Mon, 05 Mar 2018 Ffermio

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-The weather has affected transport

-and travel in the city...

-..and also daily life on the farm

-over the past few days.

-In addition to feeding

-and watering farm animals...

-..it's lambing season on many farms.

-With long hours

-on top of the cold weather...

-..farmers face

-additional challenges.

-Also on the programme, we recognise

-the work of women to rural life.

-The opportunity I had is just

-the same as the one given to a man.

-I can't see any difference at all.

-A sheepdog sale and the

-Welsh contingent who were selling.

-It's an interest,

-more than anything, with the dogs.

-Here, on Alltyfyrddin dairy farm

-near Carmarthen...

-..Gareth Richards and his family

-milk 100 cows.

-Snow hasn't affected the area

-but everything is frozen here.

-The wind affected us the most.

-We avoided the snow but the

-easterly wind froze everything.

-We have a water pump

-from our own well.

-It caught us out and that's frozen.

-When water stops moving,

-everything freezes.

-If water moves,

-it's difficult to freeze it.

-We've managed to continue milking...

-..but yesterday,

-the water for the cows was frozen.

-We had to find a new source

-and we have a borehole too.

-That's bringing drinking water

-into the cows.

-Cae Coch is a farm on the uplands.

-It's a myriad of small fields.

-There's an entrance to every field

-and where do drifts gather?

-Right by the gates every time.

-I've spent the last few days walking

-out to the sheep with some food.

-In addition to that,

-this chilling wind.

-How on earth do I find

-enough water for 30 cattle...

-..in the shed next to the house?

-That's been

-an exceptional challenge.

-I know that many

-are in a worse position than me...

-..but it is a challenge finding

-enough water for 30 cattle...

-..under these circumstances.

-Looking at the bigger picture,

-we had snow in 2010.

-Then in 2013.

-If this happens more often,

-we'll have to prepare better for it.

-With the temperature

-of the Arctic at zero...

-..it's been colder here recently.

-Is this climate change for us?

-It's thawing now

-but this cold weather...

-..has brought the best

-out of our rural communities.

-Everyone taking care and caring

-for each other and their animals.

-Here's some news about bird flu.

-A bird infected with H5N6

-has been found dead in Barry.

-The Welsh Government has asked

-poultry owners to be vigilant.

-Let's join Meinir who is,

-like me, at home on the farm.

-March 8

-is International Women's Day...

-..a day to highlight

-our contribution...

-..to the arts, politics,

-economy and society.

-It's a great opportunity for women,

-and men, to be recognised equally.

-How equal are men and women

-in the agricultural world?

-Women have always played

-a crucial role in our industry...

-..especially during times

-of hardship such as the wars.

-With men away at war

-and food difficult to import...

-..women were partly responsible

-for doing the farm work...

-..caring for the animals,

-harvesting the crops...

-..and chopping wood

-as part of the land army.

-Women are very prominent

-in the agricultural world in Wales.

-Lesley Griffiths

-is the Cabinet Secretary...

-..for Energy, Planning

-and Rural Affairs.

-Christianne Glossop

-is the Chief Veterinary Officer.

-Last week,

-the unions broke new ground...

-..as Minette Batters was elected

-as the NFU's president...

-..the first female to assume the

-role since the union began in 1908.

-I've enjoyed working on the farm

-with the animals since I was a girl.

-As I get older, I've realised...

-..that being a woman

-hasn't hindered my life at all.

-I'm sure that my mother's influence

-and the way I was raised...

-..is a foundation to all this.

-On Maes Teilo farm,

-wherever Mam went, I was with her.

-I was eager to help

-and do whatever Mam did.

-Sioned seems to be cut

-from the same cloth.

-I left school as soon as I could

-to allow me to work on the farm.

-Dad had some health problems.

-I was needed at home and

-that's what I wanted to do anyway.

-I came home and took over the farm

-from my family when I got married.

-I've worked on the family farm

-since I was a young age.

