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0:00:11 > 0:00:14- I'm in the Llanuwchllyn area...
0:00:14 > 0:00:17- ..in the shadow of Aran Benllyn.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19- I'm visiting Gyrn Farm...
0:00:19 > 0:00:24- ..the home of Huw Roberts, his wife, - Linda, and their children.
0:00:24 > 0:00:30- Huw specialises in Welsh Black - cattle and Welsh Mountain sheep...
0:00:30 > 0:00:32- ..among other things.
0:00:47 > 0:00:51- October 2016
0:00:55 > 0:00:58- What an impressive view!
0:00:58 > 0:00:59- It is, isn't it?
0:00:59 > 0:01:02- I should appreciate it more.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04- You grew up in this area.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07- Yes, I've always lived at Gyrn.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11- Pant Saer was Dad's home.
0:01:11 > 0:01:16- He bought the place when the estate - was broken up in the early '60s.
0:01:16 > 0:01:17- What estate?
0:01:17 > 0:01:19- What estate?- - The Glan-llyn estate.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21- It owned both farms.
0:01:21 > 0:01:26- Dad was able to buy Gyrn - as well as Pant Saer.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28- You keep Welsh Black cattle...
0:01:29 > 0:01:33- ..and if I may say so, - they're very fine cattle.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37- Dad kept dairy cows - until the late '60s.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40- The Welsh Black herd - has been here ever since.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43- I'm trying to breed a decent type.
0:01:43 > 0:01:48- You've inherited the type of - agriculture that suits this area.
0:01:49 > 0:01:54- You breed Welsh Mountain sheep - and Welsh Black cattle.
0:01:54 > 0:01:59- The landscape dictates the type - of farming that's open to you.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02- Gyrn is 1,100 feet above sea level.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06- You have to keep sheep and cattle - that will survive.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09- We're looking out over Llyn Tegid.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13- I've driven past it - thousands of times.
0:02:13 > 0:02:14- It looks wonderful from here.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18- It looks wonderful from here.- - You can see why tourists come here.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20- Do you go away at all?
0:02:20 > 0:02:22- Are you a keen traveller?
0:02:22 > 0:02:26- My holidays begin this week - - at the ram sale.
0:02:27 > 0:02:28- That's my holiday!
0:02:28 > 0:02:31- Will you be wearing shorts?!
0:02:31 > 0:02:34- Just ram sales - and the Royal Welsh Show.
0:02:34 > 0:02:35- I don't leave home very often.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38- I don't leave home very often.- - Why should you - it's like paradise.
0:02:38 > 0:02:39- Yes.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41- Yes.- - In every sense.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43- That's right.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46- Come and see this heifer.
0:02:46 > 0:02:46- What would we do without bikes?
0:02:46 > 0:02:48- What would we do without bikes?- - We'd be lost without them.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55- Trefor, my neighbour, says if you - want to find me, find my bike!
0:03:06 > 0:03:06- What do you think of her?
0:03:06 > 0:03:08- What do you think of her?- - Nice - young, but nice.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11- Tell me about her.
0:03:11 > 0:03:12- She's six weeks old.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16- Penwernhir Seraff is her sire.
0:03:16 > 0:03:17- She looks quite nice.
0:03:18 > 0:03:19- That's a good calf.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- There's Neuadd blood - on her mother's side.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27- She has good bone - without being too heavy.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29- She walks nicely.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31- Look at the way she moves.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33- Have you ever shown cattle?
0:03:34 > 0:03:35- No, never.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38- It's something I should try, really.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42- The Royal Welsh Show - is the place for Welsh Black cattle.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44- That's right.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48- Well done - I've never - been much of a walker.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51- I'd be lost without the bike.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57- Yes, thank goodness for the bike!
0:03:57 > 0:04:02- Reaching higher land at Gyrn - would be hard work, otherwise.
0:04:04 > 0:04:09- The views towards Aran Benllyn - and Aran Fawddwy are incredible.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19- The grass is thick.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23- It's years since I re-seeded - but it's still quite good.
0:04:24 > 0:04:25- Shall we stop here?
0:04:26 > 0:04:27- You're not scared, are you?!
0:04:27 > 0:04:28- You're not scared, are you?!- - No, I'm not scared!
0:04:28 > 0:04:29- But I'm quite heavy.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31- But I'm quite heavy.- - Look at that view.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33- It's amazing.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37- We're looking out over Cwm Croes, - Tynmawr and Nantllyn...
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- ..and Nant y Barcut and Cwm Ffynnon.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44- Coed-y-pry, - the home of OM Edwards, is nearby.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48- Sir OM also owned a small building - over there.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51- I believe he wrote poetry there.
