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-What happens if you want to farm but -don't have the resources to do so? | 0:00:06 | 0:00:12 | |
-We both wanted to farm. -It's not easy. | 0:00:12 | 0:00:15 | |
-If you want to start at the bottom, -this is the best route. | 0:00:15 | 0:00:20 | |
-Also on the programme, with emphasis -being given to the environment... | 0:00:25 | 0:00:29 | |
-..Daloni meets Llyr Jones -who's part of a campaign... | 0:00:29 | 0:00:32 | |
-..which highlight's farmers' -positive impact on the environment. | 0:00:33 | 0:00:37 | |
-Alun meets a young farmer -who suffered a serious illness. | 0:00:37 | 0:00:41 | |
-It made him even more determined -to return to farming. | 0:00:41 | 0:00:45 | |
-With the price of land -about 7 an acre here in Wales... | 0:00:48 | 0:00:51 | |
-..it's very expensive to buy a farm -and start from the beginning. | 0:00:52 | 0:00:56 | |
-Back in June, I visited -Ynysau Uchaf in Pumsaint... | 0:00:56 | 0:01:00 | |
-..to meet a young couple who -were starting out as tenant farmers. | 0:01:00 | 0:01:07 | |
-The farm was let as a farm business -tenancy for 10 years... | 0:01:09 | 0:01:12 | |
-..after the former owner -decided to retire. | 0:01:13 | 0:01:16 | |
-Almost 30 people applied for -the tenancy of the 200-acre farm. | 0:01:16 | 0:01:20 | |
-Arwel Jenkins, -an agricultural engineer... | 0:01:20 | 0:01:24 | |
-..and Gail Lewis, a land agent, -were the successful couple. | 0:01:24 | 0:01:28 | |
-Both of us -wanted to move into agriculture. | 0:01:28 | 0:01:31 | |
-We wanted -to try our hand at farming. | 0:01:31 | 0:01:34 | |
-Maybe we wanted a different route -to the traditional... | 0:01:34 | 0:01:39 | |
-..but we definitely -wanted to try farming. | 0:01:39 | 0:01:42 | |
-It's so difficult -to buy and stock a farm these days. | 0:01:42 | 0:01:46 | |
-When the tenancy of this farm -came up... | 0:01:46 | 0:01:50 | |
-..it was an opportunity for us -to apply. | 0:01:50 | 0:01:53 | |
-How difficult -was the application process? | 0:01:54 | 0:01:58 | |
-The application process was fine. | 0:01:58 | 0:02:00 | |
-There was an open day here first. | 0:02:01 | 0:02:03 | |
-We walked around the farm -and looked at all the buildings... | 0:02:03 | 0:02:06 | |
-..to try and decide -what we wanted to do with the farm. | 0:02:07 | 0:02:10 | |
-The most difficult part -was deciding what we wanted to do... | 0:02:10 | 0:02:15 | |
-..to try and create a business plan -which would work for us... | 0:02:15 | 0:02:21 | |
-..and suited the farm -and the National Trust. | 0:02:21 | 0:02:26 | |
-How does that balance work... | 0:02:27 | 0:02:29 | |
-..between your individual careers -and the farm? | 0:02:29 | 0:02:32 | |
-We're both fortunate -to have good employers. | 0:02:32 | 0:02:36 | |
-I only work four days a week now. | 0:02:36 | 0:02:38 | |
-Gail can work from home too. | 0:02:39 | 0:02:41 | |
-She's available during the week -if there's a problem. | 0:02:42 | 0:02:45 | |
-That makes it work, -between the two of us. | 0:02:46 | 0:02:48 | |
-It would be difficult -as an individual. | 0:02:49 | 0:02:51 | |
-It's important initially to -make sure we generate an income... | 0:02:52 | 0:02:56 | |
-..because we've bought -a lot of stock up to now. | 0:02:57 | 0:03:00 | |
-Why do you believe that -a tenancy was the answer for you? | 0:03:00 | 0:03:04 | |
-It gives a young couple -the opportunity... | 0:03:04 | 0:03:07 | |
-..to take a step into the industry. | 0:03:07 | 0:03:10 | |
-It's not easy. | 0:03:10 | 0:03:12 | |
