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-There's nowhere like Wales

-when the weather is fine.

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-Today, it's glorious.

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-I'm in the Llangennech area,

-not far from Llanelli.

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-This is Ty'r Eglwys Farm...

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-..the home of Geraint and Sheryl

-Thomas and their children.

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-Geraint's parents,

-Rhys and Margaret...

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-..don't do much on the farm,

-these days.

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-They live in a lovely cottage

-nearby...

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-..that looks out over this paradise.

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-The farm specialises in Ayrshire

-and Holstein dairy cattle.

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-These excellent cows

-produce milk of the highest quality.

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-I look forward to spending some time

-with the family.

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-June 2016

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-Rhys Thomas has transferred

-the management...

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-..of Ty'r Eglwys Farm,

-Llangennech...

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-..to his son, Geraint.

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-But the joy of seeing the cattle,

-and the show cattle in particular...

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-..remains strong.

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-This is the group I'm preparing

-for this summer's shows.

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-A group of eight or nine.

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-It's a case of slow cooking.

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-By the time they reach boiling

-point, they'll be ready for showing.

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-Ayrshire cattle have become a very

-popular class in recent years.

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-Yes, they have a strong presence

-at many shows.

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-I hope to take

-two of these Ayrshires...

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-..to the show

-in Birmingham next week.

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-You prepare cattle for shows.

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-I know that Holsteins

-are fairly quiet, as a breed.

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-What are Ayrshires like -

-are they nice?

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-Yes, they're just as quiet.

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-Perhaps they're not quite as easy

-to clip.

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-Some of them can be obstinate.

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-A man comes in to clip them.

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-Professionals

-know what they're doing.

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-Nowadays, at the shows...

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-..cows' udders

-are closer to perfection...

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-..than they've ever been.

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-Yes, that's a crucial feature -

-udders full of milk.

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-When you go to the big shows...

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-..it's important

-that you get them right.

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-It's not so important

-at one-day shows.

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-You have to get the timing right.

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-You aim for a little too much milk -

-you can always draw some of it off.

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-It's better than having too little

-milk with no time to produce more.

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-When you face the judge at 11.00am,

-that's that.

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-To make it clear to viewers at home

-who aren't farmers...

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-..you exhibit on the Tuesday

-at the Royal Welsh Show...

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-..and your day begins at 4.00am.

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-Our work starts at 6.00am

-on the Monday, really.

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-Are they good enough for the show?

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-Yes, I think so.

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-You've had years of experience.

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-I've never had

-the same skills as Geraint.

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-He's been exhibiting for many years.

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-I was a late starter.

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-But it's amazing how your support

-makes the job easier for Geraint.

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-Yes, of course.

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-It's a pleasure to see these cows -

-you've put a lot of work into them.

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-Leading in the ring is a tiring job.

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-Leading in the ring is a tiring job.

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-Yes, it is.

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-Sometimes, a cow won't cooperate

-and doesn't want to be there.

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-But it's an amazing feeling

-when you're holding that halter.

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-Yes, it's great.

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-You'll put up with a lot.

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-Yes - if you're in the running

-to win, you put up with it.

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-I've had a few wins at the shows.

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-Hard work paid dividends

-in front of a large audience...

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-..at this year's Royal Welsh Show.

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-This was a class

-for a group of three dairy cows.

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-They came very close to winning.

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-It's not just a matter of hard work

-on the day of the show.

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-This is where it begins.

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-We have three different groups...

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-..low yielders, high yielders

-and show cattle.

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-The mix I've just prepared is

-for high yielders and show cattle.

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-You feed them once a day, do you?

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-Yes, and it's the same

-throughout the year.

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-It makes things easier for everyone.

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-It means we have more spare time

-in the evening.

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-You use a pit for storing silage.

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-Yes - we don't make many bales...

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-..though we do make some haylage

-and some fourth cut bales...

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-..where baling is cheaper.

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-Judging by the smell of this silage,

-I'd say the quality is pretty high.

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-We try to achieve three good cuts.

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-We aim to make the first cut

-on 1 May.

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-This year, cutting took place

-on 8 and 9 May.

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-We're ready to cut again

-but the weather has been against us.

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-You feed the cattle

-in the evening, do you?

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-Yes - we keep high yielders and show

-cattle inside throughout the year.

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-Milk prices aren't so good

-at the moment...

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-..but it's still important

-to feed cattle...

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-..in order to maintain yields

-and produce healthy calves.

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-Cows must produce a calf every year.

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-There's light at the end of the

-tunnel, where milk is concerned.

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-Prices are rising a little.

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-But we've been in the tunnel

-for a long time.