0:04:51 > 0:04:56- I was thinking about your father - working at Nant y Barcut.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59- He worked there for seven seasons.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01- How far away was the village?
0:05:02 > 0:05:04- I think it's over six miles away.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08- He had a lot of respect - for Jack's father, Treb.
0:05:08 > 0:05:09- He learned a lot.
0:05:10 > 0:05:15- The difference is clear between - unimproved land and improved land.
0:05:15 > 0:05:16- Yes, it's clear.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21- Dad had a saying - "Starved soil - leads to starved people."
0:05:22 > 0:05:26- Dad worked hard to improve the - land, and I try to do the same.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30- While I live and breathe, - I won't let the land deteriorate.
0:05:31 > 0:05:36- Our main purpose as farmers - is to farm and to raise stock...
0:05:36 > 0:05:38- ..and to feed people.
0:05:39 > 0:05:40- Right.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42- Hold on tight.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50- We need more weight at the front.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55- Don't grab hold of my hair - - I don't have much!
0:05:57 > 0:06:01- I've never been comfortable - on the back of a bike!
0:06:01 > 0:06:05- On such a steep slope, - my stick proves useful.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14- The wind is getting colder.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18- Here's another amazing view.
0:06:18 > 0:06:19- Does this land belong to you?
0:06:19 > 0:06:22- Does this land belong to you?- - Yes, it's part of Rhydfudr mountain.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24- The land is ripe for improvement.
0:06:25 > 0:06:26- I've applied lime to it.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30- The land lower down - is better than this part.
0:06:31 > 0:06:32- It's good, dry land.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36- It provides good grazing, - both in summer and in winter.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38- But foxes are a blight.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42- I may lose up to 30 lambs - in the lambing season.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46- It's a terrible problem, - despite efforts to hunt foxes.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48- You must have skin like a Wagyu cow!
0:06:49 > 0:06:53- This wind is terribly cold, - and I'm in short sleeves!
0:06:53 > 0:06:55- Or skin like a mule!
0:06:55 > 0:06:58- I didn't like to mention mules!
0:06:58 > 0:07:00- At least you can eat Wagyu cattle!
0:07:00 > 0:07:02- In fact, lunch would be a good idea.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04- In fact, lunch would be a good idea.- - Yes, it's time for lunch.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06- Off you go, then.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15- I hold on tight - as we head back to Gyrn for lunch.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18- Fresh air gives us a good appetite.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24- On the lower slopes - below the farmhouse...
0:07:24 > 0:07:27- ..there are Welsh Mountain rams.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30- These are due to be sold - in Dolgellau.
0:07:30 > 0:07:31- Stand!
0:07:35 > 0:07:37- Steady.
0:07:38 > 0:07:39- Stand!
0:07:40 > 0:07:41- Are they all yearlings?
0:07:41 > 0:07:43- Yes, they're all yearlings.
0:07:44 > 0:07:45- What bloodlines do you favour?
0:07:45 > 0:07:47- What bloodlines do you favour?- - Coedladur, mainly.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49- That's the biggest influence.
0:07:50 > 0:07:55- I try to stick with a certain type, - without straying too far.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59- You don't gain - by casting your net too wide.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03- Landscape also influences - the type of sheep we keep.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05- Everyone favours their own type.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10- That red colouring - is prevalent in this area.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13- I know a verse about that - - let me recite it.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17- "Red stands up to washing, - red holds its colour
0:08:17 > 0:08:20- "Leave the red alone, - red will endure."
0:08:20 > 0:08:22- There's a lot of truth in that.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27- This area is renowned - for its poets and singers!
0:08:28 > 0:08:29- I didn't write that verse!
0:08:29 > 0:08:30- I didn't write that verse!- - It doesn't matter!
0:08:31 > 0:08:32- You recited it well!
0:08:38 > 0:08:41- Welsh culture - flourishes in this area.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44- Huw may not be a poet or a singer...
0:08:45 > 0:08:49- ..but his roots go deep - in these beautiful hills.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54- This is Pant Saer, my father's home.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57- My Aunt Madge lives here.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00- Your father lived here - when he was young?
0:09:01 > 0:09:02- Yes.
0:09:02 > 0:09:03- This is where Dad grew up.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05- This is where Dad grew up.- - His sister must be quite old.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07- Madge is 94 years old.
0:09:07 > 0:09:08- Madge is 94 years old.- - Really?!
0:09:09 > 0:09:13- When your father moved to Gyrn, - he didn't travel very far.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16- He spent his whole life - in this paradise.
