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0:00:15 > 0:00:20- THE OWEN FAMILY
0:00:34 > 0:00:36- It's a glorious morning.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39- I'm in Montgomeryshire...
0:00:39 > 0:00:44- ..visiting a farm I'd called Ty - Coch, but its name is Red House.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47- It's in Aberhafesp, outside Newtown.
0:00:47 > 0:00:51- A young couple has been farming here - for two years...
0:00:51 > 0:00:52- ..Huw and Sioned Owen.
0:00:53 > 0:00:58- Their son, Dafydd Robart, - is a student at Llysfasi College.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02- All in all, - the farm's future seems bright.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05- Huw and Sioned - will tell us their story.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16- The young family moved here - from Tywyn in Meirionnydd...
0:01:16 > 0:01:20- ..where Huw has his roots - his - family farms at Sandilands...
0:01:21 > 0:01:24- ..and they also run - Bryn y Mor caravan park...
0:01:24 > 0:01:27- ..as a thriving family business.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31- More land was needed - to expand the business...
0:01:31 > 0:01:35- ..and this farm - in the fertile Severn Valley...
0:01:35 > 0:01:37- ..came on the market.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41- You were fortunate to be able to buy - a farm of this size.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45- It came on the market - at the right time.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50- We had been looking - at various places and areas.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52- We were fortunate...
0:01:52 > 0:01:57- ..because farms of this size don't - come on the market very often...
0:01:57 > 0:01:58- ..in Wales.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02- This farm happened to come up - at the right time.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06- It came with a decent block of land.
0:02:15 > 0:02:16- This is paradise!
0:02:19 > 0:02:20- There's no place like it.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22- There's no place like it.- - No.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25- It's looking at its best today.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29- We're looking down the valley - - towards where?
0:02:30 > 0:02:33- Caersws is below us, over there, - beneath the trees.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36- Further on, there's the main road.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40- The valley leads up to Llanidloes.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46- Does your land extend - as far as that tractor?
0:02:47 > 0:02:50- Yes - can you see the tractor - in the ploughed field?
0:02:50 > 0:02:53- That marks the boundary.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- There's another boundary - where those sheep are.
0:02:57 > 0:02:58- Does spring come early?
0:02:59 > 0:03:01- Yes, down in the valley.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03- You'd be surprised.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07- Sometimes, the river - breaks its banks in winter...
0:03:07 > 0:03:09- ..and there's heavy flooding.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12- But the fields dry out very quickly.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16- How long have you - been breeding Limousins?
0:03:16 > 0:03:20- Yes, we've been - breeding Limousins...
0:03:21 > 0:03:22- ..it must 35 years.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26- There weren't many Limousin breeders - when we began.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30- We were among the first - to bring them to Wales.
0:03:31 > 0:03:36- You know the Drysgol-goch family and - Brian Jones of Bailea, Sennybridge.
0:03:37 > 0:03:38- How large is your herd?
0:03:39 > 0:03:42- At the moment, we have 110 cows.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47- Our ultimate aim is to have - a completely pure-bred herd.
0:03:47 > 0:03:52- In order to increase the herd, - we've had to buy some stock...
0:03:52 > 0:03:54- ..the black cattle.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58- We've been buying them - at the market in Welshpool...
0:03:58 > 0:04:00- ..throughout the summer.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03- You want to increase the numbers.
0:04:04 > 0:04:05- Yes, to get things going.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08- You have a lake, over there.
0:04:08 > 0:04:09- Do you fish?
0:04:09 > 0:04:10- Do you fish?- - No, unfortunately.
0:04:11 > 0:04:16- I think Arthur created the lake - when he built the milking parlour.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19- There wasn't enough water.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22- Arthur created the lake.
0:04:28 > 0:04:33- Red House used to be one of the - area's most prominent dairy farms.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36- I knew the late Arthur Davies well.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41- Hafesp was the prefix - of his Holstein Friesian herd.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45- Huw and Sioned - have continued to use this prefix...
0:04:45 > 0:04:47- ..with their Limousins...
0:04:47 > 0:04:50- ..which now graze - these beautiful hillsides.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55- These are your cattle.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58- Are those the black cattle - that you bought?
0:04:58 > 0:05:03- Yes - all the red cattle - are pure-bred...
0:05:03 > 0:05:08- ..and the black cattle - were bought throughout the summer...