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-I think they're putting bulbs

-in there!

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-Yes, it's starting to shine!

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-The past two years have been tough.

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-But what can you do?

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-This is in my blood.

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-We don't give up

-when things aren't going well.

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-Cattle may not care

-about such things...

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-..but there are magnificent views

-of the River Loughor...

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-..from their home in Ty'r Eglwys,

-above the other farm buildings.

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-This is a wholesome place

-for calves.

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-Yes, that's important.

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-We built this shed ten years ago.

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-Young stock need fresh air.

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-We have two yards.

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-This is what we call the top yard.

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-After weaning, when the calves

-are three months old...

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-..we move them up here.

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-It's healthier for them.

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-The other shed is huge, too.

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-We can keep 100 cattle up here.

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-They're in loose housing.

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-When they're older, the in-calvers

-are kept in cubicles.

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-You use both AI

-and dairy breed bulls.

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-But I've noticed a few Herefords -

-is the sweeper a Hereford bull?

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-That's right.

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-Cows must produce calves.

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-We usually sell Herefords as calves.

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-We've had TB problems, but now

-that we've passed the test...

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-..I hope to sell them.

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-Where do you sell store cattle?

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-Where do you sell store cattle?

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-In Carmarthen.

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-Carmarthen is only

-20 to 25 minutes away.

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-We're very close to Llanelli.

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-Is there music in your blood?

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-Do your children take an interest?

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-No, I have rugby in my blood.

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-I used to play rugby

-for Llangennech, for several years.

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-Now, I'm giving something back

-to the village.

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-I coach the under-eights

-at the rugby club.

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-My son will play

-with the under-eights this year.

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-Shouting at children makes a change

-from shouting at cattle!

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-It's nice to have a break from work.

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-A farmer works day and night.

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-A farmer works day and night.

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-It's nice to do something different.

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-Rhys, Geraint's father, has the task

-of keeping an eye on the hens.

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-How many hens are there?

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-About 30.

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-Enough to keep you supplied?

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-That's right.

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-That's why we keep them.

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-That's why we keep them.

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-Of course.

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-I'm the only one

-who looks after them.

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-It's nice to hear the sound of hens.

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-Go on.

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-Go on.

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-You don't have a cockerel?

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-No nonsense!

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-Get back.

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-I can go through,

-but I'm not sure about Dai!

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-Dai is smaller than he was!

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-You can never have

-too much of a good thing.

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-They like mixed corn.

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-I'm sure.

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-It's like cawl - cawl is great,

-it has everything in it!

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-They prefer mixed corn to pellets.

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-I see.

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-The hens are in good condition.

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-Foxes can't get into this enclosure.

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-I hope not.

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-What's this - an old hat?!

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-It's huge!

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-It keeps the rain off.

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-Yes, that's the idea.

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-Of course, you can remember Llanelli

-in its prime.

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-You took produce into town

-to sell every week.

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-That's right.

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-We grew vegetables.

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-It was a big part of the job.

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-Crops were transported by lorry

-to shops in Llanelli.

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-Did you have your own lorry?

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-Did you have your own lorry?

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-Yes.

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-Was this in your father's day,

-when you were young?

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-I wasn't involved so much.

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-We also used the lorry

-for harvesting hay.

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-Loose hay, of course.

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-And a loader...

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-What are they called?

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-What are they called?

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-An elevator?

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-Yes, pulled behind.

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-I remember them.

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-Have you always been a dairy farmer?

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-Is this where you were born?

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-Yes - my grandfather bought

-the farm, Ty'r Eglwys, in 1904.

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-Then there was another place,

-lower down.

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-It was called Wern y Cwm.

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-My father bought that farm...

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-..when he married.

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-He sold all kinds of things.

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-There was some waste, of course.

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-Shall we move on, Rhys?

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-We'd better collect some eggs first.

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-We'd better collect some eggs first.

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-You need some eggs?

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-You need to collect the profits!

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-Quite a few eggs in here.

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-Are there lots of eggs?

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-I have about two dozen.

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-The hens lay their share, I'm sure.

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-Rhys and his wife, Margaret...

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-..are able to enjoy

-their retirement...

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-..in a new house located

-a stone's throw from their old home.

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-Throughout my life, I'd wanted

-to build a bungalow on the farm.

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-My husband said I'd never

-get planning permission.

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-But we got it,

-and we've done what I wanted.

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-It's a lovely place.

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-It's just like a farmhouse -

-it's quite substantial.

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-At the back of the house...

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-..we can look down on the farm

-and see what's going on.

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-When we were farming,

-I couldn't do much else...

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-..because I helped with milking.

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-You were outside all the time.