0:09:16 > 0:09:21- People say this is one - of the best views in the area.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23- Let's go and meet your aunt.
0:09:23 > 0:09:24- Let's go and meet your aunt.- - Yes, let's go.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27- Does she know we're coming?
0:09:27 > 0:09:28- Does she know we're coming?- - I think she does.
0:09:36 > 0:09:37- Is this your sister?
0:09:37 > 0:09:39- Is this your sister?- - Yes - Margaret.
0:09:39 > 0:09:40- How are you, Margaret?
0:09:41 > 0:09:41- Not bad at all.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43- Not bad at all.- - We've come a long way.
0:09:44 > 0:09:45- I'm well, thank you.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47- You're enjoying the views, are you?
0:09:47 > 0:09:48- You're enjoying the views, are you?- - It's a beautiful day.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51- For you, it's a familiar scene.
0:09:52 > 0:09:53- You've arrived in heaven!
0:09:54 > 0:09:57- We couldn't wish - for anything better.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59- Your aunt is quite old.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02- Auntie Madge - has lived here all her life.
0:10:02 > 0:10:07- I don't think she ever left, - though she went to Llysfasi College.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10- That must have been a long time ago!
0:10:12 > 0:10:14- She has lived here all her life.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16- Who could blame her?
0:10:16 > 0:10:19- We can probably learn a lot - from your aunt.
0:10:20 > 0:10:20- Who knows what she'll tell you!
0:10:20 > 0:10:22- Who knows what she'll tell you!- - Let's go and meet her.
0:10:23 > 0:10:24- After you.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28- I've been told that Auntie Madge - is quite a character.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31- Mind my feet - they're big.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33- Watch you don't fall on top of me!
0:10:36 > 0:10:38- Those feet carry a lot of weight!
0:10:41 > 0:10:43- I won't take any nonsense from you!
0:10:44 > 0:10:45- I'm 94 years old.
0:10:46 > 0:10:51- I'm a little younger - I have - a few years to go before I'll be 94!
0:10:51 > 0:10:52- A year or two, perhaps?!
0:10:54 > 0:10:55- As far as I can tell!
0:10:58 > 0:11:00- Did you sing with any choirs?
0:11:01 > 0:11:03- This area is well-known for choirs.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07- Yes, right from the start, - as soon as I was able to sing.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10- I sang with the Band of Hope.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13- Thank you very much.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15- Can you multi-task?
0:11:15 > 0:11:16- Aren't you having a cuppa?
0:11:16 > 0:11:18- Aren't you having a cuppa?- - I've just had one.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20- You've disrupted my routine.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22- I was fine until you came!
0:11:22 > 0:11:24- I was fine until you came!- - Would you like another one?
0:11:24 > 0:11:26- You must remember Huw as a boy.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30- Yes, and I remember - nursing him a lot.
0:11:30 > 0:11:31- Were you a nurse?
0:11:32 > 0:11:33- I acted as his nurse.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35- He was a weak little thing.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37- He cried all the time.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41- That's the truth.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46- You played a part in raising him.
0:11:46 > 0:11:47- Why just a part?
0:11:47 > 0:11:49- Why just a part?- - I haven't finished, yet!
0:11:49 > 0:11:50- That's why!
0:11:51 > 0:11:55- He needs a little more work - - he's not quite ready!
0:11:55 > 0:11:57- It takes a lot of work!
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0:12:05 > 0:12:09- We're not far from Llanuwchllyn, - looking down on Llyn Tegid.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13- Gyrn Farm is the home - of Huw Roberts and his family.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18- The best way to traverse - these mountains is on a bike.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21- It's windy, - but at least the sun is shining.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29- How old are these cattle?
0:12:29 > 0:12:31- About 40 months old.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35- Bred from Charolais - and Limousin bulls?
0:12:35 > 0:12:36- Yes, all of them.
0:12:37 > 0:12:37- Do you use AI?
0:12:37 > 0:12:39- Do you use AI?- - Yes.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41- So you can choose the best bulls.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45- Yes, and Rhys, my neighbour, - works in AI.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47- They have good bone.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50- I hope they'll be ready for selling - in March.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53- Late February or early March.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55- Late February or early March.- - Another six months to go.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57- I hope they'll fetch a few pounds.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01- What's the highest price - you've received?
0:13:01 > 0:13:04- The highest price I've received - was 1,485...
0:13:04 > 0:13:07- ..for two Charolais steers...
0:13:07 > 0:13:08- ..back in 2012.
0:13:09 > 0:13:10- Where do you sell?
0:13:10 > 0:13:12- Where do you sell?- - In Dolgellau, as stores.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15- It says a lot - about your Welsh Black cows...
