Mon, 12 Jun 2017 Ffermio

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-With the General Election

-behind us...

-..and more questions

-than ever before unanswered...

-..what kind of Brexit

-will be discussed next week?

-Will Theresa May broker a good deal

-for Welsh farmers in Europe?

-I'm at the sheepdog trials

-near Porthyrhyd...

-..to ask the farmers

-for their thoughts.

-We'll also discuss milk,

-its nutritional value...

-..and the demand

-for unpasteurised milk.

-Winning the public's support

-for farming is important.

-Both unions have worked hard

-to build that relationship.

-In any trials, it's important

-to have trust and understanding...

-..between shepherd and dog.

-Is that where matters went awry

-for the Tories on Thursday?

-How much trust do farmers have

-in Theresa May...

-..as she tries to get

-the best deal in Europe?

-Theresa May wanted a hard Brexit.

-She called the General Election

-to strengthen her hand.

-The result in the election

-actually weakened her position.

-It appears that Brexit

-will be softer as a result.

-In terms of the importance of the

-Single Market for Welsh farmers...

-..I think that's a good thing.

-Can Theresa May be a strong, stable

-voice in Europe? We'll wait and see.

-Theresa May has lost

-some of her power.

-I'm not really sure why she did it.

-Corbyn's not a strong politician -

-in fact, he's a liability.

-It's happened now

-and it's disappointing.

-Do you think agriculture has

-a high priority in the discussion?

-Not at all.

-They don't appreciate

-that we provide the produce...

-..that people buy in the shops.

-They can't see that.

-It's sad, I must say.

-I don't think the result

-will help farmers.

-Tough times lie ahead.

-None of us know what will happen.

-Looking back, she probably

-regrets calling the election.

-It's going to be a difficult time

-keeping everyone happy.

-Milk. A natural, nutritional drink.

-Do people realise the value of milk?

-In Wales, on average, we each drink

-150 pints of milk each year.

-Often, this is one of the

-first items on our shopping list.

-The industry has faced challenges

-over the past few years.

-Production has changed little

-but the number of farms has halved.

-77% of the milk we consume

-is produced in Britain...

-..as natural milk, powder,

-butter, cream, yogurt and cheese.

-Research has been done

-which shows the benefits...

-..of daily milk consumption...

-..especially for children

-and the elderly.

-Many people are now turning to milk

-which often comes from plants.

-How beneficial is milk?

-Milk contains

-all kinds of nutrients...

-..including protein,

-carbohydrates, fat, vitamins...

-..and most minerals apart from iron.

-A person can live on milk alone.

-We can see this

-in young mammals or babies.

-They can live on milk

-up to the age of six months...

-..because of the fantastic

-nutritional value of milk.

-You should drink

-a pint of milk a day.

-If you eat yogurt, one pot is the

-equivalent of a third of a pint.

-One slice of cheese is also

-about a third of a pint.

-Between those, and the milk

-in your tea and coffee...

-..you can consume

-about a pint of milk each day.

-In the past, milk has been linked

-to high levels of cholesterol.

-Even when you drink full-fat milk,

-it's still only 4% fat.

-Personally, I'd like people

-to talk about milk as just milk.

-Milk with less fat

-after it's been skimmed...

-..can then be called skimmed milk.

-Then we wouldn't be misled

-as people.

-The truth is,

-milk is a low-fat food.

-With more people turning to

-almond, soya and goat's milk...

-..how does it compare to cow's milk?

-Goat's milk and cow's milk

-are comparatively similar.

-There is a small difference

-in the nutritional value.

-Choosing is just a personal choice.

-Soya and almond milk

-are made from plants.

-You don't get the same

-nutritional value as cow's milk.

-It's not as beneficial

-as cow's milk.

-They can add calcium and vitamins

-to the milk.

-They also add sugar

-to make it easier for us to drink.

-There is a specific taste

-to this milk.

-It take a little while

-to get used to it.

-Carwyn Jones,

-Penlan y Mor, Aberaeron...

-..is searching for ways to add value

-to his farm's milk.

-They've turned back the clock...

-..and sell some of the milk

-straight from the farm...

-..without it being pasteurised

-or homogenised.

-During the past few years, the

-price of milk has been so low...

-..that was the catalyst

-to try and add value to the milk.

-As a child, Mam-gu used to tell me

-of a time back in the 1960s.

-She'd bring milk into the house

-after milking in the morning.

-Dad and my uncle

-would fill bottles...

-..and sell them to hotels,

-caravan parks and locals.

-It was a great experience when

-people visited the farm to buy milk.

-It put some enthusiasm

-back in the business.

-They didn't make much money

-but they had fun doing it.

-Is that what's missing...

-..a relationship between

-customer and farmer?

-I think that is a factor.

-We produce milk here and

-we're proud of the milk we produce.

-When it leaves the farm,

-we know nothing about it.

-It's too far to follow the produce.

-How safe is raw milk?

-Most people are concerned about TB.

-We test the herd every year,

-with the vets.