-This is the best route -if you're starting out. | 0:03:13 | 0:03:17 | |
-We're running our own business. | 0:03:18 | 0:03:20 | |
-It's giving us a record as a young -couple starting out in agriculture. | 0:03:20 | 0:03:26 | |
-If we can afford to buy a farm -in the future... | 0:03:26 | 0:03:29 | |
-..we can continue to develop. | 0:03:29 | 0:03:31 | |
-Both are working on a project -to rear calves with R&B Beef... | 0:03:32 | 0:03:37 | |
-..to provide beef for restaurants -in England and Wales. | 0:03:37 | 0:03:42 | |
-They started with 100 Aberdeen Angus -calves in their dairy herd... | 0:03:42 | 0:03:46 | |
-..and hope to grow significantly -in the near future. | 0:03:46 | 0:03:50 | |
-Whose idea was it -to rear the calves? | 0:03:50 | 0:03:54 | |
-I think it was probably my idea. | 0:03:55 | 0:03:57 | |
-On the open day, -we were both walking around... | 0:03:57 | 0:04:01 | |
-..and we realised -that there were buildings here... | 0:04:01 | 0:04:05 | |
-..we wouldn't use -throughout the year. | 0:04:05 | 0:04:08 | |
-Both of us wanted to do something -a little different. | 0:04:08 | 0:04:13 | |
-I was fortunate enough in 2014 -to become a Nuffield Scholar. | 0:04:13 | 0:04:19 | |
-I met someone who was looking into -the possibility of keeping calves... | 0:04:19 | 0:04:24 | |
-..and trying to produce beef -from dairy cattle. | 0:04:24 | 0:04:29 | |
-We discussed the possibility -of using the same system... | 0:04:29 | 0:04:33 | |
-..in our business if we were -fortunate enough to have a farm. | 0:04:33 | 0:04:38 | |
-I think it was something -we identified... | 0:04:38 | 0:04:41 | |
-..as being able to bring in -a profit every month... | 0:04:41 | 0:04:45 | |
-..as opposed -to once or twice a year. | 0:04:45 | 0:04:48 | |
-That was important to us, -especially at the very beginning. | 0:04:48 | 0:04:53 | |
-How does this business work? | 0:04:53 | 0:04:55 | |
-They arrive here -when they're two weeks old... | 0:04:57 | 0:05:00 | |
-..from a farm near Carmarthen. | 0:05:00 | 0:05:02 | |
-They're on milk, on a machine, -until they're eight weeks old. | 0:05:02 | 0:05:07 | |
-When they come off milk, -they end up in this shed... | 0:05:08 | 0:05:12 | |
-..and we feed them cake and straw. | 0:05:12 | 0:05:15 | |
-That continues -until they're six months old. | 0:05:17 | 0:05:20 | |
-From then on, -they go to a finishing unit. | 0:05:21 | 0:05:24 | |
-We hope we can keep -a significant number out. | 0:05:26 | 0:05:33 | |
-About half will stay with us -on grass over the summer. | 0:05:34 | 0:05:38 | |
-We have plenty of pasture -for them here. | 0:05:38 | 0:05:41 | |
-It will suit us to have some cattle -out on the fields. | 0:05:44 | 0:05:48 | |
-We want a balance of cattle -and sheep to manage the pasture. | 0:05:48 | 0:05:53 | |
-In terms of your business... | 0:05:54 | 0:05:55 | |
-..how much value do these cattle -add to the business? | 0:05:56 | 0:05:59 | |
-I'd say that these are responsible -for generating most of the profit. | 0:05:59 | 0:06:05 | |
-We're the first in Wales to join -this company. We'll see how it goes. | 0:06:06 | 0:06:12 | |
-As well as the calves, -they keep 350 sheep. | 0:06:13 | 0:06:18 | |
-Some are Welsh mountain sheep, -the rest are mules. | 0:06:18 | 0:06:21 | |
-How familiar were you with sheep? | 0:06:22 | 0:06:25 | |
-I didn't know much about them. | 0:06:26 | 0:06:28 | |
-I don't think I'd pulled a lamb -before starting here. | 0:06:28 | 0:06:32 | |
-Lambing went well for us. -Arwel learnt very quickly! | 0:06:32 | 0:06:37 | |