0:05:08 > 0:05:09- ..in Welshpool.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13- That's a nice red calf - beside the black cow.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15- Yes.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17- We like to buy a fairly beefy type.
0:05:18 > 0:05:19- We like a decent shape.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24- It won't be long - before you'll have a pure herd.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26- No.
0:05:26 > 0:05:27- Our aim is to breed them ourselves.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29- Our aim is to breed them ourselves.- - They're nice cows to work with.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33- Although all cows are rather wild, - these days.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37- Generally we put a lot of effort...
0:05:37 > 0:05:41- ..into getting rid of heifers - that don't behave.
0:05:42 > 0:05:43- We remove them - we don't keep them.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45- We remove them - we don't keep them.- - Very wise.
0:05:45 > 0:05:46- We sell them as stores.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49- We sell them as stores.- - Do you always sell at the market?
0:05:50 > 0:05:52- Yes, at the livestock market.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56- We like to give our support - to the market.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59- That's important, - extremely important.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03- It's something - my father believed in strongly...
0:06:03 > 0:06:06- ..and as a family, - we're following his lead.
0:06:06 > 0:06:11- Of course, Welshpool - has the best market in Europe.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13- Yes, we're very fortunate.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16- There are several markets, really.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20- We sell everything - through the market.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24- What stands out, - down all the generations...
0:06:25 > 0:06:26- ..is the effort you put in.
0:06:27 > 0:06:28- You have to make an effort.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34- Over 20 years of hard work - has brought us to this point.
0:06:36 > 0:06:37- You try your best.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44- When I left school, - we had Sandilands.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47- We've expanded the business - from there.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52- The business has grown - and it's quite big, now.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57- Fortunately, the whole family - plays a role in the business...
0:06:57 > 0:07:01- ..my sisters, Bethan and Sian, - and Geraint, Dad and I.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03- You have a caravan park too.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05- You have a caravan park too.- - Yes, it's another key element.
0:07:07 > 0:07:08- We have diversified.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12- That's an important word - - diversification.
0:07:12 > 0:07:17- My father and my grandfather - started diversifying many years ago.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29- We have about 150 pure-bred ewes.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32- You've been breeding Texels - for many years.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35- Yes, it must be about 30 years.
0:07:35 > 0:07:36- Really?
0:07:37 > 0:07:38- Do you register all of them?
0:07:39 > 0:07:43- We registered all of them - until we moved here two years ago.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46- Sadly, there's such - a lot of work involved...
0:07:47 > 0:07:51- ..so we're keeping them pure, - to cut down on paperwork.
0:07:51 > 0:07:52- You choose your work.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57- Do you keep the sheep at home, or - send them away on tack in winter?
0:07:57 > 0:08:02- They stay at home, and - they're kept inside for lambing.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05- We're adapting - the buildings and sheds...
0:08:05 > 0:08:07- ..for our own purposes.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10- They're very smart sheep.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12- It's an attractive farm.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15- You have hedgerows - that provide shelter.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18- The sun is shining today.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20- It's a sunny spot.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23- Yes, this hillside - is particularly sunny.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25- Spring comes early.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28- Sunshine adds a great deal of value - to the land.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30- It's good to have sunshine.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52- That's a lot of sheep, Huw.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54- Yes, quite a few.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57- I'm putting them through - a foot rot bath today.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00- You have to keep an eye on the feet.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02- Yes, definitely.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07- It can become a problem - if you don't keep an eye on things.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11- What proportion of twins do you get?
0:09:11 > 0:09:15- Scans usually work out at about 180.
0:09:16 > 0:09:17- That's not bad.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19- We're happy with that.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21- We don't want too many.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23- Excellent.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25- Sioned, the sheep look well.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27- They're fat, Dei.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31- Are you here to check - that things are done properly?
0:09:31 > 0:09:33- Yes!
0:09:33 > 0:09:36- Do you like working - with cattle and sheep?
0:09:36 > 0:09:39- Yes, it's better - than being in the house.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42- I hate being indoors - - I prefer to be outside.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45- It's better than preparing food.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49- You'll be very busy - when lambing comes around.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51- I'm not looking forward to it.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54- It's hard going and stressful.
0:09:54 > 0:09:59- You should focus - on selling those lambs in Welshpool.
0:09:59 > 0:09:59- That's right!
0:09:59 > 0:10:01- That's right!- - That should raise a smile!
0:10:02 > 0:10:04- I should say!
