0:21:16 | 0:21:17 | |
-Are they fed twice a day? - -Yes, they're fed twice a day. | 0:21:17 | 0:21:19 | |
-Yes, they're fed twice a day. | 0:21:19 | 0:21:20 | |
-They're nearly ready -for the shooting season. | 0:21:20 | 0:21:23 | |
-Shooting is a popular pastime here -of course. | 0:21:24 | 0:21:27 | |
-Yes. | 0:21:28 | 0:21:29 | |
-Yes. - -Part of the farm's income? | 0:21:29 | 0:21:29 | |
-Part of the farm's income? | 0:21:29 | 0:21:31 | |
-No, this is a different business. | 0:21:31 | 0:21:34 | |
-Shooting is a separate business. | 0:21:34 | 0:21:36 | |
-There are four different businesses. | 0:21:37 | 0:21:40 | |
-Forestry and timber -form one of the businesses. | 0:21:40 | 0:21:43 | |
-Then, there's the shooting - -or sporting as they call it. | 0:21:44 | 0:21:48 | |
-There's farming - and there's also -a building services business... | 0:21:48 | 0:21:52 | |
-..which maintains all the houses -and farm buildings on the estate. | 0:21:52 | 0:21:55 | |
-How many birds -do you rear each year? | 0:21:56 | 0:21:59 | |
-We usually plan for -25,000 pheasants every year. | 0:21:59 | 0:22:03 | |
-We have grouse as well. | 0:22:03 | 0:22:04 | |
-We have grouse as well. - -That must cost a lot. | 0:22:04 | 0:22:05 | |
-That must cost a lot. | 0:22:05 | 0:22:07 | |
-It takes three full-time workers. | 0:22:07 | 0:22:09 | |
-Four full-time workers -with the pheasants. | 0:22:10 | 0:22:13 | |
-It's become an important part -of the estate. | 0:22:13 | 0:22:16 | |
-Yes. People come from everywhere -to shoot. | 0:22:17 | 0:22:20 | |
-There are some adult cocks -with long tails. | 0:22:20 | 0:22:23 | |
-Yes - last year's birds. | 0:22:24 | 0:22:25 | |
-That doesn't say much -for the shots! | 0:22:27 | 0:22:30 | |
-They obviously missed! | 0:22:30 | 0:22:32 | |
-. | 0:22:32 | 0:22:32 | |
-888 | 0:22:36 | 0:22:36 | |
-888 - -888 | 0:22:36 | 0:22:38 | |
-Modern life has caught up -with the sheep at Buccleuch. | 0:23:04 | 0:23:08 | |
-It's autumn, -and the sheep must be sponged. | 0:23:09 | 0:23:12 | |
-These are cross-bred sheep -or mules. | 0:23:12 | 0:23:15 | |
-They're sponged so that they'll all -give birth at roughly the same time. | 0:23:15 | 0:23:21 | |
-It means the shepherds -can work more efficiently. | 0:23:21 | 0:23:25 | |
-The ewes are given a drug... | 0:23:25 | 0:23:27 | |
-..that makes them all ovulate -at the same time. | 0:23:28 | 0:23:32 | |
-These Scottish mules -are sturdy sheep. | 0:23:44 | 0:23:47 | |
-They will need feeding -when the weather turns colder. | 0:23:47 | 0:23:51 | |
-They were bred from mountain sheep -originally - Scottish Blackface. | 0:23:52 | 0:23:56 | |
-These ewes usually have twins -or even triplets. | 0:23:57 | 0:24:01 | |
-What are you doing exactly today? | 0:24:01 | 0:24:03 | |
-You're sponging the ewes. | 0:24:03 | 0:24:05 | |
-Are they older ewes or fairly young? | 0:24:06 | 0:24:09 | |
-They're between 18 months -and five years old. | 0:24:09 | 0:24:12 | |
-We've taken the older sheep out. | 0:24:13 | 0:24:16 | |
-We're sponging these ewes today... | 0:24:17 | 0:24:19 | |
-..then they'll be implanted with -Rissington embryos from New Zealand. | 0:24:19 | 0:24:23 | |
-We're implanting 400 ewes -with embryos this year. | 0:24:24 | 0:24:27 | |
-What will you do -with the Rissingtons? | 0:24:27 | 0:24:30 | |
-We'll keep the ram lambs... | 0:24:31 | 0:24:33 | |
-..then sell the next generation of -ram lambs and keep the ewe lambs. | 0:24:33 | 0:24:38 | |
-We're going for an easy-care system. | 0:24:38 | 0:24:41 | |
-We're hoping to supply -Marks and Spencer. | 0:24:42 | 0:24:45 | |
-Having a market for your produce -is half the battle. | 0:24:46 | 0:24:50 | |
-You have to think of the customer. | 0:24:50 | 0:24:53 | |