-In terms of the farm's work,

-it's changed over the years.

-Work on the farm

-has changed considerably.

-As it is today,

-everyone keeps a lot more stock.

-The work of mucking out has become

-easier because of the sheds...

-..but you need to keep more stock

-to make a living.

-I've always been on the farm.

-There's very little I can't do.

-I'm certain that the upbringing

-I had on the farm...

-..ensured the love I have

-for the animals and the land...

-..will last for another generation.

-I'm also fortunate to have

-the help of Ann, my mother-in-law.

-Sioned enjoys her time

-with both of them.

-I also enjoyed exhibiting sheep

-at the shows with you.

-That started as you grew older.

-Your father had no interest.

-As you grew older

-and were able to help me...

-..we started to compete in shows.

-Exhibiting in the shows

-is important to the family...

-..from the Royal Welsh

-to local shows.

-Have you been treated differently

-because you're a woman?

-Oh, no.

-When you're at the mart, if you

-want to buy a cow or buy a calf...

-..or sell an animal,

-no-one sees you differently.

-I talk to a man in the mart the same

-as I talk to a woman in a shop.

-At the mart, you talk shop.

-You talk about what happens next

-with the paperwork...

-..or you talk about lambing,

-as is the case now.

-You talk about your problems...

-..and it's nice to talk to men

-in the mart.

-I don't think anyone treats me

-differently because I'm a woman.

-From my point of view, skill

-is more important than strength.

-It's all about teamwork too,

-you and Dad, me and Gary.

-I feel we work well as a team.

-You benefit from the strengths

-of the individual.

-You don't think about the

-physical strength of men and women.

-If you can work as a team,

-you can turn your hand to anything.

-You might be selective

-in some of the jobs you choose...

-..and leave those to him!

-It's important that you're able

-to do everything.

-I don't think people believe

-that the woman's work...

-..is looking after the orphaned lamb

-and nothing else.

-The woman can do almost anything

-on the farm.

-Lovely to hear about the experiences

-of Meinir and her family.

-The fact that they're women hasn't

-affected their work in the industry.

-I've travelled

-to the Tanat Valley...

-..to speak to a young woman making

-her mark in the farming world.

-Caryl Hughes is a farmer's daughter

-from Ty Hwnt I'r Afon.

-She was the first recipient of

-the Llyndy Isaf Scholarship in 2013.

-During her year with the

-National Trust in Nant Gwynant...

-..Ffermio caught up with her

-for the first time.

-Doing this, I now have the

-experience to go home to Dad...

-..and say,

-"I'm ready to come home to farm."

-He'll be happier to let me

-take over the farm...

-..knowing I've had the experience

-of running my own farm.

-We've followed Caryl's career.

-Last year, she took on

-the tenancy of Berllan Helyg...

-..next-door to her home.

-How has the past year been for you,

-Caryl?

-A very busy year.

-I've been flat out between

-being home and working outside.

-It's been busy, very busy.

-The new tenancy?

-Yes, the first year has passed.

-We've had good lambs

-and we sold them all.

-A great first year.

-In terms of stock, what do you have?

-In terms of stock, what do you have?

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-About 800 ewes will be lambed.

-We'll give them a Blueface ram

-to produce a mule.

-We'll also have about

-35 weanling calves for the summer.

-Before starting

-the lambing season at home...

-..she works at Cilmawr,

-Llangedwyn, Dyffryn Tanat.

-I'm here at Cilmawr for six weeks

-for a warm-up before lambing starts.

-You farm at home,

-you farm on a new tenancy...

-..you also go out to work

-and you're lambing here.

-I need to earn money from somewhere!

-Dad's at home.

-It's a quiet time at home, just

-feeding and keeping things going.

-I don't earn much at home so it's

-important to gain experience here...

-..and earn some money for the bank

-for the summer and the fun to come.

-The snow -

-it's minus 8 degrees at the moment.

-There's a thick layer of snow here.

-There's more to come.

-You can just about get here

-in the 4x4.