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-You were outside all the time.

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-Yes, with the children behind me.

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-When both of us were milking

-in the old cowshed...

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-..the children would sit

-in the cake trolley...

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-..playing with a bucket!

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-You couldn't do that today -

-health and safety would step in !

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-Yes!

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-Years ago, there'd be someone

-like you at every other farm.

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-I'm sure you would agree, Rhys...

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-..as they say in English, "A wife

-is the life and soul of a business."

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-Yes, that's true.

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-My husband has been diabetic,

-you see, for 49 years.

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-Really?

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-I've told him often, it's lucky

-we sleep in a double bed...

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-..because hypos

-tend to happen at night.

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-Hypos - when he's low on sugar.

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-He starts shaking

-and making a noise.

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-I sleep like a log,

-but I wake up at once.

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-He's lucky I'm by his side,

-otherwise he'd be dead by morning!

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-Geraint Thomas's

-Holsteins and Ayrshires...

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-..at Ty'r Eglwys Farm, Llangennech,

-are wonderful to behold.

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-He uses a method of gender selection

-for breeding calves.

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-We use sexed semen.

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-We use the best cows

-for breeding female calves...

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-..which are used

-for further breeding.

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-The next generation

-is coming through.

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-That's how it works.

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-You have equal numbers

-of Ayrshires and Holsteins.

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-The Ayrshires

-have increased very quickly.

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-Have there always been Ayrshires

-on the farm?

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-No, I was the one who started

-keeping Ayrshires, in 2001.

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-At the Royal Welsh Show,

-I'd always admired Ayrshires.

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-They have good udders.

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-I didn't want to start

-another prefix with Holsteins.

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-Dad established the Gwynnog

-Holstein herd in 1982.

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-I decided to keep Ayrshires.

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-I saw an advert

-in the Farmers Guardian...

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-..for three Ayrshires in Derbyshire,

-and we bought them.

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-One of the three died

-just last year, aged 16 years.

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-Ayrshires have changed.

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-Yes, they're a lot stronger,

-these days.

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-They're sturdy animals.

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-We find that the Holsteins

-have greater yields...

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-..but the Ayrshires

-have better components.

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-What about temperament and calving?

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-Many years ago,

-we had a few Ayrshires.

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-They were a bit sharp.

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-That's right -

-they're not as quiet as Holsteins.

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-They take greater care

-of their calves than Holsteins...

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-..but you must watch your back.

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-Their colours vary.

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-Some are darker,

-some are predominantly white.

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-The darker cows tend to come

-from Canadian bloodlines.

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-Canadian cattle are darker.

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-It's nice to see a bunch of them

-outside in summer.

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-It's a pleasure to see

-what kind of job you're doing.

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-Sheryl, Geraint's wife,

-is a local woman from Llanelli.

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-When she isn't

-looking after the family...

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-..or working at home

-or in a local cafe...

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-..she likes to spend time

-with her dogs.

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-Feeding time at the zoo!

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-Yes, isn't it!

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-These are pets, now?

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-Pets - I love them!

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-This is Gwen -

-she's four months old.

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-This one?

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-She's a retriever, is she?

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-A golden retriever.

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-And Lady is five years old.

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-Good girl!

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-Are they like guard dogs as well?

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-You know when somebody's

-coming down the road

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-That's important, when you're

-living in a place like this.

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-Of course, you have two children.

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-Your son is mad on farming.

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-Your son is mad on farming.

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-He loves the farm and tractors.

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-Not so much about the cows, yet.

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-I suppose it'll come.

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-It's anything with a motor,

-at the moment.

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-At this time of year...

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-..keeping growth under control...

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-..is a constant task

-for Eurig Thomas at Ty'r Eglwys.

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-I think this year, dock leaves,

-indeed, all kinds of plants...

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-..seem to have leapt up.

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-It's good growing weather.

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-It's good growing weather.

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-That's right, Dai.

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-Grass has been growing

-very quickly recently.

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-Grass is growing strongly.

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-Plenty of grass.

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-After cutting, you can bring

-sheep in for a few days.

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-They'll eat the fine chaff.

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-But the dock leaves

-are like rhubarb!

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-The fields I cut last week

-are starting to grow again.

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-There's fresh grass.

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-Are you a local man?

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-Are you a local man?

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-Yes, from just behind those trees.

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-Mam and Dad still live there,

-but I live with my fiancee.

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-I'm getting married next year.

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-That's the fashion, nowadays.

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-We never took anyone home until we

-were sure they were the right one!

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-I'd better make it clear

-that I've found the right one!

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-What's her name?

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-What's her name?

-

-Angharad.

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-A Welsh speaker?