-We had sheep on the farm -when I was a child. | 0:06:37 | 0:06:41 | |
-I was always out with Dad or Taid -with the sheep. | 0:06:41 | 0:06:44 | |
-Lambing went well. | 0:06:45 | 0:06:46 | |
-We've learnt a lot. We know what -we'll do differently next year. | 0:06:46 | 0:06:51 | |
-It was a good learning curve. | 0:06:52 | 0:06:55 | |
-We enjoyed it, we enjoyed -doing it here for the first time. | 0:06:56 | 0:06:59 | |
-It's nice to see the sheep -growing in the fields. | 0:07:00 | 0:07:04 | |
-Things are starting to change. | 0:07:04 | 0:07:06 | |
-How did the Welsh mule -compare to the Welsh sheep? | 0:07:06 | 0:07:10 | |
-The Welsh sheep has fared better -here this year, no doubt about it. | 0:07:12 | 0:07:18 | |
-The lambs have grown quickly. | 0:07:18 | 0:07:21 | |
-They haven't needed much attention. -We can see them growing. | 0:07:21 | 0:07:26 | |
-Some of them are almost ready to go. | 0:07:26 | 0:07:29 | |
-With the Welsh mule, they're -slightly behind the Welsh sheep. | 0:07:30 | 0:07:34 | |
-In terms of the lambs, -you sell them in groups. | 0:07:35 | 0:07:39 | |
-Yes, we've been fortunate -at Ynysau... | 0:07:39 | 0:07:43 | |
-..to join the Dolaucothi Lamb Group. | 0:07:43 | 0:07:46 | |
-Arwyn, the former tenant here... | 0:07:46 | 0:07:50 | |
-..established the group initially. | 0:07:50 | 0:07:53 | |
-We're glad we had the opportunity -to join the group. | 0:07:54 | 0:07:57 | |
-There's a good history -to the group over the years... | 0:07:58 | 0:08:02 | |
-..and good quality stock -is being produced on the estate. | 0:08:02 | 0:08:08 | |
-That's very important -for our produce in the future. | 0:08:08 | 0:08:12 | |
-By now, Arwel and Gail -have settled at Ynysau Uchaf. | 0:08:12 | 0:08:17 | |
-What are their plans for the future? | 0:08:18 | 0:08:20 | |
-Brexit became the headline -just when we started at Ynysau. | 0:08:21 | 0:08:27 | |
-We have to be honest, -we did consider it seriously. | 0:08:28 | 0:08:31 | |
-We reviewed our business plan and -made sure everything stacked up... | 0:08:31 | 0:08:36 | |
-..after Brexit. | 0:08:36 | 0:08:38 | |
-I think we only dwelled on it -for one night. | 0:08:38 | 0:08:43 | |
-If you want to work in agriculture, -you must persevere and move forward. | 0:08:44 | 0:08:49 | |
-Nobody really knows -what Brexit will mean for us. | 0:08:49 | 0:08:55 | |
-We were both adamant -we wanted to work in agriculture... | 0:08:55 | 0:08:59 | |
-..and it was now or never. | 0:08:59 | 0:09:01 | |
-We had the opportunity -and we had plenty of scope here. | 0:09:02 | 0:09:05 | |
-Farms like this aren't often -available so close to home. | 0:09:06 | 0:09:10 | |
-We're giving it a good shot -to try and secure our future. | 0:09:10 | 0:09:14 | |
-We have to be positive. | 0:09:14 | 0:09:18 | |
-We can't go into this -with a negative attitude. | 0:09:18 | 0:09:21 | |
-You have to be confident -about the future. | 0:09:22 | 0:09:26 | |
-We hope -it'll be worth it eventually. | 0:09:26 | 0:09:29 | |
-It's a ten-year tenancy. -Are you looking forward to it? | 0:09:30 | 0:09:34 | |
-Yes, it'll go quickly! | 0:09:34 | 0:09:36 | |
-I hope we'll... | 0:09:38 | 0:09:39 | |
-It'll be interesting to see -how things change... | 0:09:39 | 0:09:43 | |
-..in the farming world -over the next ten years. | 0:09:43 | 0:09:46 | |
-We have to be ready to change too. | 0:09:46 | 0:09:49 | |
-Things are changing, -technology is progressing. | 0:09:49 | 0:09:53 | |
-Things are moving on and we -have to move on with the times. | 0:09:53 | 0:09:58 | |
