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0:00:17 > 0:00:20- Hello and welcome to the programme.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23- The sun is shining - on Whitland Market.
0:00:24 > 0:00:28- The place is packed with visitors - to see the Nicel herd...- - http://www.jjmorris.com/agricultural_news.php
0:00:28 > 0:00:32- ..from Nantyci Farm in - Carmarthenshire go under the hammer.
0:00:32 > 0:00:34- We'll hear more - about the auction later.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38- Daloni will find out more...
0:00:38 > 0:00:42- ..about the importance of - small abattoirs in rural areas.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46- And Alun meets two business partners - from Merthyr Tydfil...
0:00:46 > 0:00:50- ..who want to combine Welsh culture, - heritage and agriculture...
0:00:50 > 0:00:53- ..on their smallholding - in Pontycymer.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58- But first, Jennifer and Huw Evans...
0:00:58 > 0:01:03- ..have decided to sell their herd - of 130 Jersey cattle.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08- I visited the family on the farm - as they faced the end of an era...
0:01:08 > 0:01:11- ..and milked the herd - for the last time.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21- Nantyci was a beef and sheep farm...
0:01:22 > 0:01:24- ..when Huw and Jennifer Evans - moved here.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28- Jennifer came from - a dairy farm background...
0:01:28 > 0:01:33- ..so ten years ago, - they created this Nicel Jersey herd.- - http://www.jjmorris.com/agricultural_news.php
0:01:33 > 0:01:37- The girls were friendly with people - who went to shows.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40- At the time, - Huw was secretary of Holstein UK.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43- They had a group of friends - who went to shows.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47- I thought they could have - the chance to do the same.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51- Nicola had a friend whose family - were selling a Jersey herd.- - http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/other-sport/long-standing-event-thrives-2326857
0:01:51 > 0:01:54- They told me they were going out.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57- When I came home, - two calves had arrived.
0:01:57 > 0:02:02- They were going to milk them - and use the milk for the calves.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07- That went on for a bit. We ended up - with over twenty of them.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12- In 2005, we decided to start milking - seriously.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17- This year, we decided - the time had come.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22- I felt that the cattle - were looking their best...
0:02:22 > 0:02:27- ..and it was an opportunity to - finish milking and change direction.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31- I'm sure it's been lovely - to work with the Jerseys.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36- When we started the Jersey herd, - Huw was working.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39- It was just me with Helen mostly - and Nicola occasionally.- - http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/other-sport/long-standing-event-thrives-2326857
0:02:40 > 0:02:41- We did the work ourselves.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45- As the herd grew, it took - more time to do the milking...
0:02:46 > 0:02:49- ..so we decided it was time - for Huw to stop working.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51- He could stay home - and be a farmer...
0:02:52 > 0:02:55- ..rather than an office boy - for the rest of his life.
0:02:55 > 0:03:00- Over the last two years, we've been - getting up at 4.30am every morning.
0:03:00 > 0:03:01- It's time to quit!
0:03:03 > 0:03:05- Since it was established...
0:03:05 > 0:03:09- ..the Nicel herd has been prominent - at shows all over the country.
0:03:09 > 0:03:14- The family's latest success was in - March at Carmarthen's Dragon Fest...
0:03:14 > 0:03:17- ..where they won - the supreme championship.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21- Here we are with Nicel Dion Tare.- - http://ukjerseys.com/clubs/welsh/2016/jerseyfest.html
0:03:21 > 0:03:24- She looks like a lovely cow - if I may say so.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27- She's given us three calves.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30- She's looking her best this year.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32- She's been a very good cow.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35- What are the qualities of the breed?
0:03:35 > 0:03:38- If you want a cow - that's not too big...
0:03:38 > 0:03:41- ..although - they don't have to be that small.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44- They have to look like - a true dairy cow, like this one.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48- She's clean along the back - and through the bones.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51- She's wide enough - through the body...
0:03:51 > 0:03:55- ..to use her body to graze well...
