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0:00:23 > 0:00:29- December 2013
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0:00:35 > 0:00:41- JOHN FOULKES AND FAMILY
0:00:45 > 0:00:47- It's 20 December.
0:00:48 > 0:00:52- This is Marchynys Farm - in Penmynydd, Anglesey.
0:00:52 > 0:00:57- It's the home of John Foulkes, his - wife, Eirwen, and their son, Jack.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00- Lambing has already begun.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04- The sheep look very happy - and contented.
0:01:04 > 0:01:09- I'd be very happy and contented too, - with plenty of food before me!
0:01:14 > 0:01:16- A LAMB BLEATS
0:01:23 > 0:01:24- There we go.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28- There's a lot of work involved - with these lambs, John.
0:01:29 > 0:01:30- Yes.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34- It gets easier after the first week.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38- We hire a machine - that dispenses milk.
0:01:38 > 0:01:42- The lambs are split up - into two lots.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45- There are 50 lambs in here.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49- The smallest lambs often do better - than the larger ones.
0:01:49 > 0:01:50- They're sharper.
0:01:51 > 0:01:52- Some of the large ones...
0:01:53 > 0:01:55- ..they're slower.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57- The smallest ones are triplets.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01- Will you continue - to rear these lambs?
0:02:01 > 0:02:03- Yes - they'll be kept inside.
0:02:03 > 0:02:08- Lambs born later are kept outside, - with creep feeders in the fields.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11- They're kept - with the other sheep and lambs.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15- Don't put too many together - - that's the secret.
0:02:15 > 0:02:20- Are older ewes that have been - sponged the first to lamb?
0:02:20 > 0:02:22- Yes.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25- I pick out the older sheep - and the culls.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28- We sponge the best ones.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32- It improves the value - of the older ewes.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34- You get less depreciation.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38- The poorer ones - are sent straight for slaughter.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41- We'll be selling some of them.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45- We have a sale - on the last Monday of the month.
0:02:45 > 0:02:46- There's a sale in Gaerwen.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48- There's a sale in Gaerwen.- - That early?
0:02:48 > 0:02:51- They'll be two weeks old - at the time of the sale.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56- A lot of beef farmers - don't keep sheep.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00- They have a few cattle - in fields at the moment.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03- They shouldn't be - too heavily stocked.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07- Things will improve - when the grass starts growing.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10- The weather has been against us.
0:03:12 > 0:03:13- That's an amazing sight.
0:03:15 > 0:03:16- An amazing sight.
0:03:17 > 0:03:18- What are these?
0:03:20 > 0:03:22- Sheep with six or eight teeth.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25- They'll be lambing in late January.
0:03:26 > 0:03:27- They're very heavy.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32- The sheep in this pen - are all carrying triplets.
0:03:32 > 0:03:37- These black-headed, cross-bred sheep - have found a home in Anglesey.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39- Are they good sheep?
0:03:39 > 0:03:41- They're quite different from mules.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43- They're quite different from mules.- - We're satisfied with them.
0:03:44 > 0:03:49- They keep something in reserve - - they don't work at 100% efficiency.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52- In spring, - when we have heavy weather...
0:03:52 > 0:03:56- ..they survive, because - they keep something in reserve.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59- You have bales and a pit.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03- We make sure we have plenty of grass - outside in spring.
0:04:03 > 0:04:08- They're turned out with two lambs, - ideally weighing about 20 kilos.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10- This is intensive care.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15- There are costs, - but there are returns too.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19- When you keep large animals, - you have to treat them well.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22- And you have to use their size.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26- They'd bankrupt me if they - just gave birth to one lamb...
0:04:26 > 0:04:28- ..that sold at 15 kilos.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32- These black-headed sheep - can look after themselves.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34- Yes, it's what we need.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36- They're survivors.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40- The sheep look so contented.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42- That silage looks excellent.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47- Lucky you didn't visit last year - - our silage was terribly bad.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52- Are these sheep kept here - day and night?