-When the market settles down... | 0:24:54 | 0:24:56 | |
-..lamb production should become -more profitable. | 0:24:56 | 0:25:00 | |
-Things are improving already. | 0:25:00 | 0:25:01 | |
-There's a big demand for rams. | 0:25:02 | 0:25:04 | |
-We've sold 130 this year. | 0:25:04 | 0:25:07 | |
-How hardy are these sheep? | 0:25:07 | 0:25:09 | |
-The New Zealand crosses? | 0:25:10 | 0:25:12 | |
-They do fine on the mountain. | 0:25:13 | 0:25:15 | |
-These are male cross-bred lambs. | 0:25:30 | 0:25:32 | |
-Yes. They're going for slaughter -tomorrow. | 0:25:33 | 0:25:36 | |
-They're for Marks and Spencer. | 0:25:36 | 0:25:38 | |
-Some have white heads -and some have dark heads. | 0:25:38 | 0:25:42 | |
-The dark-headed ones -are from Scottish Blackface sheep. | 0:25:42 | 0:25:46 | |
-The others are Cheviot crosses. | 0:25:46 | 0:25:49 | |
-We cross both breeds -with New Zealand Highlanders. | 0:25:49 | 0:25:54 | |
-Is it your aim to produce -a better-shaped lamb... | 0:25:54 | 0:25:58 | |
-..that can survive on the mountain? | 0:25:59 | 0:26:00 | |
-..that can survive on the mountain? - -A better-shaped lamb... | 0:26:00 | 0:26:02 | |
-..will bring us more money -in the long term... | 0:26:02 | 0:26:06 | |
-..from the sale of rams... | 0:26:06 | 0:26:08 | |
-..and the ewes are easy-care. | 0:26:08 | 0:26:11 | |
-We'll also be producing lambs -for the market... | 0:26:11 | 0:26:15 | |
-..instead of trying to find -a market. | 0:26:15 | 0:26:18 | |
-These lambs are sold -to companies like Marks and Spencer. | 0:26:18 | 0:26:23 | |
-Though you only get a few pence -per kilo... | 0:26:23 | 0:26:26 | |
-..those few pence still count -at the end of the day. | 0:26:27 | 0:26:31 | |
-They contribute a lot when you're -dealing with large numbers. | 0:26:32 | 0:26:36 | |
-So these are going for slaughter -tomorrow. | 0:26:36 | 0:26:39 | |
-They're certainly up to weight. | 0:26:39 | 0:26:40 | |
-They're certainly up to weight. - -They've been ready for a week. | 0:26:40 | 0:26:41 | |
-They've been ready for a week. | 0:26:41 | 0:26:43 | |
-They're on sparse grazing. | 0:26:44 | 0:26:46 | |
-We had to keep them back -because of foot and mouth disease. | 0:26:46 | 0:26:51 | |
-It's interesting to see -how farmers work. | 0:26:51 | 0:26:55 | |
-We have to do these things. | 0:26:55 | 0:26:56 | |
-We have to do these things. - -We have to - you're right. | 0:26:56 | 0:26:58 | |
-We have to - you're right. | 0:26:58 | 0:26:58 | |
-Scholars, accountants or lawyers... | 0:26:59 | 0:27:00 | |
-..say they can't change -working practices... | 0:27:01 | 0:27:04 | |
-..but farmers have to adapt. | 0:27:04 | 0:27:06 | |
-I must say, quite honestly... | 0:27:16 | 0:27:18 | |
-..I love Montgomeryshire -and Ceredigion... | 0:27:19 | 0:27:22 | |
-..but this must be one of the -loveliest areas I've ever seen. | 0:27:22 | 0:27:26 | |
-It's an interesting area -where tradition is still strong. | 0:27:27 | 0:27:30 | |
-Tradition is still strong -on the estate itself. | 0:27:31 | 0:27:34 | |
-It's a nice area. | 0:27:35 | 0:27:37 | |
-It's a pleasure to see such stock, -the cattle and the sheep. | 0:27:37 | 0:27:42 | |
-They're from our second herd. | 0:27:55 | 0:27:58 | |
-These have been selected -for selling. | 0:27:58 | 0:28:01 | |
-They'll all be sold apart from one. | 0:28:01 | 0:28:04 | |
-You also have a pure Aberdeen herd. | 0:28:04 | 0:28:07 | |
-You also have a pure Aberdeen herd. - -Yes. | 0:28:07 | 0:28:07 | |
-Yes. | 0:28:07 | 0:28:08 | |
-These are all pure Aberdeen Angus. | 0:28:08 | 0:28:10 | |
-These are all pure Aberdeen Angus. - -How old are they? | 0:28:10 | 0:28:11 | |
-How old are they? | 0:28:11 | 0:28:12 | |
-They'll be three years old -and ready to calve in March. | 0:28:12 | 0:28:17 | |