0:13:15 > 0:13:18- ..that they can produce - such fine calves.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22- You couldn't wish - for a better cross.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26- You aren't confined - to Welsh Black bulls.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29- I can sell these calves - a little earlier.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33- If Welsh Black cows - can produce such good calves...
0:13:33 > 0:13:36- ..there's no reason to change.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38- What will you do with the money?!
0:13:38 > 0:13:40- What will you do with the money?!- - I have plenty of uses for it!
0:13:42 > 0:13:43- Shall we move on?
0:13:43 > 0:13:45- It's getting colder.
0:13:52 > 0:13:57- Gyrn is a family home for Huw and - his children, Robert and Lowri...
0:13:58 > 0:14:00- ..and Huw's wife, Linda.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03- I worked in Spain for six years.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06- I met Huw after I returned.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11- My parents moved to Llanuwchllyn, - and that's when I met Huw.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14- You were very fortunate.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16- Yes, I think so!
0:14:16 > 0:14:17- Well said!
0:14:18 > 0:14:22- Do you come - from an agricultural background?
0:14:22 > 0:14:24- Yes, both Dad and Mam.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27- When they came from Meifod - to live here...
0:14:27 > 0:14:30- ..Dad worked at various farms, - liming fields.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34- He worked across - the whole of Meirionnydd.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38- Most people know him as Idris Calch, - and I'm known as Linda Calch!
0:14:39 > 0:14:42- That's what people call - the whole family!
0:14:43 > 0:14:46- Lowri, you attend a college - that's not too far away.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50- I'm at Harper Adams, - a 90-minute journey away.
0:14:50 > 0:14:51- I come home at weekends.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54- I come home at weekends.- - Home is such a comfortable place!
0:14:55 > 0:14:56- I think so.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01- Your mother says - you're just like your father.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04- So she says, though I'm not so sure.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06- No?!
0:15:10 > 0:15:12- Robert, the son, is also at home.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14- Farming is in his blood.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17- He's exactly like his father.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23- Are you shifting muck?
0:15:24 > 0:15:26- You can't beat it!
0:15:26 > 0:15:28- No.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30- Robert, are you keen on tractors?
0:15:30 > 0:15:32- Yes.
0:15:32 > 0:15:33- It's nice to have an easy job.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35- It's nice to have an easy job.- - That's right.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38- Where is your nearest - Young Farmers' Club?
0:15:39 > 0:15:41- I go to Maesywaun, above Bala.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43- My sister goes to another club.
0:15:43 > 0:15:44- My sister goes to another club.- - Glannau Tegid.
0:15:45 > 0:15:46- That's in Llanuwchllyn.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50- Are they lively clubs - with lots of members?
0:15:50 > 0:15:54- There are lots of small clubs - in Meirionnydd...
0:15:54 > 0:15:56- ..so we work together.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59- I won't keep you - - you've filled the spreader.
0:16:00 > 0:16:01- It's nice to meet you.
0:16:02 > 0:16:03- Good luck at college.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06- Do your best.
0:16:06 > 0:16:07- Do your best.- - Yes, thanks.
0:16:16 > 0:16:21- Huw's greatest love, after his - family and his farm, is football.
0:16:21 > 0:16:25- The local club stands at the heart - of the village.
0:16:25 > 0:16:29- Caradog Evans - is Llanuwchllyn's Arthur Picton.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31- How did the club begin?
0:16:32 > 0:16:34- You have a good pitch.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37- There was nothing, to begin with.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40- Our pitch was on the other side - of the bridge.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43- We bathed in a nearby ditch - after playing!
0:16:43 > 0:16:45- There were no dressing rooms.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49- We changed into our kit - at the Eagles...
0:16:49 > 0:16:53- ..in the stables - or the tithe barn at the Eagles.
0:16:53 > 0:16:54- In a barn!
0:16:55 > 0:16:59- We had just one bucket of water.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03- The team won just three games - in its first season...
0:17:03 > 0:17:07- ..against JCB, Penycae - - I don't remember the other team.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10- But there was lots of enthusiasm.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14- We had enough supporters - to fill a bus on Saturdays.
0:17:15 > 0:17:20- The bus would stop in Bala - to drop off two or three of you...
0:17:21 > 0:17:23- ..so you could go and socialise.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26- Your memory is a little too good!
0:17:27 > 0:17:31- I remember receiving a phone call - about Dewi breaking his leg.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34- Dewi was tackled - and we heard a sharp crack.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37- "Hmm, I think my leg's broken!"