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-Well done!

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-She's a teaching assistant

-at Ysgol y Dderwen in Carmarthen.

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-What about you -

-were you in the Young Farmers' Club?

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-I joined the club in Llannon

-when I was 11 or 12 years old.

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-I've worked in New Zealand,

-Canada and Australia.

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-Have you really?

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-Have you really?

-

-I've seen a little of the world.

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-Now, I'm back in Wales -

-no more travelling!

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-No, that's right!

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-You're stuck where you are -

-we may never see you again!

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-Unless my wife comes with me!

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-The lower fields at Ty'r Eglwys

-look across to Llangennech.

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-A field of corn

-is almost ready to harvest.

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-Let's take a look at this field.

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-What do you think?

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-What do you think?

-

-Where is it?

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-It's spring corn.

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-Can we see it from here?

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-The stile is rather high.

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-You can see the whole field

-from here.

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-Maybe I'd climb the stile

-if there was 50 on the other side!

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-How big is the field?

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-How big is the field?

-

-It's 12 acres.

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-We were late in sowing this year,

-because of the weather.

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-It must have been

-the beginning of April.

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-That's early enough.

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-It's a nice, even field.

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-Yes, it's consistent.

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-It's come along nicely.

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-Is that the village of Llangennech?

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-It's larger

-than I thought it would be.

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-Llangennech has grown,

-because it's close to the M4.

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-People can commute to Cardiff.

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-So we grow this and use it

-for feeding young stock.

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-We combine it...

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-..and we buy concentrates -

-some cake...

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-..and mix it with meal.

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-Every pound counts.

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-It helps to save on money and straw.

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-It all helps.

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-There's plenty of work for all

-at the farm, including the children.

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-Awen, the youngest,

-prepares feed for calves.

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-Her brother, Gethin...

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-..is helping his father

-bring the cows in for milking.

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-He loves anything with wheels,

-especially tractors.

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-The place is full of them.

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-There are tractors everywhere.

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-There are tractors everywhere.

-

-They're all neatly parked!

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-He hasn't just thrown them.

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-He hasn't just thrown them.

-

-No, he parks them in a line.

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-Like parked cars in a car park.

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-So what lies ahead for you?

0:20:410:20:43

-We're hoping to go away.

0:20:450:20:46

-I'm taking cattle to the All Breeds

-Show in Birmingham next week.

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-We need to make silage

-but the weather is holding us back.

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-After that, Sheryl and I will be

-going to the Great Yorkshire Show...

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-..where I'll be judging.

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-We're lucky to have

-a good team of staff.

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-Eurig has worked here for years,

-and he's now employed full-time.

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-A woman was doing the milking

-yesterday evening.

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-She had asked her stepmother if she

-could start learning to milk cows.

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-She wanted to learn.

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-One evening, I told her,

-"You're on your own tonight."

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-She gave me a funny look...

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-..but I told her I wouldn't be far

-away, if there were any problems.

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-Since then, she's done

-the evening milking.

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-It means I have more time

-with the family.

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-Have you ever been in the parlour?

0:21:430:21:44

-Have you ever been in the parlour?

-

-Yes, I've milked a few times.

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-I'm a bit short, though.

0:21:480:21:49

-Kicking height is just here!

0:21:500:21:52

-More often than not,

-he'll get me to wash up.

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-Washing the parlour takes time.

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-If I'm on my own,

-it takes half an hour.

0:21:590:22:02

-I'm particular about washing up -

-cleanliness is important.

0:22:020:22:06

-We produce high-quality food,

-after all.

0:22:060:22:09

-If Sheryl washes the parlour for me,

-I can get on with the calves.

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-The past 18 months or more

-have been tough for dairy farmers.

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-But there is light

-at the end of the tunnel.

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-Yes.

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-The past 18 months to two years

-have been very tough.

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-Prices started falling two years ago

-and they fell quickly.

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-They're a third

-of what they should be.

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-It's taken years of expenditure

-to make the farm what it is.

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-Yes, many years.

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-It doesn't happen overnight.

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-If we want the business to grow,

-and to make it work for Gethin...

0:22:490:22:53

-..we have to invest in it now...

0:22:540:22:56

-..to make sure the business

-will be there for him.

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-He's just a young boy now,

-but the years fly by.

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-What will he be - the fourth

-or fifth generation?

0:23:040:23:08

-He'll be the fifth generation.

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-My great-grandfather

-bought the farm in 1904.

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-He didn't farm it much -

-he passed it on to my grandfather.

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-If Gethin wants to stay at home...

0:23:200:23:23

-..the outlook is good -

-he's certainly interested.

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-He'll be the fifth generation.

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