0:03:55 > 0:03:59- ..and eat enough to produce - plenty of milk from that grass.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03- Jersey cows are famous - for the quality of their milk.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07- There is plenty of fat and protein - in their milk.
0:04:09 > 0:04:14- The milk is useful and is good for - making all kinds of milk products...
0:04:15 > 0:04:17- ..such as cream and butter...
0:04:17 > 0:04:21- ..and also our milk is used - for mozzarella cheese.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23- That must add value to the milk.
0:04:24 > 0:04:29- The milk is worth 5-6 pence more - than the average price.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34- In addition to the quality of - the milk, you have fun showing.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38- It's been a hobby for the girls.
0:04:39 > 0:04:44- It's also been a way to advertise - the herd and the breed.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47- In 2011 we were very successful.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51- We won at the Dairy Show in - Carmarthen against other breeds.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56- We did the same thing at the - Pembrokeshire Show that year.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59- That's a year I'll never forget.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04- The girls will miss the cattle - once they've been sold.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06- They'll miss them more than we will.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09- It won't be easy.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22- This is the last time the herd will - enter the Nantyci milking parlour.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26- With the herd and the farm - going under the hammer...
0:05:26 > 0:05:28- ..what is next for Huw and Jennifer?
0:05:31 > 0:05:34- You'll see an enormous difference - when the herd is gone.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39- I suppose so, - but we've kept 100 young stock...
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- ..so there'll be - plenty of jobs to do there.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47- We're hoping to rear the calves - and turn over the stock once again.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51- I'm not saying we're stopping. - I'm not stopping.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53- Huw can make up his own mind.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58- Milk prices must have influenced - your decision to some extent.
0:05:59 > 0:06:00- That's right.
0:06:00 > 0:06:05- It's possible we would have carried - on for another year or so...
0:06:05 > 0:06:07- ..until I reached retirement age.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11- That would have been the time...
0:06:11 > 0:06:14- ..that one would stop working.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17- It just felt right - to do it this year.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21- I didn't feel - that we were going to make a profit.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24- At the moment, - the dairy farm is losing money...
0:06:24 > 0:06:28- ..because our running costs - are higher than our profits.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31- It's not the best time - for dairy farming...
0:06:31 > 0:06:35- ..but what sort of prices do you - think you will get tomorrow?
0:06:35 > 0:06:39- There's a lot of interest in - this type of breed at the moment.- - Bridiau Lliwiog - Jerseys + Guernseys???
0:06:39 > 0:06:41- The industry - is undergoing changes.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45- Milk companies are asking - for a higher fat content...
0:06:45 > 0:06:48- ..and milk of a higher quality.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51- People feel there is - a chance to do something.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53- We'll see how it goes tomorrow.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57- Between the fact that it's unusual - to see a Jersey herd in a sale...
0:06:58 > 0:07:01- ..and the good weather, - it promises to be a good day.
0:07:02 > 0:07:03- Yes.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41- The cattle have arrived safely - at Whitland Market...
0:07:41 > 0:07:43- ..ready for the big day.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47- I wonder now - how the Nantyci family are feeling.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58- Huw, there's no turning back now.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01- No, the day has finally arrived.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05- It was a bit odd waking up today and - not having to go down the parlour.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09- When I arrived here and saw - the cattle, I was happy.
0:08:09 > 0:08:15- How does it feel to be the seller - rather than the auctioneer?
0:08:15 > 0:08:19- A friend of mine once told me - when I ran an auction for him...
0:08:20 > 0:08:23- ..that it's different when you're - selling your own stock.
0:08:23 > 0:08:28- It's a different feeling - working on the cattle with the boys.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32- If I was selling for someone else, - I'd just be thinking about the cash.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35- It's different with these cattle.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38- Good luck to you and the family.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40- Good luck to you and the family.- - Thank you.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50- Alun has been to Pontycymer - to meet two business partners...