-They're all in calf at the moment. | 0:28:17 | 0:28:20 | |
-Do you sell them locally? | 0:28:21 | 0:28:23 | |
-Yes. There's a special sale -for Aberdeen Angus in St Boswells. | 0:28:23 | 0:28:28 | |
-That's where we sell them -every year. | 0:28:28 | 0:28:31 | |
-How much do you get for them -on average? | 0:28:31 | 0:28:35 | |
-Last year we got 1,400. | 0:28:35 | 0:28:38 | |
-Each? | 0:28:38 | 0:28:39 | |
-Each? - -Yes, on average. | 0:28:39 | 0:28:40 | |
-Yes, on average. | 0:28:40 | 0:28:41 | |
-That's a good price. | 0:28:41 | 0:28:43 | |
-Two cows sold for 2,500. | 0:28:43 | 0:28:45 | |
-Do you keep the best cattle? | 0:28:45 | 0:28:48 | |
-Yes, we keep the best. | 0:28:48 | 0:28:49 | |
-Yes, we keep the best. - -They're fine cattle. | 0:28:49 | 0:28:50 | |
-They're fine cattle. | 0:28:50 | 0:28:51 | |
-Yes, they're looking good. | 0:28:51 | 0:28:53 | |
-They usually calve -when they're two years old... | 0:28:54 | 0:28:57 | |
-..but we calve in spring, so we -prefer to let them grow a bit first. | 0:28:57 | 0:29:04 | |
-Is it John -who looks after the cattle? | 0:29:05 | 0:29:08 | |
-John looks after the cattle - -there are 200 cattle. | 0:29:09 | 0:29:13 | |
-100 of them are pedigree Angus. | 0:29:13 | 0:29:15 | |
-We're lucky to have people -like John. | 0:29:16 | 0:29:19 | |
-John, you've been here a fair time. | 0:29:19 | 0:29:20 | |
-John, you've been here a fair time. - -33 years. | 0:29:20 | 0:29:22 | |
-33 years. | 0:29:22 | 0:29:22 | |
-33? | 0:29:22 | 0:29:24 | |
-And you've enjoyed every second? | 0:29:24 | 0:29:26 | |
-And you've enjoyed every second? - -Oh aye. It's a good life. | 0:29:26 | 0:29:28 | |
-It's changed though -since you first came. | 0:29:29 | 0:29:32 | |
-A lot, yes. | 0:29:32 | 0:29:33 | |
-A lot, yes. - -How many cows were here... | 0:29:33 | 0:29:33 | |
-How many cows were here... | 0:29:33 | 0:29:35 | |
-..when you came here? | 0:29:36 | 0:29:37 | |
-1,000 cows. | 0:29:38 | 0:29:39 | |
-And not the facilities -you have today. | 0:29:39 | 0:29:42 | |
-No, more manual work then. | 0:29:42 | 0:29:45 | |
-Did you sell all those calves -in one sale? | 0:29:45 | 0:29:49 | |
-St Boswells, in one day. | 0:29:49 | 0:29:51 | |
-St Boswells, in one day. - -How many calves? | 0:29:51 | 0:29:51 | |
-How many calves? | 0:29:51 | 0:29:52 | |
-About 940 or 950 in one day. | 0:29:52 | 0:29:55 | |
-Two or three hours selling nothing -but Buccleuch calves. | 0:29:57 | 0:30:01 | |
-Good God! | 0:30:01 | 0:30:02 | |
-It's great to shake the hand -of a man that's been here 33 years. | 0:30:02 | 0:30:08 | |
-When you retire, -you can tell us what to do! | 0:30:09 | 0:30:13 | |
-You're learning all the time -in this job. | 0:30:13 | 0:30:17 | |
-There are pheasants everywhere. | 0:30:27 | 0:30:29 | |
-They're pretty. | 0:30:29 | 0:30:31 | |
-How many thousands of pheasants? | 0:30:32 | 0:30:34 | |
-About 48,000. | 0:30:34 | 0:30:36 | |
-48,000! | 0:30:36 | 0:30:38 | |
-Good gracious! | 0:30:38 | 0:30:40 | |
-These are the cows we use -to keep the herd going. | 0:30:43 | 0:30:50 | |
-They're pure Angus. | 0:30:50 | 0:30:53 | |
-They have scope. | 0:30:53 | 0:30:54 | |
-The largest -must weigh 800 or 900 kilos. | 0:30:55 | 0:30:59 | |
-Many of them weigh around 800 kilos -and a few go up to 900 kilos. | 0:30:59 | 0:31:06 | |
-And there are the bulls -of the future. | 0:31:06 | 0:31:09 | |
-Yes. We're keeping these entire. | 0:31:09 | 0:31:11 | |
-They have the potential to sell. | 0:31:12 | 0:31:14 | |
-We have to register them -as pure Angus... | 0:31:14 | 0:31:18 | |
-..so we're choosing -which ones to register. | 0:31:18 | 0:31:21 | |
-It's a nice environment for them. | 0:31:21 | 0:31:24 | |
-Yes, it's a lovely area. -We're in the Etterick Valley. | 0:31:24 | 0:31:28 | |