0:10:04 > 0:10:06- How are you settling down?
0:10:06 > 0:10:07- Very well.
0:10:08 > 0:10:09- It's a gradual process.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14- It isn't easy to move to - a different area and start afresh.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18- We've taken over a farm, - moved to a different area...
0:10:19 > 0:10:21- ..and we're getting to know people.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24- Are there many Welsh-speakers - locally?
0:10:25 > 0:10:26- Not many.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29- Gwyneth, our neighbour, - speaks Welsh.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33- But there aren't many - Welsh-speakers.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35- Your parents can come and visit.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37- It's not so bad for me...
0:10:38 > 0:10:42- ..because I lived in Machynlleth - before we got married.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44- Then I lived in Tywyn for 18 years.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48- I've now returned - to Montgomeryshire.
0:10:49 > 0:10:50- That's right.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52- That's right.- - To "the gentleness of Montgomery".
0:10:52 > 0:10:54- You have the accent.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56- Your mother came from Llanilar.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58- Your mother came from Llanilar.- - Yes, she was a Cardi!
0:10:58 > 0:11:00- She was a Cardi!
0:11:00 > 0:11:04- I think it was more difficult - for Huw to move.
0:11:05 > 0:11:06- I had already moved once.
0:11:07 > 0:11:08- Huw had never left Tywyn.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13- I think he found it more difficult - than I did.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18- What concerned me most - was the fact that Dafydd was 16...
0:11:19 > 0:11:21- ..and he was taking his GCSEs.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26- It was best not to change schools - in his final year...
0:11:26 > 0:11:29- ..so we stayed in Tywyn - until he'd done his exams.
0:11:30 > 0:11:36- Before we bought the place, I told - him he'd have to make new friends.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38- How would he settle?
0:11:38 > 0:11:43- And he said, "Mam, you can worry - about making your own new friends.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46- "Let me worry - about making my own friends."
0:11:47 > 0:11:48- And that's how it was.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50- He has settled down very well.
0:11:50 > 0:11:51- He has settled down very well.- - He's just like his mother!
0:11:52 > 0:11:53- I wouldn't know about that!
0:11:53 > 0:11:55- I wouldn't know about that!- - Or just like his father?
0:11:55 > 0:11:58- Yes, he's just like his father!
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0:12:16 > 0:12:20- Red House Farm is in the village - of Aberhafesp, outside Newtown.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24- Huw and Sioned Owen - moved here two years ago.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26- It's a superb farm.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31- Almost every inch of the farm - is suitable for ploughing.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33- WHISTLING
0:12:35 > 0:12:38- The farm occupies 450 acres - of fertile land...
0:12:38 > 0:12:43- ..stretching from the rolling hills - and down the Severn Valley.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53- The river is up to its banks.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56- We had some flooding last winter.
0:12:59 > 0:13:00- It's a mighty river.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03- Do you have land on the other side?
0:13:03 > 0:13:05- Yes, we have nine acres there.
0:13:05 > 0:13:10- Luckily, in summer, - we can ford the river at this spot.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13- But in winter, - we have to travel four miles...
0:13:13 > 0:13:16- ..up through Caersws - and along the main road.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21- How many acres of land - do you have in the valley?
0:13:21 > 0:13:25- We have about 150 acres, - including this part.
0:13:26 > 0:13:27- Really?
0:13:27 > 0:13:29- You have lots of lambs.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31- Did you buy these lambs?
0:13:31 > 0:13:32- Yes, most of them.
0:13:33 > 0:13:34- Store lambs.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36- That's right.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38- Do you buy lambs in Bakewell?
0:13:38 > 0:13:40- Yes, that's where we go.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44- You remain faithful to an old habit.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47- It has worked - for the past two years...
0:13:47 > 0:13:50- ..though I don't know - about this year.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52- We'll keep trying.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55- There must be over 1,000 sheep - in this area.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57- Probably about 1,500.
0:13:58 > 0:13:59- Really?
0:13:59 > 0:14:01- It's unbelievable!
0:14:14 > 0:14:15- Huw!
0:14:15 > 0:14:17- Hello, where are you?
0:14:17 > 0:14:19- Where are you?
0:14:19 > 0:14:21- I'm here.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23- This crop of rape is incredible!
0:14:23 > 0:14:24- Will the lambs graze all of it?
0:14:24 > 0:14:27- Will the lambs graze all of it?- - I hope so, that's the idea.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30- When did you sow the crop?