-The 4x4 is very important.

-I'll go home tonight and I'll

-come back tomorrow, hopefully.

-Head down and get on with it.

-No nonsense.

-Yes, that's the only way.

-Agriculture can be

-quite challenging sometimes.

-Farming in this weather can be

-quite stressful but I just carry on.

-Do you feel more responsibility

-when you lamb for someone else?

-Yes, I think I do.

-They're not your sheep.

-Eifion and Del have given me an

-opportunity to be here every day.

-They're away doing other jobs

-sometimes. It's a big opportunity.

-You're also learning.

-You take what you learn here

-back home with you.

-Lambing is the same

-with any sheep...

-..but the systems are different.

-Eifion and Del

-lamb every sheep indoors.

-The sheep are different,

-they're a different breed.

-The lambs are different

-and there's a different system.

-Different ideas work better here.

-When I go home,

-I can try new things.

-The care is just the same.

-The care is very important.

-These lambs are the future

-of the farm.

-If we don't give these lambs

-a good start in life...

-..they'll never get

-to the marketplace.

-It's the most important thing

-on the farm.

-Let's carry on feeding.

-I'll do the water.

-It's frozen!

-Everything's frozen this morning.

-Everything's frozen!

-I'll fetch more hay.

-At the age of 27, Caryl's

-already had extensive experience...

-..in the world of agriculture.

-Do women have a prominent role

-in the farming world in Wales?

-I had a great opportunity

-to be an ambassador for the NSA.

-A dozen of us from across

-the country were chosen.

-It was a 12-month course and we met

-about six times during that year.

-I learnt more about

-the sheep sector...

-..and learnt things

-I would never have done previously.

-You met the agriculture minister.

-You met the agriculture minister.

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-Lesley Griffiths visited us.

-Once again,

-it was an excellent experience...

-..to show her beforehand

-the work we did on the farm.

-I showed her the type of farm

-I lived on...

-..the weaknesses and problems

-we faced.

-Did you feel she listened to you?

-Yes, yes. We had a one-to-one chat

-as she was leaving.

-It was a one-to-one chat.

-I told her that I was

-a young woman on the farm...

-..what should I do - should I leave?

-Or should I stay here

-and farm sheep?

-She said that if I enjoyed it and

-I thought I had a future there...

-..I should stay where I was

-and enjoy myself.

-And that's what you intend doing?

-Yes.

-I'm the fifth generation

-to live in Ty Hwnt I'r Afon.

-I want to continue living there

-and work hard.

-Have you ever encountered obstacles

-because you're a woman?

-No, I haven't at all.

-Some people say they have

-but for me personally, no.

-The opportunity I had is just

-the same as the one given to a man.

-I can't see any difference at all.

-I do my job as well as any man.

-Good luck to Caryl

-over the next few years.

-After the break, Alun attends

-a sheepdog sale in Skipton.

-See you soon.

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-What do you think

-is the value of a sheepdog?

-If you had a good one,

-you'd say it was priceless.

-Two years ago, a British-record

-15,000 was paid for a sheepdog...

-..here at the Skipton sale.

-I'm here to see how much people

-are willing to pay...

-..and how the Welsh contingent fare

-this year.

-Today, 165 dogs will go

-under the hammer.

-Some are suitable for trials,

-others as working dogs.

-Many prepare dogs for this sale

-while others sell young dogs...

-..to be trained at home.

-We're here with three from Wales.

-Dewi Jenkins, Karen Price

-and Idwal Griffiths.

-Since when have you been coming

-to Skipton?

-I've been selling dogs at Skipton

-for 10 years.

-I try to be here for every sale,

-whether I'm selling or not.

-I try and visit every sale

-because that's my holiday.

-You keep a lot of dogs

-so you need a constant turnover.

-I try and keep two dogs at home

-to do the work...

-..but when I have a spare dog,

-I sell it on.

-Not that I want to sell this one,

-this is one of my favourites.