-It must be one of the best areas -for stock in Scotland... | 0:31:29 | 0:31:34 | |
-..from Selkirk down to Kelso. | 0:31:34 | 0:31:35 | |
-..from Selkirk down to Kelso. - -Kelso and the Borders... | 0:31:35 | 0:31:36 | |
-Kelso and the Borders... | 0:31:36 | 0:31:37 | |
-..is a very good area for stock. | 0:31:37 | 0:31:40 | |
-It grows a lot of barley and wheat. | 0:31:41 | 0:31:44 | |
-That's right, yes. | 0:31:44 | 0:31:46 | |
-The mountain dictates the breeds -of animals you keep though. | 0:31:47 | 0:31:51 | |
-Yes. That's the reason -behind our choices. | 0:31:51 | 0:31:54 | |
-The animals must be -able to survive up here. | 0:31:54 | 0:31:58 | |
-How many cattle do you have in all? | 0:31:59 | 0:32:02 | |
-Johnny said there were 1,000 cattle -when he started working here. | 0:32:03 | 0:32:08 | |
-We don't have as much space -as we used to have... | 0:32:08 | 0:32:13 | |
-..though numbers are growing. | 0:32:13 | 0:32:15 | |
-At the moment, -we have about 540 cattle. | 0:32:15 | 0:32:18 | |
-Farming is good -when you have plenty of land. | 0:32:23 | 0:32:27 | |
-Old practices are still in use. | 0:32:27 | 0:32:30 | |
-Burning the old heather and grass -on the mountains, for example... | 0:32:30 | 0:32:35 | |
-..so that sheep can graze -fresh grass and produce food for us. | 0:32:35 | 0:32:40 | |
-And hunting, of course. | 0:32:41 | 0:32:43 | |
-Hunting is still a very important -activity in Scotland. | 0:32:43 | 0:32:47 | |
-Hunting makes life safer -for the lambs. | 0:32:50 | 0:32:53 | |
-It's a lovely day. | 0:32:53 | 0:32:55 | |
-But we move on to another subject. | 0:32:55 | 0:32:58 | |
-Chickens and eggs. | 0:32:59 | 0:33:01 | |
-There are 16,000 birds -on either side. | 0:33:03 | 0:33:06 | |
-A total of 32,000. | 0:33:06 | 0:33:08 | |
-The hens go outside. -Are they free range? | 0:33:08 | 0:33:12 | |
-Yes, they're free range. | 0:33:12 | 0:33:14 | |
-Free range sheds -can't be bigger than this. | 0:33:14 | 0:33:17 | |
-The hens are free to go out -into the paddock... | 0:33:17 | 0:33:22 | |
-..and they lay their eggs -in the shed. | 0:33:22 | 0:33:25 | |
-There are four rows -where they can lay. | 0:33:25 | 0:33:29 | |
-You can see the four conveyors -that come out of the shed. | 0:33:29 | 0:33:34 | |
-The eggs come out automatically. | 0:33:35 | 0:33:36 | |
-The eggs come out automatically. - -The eggs are gathered at the centre. | 0:33:36 | 0:33:37 | |
-The eggs are gathered at the centre. | 0:33:37 | 0:33:38 | |
-That's right - -the packer does that... | 0:33:39 | 0:33:41 | |
-..all the eggs from the two sheds. | 0:33:42 | 0:33:44 | |
-Does sorting and grading the eggs -involve much work? | 0:33:44 | 0:33:48 | |
-Some of the eggs are very big. | 0:33:48 | 0:33:51 | |
-That's what they're doing here. | 0:33:52 | 0:33:54 | |
-Clive's removing broken eggs... | 0:33:54 | 0:33:56 | |
-..and eggs that are too big -for normal trays. | 0:33:56 | 0:34:00 | |
-Those eggs tend to break -on normal trays. | 0:34:00 | 0:34:04 | |
-He removes second class eggs too. | 0:34:04 | 0:34:07 | |
-Eggs are graded -before being sent to the shops. | 0:34:07 | 0:34:10 | |
-How often does a lorry come -to fetch the eggs? | 0:34:11 | 0:34:15 | |
-Two lorries. | 0:34:15 | 0:34:17 | |
-The eggs are collected twice a week, -10 or 11 pallets each time. | 0:34:17 | 0:34:22 | |
-How many eggs are there -on three pallets? | 0:34:23 | 0:34:27 | |
-One pallet holds 720 dozen eggs. | 0:34:27 | 0:34:29 | |
-One pallet holds 720 dozen eggs. - -Good gracious! | 0:34:29 | 0:34:29 | |
-Good gracious! | 0:34:29 | 0:34:30 | |
-Quite a lot. | 0:34:31 | 0:34:32 | |
-Lots of local farms -have an egg business. | 0:34:33 | 0:34:36 | |
-There are a few. -There's a big demand. | 0:34:37 | 0:34:40 | |
