Mon, 15 Aug 2016 Ffermio

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-Hello and welcome to Ffermio.

-I hope you've had a good summer.

-I know one family that has had

-an exceptional summer...

-..Meinir Howells

-and her husband, Gary.

-Congratulations to them on the birth

-of their daughter, Sioned Ann.

-Knowing her parents,

-it won't be long...

-..before she exhibits

-at an agricultural show...

-..which brings us

-to my location today.

-The Gower Show

-at Penrice Castle Park, Swansea.

-As with any good show...

-..this one reflects

-the wealth of local flora and fauna.

-Yes, there's lots to do here.

-In a while, we follow one family

-as they compete at the Gower Show.

-But first, the dairy industry,

-which has faced challenges of late.

-Daloni met one family

-that has made a unique investment...

-..in order to respond

-to those challenges.

-Madryn Isaf Farm, near Boduan

-on the Lleyn Peninsula.

-It's home to Sion and Nia Jones

-and children Ela, Tomos and Anna.

-It's a 120-acre dairy farm...

-..which the family has farmed

-for 14 years.

-Madryn Isaf is a council farm.

-It came up for rent

-and we decided to apply for it.

-We milk a maximum of 80 cattle...

-..from a total herd of 120,

-if you include all the heifers.

-I had never milked

-before I came here.

-Milking was new to me.

-We risked everything, to be honest.

-We sold our house in Cwm Pennant

-in order to start here.

-I was raised on a dairy farm.

-I was used to the life.

-You'd think

-I'd have learnt my lesson!

-But farming

-has always been a passion of mine.

-I love milking.

-But it has been tough.

-We had to start with nothing.

-Until recently, all their milk

-went to South Caernarfon Creameries.

-But for a few weeks...

-..they have processed

-and bottled some of their milk...

-..and sold it directly to shops.

-We decided to do it...

-..in order to try

-to regain control of the price.

-The supermarkets are selling milk

-as if it was a worthless commodity.

-Good milk has so much value.

-It's so nutritious.

-How much do you get per litre

-at the moment?

-It's about 15 pence,

-half of what we got two years ago.

-Keeping a dairy cow takes work.

-It's like an Olympic athlete.

-It works hard

-and you must look after it.

-How much milk is produced here

-and what happens to the rest?

-At the moment,

-a third of our milk is bottled.

-The rest goes to make cheese

-at South Caernarfon Creameries.

-But we hope

-that more and more of our milk...

-..will be bottled and sold

-under the Llaethdy Llyn label.

-The milk produced in the morning

-is bottled by mid-afternoon.

-It will be sent out to the shops

-either that day or next morning.

-The dairy is located

-five miles from the farm.

-They have a purpose-built tank

-to transport the milk there.

-They have had support from Cywain

-in order to market the milk.

-Currently, Sion, Nia, Tomos

-and two others work full-time here.

-What exactly happens?

-It comes in through the pipe

-into this, the pasteurizer.

-The next step

-depends on which milk we want.

-This is the separator,

-which skims the cream from the milk.

-The skimmed milk comes directly

-from that through into this.

-This is skimmed milk.

-And that's it?

-And that's it?

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-Yes.

-Llaethdy Llyn

-may have just started...

-..but the bottles are already seen

-on the shelves in local shops.

-I'm very pleased

-to be able to buy milk from them.

-I like to buy locally if I can.

-They're a young local family...

-..and it's high-quality milk.

-I think the market is there.

-People are willing to pay

-for good stuff.

-It's a local product

-from Lleyn Peninsula cattle.

-They're docile cattle, Sion,

-and the pasture is lush.

-Yes.

-It's the cheapest feed there is,

-and the best feed as well!

-Are they kept outside?

-Are they kept outside?

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-Yes, I like to see them outside.

-Most are Holstein Friesians.

-Yes, but we have started crossing...

-..with Norwegian Reds

-and Swedish Reds...

-..to improve herd health.

-They have been bred to be healthier.

-How much milk

-do they produce a week?

-Over a year,

-we're up at 7,500 to 8,000 litres.

-The challenge taken on

-at Madryn Isaf is a huge venture.

-But Sion and Nia's passion is clear.

-The reason we're doing it...

-..is to provide a future

-for the next generation.

-We're quite passionate

-about what we do.

-We believe that we produce milk

-of a high quality.

-I remember seeing South Caernarfon

-Creameries cheese and milk...

-..on the shelves in shops

-and thinking to myself...

-..that our cows' milk

-was in those bottles and packages.

-It was a good feeling,

-it really was.

-It's the same now.

-It's very special...

-..to see our produce

-on local shelves.

-That's what I look forward to

-more than anything.

-We wish them every success.

-Back here on the Gower,

-the sun is shining.

-Ideal weather

-to finish the summer's work.

-However, most people here

-aren't thinking about work...

-..but about enjoying and competing.

-We're following the Roberts family

-as they compete in many categories.