0:08:51 > 0:08:53- ..who have invested - in a forty-acre smallholding...
0:08:54 > 0:08:57- ..without having - any background in farming.
0:08:58 > 0:09:04- No-one has farmed Ty Meinwr - in Pontycymer near Bridgend...- - http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-45264076.html
0:09:04 > 0:09:06- ..for about twenty years.
0:09:06 > 0:09:11- However, a farm of some sort - has been here for 200 years.
0:09:11 > 0:09:17- Here, between the woodland and the - hills, in the valley called Garw.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19- The name says it all.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26- Looking back further - than 20 years...
0:09:27 > 0:09:30- ..sheep and cattle have grazed - the forty acres around Ty Meinwr.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34- Since then, - locals have rented the land...
0:09:34 > 0:09:37- ..and horses have been kept here.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40- Ty Meinwr is now - in the hands of two people...
0:09:40 > 0:09:43- ..who want to regenerate - and restore the farm...
0:09:43 > 0:09:45- ..using a new, exciting plan.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47- A month ago, - Jamie Bevan from Merthyr...- - http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/chairman-cymdeithas-yr-iaith-gymraeg-8589678
0:09:47 > 0:09:50- ..and his partner, - Marit Parker from Aberystwyth...- - Ma na Marit Parker yn ymddangos ar y we o Aber - methu cysylltu hi a Jamie Bevan ddo.
0:09:51 > 0:09:52- ..came to live at the farm.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56- The aim is to establish - an environmentally friendly farm.
0:09:56 > 0:10:01- The big question to ask is do either - of you have any farming background?
0:10:01 > 0:10:05- Do you have any experience - for this new venture?
0:10:05 > 0:10:08- I come from a farming background.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11- As a child, - I lived in a small village.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16- Both my parents - came from farming families.
0:10:16 > 0:10:21- I'm just a townie from Merthyr!
0:10:22 > 0:10:25- I don't have much of a clue, - but I am learning.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28- I have learnt so much - over the last six months.
0:10:28 > 0:10:33- How did you get together, come up - with this idea and then develop it?
0:10:34 > 0:10:38- We both had similar ideas - separately.
0:10:38 > 0:10:43- Then a friend introduced us - and said we should have a chat.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48- I have always wanted - a land-based project...
0:10:48 > 0:10:51- ..where people could come - to appreciate, learn...
0:10:51 > 0:10:54- ..and practise the language.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58- A place where people could come - to appreciate the Welsh language.
0:10:59 > 0:11:04- I want to experiment with ideas - of farming in a sustainable way.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07- I can't think of sustainability...
0:11:07 > 0:11:11- ..without thinking about - the language and the culture.
0:11:11 > 0:11:12- They are all linked.
0:11:13 > 0:11:14- It was crucial for us...
0:11:15 > 0:11:19- ..to have somewhere close - to the villages in the valley.
0:11:19 > 0:11:24- A big part of what we want to do - is working with local communities.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27- To give local people - a chance to work on the land...
0:11:27 > 0:11:30- ..an opportunity - they may not usually have.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34- In that way, we can introduce them - to the Welsh language.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38- Tell us a bit about - the history of this farm.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42- The previous owners - kept horses here.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45- Some would say too many horses.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49- Some are still here; - we await their departure!
0:11:50 > 0:11:54- How important will local people - be to this process?
0:11:55 > 0:11:58- They could tell you - about the history of this place.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02- We are hoping to work with - some local groups...
0:12:03 > 0:12:08- ..such as a heritage group - and Menter Iaith...
0:12:08 > 0:12:13- ..on a project to gather stories - about Ty Meinwr and the village.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17- How has the work been going - over the first month?
0:12:19 > 0:12:22- It has been a shock to the system!
0:12:25 > 0:12:26- It is developing.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29- The links with the local community - are developing.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32- Volunteers are beginning to come.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38- At the moment, Ty Meinwr - is being smartened up.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41- In the future, - an orchard is being planned...