-A young enthusiastic couple -who are working very hard. | 0:10:01 | 0:10:04 | |
-Good luck to them. | 0:10:04 | 0:10:06 | |
-We'll take a short break. | 0:10:06 | 0:10:08 | |
-After the break, -we catch up with Bryn Roberts. | 0:10:09 | 0:10:12 | |
-His animals became his inspiration -during his serious illness. | 0:10:12 | 0:10:17 | |
-Stay right where you are! | 0:10:17 | 0:10:19 | |
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-With the political climate -as it is right now... | 0:10:30 | 0:10:33 | |
-..the views of farmers, -and their role in the community... | 0:10:33 | 0:10:37 | |
-..is becoming more important. | 0:10:37 | 0:10:39 | |
-Hearing about their positive -contribution to the environment... | 0:10:39 | 0:10:44 | |
-..is also crucial. | 0:10:44 | 0:10:45 | |
-In the Royal Welsh Show... | 0:10:49 | 0:10:51 | |
-..Westminster's Environment -Secretary, Michael Gove... | 0:10:51 | 0:10:54 | |
-..emphasised the need -for a subsidy system... | 0:10:55 | 0:10:58 | |
-..which helps the environment -and food production after Brexit. | 0:10:59 | 0:11:02 | |
-Many Welsh farmers -have turned to social media... | 0:11:03 | 0:11:06 | |
-..especially Twitter... | 0:11:06 | 0:11:08 | |
-..to explain how they can -combine farming, conservation... | 0:11:09 | 0:11:13 | |
-..and environmental protection. | 0:11:13 | 0:11:16 | |
-One of them is Llyr Jones, -Derwydd, Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr... | 0:11:18 | 0:11:22 | |
-..near Cerrig-y-Drudion. | 0:11:22 | 0:11:24 | |
-What is the Environmental Success -campaign? | 0:11:25 | 0:11:28 | |
-The campaign started -at the Royal Welsh in Builth. | 0:11:28 | 0:11:33 | |
-Michael Gove announced that farmers -wouldn't get subsidies for nothing. | 0:11:33 | 0:11:39 | |
-They would have to care -for the environment. | 0:11:39 | 0:11:44 | |
-Environmental Success showed him, -and many other people... | 0:11:44 | 0:11:49 | |
-..that we're already doing -a lot of work... | 0:11:49 | 0:11:52 | |
-..because we are concerned -about the environment. | 0:11:52 | 0:11:56 | |
-We're trying our best -to produce good quality food... | 0:11:57 | 0:12:01 | |
-..which doesn't harm -the environment. | 0:12:02 | 0:12:04 | |
-Why turn to Twitter? | 0:12:05 | 0:12:06 | |
-Twitter is a great way... | 0:12:07 | 0:12:09 | |
-..to transfer your message -to everyone. | 0:12:09 | 0:12:14 | |
-You can be communicating to someone -in the middle of London... | 0:12:14 | 0:12:20 | |
-..who have no idea -how their food is being produced. | 0:12:20 | 0:12:25 | |
-They can see what we're doing. -It's a good way of showing them. | 0:12:25 | 0:12:31 | |
-Farms are particularly poor -at selling themselves. | 0:12:31 | 0:12:35 | |
-This is a cheap way of getting -the right message out to people... | 0:12:35 | 0:12:40 | |
-..who need to know about it. | 0:12:40 | 0:12:42 | |
-We do a lot more -than take the subsidies... | 0:12:43 | 0:12:46 | |
-..and put it in our accounts. | 0:12:47 | 0:12:49 | |
-We look after the environment -and the land we farm. | 0:12:49 | 0:12:54 | |
-Over the years, -Llyr has changed the farm... | 0:12:54 | 0:12:58 | |
-..from being only beef and sheep... | 0:12:58 | 0:13:01 | |
-..to a farm which produces eggs -and rapeseed oil. | 0:13:01 | 0:13:06 | |
-How has Llyr made sure that -the environment doesn't suffer? | 0:13:06 | 0:13:11 | |
-We have a hydro system on the farm. | 0:13:12 | 0:13:15 | |
-We have a solar system. | 0:13:15 | 0:13:17 | |
-The ground source heat pump... | 0:13:17 | 0:13:19 | |
-..harnesses the heat in the ground. | 0:13:20 | 0:13:23 | |