-Arwel and Rhys Roberts have

-a big interest in keeping poultry.

-In the past, they kept the hens

-in a field near their home.

-But the hens are now back home,

-in the family garden in Glanamman.

-Our interest grew from the fact

-that we had a field.

-We then brought them back here.

-We hatch, rear and sell chicks,

-and we've now gone into showing.

-My friends are on their computers

-or playing Xbox.

-But I prefer being outside

-doing the things I like.

-Poultry, rugby, things like that.

-As you would expect, the parents

-are supportive of all the children.

-My wife, Marie, and I

-were both raised on a farm.

-It's bound to be in their blood.

-We went to the sale in Ffair-fach

-and initially bought a few chickens.

-As you've seen today,

-we now have a few more!

-But Mam wants her garden back.

-Yes, high time too.

-But we'll see

-what the field situation is.

-You can have it next year.

-The boys exhibit at numerous shows,

-but each has his own expertise.

-Arwel favours ducks,

-while Rhys cares for the hens.

-These are Silver Sebrights.

-The judge will be looking

-for a purple face...

-..with purple eyes.

-There shouldn't be

-any black spots...

-..in the middle of the feathers.

-The claws should be grey.

-Her eyes are closed

-because she's enjoying the makeover.

-This is a white Call Drake.

-The judge will be looking

-for a small beak...

-..round blue eyes, large cheeks...

-..very white plumage

-and orange legs.

-I wash them in a mix of water

-and my own secret liquid.

-Finally, I go over the plumage

-with a silk cloth.

-I'll also put butter and oil

-on the beak and legs for the show.

-The youngest child, Megan,

-is also a keen competitor...

-..but poultry isn't her thing.

-I'm going

-to the Gower Show on Sunday...

-..with my guinea pig,

-who's called Winnie.

-She's a Teddy Bear breed.

-I don't know why

-my brothers keep ducks and hens.

-I don't like them.

-Their claws stick into you...

-..and they're dirty.

-Megan clearly prefers

-her guinea pig.

-But whatever their tastes...

-..they're looking forward

-to competing at the Gower Show.

-Last year, I had two firsts...

-..two seconds and one third.

-I got two firsts, one second

-and one juvenile championship.

-I hope to get the juvenile champion

-again, and the open champion.

-They work well together,

-especially at show time.

-They pull together.

-The whole family

-pulls together, really.

-Mind you, there'll be a lot of talk

-around the supper table on Saturday.

-Who'll win what and so on.

-I'll guarantee you that Megan will

-pipe up about her guinea pig too!

-I wouldn't change anything.

-I know it has cost a lot...

-..but the dream is always there.

-They have clearly

-prepared thoroughly.

-We'll see how they get on

-after the break.

-We'll also discuss the overuse

-of antibiotics in agriculture.

-There's lots more to come,

-so we'll see you in two minutes.

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-Welcome back.

-As you can see,

-this place is full of people.

-They've come to see the horses,

-the cattle, sheep and pigs.

-Before the break,

-we met the Roberts family.

-How are their competitions

-coming along?

-The first member

-of the Roberts family...

-..we're going to hear about

-is Arwel.

-How did it go?

-How did it go?

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-It's gone very well today.

-I've won reserve champion

-in the juvenile under 16.

-I've got a second place

-and a special.

-In the open against everyone, I won

-one first, one second and a third...

-..and a reserve champion there too.

-You've won almost everything!

-You've won almost everything!

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-Yes.

-I came in and I saw

-that I had got a first place.

-Yes. How did that feel?

-That made me happy.

-I thought you had two of these.

-Where's the other?

-I couldn't bring the other one

-as she's having a baby.

-She's in the car.

-Congratulations.

-Thanks.

-We'll look forward to more competing

-with more of them.

-Rhys, I can see you've won

-a few prizes. Tell us more.

-I've got five firsts, two seconds

-and one third place.

-Amongst the five firsts, I went on

-to win the juvenile championship.

-It's been worth getting up early.

-When did you get up?

-I was up at 6.30am.

-Are you tired?

-Are you tired?

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-Yes.

-It's been a good day.

-You've all had a good day.

-The UK Government recently announced

-the results of the O'Neill report...

-..which considered the overuse

-of antibiotics in the NHS...

-..with a small section

-discussing agriculture.

-This will affect doctors, vets

-and animal treatment providers...

-..but how will it affect

-agriculture?

-Daloni has been to find out more.

-The overuse of antibiotics

-across the world...

-..has led to a number of diseases

-and bacteria resistant to drugs.

-This can affect the health of people

-and animals.

-How serious is the situation?

-Here's Dr Angharad Davies

-from Swansea University.

-Some bacteria have developed

-resistance to many antibiotics.

-There are two groups in particular

-that we're worried about.

-These are drugs we use

-for very ill people...

-..in intensive care units and so on.

-The groups are called carbapenem

-and colistin.

-These two are used

-when people are very ill...

-..and everything else has failed.

-For a few years...