0:12:42 > 0:12:44- ..using Welsh heritage fruit trees.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48- They also plan to keep bees, - create a market garden...
0:12:48 > 0:12:52- ..and keep a small number - of animals.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55- Both of them have - a strong community spirit.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59- Jamie is very passionate - about the Welsh language.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01- He is Chair of Cymdeithas yr Iaith.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04- His father, Gari, - was Welsh Learner of the Year...- - http://cymraeg.llyw.cymru/news/index/gari-bevan-dysgwr?lang=en
0:13:05 > 0:13:07- ..at the Meifod National Eisteddfod.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09- What do you have planned next?
0:13:09 > 0:13:16- We have stables and a barn - on the site.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21- We plan to use the barn - for activities...
0:13:21 > 0:13:24- ..when schoolchildren visit us.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27- Although the horses will be gone...
0:13:28 > 0:13:31- ..you do plan - to keep some animals here.
0:13:31 > 0:13:36- There is a breed of sheep - native to these valleys.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38- It would be nice - to have some of them here.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43- How much of a risk have you taken - by giving up your jobs...
0:13:43 > 0:13:47- ..leaving the lives you once had - and starting over again?
0:13:47 > 0:13:50- It's a big risk, a big venture.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56- My family and friends - have been very supportive.
0:13:57 > 0:14:02- But at the same time, they think - I'm a bit mad to give it all up.
0:14:02 > 0:14:07- We want people to go - to our website, tymeinwr.cymru
0:14:07 > 0:14:09- They can go and see what we do here.
0:14:10 > 0:14:11- If they like what they see...
0:14:12 > 0:14:14- ..they can get in touch - and come here to help out.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19- You can learn here, make friends, - experience the land...
0:14:19 > 0:14:21- ..and speak the language.
0:14:23 > 0:14:24- If that suits you, come down.
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0:14:35 > 0:14:36- Welcome back.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40- The sale is in full swing - with the place packed out.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43- It's looking good - for the Nantyci family.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46- Before I say any more, - here's Daloni.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50- In recent years - we've seen a big decline...
0:14:50 > 0:14:53- ..in the number of - small Welsh abattoirs.
0:14:53 > 0:14:58- Since 1990, 42 of them have closed.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03- While abattoirs - like Dunbia in Llanybydder...- - http://hccmpw.org.uk/market_prices/industryinformation/abattoirsinwales/
0:15:03 > 0:15:07- ..and St Merryn's in Merthyr - are crucial suppliers of meat...
0:15:07 > 0:15:10- ..to the supermarkets - and international markets...
0:15:10 > 0:15:14- ..their smaller counterparts - supply local shops and butchers.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18- There are now only 18 abattoirs - of this size left in Wales.
0:15:18 > 0:15:24- Even well-established ones - are struggling to compete.
0:15:24 > 0:15:29- Cig Oen Caron abattoir has been - in existence for over 50 years.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32- They are one of the only abattoirs - in West Wales...
0:15:32 > 0:15:35- ..to process pigs - as well as sheep and cattle.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39- Increasing running costs - are making life difficult.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45- I'm the sixth generation - of butchers in Tregaron.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48- It's a long-standing - family business.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50- When I started - working with my father...
0:15:50 > 0:15:54- ..we'd slaughter a couple of cattle - and half a dozen lambs...
0:15:54 > 0:15:56- ..on a Sunday morning.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59- No-one would inspect the meat - until the day after.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04- These days, there's always a vet - on site while we are slaughtering.
0:16:05 > 0:16:10- He watches the killing and all the - work done on the meat after that.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14- All the rules add to the cost.
0:16:15 > 0:16:21- It is necessary because the public - want to feel it's done properly.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25- All the meat coming out of - Welsh abattoirs these days...
0:16:26 > 0:16:28- ..is completely safe - for consumption.
0:16:29 > 0:16:34- What really sustains our business - here is private work for farms...
0:16:35 > 0:16:40- ..who want their own meat - for consumption...