-Many are changing from battery -production to free range production. | 0:34:40 | 0:34:45 | |
-That's because battery cages -will be banned from 2012. | 0:34:45 | 0:34:49 | |
-Old battery sheds aren't suitable -for free range production... | 0:34:50 | 0:34:53 | |
-..unless there's land around them. | 0:34:53 | 0:34:56 | |
-We've come into this business early -so hopefully we'll make more money. | 0:34:57 | 0:35:02 | |
-Is it a profitable part -of the business? | 0:35:02 | 0:35:05 | |
-Yes, it's our strongest enterprise -at the moment. | 0:35:06 | 0:35:09 | |
-We're currently building -another shed. | 0:35:10 | 0:35:13 | |
-How many people work on the eggs? | 0:35:13 | 0:35:16 | |
-In this shed, two full-time workers -look after 32,000 hens. | 0:35:16 | 0:35:21 | |
-We've taken on another man -to take over my role. | 0:35:21 | 0:35:26 | |
-He'll manage the two sheds -when both are up and running. | 0:35:26 | 0:35:31 | |
-You no longer manage -the chicken shed. | 0:35:31 | 0:35:34 | |
-Not since last August. | 0:35:34 | 0:35:36 | |
-I've handed that responsibility -to him. | 0:35:37 | 0:35:40 | |
-There's plenty more work for you. | 0:35:40 | 0:35:41 | |
-There's plenty more work for you. - -Plenty to keep me going. | 0:35:41 | 0:35:42 | |
-Plenty to keep me going. | 0:35:42 | 0:35:43 | |
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-Trees display lovely colours -at this time of year. | 0:35:54 | 0:35:58 | |
-It's a wonderful time of year. | 0:35:58 | 0:36:01 | |
-You watch the seasons progress. | 0:36:01 | 0:36:03 | |
-At this time of year, you see -the results of the year's work. | 0:36:03 | 0:36:09 | |
-That's right. | 0:36:09 | 0:36:11 | |
-Everyone's happy. | 0:36:11 | 0:36:12 | |
-These are lambs you've bred. | 0:36:21 | 0:36:23 | |
-Remind me again -what breeds you've used. | 0:36:24 | 0:36:27 | |
-Romney? | 0:36:27 | 0:36:28 | |
-These are the Highlander breed. | 0:36:28 | 0:36:31 | |
-They're a combination of three -breeds - Romney, Texel and Finn. | 0:36:31 | 0:36:35 | |
-They're a composite breed. | 0:36:35 | 0:36:37 | |
-The idea is to finish them -solely on grass - no supplements. | 0:36:38 | 0:36:42 | |
-They're in very great demand -at the moment. | 0:36:43 | 0:36:46 | |
-They're hardy lambs too. | 0:36:46 | 0:36:48 | |
-They're hardy lambs too. - -Yes. We're very happy with them. | 0:36:48 | 0:36:50 | |
-They're hardy lambs too. | 0:36:50 | 0:36:50 | |
-You can tell by looking at them. | 0:36:50 | 0:36:52 | |
-Anything that can live without -concentrates or bought food... | 0:36:53 | 0:36:57 | |
-..deserves serious consideration. | 0:36:57 | 0:36:59 | |
-It makes a big difference -to the figures. | 0:36:59 | 0:37:02 | |
-You deserve credit. | 0:37:03 | 0:37:04 | |
-You're using and developing breeds -to suit your location. | 0:37:04 | 0:37:08 | |
-And to suit our market. | 0:37:08 | 0:37:09 | |
-And to suit our market. - -You'll never adapt a location... | 0:37:09 | 0:37:11 | |
-You'll never adapt a location... | 0:37:11 | 0:37:11 | |
-..to suit the animal. | 0:37:11 | 0:37:13 | |
-The animal must suit the location. | 0:37:14 | 0:37:16 | |
-This is a very good place -for lambing, Sion. | 0:37:19 | 0:37:22 | |
-You bring the sheep -down from the mountain. | 0:37:23 | 0:37:26 | |
-You've got good, dry fields. | 0:37:26 | 0:37:28 | |
-We keep the mountain sheep here -for lambing. | 0:37:29 | 0:37:32 | |
-When we move them -back up the mountain... | 0:37:32 | 0:37:36 | |
-..these fields are used -for making silage or hay. | 0:37:36 | 0:37:40 | |
-These are Blackie lambs. | 0:37:40 | 0:37:41 | |
-The Blackface breed is the basis -of the mountain flock. | 0:37:42 | 0:37:46 | |
-The basis of the whole flock really. | 0:37:47 | 0:37:51 | |