-Because of all these, -we don't have to buy any energy... | 0:13:23 | 0:13:27 | |
-..to produce food. | 0:13:28 | 0:13:30 | |
-We use what we need to produce -the oil, the eggs or for the farm... | 0:13:30 | 0:13:37 | |
-..and what we have in reserve -is sold to the National Grid. | 0:13:37 | 0:13:42 | |
-Additionally, -you've done a lot more here. | 0:13:42 | 0:13:44 | |
-The fencing -on both sides of the river. | 0:13:45 | 0:13:48 | |
-About three miles of fencing -has been done on the farmland... | 0:13:49 | 0:13:55 | |
-..to stop animals -straying down to the stream... | 0:13:56 | 0:14:00 | |
-..to pollute the water. | 0:14:00 | 0:14:03 | |
-There are other places -for them to get their water. | 0:14:03 | 0:14:06 | |
-It helps us -keep the quality of water high. | 0:14:07 | 0:14:09 | |
-Part of your land -is covered in heather. | 0:14:09 | 0:14:12 | |
-We have 1,000 acres in Llandegla -consisting of bracken and heather. | 0:14:13 | 0:14:18 | |
-We cut it back every year to control -the height of the heather... | 0:14:18 | 0:14:22 | |
-..to provide a habitat -for the black grouse. | 0:14:22 | 0:14:25 | |
-All this hasn't happened overnight. | 0:14:26 | 0:14:29 | |
-You've been working with -the surrounding land for many years. | 0:14:29 | 0:14:35 | |
-We were part of the Tir Gofal -scheme before moving on to Glastir. | 0:14:37 | 0:14:41 | |
-We've just continued -what we were doing. | 0:14:41 | 0:14:45 | |
-It works well for us. | 0:14:46 | 0:14:47 | |
-It works well -because it saves us money. | 0:14:51 | 0:14:53 | |
-It's green, sustainable farming. | 0:14:54 | 0:14:57 | |
-It works very well. | 0:14:57 | 0:14:59 | |
-How much money do you save? | 0:14:59 | 0:15:01 | |
-With the hens, you have 16,000. | 0:15:01 | 0:15:04 | |
-I would say that you have high -electricity costs every month. | 0:15:04 | 0:15:09 | |
-I'd say it saves -about 6,000 a year in electricity. | 0:15:09 | 0:15:13 | |
-That's the cost of that. | 0:15:14 | 0:15:16 | |
-All of my systems, solar, -ground source or hydro... | 0:15:16 | 0:15:21 | |
-..pays for itself within six years. | 0:15:22 | 0:15:25 | |
-If it's over six years... | 0:15:25 | 0:15:26 | |
-..I feel it's too long to get -a return on your investment. | 0:15:27 | 0:15:30 | |
-Looking to the future, how does -he hope the industry will benefit... | 0:15:31 | 0:15:35 | |
-..from sharing his message? | 0:15:36 | 0:15:38 | |
-As farmers, we do as much as we can. | 0:15:38 | 0:15:42 | |
-I don't feel as if we can do -much more for the environment. | 0:15:42 | 0:15:48 | |
-As farms, we don't -promote the work we do enough. | 0:15:48 | 0:15:52 | |
-We do a lot of good work, -high quality work. | 0:15:52 | 0:15:56 | |
-Farmers don't promote -their work enough. | 0:15:56 | 0:15:59 | |
-I feel we should do more -to connect with our customers... | 0:15:59 | 0:16:03 | |
-..and I think Twitter -is the best way to do that. | 0:16:03 | 0:16:06 | |
-The more farmers who do it, -the better it will be. | 0:16:06 | 0:16:10 | |
-In our next story, it's nice -to see a passion for agriculture... | 0:16:12 | 0:16:18 | |
-..helping someone -overcome health problems. | 0:16:18 | 0:16:22 | |
-We're farmers. | 0:16:25 | 0:16:26 | |
-In college, I was taught -to look after my stock... | 0:16:26 | 0:16:30 | |
-..because it will look after me. | 0:16:30 | 0:16:32 | |
-That's in financial terms, -not in relation to your health. | 0:16:33 | 0:16:36 | |
-The animals will be there after you. | 0:16:37 | 0:16:39 | |
-Bryn Roberts from Penisa'r Waun -was only 22 years old... | 0:16:42 | 0:16:46 | |