-This one's good enough

-for me to keep myself.

-Dewi Jenkins, High Peak Gem.

-What kind of bitch is she?

-She's a good bitch,

-she has a good personality.

-She's not affected by crowds at all.

-She's a likeable bitch

-and good at her work.

-She does everything I ask of her.

-In terms of selling sheepdogs...

-..for you, is it diversification,

-a hobby or central to your work?

-It's an interest,

-more than anything, with the dogs.

-It happens to be a hobby that

-pays well if you have a good dog.

-Karen Price, tell me about Flash.

-Did you raise him at home?

-Yes, I try and raise my own dogs

-if I can.

-They're out with me at home

-and I've raised quite a few.

-I wanted to keep one, train him up

-and sell him here today.

-Why did you decide to come here

-and is this your first visit?

-I'm very nervous about it.

-He's at the right age now.

-I think he'll make a good dog

-for a farmer.

-I believe this is the best place

-to sell him right now.

-With so many sheepdogs

-being sold today...

-..CCM Skipton auctioneers work hard

-to ensure everything runs smoothly.

-General manager Jeremy Eaton has

-many responsibilities here today.

-We're fortunate in Skipton,

-it's a great centre...

-..for people to come from Ireland,

-Scotland, Wales, the continent.

-They all meet at Skipton.

-They've come here to meet,

-exchange pups...

-..talk dogs

-but not necessarily to buy some.

-I would think the farming trade

-is a little bit slack today.

-That's understandable.

-What's attracted you

-all the way to Skipton today?

-I'm here to find a bitch.

-I've watched a few on Facebook.

-I just wanted to see what was here.

-You've come all the way from

-the Netherlands. What attracted you?

-To see all the dogs

-and catch up with all the people.

-Catch up with everybody,

-it brings everybody together.

-It's a nice day out to see

-if you can pick up something nice.

-There are plenty of people

-looking for a good dog.

-The first of our trio to sell

-is Karen.

-He didn't work as well

-as he does at home.

-It's an experience for him and me.

-I thought he worked well.

-The sheep were difficult to control.

-They know this place,

-they know where to go.

-They were pulling up there but Flash

-brought them back from that corner.

-Cheerio, Flash, wherever he goes.

-He's off to Lockerbie.

-Sold outside the sale for 2,200.

-No.85 in the catalogue

-is Dewi Jenkins with High Peak Gem.

-He's been here in the past and

-had great success for a good price.

-Congratulations, Dewi,

-how does that feel?

-It's a good feeling.

-Did you feel that she'd run well

-and showed enough of herself?

-Yes, for such a young bitch.

-The sheep weren't easy to control.

-People were telling me

-on the way in.

-She wants to go back to the sheep.

-She behaved well.

-Who's bought her?

-There's an interesting story.

-I've not had it confirmed but I

-think it's the woman who raised her.

-Rebecca Spooner's bought her.

-What does that mean?

-Does she regret selling her to you?

-She sold her at eight weeks. She's

-just buying back the bloodline.

-It's been a good day for you.

-Congratulations.

-That's the best price of the day

-so far.

-At the moment, yes.

-Sold for 8,100 guineas.

-Highest price of the day.

-The last from Wales to run his dog

-was Idwal Griffiths with Gwenno.

-Congratulations. Good trade today.

-Yes, indeed.

-This one will work for anyone.

-She's a faithful bitch.

-You've been waiting all day

-because you were selling late on.

-How stressful is that?

-I've been nervous all day.

-I've been walking around

-like a headless chicken.

-I think you'll miss this one.

-Oh, yes, yes.

-I will miss her.

-Looking to the future...

-..will you be bringing

-something here in May?

-There's plenty at home.

-We'll have to start

-on the others now.

-Sold for 3,300 guineas.

-A valuable experience

-for Karen Price...

-..Idwal Griffiths was happy

-with his price...

-..and Dewi Jenkins

-put Wales on the map once again.

-That's all for this week.

-Cheerio to you all.

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