0:04:52 > 0:04:54- They're kept outside on slats.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57- They're clean - not a speck of dirt.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01- We've just... - The dog wants attention.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04- We've put new slats in this pen.
0:05:05 > 0:05:06- Plastic slats.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08- We'll see how they compare.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11- These sheep are home-bred.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14- Jack's been trying - some Scotch Mules.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18- How many acres of silage - do you harvest?
0:05:19 > 0:05:20- We make a lot of silage.
0:05:21 > 0:05:27- These white sheep are Texels - and North Country Mules.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30- What are your priorities, John?
0:05:31 > 0:05:34- Producing two lambs from each ewe?
0:05:34 > 0:05:38- Two lambs, that can be sold - at around 20 kilos.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40- I'm happy with the current market.
0:05:41 > 0:05:46- But we could change if buyers - paid more money for larger lambs.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50- You're a commercial farmer, - at the end of the day.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54- Yes, we don't have - any pedigree or show animals.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58- Will you bring them indoors - for lambing?
0:05:58 > 0:06:01- We'll be scanning these - in early January.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05- Then we'll start thinning them out.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09- We'll take out the triplets first.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13- Then we'll take out - some of the twins.
0:06:13 > 0:06:18- We'll start preparing a mix with - the silage, adding some protein.
0:06:27 > 0:06:32- Jack, John's son, - supervises the lambing shed.
0:06:32 > 0:06:33- He's being kept busy.
0:06:47 > 0:06:48- Another two, Jack.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50- A job well done.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52- They don't come much better.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54- Two Texel-cross lambs.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59- That's a good cross - - Texel with black-headed sheep.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02- These sheep are quite big - and they eat a lot.
0:07:03 > 0:07:04- But they do the job.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08- It's good to see these lambs - arriving in twos and threes.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12- But costs start mounting - when you bring them on.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16- They sell well - when we've finished with them.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18- There's less depreciation.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21- They're strong lambs.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23- Are you waiting for the weather?
0:07:24 > 0:07:27- You can't trust the weather yet, - so we keep them in.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31- We had hail - and a cold wind yesterday.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34- What a contrast.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36- Snow on Snowdon's peak...
0:07:37 > 0:07:42- ..and these large, green fields - busy with little lambs.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45- Eirwen, John's wife...
0:07:45 > 0:07:50- ..is a farmer's daughter, - a mother and a grandmother.
0:07:50 > 0:07:55- She also runs a clothing boutique - in the village of Menai Bridge.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58- She, too, is very busy.
0:08:02 > 0:08:03- Hello, there!
0:08:03 > 0:08:05- Hello!
0:08:05 > 0:08:06- How are you?
0:08:06 > 0:08:08- How are you?- - Very well, thank you.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11- I've come from the farm - - they were very busy.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13- Do you lend a hand sometimes?
0:08:13 > 0:08:14- Do you lend a hand sometimes?- - Yes, sometimes.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18- Not so much now, - because of the shop.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21- Where did you get the idea - for the shop?
0:08:21 > 0:08:26- It's something I'd wanted to do for - years, and the opportunity came up.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28- I bought the building.
0:08:29 > 0:08:30- So far, it's doing well.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33- Where do you buy the clothes?
0:08:33 > 0:08:35- In London, mostly.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38- There are two showrooms - in Manchester...
0:08:39 > 0:08:41- ..but most of them are in London...
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- ..and there's a big show - at the Kensington Olympia.
0:08:46 > 0:08:47- You have two granddaughters.
0:08:47 > 0:08:48- You have two granddaughters.- - Yes, Erin and Megan.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51- They'll soon grow - to share your interests.
0:08:52 > 0:08:53- We'll see.
0:08:53 > 0:08:58- You've lived on a farm - all your life.
0:08:58 > 0:08:59- All my life.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03- Farming is what we discuss - at mealtimes - sheep and so on.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06- That's how it's always been.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09- Now, we can talk a little - about clothes.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28- A month has gone by - since my previous visit.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33- This is another farm - owned by the family - Tyn Buarth.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35- This is where cattle are fattened.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38- It's a very busy time for them.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44- Feeding is vitally important - for John.