-..when his world -was turned upside-down a year ago. | 0:16:47 | 0:16:51 | |
-It was July of last year, -in Llanelwedd. | 0:16:51 | 0:16:54 | |
-I visited the St John's stand. -I had red spots all over my body. | 0:16:54 | 0:16:59 | |
-It was hot. -They diagnosed it as heat rash. | 0:16:59 | 0:17:04 | |
-They gave me a pair of shorts -and I wore them... | 0:17:04 | 0:17:08 | |
-..but the spots didn't disappear, -they were still there. | 0:17:08 | 0:17:13 | |
-Anyway, I was milking -every morning and night. | 0:17:14 | 0:17:18 | |
-A lot of heifers would come through. | 0:17:18 | 0:17:22 | |
-When heifers kicked out... | 0:17:22 | 0:17:24 | |
-..I'd get a small bruise -but these were substantial. | 0:17:25 | 0:17:29 | |
-I was black and blue, -black and blue. | 0:17:29 | 0:17:32 | |
-It turned out to be leukaemia. -That's what caused these bruises. | 0:17:32 | 0:17:36 | |
-After that, I just carried on, -despite these bruises and spots. | 0:17:38 | 0:17:44 | |
-I didn't think -about visiting my doctor. | 0:17:44 | 0:17:47 | |
-I had a sore mouth by then. | 0:17:48 | 0:17:50 | |
-They say your mouth is one -of your most unhygienic places. | 0:17:50 | 0:17:54 | |
-I had large sores and ulcers -in my mouth. | 0:17:54 | 0:17:56 | |
-I decided to visit my dentist. | 0:17:56 | 0:17:59 | |
-My dentists pulled -one of my teeth out. | 0:18:00 | 0:18:03 | |
-It wasn't a rotten tooth... | 0:18:03 | 0:18:06 | |
-..but there were numerous ulcers -around that tooth. | 0:18:06 | 0:18:11 | |
-It wouldn't stop bleeding -after that. | 0:18:11 | 0:18:14 | |
-I had my tooth pulled out -on a Monday and it bled all week. | 0:18:16 | 0:18:20 | |
-I'd had enough by the weekend. | 0:18:20 | 0:18:22 | |
-I went to Ysbyty Gwynedd -at midnight... | 0:18:22 | 0:18:25 | |
-..and they didn't know -what was wrong with me. | 0:18:25 | 0:18:28 | |
-They sent me to Glan Clwyd. -Taid drove me to Glan Clwyd. | 0:18:29 | 0:18:32 | |
-It must have been 1.00am by then. | 0:18:33 | 0:18:36 | |
-When we reached Glan Clwyd, -they did some blood tests. | 0:18:36 | 0:18:40 | |
-Taid had to return home... | 0:18:41 | 0:18:43 | |
-..because I had some calves -that needed to be fed in the shed. | 0:18:43 | 0:18:47 | |
-Taid said he'd come back -to fetch me later. | 0:18:47 | 0:18:50 | |
-He wanted to make sure -they could stop the bleeding. | 0:18:50 | 0:18:53 | |
-That didn't happen -once they told me what was wrong. | 0:18:53 | 0:18:58 | |
-As well as farming suckler sheep -and cattle with father Len... | 0:18:59 | 0:19:03 | |
-..Bryn was also working -on a dairy farm in Caernarfon. | 0:19:03 | 0:19:07 | |
-After he was given -the leukaemia diagnosis... | 0:19:08 | 0:19:12 | |
-..he faced major decisions -in his life. | 0:19:12 | 0:19:16 | |
-Once I was diagnosed, -I wanted to sell everything. | 0:19:17 | 0:19:20 | |
-I wanted to sell the sheep -and the cattle. | 0:19:20 | 0:19:22 | |
-I didn't want anyone else -doing my work. | 0:19:23 | 0:19:25 | |
-Fair play, a lot of my friends, -Taid, and my family... | 0:19:25 | 0:19:30 | |
-..looked after the stock. | 0:19:30 | 0:19:32 | |
-That's what happens - -the community rally together. | 0:19:33 | 0:19:37 | |
-They're more supportive -than you could ever think. | 0:19:37 | 0:19:41 | |
-I ended up selling seven heifers. | 0:19:41 | 0:19:44 | |
-I'd wanted to keep them -but they had to go. | 0:19:45 | 0:19:47 | |
-It was too much work to feed them. | 0:19:48 | 0:19:51 | |
-That's the farming side, -and the pressure you were under. | 0:19:52 | 0:19:57 | |