-..we've started seeing bacteria

-that resist the carbapenem.

-We've being rummaging in the back

-of the drawer to find colistin.

-We stopped using it in the 1970s...

-..due to side effects

-in the nervous system and kidneys.

-Now, we're using it more and more

-because there's nothing else.

-Clearly, antibiotics are vital

-for medical treatments.

-They are also very important

-in agriculture.

-Here's the vet, Ifan Lloyd.

-In the UK,

-around 40% of antibiotics...

-..are used in animals.

-Around 75% of those used in animals

-are used in pigs and chickens.

-The way antibiotics

-are used in pigs and chickens...

-..is quite different

-to how they're used in people.

-With people,

-antibiotics are used individually.

-In pigs and chickens, they're used

-as population medicine.

-Illtud Dunsford farms pigs

-near Pontyates, Llanelli.

-What are the advantages

-for a producer...

-..to use pig feed with antibiotics?

-As the rules change

-in terms of antibiotic use...

-..it will have very little effect

-on our business.

-At the moment,

-we don't use that kind of feed.

-Pig feed

-that includes antibiotics...

-..has been designed

-for a specific method of farming.

-Systems where chickens or pigs

-are kept in a confined space.

-That's because there's a lot more

-bacteria and diseases.

-The antibiotics

-help minimise the bacteria...

-..but also promote

-growth in the animal.

-Not everyone uses feed

-that has antibiotics.

-Since 2006, use of antibiotics has

-been cut down drastically in Europe.

-Gwyn Jones

-farms in southern England.

-He is the chairman of RUMA...

-..the Responsible Use of Medicine

-in Agriculture Alliance.

-Here is their response

-to the report.

-There isn't much contribution to the

-problem from agriculture generally.

-This is a people problem.

-The important thing is that we

-respond to what O'Neill says.

-The government wants us to improve

-and do better than we are doing.

-That's not just a challenge for us.

-There is space to do better here.

-I think the farmers

-will be able to meet this challenge.

-The O'Neill report is about

-the worldwide antibiotics situation.

-Is there a worry

-that some countries...

-..will take it more seriously

-than others?

-In terms of farms

-similar to ours across Europe...

-..very few of us

-use feed with antibiotics.

-It's more standard practice

-in other countries.

-North America, South America,

-China...

-..are the places where you see

-intensive farming...

-..that use that type of feed.

-We now have to think

-about agriculture...

-..as a worldwide industry,

-not a local one.

-If other countries use systems

-which are expensive but effective...

-..that can affect

-the international markets.

-It makes you think

-about whether we can compete.

-Are there steps

-that could be used on farms...

-..in order to avoid

-having to use antibiotics?

-There are a lot of things we can do.

-The first thing with stock movement

-is good-quality biosecurity.

-If people come to the farm...

-..they should wash their feet

-and wellingtons...

-..so diseases aren't spread

-from farm to farm.

-It's important to keep the animals

-in a healthy condition.

-We farm to a very high standard

-in this country.

-We shouldn't forget that.

-There's a cross here

-between welfare and antibiotics.

-We shouldn't cut things down too far

-and the animals start to suffer.

-It's important that as an industry

-we work with each other...

-..as farmers and vets,

-and the government too...

-..across the UK and Europe.

-This is a challenge for us.

-It's a situation the whole world

-needs to get to grips with.

-It's also important

-that we as vets work with doctors...

-..to ensure that we can provide

-effective antibiotics...

-..not just now

-but also in the future.

-We have to think about

-the next generation.

-We have taken advantage of huge

-advances in medicine and surgery.

-We want them

-to be able to give birth safely...

-..and have safe intensive care

-and safe surgeries.

-The worry is that if there isn't

-international action on this...

-..those could all be in danger.

-There's a variety of sheep here,

-from continental to native breeds.

-There are Welsh Mountain Sheep

-here on the seaside.

-At this point, as a programme...

-..we have to apologise to

-Richard Williams and his family...

-..from Dolgellau...

-..for a misconception

-we gave earlier in the summer.

-They hold the record for the breed's

-highest price at 29,000 guineas.

-That was for a ram back in 2006

-at Dolgellau market.

-We look forward to more success

-from them during the autumn sales.

-From Meirionnydd

-back to the Gower Peninsula.

-This is the 99th show

-to be held here close to Swansea.

-The organisers ensured that there

-is something here for everyone.

-Emily Broomhead, congratulations.

-I would say it's been a good day.

-You're one of the organisers.

-What do you think?

-We've had a very good time.

-The show has been fantastic.

-The show is a special time.

-It's a chance for Gower farmers

-to show people from Swansea...

-..what's on their doorstep.

-That's it for this programme.

-I have to admit,

-the Gower Show has been superb.

-The weather has been great

-and the location superb.

-There's something about the way town

-and country have come together here.

-It shows the way forward

-for our industry.

-That's it for now, from me

-and the rest of the Ffermio team...

-..thanks for your company

-and goodbye.

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