0:17:39 > 0:17:42- There was a game - just before you stopped playing.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45- Llan were losing by five goals.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47- You were sent on as a sub.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49- You were sent on as a sub.- - That's right - my last game.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52- He took the spot for a free kick.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56- I don't know what you said - to the referee...
0:17:56 > 0:17:58- ..but he sent you off immediately!
0:17:58 > 0:17:59- Yes, my last game!
0:17:59 > 0:18:02- Yes, my last game!- - You hadn't even touched the ball!
0:18:02 > 0:18:06- How important to the area - is the team and the facilities?
0:18:06 > 0:18:10- Very important - - they play together on Saturday...
0:18:10 > 0:18:12- ..and we train once a week.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15- We raise money for the club.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20- The club brings lads together - at least three evenings a week.
0:18:21 > 0:18:22- It's very important.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26- It gives them something to do - in a small village.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32- There isn't much time - for football these days.
0:18:32 > 0:18:33- Huw is busy.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36- He has several irons in the fire.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39- Selling seeds is his latest venture.
0:18:42 > 0:18:43- It's a good crop.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45- An excellent crop.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49- There's nothing better than rape - for fattening lambs.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51- Rape from an early sowing.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53- This was sown in late July.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55- It has grown well.
0:18:55 > 0:18:56- It's substantial.
0:18:57 > 0:18:58- Do sell lots of seed?
0:18:59 > 0:19:04- I've been selling seed for seven - or eight years, for Oliver.
0:19:05 > 0:19:06- I enjoy it.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10- I've been interested in seed - for a long time.
0:19:10 > 0:19:11- Have you learnt a lot?
0:19:12 > 0:19:15- Yes - the Glastir scheme - covers lots of crops.
0:19:15 > 0:19:20- I sell things like swede seeds, - which were new to me.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23- Growing crops is a lot cheaper...
0:19:23 > 0:19:27- ..than buying concentrates - for finishing lambs.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31- How good are you at office work - and keeping records?
0:19:31 > 0:19:35- I'm not very good at working - with a pencil and paper.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38- But you have to keep - on top of your work...
0:19:38 > 0:19:41- ..and carry out tasks promptly.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44- These are excellent fields.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47- They're very nice fields.
0:19:47 > 0:19:48- They're very nice fields.- - I have news for you.
0:19:50 > 0:19:51- An order?
0:19:51 > 0:19:52- An order?- - I'm soaking wet!
0:19:52 > 0:19:54- Let's move on!
0:19:59 > 0:20:05- Back on the mountain, traditional - farming methods remain in use.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09- But there's no need for shepherds - to walk long distances.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15- Huw and Robert like their bikes.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25- Here they are, Welsh Mountain sheep.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27- They're nice, fair play.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29- They're fairly consistent.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31- They're fairly consistent.- - Do you use Welsh Mountain rams?
0:20:31 > 0:20:35- I use Bluefaced rams - with poorer ewes...
0:20:35 > 0:20:37- ..about 200 ewes.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41- The rest are bred - with Welsh Mountain rams.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44- Do you sell the lambs as mules?
0:20:44 > 0:20:47- Female lambs, yes - - I sold them in Ruthin this year.
0:20:48 > 0:20:49- It's a good cross.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53- Yes, and male lambs - attain a good weight.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57- You also sell some sheep - when they're four or five years old.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00- Yes, I sell ewes at that age.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04- With Welsh Mountain sheep, - tails are an important feature.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08- Tails must be long, - with an outward flick at the end.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11- This isn't always achieved.
0:21:11 > 0:21:12- Does lambing take place outside?
0:21:12 > 0:21:14- Does lambing take place outside?- - Yes, outside.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16- When does lambing begin?
0:21:16 > 0:21:19- At Pant Saer, lambing begins - around 20 March.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23- At Gyrn, lambing begins - around 5 April.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28- Lambing is almost over at Pant Saer - by the time it begins at Gyrn.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31- Finding the right rams - can be difficult.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35- I need fat lambs - as well as ewe and ram lambs.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37- It's a lot to expect.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39- You'll be selling the rams soon.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43- You have fat steers to sell, too.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46- Breeding takes a lot of work.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50- It's something - that takes years to achieve.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53- You have to work - to achieve anything.
0:21:53 > 0:21:58- I've been doing this for 30 years, - following on from my father.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00- It's the work of a lifetime.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03- Yes indeed, the work of a lifetime.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07- The next generation - is ready to take over...
0:22:07 > 0:22:09- ..and continue the work.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21- The family has deep roots - in this beautiful part of Wales.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25- It doesn't surprise me - that Huw never wants to leave.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30- Huw Gyrn is a proud man, - and a man of his own square mile.
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