-The FSA visit us

-every three months...

-..take samples away and test them

-for TB and many other things.

-We take it down to the hospital

-in Carmarthen...

-..to make separate tests every

-three months to be entirely certain.

-Selling raw milk

-straight to the customer...

-..raises several questions

-about public health.

-Are there guidelines for anyone

-hoping to follow this path?

-It's not a complex process

-but it's very thorough.

-Apply to the

-Food Standards Authority...

-..and the FSA researches the farm

-wanting to sell raw milk.

-They look at the milking parlour...

-..the food safety warning label

-on the milk...

-..the medical documents

-and the farm itself.

-If they're satisfied with

-everything, they take a milk sample.

-They return a TB or non-TB status.

-If it comes back as non-TB,

-it's OK to sell.

-When the Animal and Plant Health

-Agency pass it, it can be sold.

-The whole process, from

-start to finish, take 3-5 weeks.

-How many rules are linked

-to the sale of raw milk?

-In England and Wales,

-a farmer can only sell raw milk...

-..directly to the customer

-from the farm.

-If there's a shop on the farm or

-they sell it from the farmhouse...

-..from a farmers' market

-or on a milk round.

-In terms of selling, the milk

-must have an appropriate label...

-..a label that declares that

-the milk hasn't been pasteurised.

-That means it could still have

-harmful bacteria.

-Farms which produce raw milk...

-..are subject to rather

-strict hygiene regulations.

-They are also monitored

-more regularly...

-..than milk

-that has been pasteurised.

-How safe is raw milk?

-You must take great care.

-Since it hasn't been processed...

-..there's a risk

-it will contain bacteria.

-It's possible, as you transfer milk

-from one place to another...

-..or through milking, you could get

-some bacteria in the milk.

-Most people won't be affected

-by the level of bacteria...

-..because their immune system

-can cope.

-A proportion of the public

-wouldn't cope...

-..people with a low immune system...

-..people having chemotherapy

-for instance...

-..or the elderly or the young.

-These people will have to be

-more careful.

-With only six farms in Wales

-selling raw milk from the farm...

-..is there a future

-for an enterprise like this?

-With so much negativity

-in the press about agriculture...

-..is this an opportunity

-to recreate that relationship...

-..with the customer?

-Yes, especially with Brexit

-on the horizon.

-I think people will

-appreciate and want to understand...

-..where their food comes from.

-Selling raw milk

-is one way to do that.

-You invite people from the town and

-show them how we produce their food.

-They will appreciate being allowed

-to see and be part of that process.

-It will make them appreciate

-their food even more.

-With more turning

-to almond, soya and goat's milk...

-..does it worry the industry?

-There are fads and fashions

-but I think we'll need milk forever.

-The trusty sheepdog

-is here to stay too.

-Stay with us -

-after the break we discover...

-..how important branding is

-to the agricultural world.

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-An event such as this

-is an opportunity...

-..to discover more about farming.

-In Pembrokeshire,

-children from the cities...

-..are having a hands-on experience

-on the farm.

-In 1976, Clare and Michael

-Morpurgo set up a charity...

-..called Farms For City Children.

-Their intention

-was to offer children the chance...

-..to experience rural life.

-Three farms

-are part of the scheme...

-..and they welcome

-3,000 children annually.

-Lower Treginnis near St David's

-is their only farm in Wales.

-Rob Davies farms here.

-Children have been coming here

-for 30 years.

-I'm the farmer and I look after

-the sheep and all the fields...

-..the crops, barley and oats.

-We also make the silage and the hay.

-The school is separate but they

-come up to work with us too.

-At 7.30am each morning, the children

-are here to feed the lambs.

-We have a couple of calves too.

-After that,

-they go out to check the stock.

-What's your experience

-of the way they respond?

-Some won't have been near

-a cow before.

-Some have never seen the sea before.

-No, not at all.

-To be here,

-some have never seen grass.

-They've never played on grass.

-In some schools in London,

-they only play on the yard.

-It's just tarmac and concrete.

-What is the best experience

-they have here?

-The greatest shock for the children

-is getting up in the morning...

-..to feed the hens, lambs,

-goats, turkeys, geese and horses.

-They do that before breakfast.

-They're working at 7.30am.

-Breakfast is 8.30am.

-That's a shock to their system.

-The animals come first.

-Some can't cope with having to feed

-the animals before themselves.

-Today, the FUW have organised

-a visit to the farm.

-Hywel Vaughan is the union's

-president in Pembrokeshire.

-The children

-have travelled down from London.

-Teach them young -

-they're primary school children.

-It's an experience to be on a farm.

-It's an organic farm, it's a rather

-laid-back way of life here.

-If this was an intensive farm, they

-wouldn't have the time to do this.

-It's very different here.

-The children

-are enjoying themselves.

-We've learnt something today

-from watching them.

-When it's time to go home,

-some of them don't want to go home.

-They want to stay here.

-We put too much emphasis

-on data and targets.

-We should be giving the children

-the freedom...