0:09:44 > 0:09:49- Every morning - there's something - old-fashioned about the routine...
0:09:49 > 0:09:53- ..he fetches barley - and mixes it with molasses.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57- Nothing could be more old-fashioned - than molasses.
0:09:57 > 0:10:02- Talk about feeding the 5,000 - - John isn't far behind!
0:10:17 > 0:10:19- What's happening now?
0:10:19 > 0:10:23- We had a lot of rain yesterday - and it got into the sheds.
0:10:23 > 0:10:28- This morning, I've had to muck out - and put clean straw down.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32- Stay there while I bring the cattle - back into the shed.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34- Don't let any of them go past you.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36- I won't.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38- Well done for filling a gap!
0:10:40 > 0:10:41- Come on, boys.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53- Hup, hup, hup!
0:11:06 > 0:11:10- They stretch all the way back - to the Menai Bridge!
0:11:11 > 0:11:13- How many cattle are there?
0:11:13 > 0:11:16- How many cattle are there?- - Did you count them?!
0:11:16 > 0:11:19- That's a lot of cattle!
0:11:20 > 0:11:21- Hup, boys!
0:11:21 > 0:11:23- This is here for security.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27- What about the white ones - - do they sell well?
0:11:27 > 0:11:30- White Holsteins - - don't worry about them.
0:11:31 > 0:11:32- They do well enough.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35- That's what matters in the end.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38- Are all your cattle black and white?
0:11:38 > 0:11:40- Yes, Holsteins are my favourites.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45- Give me a good Holstein steer - who can eat and grow...
0:11:46 > 0:11:48- ..that's what does it for me.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50- They're large cattle, aren't they?
0:11:51 > 0:11:54- They weigh about 330, you could say, - on the hook.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57- They don't kill out very well.
0:11:57 > 0:12:02- They need to weigh about 650 - to make the grade for slaughter.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05- Are they out on grass in the summer?
0:12:05 > 0:12:08- These were bought - from August onwards.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11- They've spent some time outdoors.
0:12:11 > 0:12:17- They won't be going out - they'll be - sold from the shed as fat cattle.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21- They're doing well - - there's meat on them.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26- A good rib and a good loin, - but their back legs are smaller.
0:12:27 > 0:12:28- They have a good rib.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31- Would you like a T-bone steak - this big?
0:12:32 > 0:12:34- Not now - but at one time, maybe!
0:12:34 > 0:12:37- These have T-bones - of a marketable size.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39- Do they taste nice?
0:12:39 > 0:12:42- Friesian-Holstein - - it's in the marbling.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45- These keep the starlings out.
0:12:46 > 0:12:47- Is that what they're for?
0:12:48 > 0:12:50- They go after the food.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52- The starlings are a plague.
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0:13:05 > 0:13:08- These cattle are closer - to finishing, are they?
0:13:08 > 0:13:11- Yes, there's some meat on them.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14- They've been on this mix - for almost 100 days.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16- I see.
0:13:17 > 0:13:18- I give them rapeseed.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22- A kilo of rapeseed, - a kilo of molasses...
0:13:22 > 0:13:26- ..four kilos of barley - and 25 kilos of maize silage.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29- Corn is good for fattening cattle.
0:13:29 > 0:13:34- Those three are the closest - you'd get to Coca-Cola and chips.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38- Having slats underneath them - saves on straw.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40- It saves on straw and time.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43- They stay incredibly clean.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45- We've put rubber mats on them.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50- Some of the cattle - didn't like lying on bare slats.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52- They had trouble getting up.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55- It's a lot better with rubber mats.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57- Let's have a look.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59- I was watching you mix the feed.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03- Barley, silage...
0:14:04 > 0:14:05- ..corn.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08- These cattle - are younger and lighter.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12- They're not quite ready - for the final push.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14- There's more silage in this mix.