-Are they all male lambs? | 0:37:52 | 0:37:54 | |
-They're all male lambs. -Most of them are Blackies. | 0:37:54 | 0:37:58 | |
-We keep most of our sheep -on the mountain. | 0:37:58 | 0:38:02 | |
-It's nearly the end of October. | 0:38:02 | 0:38:05 | |
-How many lambs have you sold? | 0:38:06 | 0:38:08 | |
-How many lambs have you sold? - -We've sold nearly 3,000 lambs. | 0:38:08 | 0:38:08 | |
-We've sold nearly 3,000 lambs. | 0:38:08 | 0:38:10 | |
-Have you really? | 0:38:11 | 0:38:12 | |
-On the hook or in the mart? | 0:38:13 | 0:38:14 | |
-On the hook or in the mart? - -Mostly on the hook. | 0:38:14 | 0:38:17 | |
-We send the heaviest lambs -to market. | 0:38:17 | 0:38:20 | |
-I see a huge building -there in the background. | 0:38:21 | 0:38:25 | |
-Is it a castle? | 0:38:25 | 0:38:26 | |
-Is it a castle? - -It used to be a watchtower. | 0:38:26 | 0:38:27 | |
-It used to be a watchtower. | 0:38:27 | 0:38:28 | |
-Beacons were lit on towers -on the hilltops in the old days. | 0:38:29 | 0:38:34 | |
-So it's a historical building. | 0:38:35 | 0:38:37 | |
-Yes. It dates back -to the 16th century. | 0:38:38 | 0:38:41 | |
-It's still standing. | 0:38:41 | 0:38:43 | |
-The walls are being renovated -to preserve it for the future. | 0:38:43 | 0:38:48 | |
-Will it be roofed over? | 0:38:49 | 0:38:51 | |
-Will it be roofed over? - -We wanted to roof it... | 0:38:51 | 0:38:51 | |
-We wanted to roof it... | 0:38:51 | 0:38:53 | |
-..to seal the walls. | 0:38:53 | 0:38:55 | |
-But we can't - -we must leave it as it is. | 0:38:55 | 0:39:00 | |
-You do a lot of -conservation work too. | 0:39:03 | 0:39:06 | |
-People don't realise the costs -that are involved in conservation. | 0:39:06 | 0:39:12 | |
-It costs quite a lot. | 0:39:13 | 0:39:15 | |
-We're replacing many of our fences -with hedges. | 0:39:15 | 0:39:19 | |
-We've planted about five miles -of hedges in the last three years. | 0:39:19 | 0:39:24 | |
-We're doing as much as we can -to improve the environment. | 0:39:24 | 0:39:29 | |
-Come on, then! | 0:39:37 | 0:39:39 | |
-What a noise -that black bull is making! | 0:39:54 | 0:39:57 | |
-Yes. | 0:39:57 | 0:39:58 | |
-We bred him ourselves. | 0:39:59 | 0:40:00 | |
-He's a fine bull. | 0:40:01 | 0:40:02 | |
-He's a fine bull. - -He's alright. | 0:40:02 | 0:40:02 | |
-He's alright. | 0:40:02 | 0:40:03 | |
-Don't you keep these calves -for some competition? | 0:40:04 | 0:40:07 | |
-We're entering them -for a hoof and hook competition. | 0:40:07 | 0:40:12 | |
-We're feeding them up. | 0:40:12 | 0:40:14 | |
-The competition is in a year's time. | 0:40:14 | 0:40:16 | |
-There's always keen competition -from Scotland. | 0:40:17 | 0:40:20 | |
-The competition's always strong -at Winter Fair in Perth. | 0:40:21 | 0:40:25 | |
-It's the same in Wales. | 0:40:25 | 0:40:27 | |
-The Winter Fair is a showpiece -for fat cattle. | 0:40:27 | 0:40:31 | |
-The public gets to see them. | 0:40:32 | 0:40:33 | |
-The public gets to see them. - -Yes... | 0:40:33 | 0:40:34 | |
-..and our workers get a chance -to show their stock. | 0:40:34 | 0:40:39 | |
-Animals you've bred yourselves -like that black bull. | 0:40:40 | 0:40:44 | |
-It means so much more. | 0:40:44 | 0:40:46 | |
-It means so much more. - -Yes, it does. | 0:40:46 | 0:40:46 | |
-Yes, it does. | 0:40:46 | 0:40:47 | |
-Right - let's head for the hills. | 0:40:47 | 0:40:50 | |
-I must say, I envy you being here. | 0:40:50 | 0:40:54 | |
-The estate has a lot of land -down in the valley... | 0:41:10 | 0:41:15 | |
-..but it owns large tracts -of mountain too. | 0:41:15 | 0:41:19 | |
-There's no mist on the mountains -today, thank goodness! | 0:41:19 | 0:41:23 | |
-How many men do you have -working under you? | 0:41:31 | 0:41:35 | |