0:14:30 > 0:14:33- The week after the Royal Welsh Show.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35- In July.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38- July is the best month - for sowing rape.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40- It grows well.
0:14:40 > 0:14:45- We've been fortunate this year - - rain came when it was needed.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49- You can say what you like - about cake...
0:14:49 > 0:14:53- ..just give lambs plenty of rape - and enough time to eat it.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55- It's the best way.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57- But you must have plenty of land.
0:14:58 > 0:14:59- It's worked out well.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01- The field needed ploughing.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06- This is giving us a crop - that will fatten the lambs.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09- Do you have a map - showing the way out?!
0:15:09 > 0:15:10- Follow me, Dai bach!
0:15:10 > 0:15:12- Follow me, Dai bach!- - I'll follow you!
0:15:12 > 0:15:13- This way.
0:15:24 > 0:15:29- Sheep and beef cattle now graze - the green acres of Red House Farm.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32- It used to be a dairy farm...
0:15:32 > 0:15:37- ..and the home of a great local - character, the late Arthur Davies.
0:15:37 > 0:15:42- Gareth, a farm worker, - has worked for both owners.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45- He knows the land - better than anyone.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49- He has helped the family - to settle at their new home.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52- These cows are in calf, are they?
0:15:52 > 0:15:55- Yes, they're due to calve - any day, now.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57- They're in good condition.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01- You'll soon be bringing - all the cattle inside.
0:16:01 > 0:16:02- Yes, for the winter.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05- These were brought inside...
0:16:06 > 0:16:10- ..because we don't want the calves - to grow too big.
0:16:10 > 0:16:11- They're getting good food.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13- They're getting good food.- - Silage is all they get.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17- Of course, you worked here - with Arthur.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20- Yes, for about 14 years.
0:16:21 > 0:16:22- Really?
0:16:22 > 0:16:24- Ever since I left school.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27- And now you work for this family.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29- Yes, Huw and Sioned and Dafydd.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31- Yes, Huw and Sioned and Dafydd.- - Things are looking good.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33- It must be interesting.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37- Things have changed - - it used to be a dairy farm.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40- Yes, the change was substantial.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44- It's nice that the family took over, - with no need to split the farm.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54- Dafydd Robart - is Huw and Sioned's son.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57- He's certainly - a chip off the old block.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02- This young man is determined to - follow in his father's footsteps.
0:17:03 > 0:17:04- Farming is in his blood.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10- You've started your own flock - and it's increasing nicely.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13- Yes, it numbers about 23, now.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18- It's a flock of pure-breds, is it?
0:17:18 > 0:17:20- Yes, that's the intention.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24- It's a bit of an experiment, really.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28- Are you breeding - for the fatstock trade?
0:17:28 > 0:17:30- Yes.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33- Conformation is the important thing.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36- I'm looking at their hindquarters.
0:17:36 > 0:17:41- Sheep from places like New Zealand - have poor hindquarters...
0:17:41 > 0:17:42- ..compared with these.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46- As a breed, - their legs aren't the best.
0:17:46 > 0:17:47- But they're good for the plate.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49- But they're good for the plate.- - Yes, they're good for the plate.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52- You're at college, aren't you?
0:17:52 > 0:17:53- You're at college, aren't you?- - Yes.
0:17:54 > 0:17:54- And where is that?
0:17:54 > 0:17:56- And where is that?- - Llysfasi.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01- I've also spent a year at - Glynllifon, but I'm at Llysfasi now.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05- This farm is closer to Llysfasi - than Glynllifon.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07- Yes.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09- Are you enjoying the course?
0:18:09 > 0:18:11- Well, it's quite good.
0:18:11 > 0:18:12- Yes, it's quite good.
0:18:13 > 0:18:18- I should imagine you're very keen - to come home to work.
0:18:18 > 0:18:19- Yes, I am.
0:18:20 > 0:18:21- That's what I hope to do.
0:18:22 > 0:18:23- If Taid will allow it.
0:18:23 > 0:18:28- Your father could delegate a lot - of the work, when you come home.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31- You and your father - are very similar.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35- Excellent.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41- Come on, girls!
0:18:46 > 0:18:47- Alright?
0:18:59 > 0:19:02- You're in your seventh heaven, - Sioned.
0:19:03 > 0:19:04- That's right, Dai.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08- You're not breeding from these - at the moment?