0:14:14 > 0:14:19- Again, they get a kilo of rapeseed, - a kilo of molasses...
0:14:19 > 0:14:23- ..three kilos of barley, - and more silage.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25- Half of it is silage and maize.
0:14:26 > 0:14:31- There's something very old-fashioned - about using molasses.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34- Years ago, when cattle - were given chaff...
0:14:34 > 0:14:36- ..you had to add molasses to it.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41- Yes, and back then, - you used a bucket to handle it.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44- In about a month's time, - we'll change their diet.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48- It'll be more like the others' diet, - to fatten them up.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51- Their colouring varies a lot.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54- Yes - some are all white.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56- And red cattle.
0:14:56 > 0:15:01- There must have been a red Holstein - bull - we're getting red cattle.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03- There are two over there.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06- It's like opening - a box of chocolates!
0:15:06 > 0:15:07- Yes, a few surprises!
0:15:08 > 0:15:11- But there's a lot of work involved, - isn't there?
0:15:11 > 0:15:13- Then there's the food.
0:15:13 > 0:15:14- Do you buy the barley?
0:15:14 > 0:15:16- Do you buy the barley?- - Yes, we buy the barley.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19- And you grow the corn - and the silage.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35- That's very handy, John.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39- We creep-feed the lambs.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43- There's a little more - than a ton in here.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47- I'll drive it up - to the creep feeders.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50- Once I start the engine, - it'll soon fill.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53- There's no need to handle bags.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56- I buy it in bulk - it's cheaper.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59- Farmers have to take care - of the grass...
0:15:59 > 0:16:02- ..they have to take care - of the stock...
0:16:02 > 0:16:05- ..and take care of the husbandry.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07- And the starlings!
0:16:08 > 0:16:10- They're like pigs, aren't they!
0:16:12 > 0:16:16- Before I installed the netting, - there'd be a million of them.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19- They were like a sea.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22- Did you count them all?!
0:16:37 > 0:16:40- Yes, John is an affable man - and he's good company.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45- He has areas of land - within a 15-mile radius...
0:16:45 > 0:16:48- ..in Penmynydd, Llangaffo - and Penmon.
0:16:48 > 0:16:52- Having to move animals - from one place to another...
0:16:52 > 0:16:56- ..and having to travel - around to feed them...
0:16:56 > 0:17:00- ..is hard work, but his animals - receive excellent care.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02- We're in Penmon now.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04- Penmon, yes.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06- This is for wintering, is it?
0:17:06 > 0:17:09- Yes, for wintering - - the ground is dry.
0:17:10 > 0:17:11- It makes a difference.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13- They're fine yearlings.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16- Did you buy them for breeding?
0:17:17 > 0:17:19- Yes. They're Scotch Mules.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22- Most of them are carrying lambs.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26- The biggest problem is that - a lot of them are carrying twins.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30- I don't allow any of them - to rear twins.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33- I turn them out with one lamb.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36- That allows them to grow - - that's important.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40- And you get an extra year - out of them.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42- Yes.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44- It all helps.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55- John and Eirwen have been blessed - with three children.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58- We've already met Jack.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01- Today, the daughters, Sara and Elin, - are at home.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06- You've come home, and you're - taking a look at the sheep.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09- It's good to be home from the city.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12- You live in Cardiff, don't you?
0:18:12 > 0:18:13- Yes, I live in Cardiff.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16- What do you do?
0:18:16 > 0:18:17- I'm a physiotherapist.
0:18:19 > 0:18:20- Interesting work.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23- Yes - I'm kept busy, but I enjoy it.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26- What do you do, Elin?
0:18:26 > 0:18:30- I've been living in Llyn - for about a year and a half.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33- I live on a beef and sheep farm, - with Harry.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35- Harry did well last year.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39- He came very close - to winning a competition...
0:18:39 > 0:18:41- ..run by the Farmers Weekly.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44- He was in the top three - for Beef Farmer of the Year.