-Under my management? | 0:41:35 | 0:41:37 | |
-I used to have eleven, but with a -new manager in the chicken shed... | 0:41:37 | 0:41:44 | |
-..I'm down to nine. | 0:41:44 | 0:41:46 | |
-There's plenty of work -for them to do. | 0:41:46 | 0:41:50 | |
-It must be a job keeping up. | 0:41:50 | 0:41:53 | |
-What a glorious spot! | 0:42:00 | 0:42:01 | |
-Yes, it's nice up here. | 0:42:02 | 0:42:04 | |
-Was the wall built specially -to provide shelter? | 0:42:09 | 0:42:12 | |
-This was built as a 21st birthday -gift for the current Duke's son. | 0:42:13 | 0:42:18 | |
-It was built by the tenants -and the staff. | 0:42:19 | 0:42:23 | |
-He can see his home from here. | 0:42:24 | 0:42:27 | |
-You know where the road -starts climbing down below... | 0:42:28 | 0:42:31 | |
-..there was a field full of bales. | 0:42:32 | 0:42:35 | |
-Is that farm under your management? | 0:42:35 | 0:42:36 | |
-Is that farm under your management? - -We're taking it over next year. | 0:42:36 | 0:42:38 | |
-We're taking it over next year. | 0:42:38 | 0:42:38 | |
-The main reason is because we're -trying to enhance the grouse moors. | 0:42:39 | 0:42:44 | |
-The present farmer -has been farming that land... | 0:42:45 | 0:42:48 | |
-..but we're keen to -encourage heather to grow. | 0:42:48 | 0:42:51 | |
-We're talking about extending -the grouse moor. | 0:42:52 | 0:42:55 | |
-That's the aim. | 0:42:56 | 0:42:57 | |
-We want it to look more like this. | 0:42:57 | 0:43:00 | |
-We want it to look more like this. - -It look like a nice farm. | 0:43:00 | 0:43:01 | |
-It look like a nice farm. | 0:43:01 | 0:43:02 | |
-Yes, it has good potential. | 0:43:03 | 0:43:05 | |
-You have a lot of land up here. | 0:43:05 | 0:43:08 | |
-That's our land - -we're looking down on it now. | 0:43:09 | 0:43:13 | |
-I should think you need very good -hounds to hunt in these mountains. | 0:43:13 | 0:43:19 | |
-It's a very open space - -there aren't many rocks. | 0:43:19 | 0:43:23 | |
-Most of it is devoid of rocks. | 0:43:23 | 0:43:25 | |
-Most of it is devoid of rocks. - -Like everywhere else... | 0:43:25 | 0:43:25 | |
-Like everywhere else... | 0:43:25 | 0:43:26 | |
-..there are set seasons -for grazing sheep up here. | 0:43:26 | 0:43:30 | |
-Yes, we restrict grazing -in order to preserve the heather. | 0:43:31 | 0:43:35 | |
-We remove the stock -from this mountain in winter. | 0:43:36 | 0:43:39 | |
-Grouse and other wildlife are -regarded as important in Scotland. | 0:43:40 | 0:43:44 | |
-Very important. | 0:43:44 | 0:43:46 | |
-The family think it's important too. | 0:43:46 | 0:43:48 | |
-We're trying to put things back -the way the used to be. | 0:43:49 | 0:43:53 | |
-We're burning heather at the moment -to encourage fresh growth. | 0:43:54 | 0:43:58 | |
-Sion, I've been thinking - -you're a Montgomeryshire lad... | 0:43:58 | 0:44:02 | |
-..how long have you lived here? | 0:44:02 | 0:44:04 | |
-I've been working on this estate -for nearly four years. | 0:44:05 | 0:44:09 | |
-I've lived in Scotland -for about eight years. | 0:44:10 | 0:44:14 | |
-It's quite a change. | 0:44:14 | 0:44:16 | |
-The landscape may be similar, -but it's a lot bigger than Wales. | 0:44:17 | 0:44:22 | |
-Yes, and the farms are bigger too, -I suppose. | 0:44:22 | 0:44:26 | |
-There's more of a challenge. | 0:44:26 | 0:44:28 | |
-Did you come to Scotland -straight from college? | 0:44:28 | 0:44:32 | |
-Yes. I spent my first two years -in Inverness. | 0:44:32 | 0:44:36 | |
-How often do you go home? | 0:44:36 | 0:44:38 | |
-It's a four-hour journey. | 0:44:38 | 0:44:40 | |
-It's a four-hour journey. - -About four hours. | 0:44:40 | 0:44:41 | |
-About four hours. | 0:44:41 | 0:44:41 | |
-I usually visit -four to six times a year... | 0:44:41 | 0:44:45 | |