0:19:08 > 0:19:10- They're having a year off.
0:19:10 > 0:19:15- The way the market is at the moment, - there's not much point in breeding.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18- Only the very best horses - are selling.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20- Maybe next year.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24- You've been keeping horses - ever since you got married.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- When I was a child, - I had a riding horse.
0:19:28 > 0:19:33- Then boys came into the picture, of - course, and horses were forgotten.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35- I sold my horse.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39- Then when Dafydd started school, - I was keen to buy a pony...
0:19:39 > 0:19:41- ..to give me something to do.
0:19:41 > 0:19:46- I bought that mare - - the old mare, she's 27 years old.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48- Her name is Morlena Ivy.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50- What about this one?
0:19:50 > 0:19:52- She's a useful mare.
0:19:52 > 0:19:53- She's her daughter.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56- Gwynfaes Culhwch is her sire.
0:19:56 > 0:19:57- She's won a medal.
0:19:57 > 0:20:01- I've been showing her, - and she's done quite well.
0:20:01 > 0:20:02- She can move, too.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04- She can move, too.- - I'm sure.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07- Huw told me to bring you this bag.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09- Is that right?
0:20:09 > 0:20:11- No, Dai - you must be confused!
0:20:12 > 0:20:13- You must be confused!
0:20:14 > 0:20:15- I didn't ask for any bag!
0:20:17 > 0:20:18- He said, "Take this bag."
0:20:19 > 0:20:21- I was hoping I'd got that right!
0:20:21 > 0:20:24- There's nothing I can do - with this bag.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26- Let's see.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28- Shall I hold the bucket?
0:20:28 > 0:20:30- No, it's alright.
0:20:31 > 0:20:32- Come on, then, girls.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36- Hoy!
0:20:36 > 0:20:40- The mares are on a diet patch - - that's why they're here.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42- They tend to put on weight.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45- You won't find many diet patches - here.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49- When they're not breeding, - they tend to grow fat.
0:20:50 > 0:20:55- But as you said, there's no point - in breeding if you won't make money.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58- I'm thinking - about starting to sell again.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02- When you start breeding, - if a nice foal comes along...
0:21:02 > 0:21:06- ..you want to keep it, - but the numbers increase quickly.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12- The cobs give Sioned - a lot of pleasure.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16- Increasing quality and numbers - among the beef stock...
0:21:16 > 0:21:18- ..is a far more serious matter.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22- Here's the bull - that drives the business.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24- That's an impressive bull.
0:21:25 > 0:21:26- This is our old stock bull.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29- Cowin Geronimo.
0:21:29 > 0:21:30- From Carmarthenshire?
0:21:31 > 0:21:32- Yes, bred by Dyfan Mawr.
0:21:33 > 0:21:34- How old is he?
0:21:35 > 0:21:38- He's five or six years old - - almost six, probably.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42- How many stock bulls do you have, - between you?
0:21:42 > 0:21:44- We have this one next door.
0:21:46 > 0:21:51- We also use artificial insemination, - to a certain degree, with heifers.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57- We don't want too many bulls - on the farm - they can be a problem.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59- They break fences and so on.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01- This one has a tendency.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03- Do you like cattle, Dafydd?
0:22:03 > 0:22:06- Yes, if they're in decent shape.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10- Interest is an important thing.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16- Do you cross-breed with British - Blues for commercial cattle?
0:22:16 > 0:22:19- Yes, we've done so in the past.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22- We may as well face facts...
0:22:22 > 0:22:26- ..it's become a very popular - form of cross-breeding nowadays.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28- Blue on Lim, or Lim on Blue.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31- Yes, they're popular with butchers.
0:22:32 > 0:22:38- Crossing Belgian Blue with Lim - produces quality meat.
0:22:38 > 0:22:39- Butchers like them.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43- It's almost as good - as the meat from Welsh Blacks.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45- Almost!
0:22:45 > 0:22:46- Not quite!
0:22:47 > 0:22:50- Two against one - - I'd better leave it!
0:22:50 > 0:22:52- That's dangerous talk!
0:22:55 > 0:22:58- No, I shan't argue with them!
0:22:59 > 0:23:03- It's so good to see a father - and son, and a young family...
0:23:03 > 0:23:07- ..bringing new energy - to Arthur Davies's old farm.
0:23:07 > 0:23:12- The future is full of hope - at Red House Farm.
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