0:18:45 > 0:18:46- He did very well.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49- He's busy with lambing now, is he?
0:18:49 > 0:18:51- Yes, he's quite busy with lambing.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55- There's always something - that needs doing.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59- I teach at a local primary school, - in Botwnnog.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03- It's good to see you at home, - with the sheep.
0:19:03 > 0:19:04- Excellent!
0:19:46 > 0:19:48- This is a handy trailer, Jack.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50- It's very handy.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56- Did you have it custom-built?
0:19:56 > 0:20:01- Yes, by a company called Parkhouse, - based in the north of England.
0:20:02 > 0:20:03- What is its length?
0:20:03 > 0:20:07- It's 26 feet long, - split into six compartments.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09- The ramp works on hydraulics.
0:20:09 > 0:20:14- The old man isn't getting any - younger, he can't lift the decks!
0:20:14 > 0:20:16- Who wants to lift decks?!
0:20:16 > 0:20:20- Do leave the decks inside - when you lift the sheep decks?
0:20:21 > 0:20:23- You leave them inside and lift them?
0:20:23 > 0:20:27- Yes, up to the roof, and then - we can use it for cattle.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29- It takes less than ten minutes.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34- You have lots of land - scattered about.
0:20:34 > 0:20:38- You can no longer move sheep - and cattle on foot along roads.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40- The trailer is kept busy.
0:20:40 > 0:20:45- We used to use a Land Rover - and a small 12-foot trailer.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48- We were back and forth all day.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52- This trailer can carry - three equivalent loads at once.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54- We save on diesel too.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58- I know you're a lot younger - than your father and me...
0:20:58 > 0:21:01- ..but was this - a once in a lifetime purchase?
0:21:02 > 0:21:05- Yes - a one-off - expensive purchase...
0:21:05 > 0:21:08- ..instead of spending less, - but spending twice.
0:21:09 > 0:21:10- What are you doing now?
0:21:10 > 0:21:13- I need to carry out EID scanning.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18- We scanned them to see how many - lambs they're carrying...
0:21:18 > 0:21:19- ..earlier in the year.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23- I need to enter the information - into the system.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25- I'll come with you.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33- I'll stand and watch you.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37- The sheep are in good condition.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40- Yes - they've had a good season.
0:21:40 > 0:21:45- We scan the sheep and keep records - of their performance.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49- We've fitted EID ear tags - on most of the flock.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53- A few of the older sheep - don't have them.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56- You must find it useful, - if this is the second year.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00- Since they have EID ear tags, - I may as well us it.
0:22:01 > 0:22:06- This is second season - I've been collecting information...
0:22:06 > 0:22:08- ..from scanning and lambing.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12- It'll take about three years - to gather enough data...
0:22:12 > 0:22:15- ..to help me make decisions.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19- It's an extra job, but I hope - it will bring benefits.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22- I want to weed out - unproductive sheep.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26- The system - is quite expensive, isn't it?
0:22:26 > 0:22:29- Yes, it has cost - about 1,000, all told.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32- The system I have is quite simple.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35- The software is on a laptop at home.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38- The ewes in this group - are carrying twins.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43- I'm just scanning the ear tags - and registering two lambs.
0:22:44 > 0:22:45- Is it sent to a computer?
0:22:46 > 0:22:49- Yes, I'll dock it with the laptop - later on.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51- It all goes into the software.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55- It forms a record - of what each sheep has produced.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57- If, in two or three years' time...
0:22:57 > 0:23:02- ..the records show a ewe has - produced a single lamb each year...
0:23:02 > 0:23:05- ..I can decide what to do with her.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08- Other ewes may have bred - two good lambs each year.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10- Those are the ones to keep.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12- That's right.
0:23:12 > 0:23:17- But for older farmers who are more - used to traditional ways...
0:23:17 > 0:23:20- ..it's a completely different - scenario.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24- Yes, the job changes and - we must become more efficient.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27- Each and every lamb - makes a difference.
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