-..maybe a little more often. | 0:44:45 | 0:44:48 | |
-Your parents are farmers. | 0:44:48 | 0:44:49 | |
-You can compare experiences. | 0:44:50 | 0:44:51 | |
-You can compare experiences. - -We're always comparing things. | 0:44:51 | 0:44:51 | |
-We're always comparing things. | 0:44:51 | 0:44:54 | |
-Do you have any interests -apart from farming and work? | 0:44:56 | 0:45:00 | |
-I have plenty of interests. | 0:45:00 | 0:45:03 | |
-I play hockey every Monday evening -during the season. | 0:45:03 | 0:45:07 | |
-I train and I also play -a game occasionally. | 0:45:07 | 0:45:11 | |
-I like watching rugby and football. | 0:45:11 | 0:45:14 | |
-I also enjoy skiing holidays. | 0:45:14 | 0:45:16 | |
-I like to go away on holiday -instead of staying here. | 0:45:16 | 0:45:21 | |
-There's heather burning everywhere. | 0:45:54 | 0:45:55 | |
-They're trying to sort out -the heather. | 0:45:55 | 0:45:58 | |
-Do gamekeepers manage that? | 0:45:59 | 0:46:01 | |
-Yes, three of them. | 0:46:01 | 0:46:02 | |
-This is your mountain land. | 0:46:03 | 0:46:06 | |
-Yes, our mountain land. | 0:46:06 | 0:46:08 | |
-How many acres? | 0:46:09 | 0:46:10 | |
-About 3,000 acres in this area. | 0:46:10 | 0:46:13 | |
-Gathering the sheep -must be a difficult job. | 0:46:13 | 0:46:17 | |
-We usually do one lot at a time -when we're marking or shearing. | 0:46:17 | 0:46:23 | |
-One mountain at a time. | 0:46:23 | 0:46:25 | |
-In Wales, you can't graze sheep on -mountains between October and May. | 0:46:25 | 0:46:30 | |
-That doesn't apply to Scotland, -does it? | 0:46:31 | 0:46:34 | |
-No. | 0:46:34 | 0:46:35 | |
-We have lower stocking rates. | 0:46:36 | 0:46:38 | |
-Our aim is to encourage -heather to grow. | 0:46:39 | 0:46:43 | |
-The sheep are moved -for lambing in spring. | 0:46:44 | 0:46:48 | |
-Farmers in Wales complain about -moving sheep in early October. | 0:46:48 | 0:46:52 | |
-Lambing means twice the numbers... | 0:46:52 | 0:46:55 | |
-..and there's no food for them all -in spring. | 0:46:55 | 0:46:59 | |
-It's a problem. | 0:46:59 | 0:47:00 | |
-We like to take them back -to the mountain. | 0:47:01 | 0:47:04 | |
-Sheep with single lambs -go back to the mountain. | 0:47:05 | 0:47:09 | |
-If a sheep can't cope with one lamb, -she's not worth keeping. | 0:47:09 | 0:47:14 | |
-Everything revolves -around the mountain. | 0:47:15 | 0:47:18 | |
-Sheep must produce one lamb -on the mountain... | 0:47:18 | 0:47:22 | |
-..and cross-bred sheep -must be the same as their mothers. | 0:47:22 | 0:47:27 | |
-They produce the numbers, the type -of lamb we want for the market. | 0:47:27 | 0:47:32 | |
-This is where the flock -is established. | 0:47:33 | 0:47:36 | |
-Ideally, every farm -should have mountain land. | 0:47:37 | 0:47:41 | |
-Ideally, yes. | 0:47:43 | 0:47:44 | |
-But that's not possible. | 0:47:44 | 0:47:46 | |
-But what a place! What views! | 0:47:46 | 0:47:49 | |
-It's magnificent. | 0:47:49 | 0:47:50 | |
-It's magnificent. - -That's why I like this area. | 0:47:50 | 0:47:50 | |
-That's why I like this area. | 0:47:50 | 0:47:53 | |
-How many gamekeepers are there? | 0:47:53 | 0:47:55 | |
-Three keepers look after the grouse -on the mountain... | 0:47:55 | 0:47:59 | |
-..and four other keepers -look after the pheasants. | 0:47:59 | 0:48:03 | |
-They're in charge -of burning the heather. | 0:48:03 | 0:48:06 | |
-It's good weather for it. | 0:48:06 | 0:48:08 | |
-I've read a lot about the Buccleuch -Estate in the Scottish Farmer. | 0:48:10 | 0:48:15 | |
-It's a privilege -and an unforgettable experience... | 0:48:16 | 0:48:19 | |
-..to actually be here. | 0:48:19 | 0:48:21 | |
-Now you know where we are. | 0:48:21 | 0:48:23 | |
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