-..to develop in their own time

-and give them practical skills.

-We shouldn't be pressurising

-school children all the time.

-This is why somewhere like this

-is more beneficial than schools.

-The children can visit

-the 850 sheep...

-..the small herd

-of Hereford cross cattle...

-..and feed the lambs and the goats.

-There's something for everyone.

-What do the school children

-think about it?

-I'm lucky to have some of the

-children from London to talk to me.

-What I first want to know is

-has this been a special trip?

-Yes. It's the best experience

-you can get from the animals.

-My favourite part of this

-is gardening.

-To describe this place

-in one word is unforgettable.

-In school, you have to do work and

-we don't have that much play time.

-Here, you have extra play time

-and you can run until you drop...

-..and you can run

-and it's also good for your health.

-You can run and they take you

-up to the hills...

-..and it's good exercise

-but also very terrifying.

-The manager for Farms For

-City Children is Dan Jones.

-I asked him about funding

-for such an enterprise...

-..at a time of austerity.

-We charge the school

-a certain amount.

-The true cost per child

-is about three times that.

-Over a year, we fundraise

-about 1.2m every year...

-..just to subsidise

-the cost to the children.

-It's a hard job but so worthwhile.

-Schools are ring-fencing money to

-send their children to the farm.

-They see the impact it has on them

-when they come back in to school.

-The schools really do

-value the trip.

-Also here to support the event

-is Alun Phillips...

-..vice-chairman

-of the Pembrokeshire branch.

-He talked to the children

-over lunch.

-I've been pleasantly surprised.

-They're very positive. They like

-staying in the countryside.

-They come from everywhere -

-Romania, Somalia...

-..some of them arrived by boat

-and made their home in Wembley.

-We need to communicate

-to these people.

-Children from some towns

-are strangers to the countryside.

-They like coming here to walk.

-We need to show them the work we do.

-The impression I get

-from talking to you...

-..is that the conversation

-is important.

-We don't communicate enough.

-You read a lot of negative press

-about Europe and immigration.

-When you see what these children

-have gone through...

-..it can make you feel

-quite emotional.

-We don't realise how fortunate

-we are in this country.

-Thank you!

-Often people don't realise

-how much work farmers do.

-Once in a while,

-it's good to blow our own trumpets.

-Here at the Senedd...

-..NFU Cymru launched their report

-Farming: Bringing Wales Together.

-The report shows how farming meets

-the goals in the Government's...

-..Well-being

-of Future Generations Act.

-The act places a responsibility

-on public bodies...

-..to work towards achieving

-seven goals.

-A prosperous, resilient,

-healthier and more equal Wales...

-..with cohesive, globally

-responsible communities...

-..promoting a thriving

-Welsh language.

-People think of farmers

-as food producers...

-..but we don't look at everything

-else we achieve for society.

-Of course, we produce food.

-We're part of a 6bn industry

-in Wales.

-We're also promoting

-culture, language...

-..looking after the environment.

-We're responsible for 80%

-of Welsh land.

-It's an opportune time

-to publish this report now.

-For 40 years,

-we've relied on Brussels...

-..for Wales' agricultural policy.

-Everything changes with Brexit.

-Our budget policies in the future

-will come from the Assembly.

-Ministers will have to work

-under this act.

-Every policy in any future budget...

-..will have to respond

-to the aims of that act.

-If we're creating policies and a

-budget for farming in the future...

-..we need those policies

-to comply with this act.

-In this report, there are

-24 different examples...

-..outlining how agriculture

-satisfies the seven aims...

-..and contributes to the economy

-and environment...

-..socially and culturally.

-It's time for everyone to realise

-that farming in Wales...

-..is crucial to the economy

-and culture of Wales as a whole...

-..and in line with the guidelines

-of the new act.

-It's important for us

-to play our part.

-It won't be easy from now on,

-we have to play our part...

-..for industry and culture

-in Wales.

-Why were you eager

-to be part of this report?

-It was an opportunity to portray

-what the farmers produce...

-..and how they help create

-a thriving country.

-We're an important part

-even though we're low in numbers.

-So much of what we do every day

-without us noticing...

-..contributes to these aims.

-We speak our language every day.

-A country without language

-is a country without a heart.

-That's very important.

-Our hearts are in our work.

-As farmers, we've fulfilled

-these aims without even knowing.

-We've been doing it for years.

-We're just showing everyone now

-that we do fulfil these aims.

-Looking after the environment -

-carbon is a big issue.

-The trees and peat

-we have can store carbon.

-There's reason to be optimistic

-for the future.

-Farmers achieve so much...

-..and it's time the public knew

-how much work farmers do...

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-and Wales' future.

-Finally, good news for small shows.

-Last week on the programme...

-..we highlighted new legislation

-from the Welsh Government...

-..which would have

-affected exhibitors...

-..moving from show to show

-this year.

-The Welsh Government has decided

-to postpone the legislation...

-..until September 21.

-Until next time,

-thanks for your company.

-Cheerio.

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