-What about the treatment? | 0:19:57 | 0:19:59 | |
-The treatment couldn't have been -that pleasant in this case. | 0:19:59 | 0:20:03 | |
-Poison to kill poison, -I'll say that. | 0:20:03 | 0:20:07 | |
-It was ruthless... | 0:20:07 | 0:20:08 | |
-..but it worked -and that's what mattered. | 0:20:09 | 0:20:12 | |
-You've been given the all-clear now. | 0:20:12 | 0:20:15 | |
-Yes, the doctor visited -one morning... | 0:20:15 | 0:20:18 | |
-..and closed the curtain -around me, my mother and my sister. | 0:20:18 | 0:20:22 | |
-He held me and told me the news. | 0:20:23 | 0:20:26 | |
-What a feeling, a great feeling. | 0:20:26 | 0:20:30 | |
-In college, I was taught -to look after my stock... | 0:20:31 | 0:20:36 | |
-..because it will look after me. | 0:20:36 | 0:20:39 | |
-That's in financial terms, -not in relation to your health. | 0:20:39 | 0:20:42 | |
-The animals will be there after you. | 0:20:42 | 0:20:45 | |
-It's time to think about health -before money. | 0:20:45 | 0:20:49 | |
-Now that Bryn is recovering, -he's returned to farming... | 0:20:57 | 0:21:01 | |
-..and represented his YFC club -at the Royal Welsh as a stock judge. | 0:21:01 | 0:21:06 | |
-When he was ill, -he had one main aim. | 0:21:06 | 0:21:10 | |
-We've been joined by Beti Ddu. | 0:21:13 | 0:21:15 | |
-How important was Beti Ddu to you... | 0:21:15 | 0:21:18 | |
-..when you were lying -on your hospital bed? | 0:21:18 | 0:21:20 | |
-I'd told Taid that she was not -to be sold, no matter what. | 0:21:21 | 0:21:26 | |
-I bought her in Dolgellau and -I had plans for the Welsh Blacks. | 0:21:27 | 0:21:31 | |
-She was so important to me. | 0:21:31 | 0:21:34 | |
-I showed her in the Caernarfon Show -and achieved great success. | 0:21:37 | 0:21:40 | |
-It was the first time -I'd showed Welsh Blacks. | 0:21:41 | 0:21:43 | |
-It sounds to me that she -kept you going while you were ill. | 0:21:44 | 0:21:49 | |
-She was part of it. | 0:21:49 | 0:21:51 | |
-It was something to look forward to -after leaving hospital. | 0:21:51 | 0:21:55 | |
-Why did you switch -from the cross to the Blacks? | 0:21:56 | 0:21:59 | |
-Was it a financial decision? | 0:21:59 | 0:22:01 | |
-Yes. It's not easy -for a youngster starting out. | 0:22:01 | 0:22:06 | |
-If you choose a breed, you want one -with the least amount of cost. | 0:22:06 | 0:22:13 | |
-The Welsh Black is perfect for that. -and on this type of land. | 0:22:13 | 0:22:17 | |
-A continental breed -isn't ideal on this land... | 0:22:17 | 0:22:20 | |
-..and they're hard work to keep. | 0:22:21 | 0:22:23 | |
-These don't incur the same costs and -they make the most of the pasture. | 0:22:23 | 0:22:27 | |
-You're fighting fit now. -What are your plans? | 0:22:31 | 0:22:35 | |
-What does the future hold -for the new Bryn Roberts? | 0:22:35 | 0:22:38 | |
-One positive after the treatment -is an appreciation of life. | 0:22:39 | 0:22:44 | |
-Every opportunity I get, -I enjoy every second of it. | 0:22:46 | 0:22:50 | |
-Life's too short. -You can't put a price on life. | 0:22:50 | 0:22:54 | |
-I want to put all my effort -into the herd I'm farming here. | 0:22:55 | 0:23:03 | |
-There's nothing better -than working at home... | 0:23:03 | 0:23:06 | |
-..looking after your stock. | 0:23:07 | 0:23:09 | |
-Best wishes to Bryn. -That's all for this week. | 0:23:12 | 0:23:16 | |
-We're back in our normal -9.30pm slot next week. | 0:23:16 | 0:23:20 | |
-Until then, thanks for your company. -Cheerio. | 0:23:20 | 0:23:25 | |
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