0:16:40 > 0:16:43- ..and for their wider families.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- They come - from the south of Pembrokeshire...
0:16:47 > 0:16:48- ..and the Swansea area...
0:16:49 > 0:16:52- ..all the way up to Talybont - to the north.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57- The catchment area is huge - because we're the only one in Dyfed.
0:16:57 > 0:17:04- The new rules that came in as a - result of BSE and Foot and Mouth...
0:17:04 > 0:17:10- ..have meant significant problems - with disposal of waste materials.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15- You can't do anything else with it. - It has to be incinerated.
0:17:15 > 0:17:20- When I started, we received a penny - for every pound of that waste.
0:17:21 > 0:17:26- Now, we pay 150 per tonne - to get rid of it.
0:17:26 > 0:17:31- Waste removal now costs us - around 800 to 1,000 a week.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35- That's our biggest expense.
0:17:35 > 0:17:40- On top of that, we used to be - quite well paid for the hides.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43- Beef cattle hides were worth 35.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46- It's down to 15.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49- Lamb hides - are down from 7 to 1 apiece.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53- If you want to know - the provenance of your meat...
0:17:53 > 0:17:56- ..small abattoirs are the answer.
0:18:00 > 0:18:05- Here in Machynlleth, Wil Lloyd - Williams has won numerous prizes...
0:18:05 > 0:18:08- ..for the meat he sells in the shop.
0:18:08 > 0:18:13- Much of that meat is processed - at Wil's abattoir down there.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18- I used to slaughter - for six to ten butchers.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20- They're all gone.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24- The power of the supermarkets - has eradicated them.
0:18:24 > 0:18:28- We only slaughter once or twice - a fortnight, when the need arises.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32- The costs are too high. - People don't realize that.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35- In the old days, - you'd open the gate...
0:18:36 > 0:18:39- ..and there'd be two cows, - ten lambs and six pigs.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42- Today, you open the gate...
0:18:42 > 0:18:47- ..and the cost is 700 or 800 - before you even start.
0:18:47 > 0:18:51- There are taxes. - The vet is 38.50 per hour.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54- Do you only slaughter meat - to be sold in your shop?
0:18:55 > 0:18:56- We slaughter for farmers.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59- When you get these - big slaughterhouses...
0:18:59 > 0:19:03- ..that kill 4,500 lambs for - Sainsbury's and 4,500 for Asda...
0:19:03 > 0:19:08- ..there's no room - for Tom Williams and two pigs...
0:19:09 > 0:19:12- ..because they have contracts - to fulfil.
0:19:12 > 0:19:18- I've been banging the same drum - for thirty years.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23- Where are people - going to get animals like those...
0:19:23 > 0:19:25- ..slaughtered and butchered?
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- It will be done illegally.
0:19:29 > 0:19:34- A recent survey said we've lost - many slaughterhouses in Wales.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39- Where have they been until now? - The industry has disappeared.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41- Look at the ages of these men.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46- They are 60 years old on average. - There's no new blood coming in.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49- They know how much of a hole - they would be in...
0:19:50 > 0:19:52- ..in terms of legislation and costs.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54- Your grandfather - started the business.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58- Will your son - be following in your footsteps?
0:19:58 > 0:20:01- Unfortunately for - William Lloyd Williams and Son...
0:20:01 > 0:20:05- ..when it's time for this Wil Lloyd - to hang up his hat...
0:20:05 > 0:20:10- ..my son Tom Lloyd works in Canada - for Toronto Football Club.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13- I can't see him coming home - to cure meat!
0:20:14 > 0:20:19- These small slaughterhouses - provide an important service...
0:20:19 > 0:20:21- ..to rural Welsh farmers.
0:20:21 > 0:20:26- Their existence means animals do not - have to be transported for miles.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29- Customers have access - to local produce.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33- What does the future hold - for small Welsh slaughterhouses?
0:20:33 > 0:20:39- At the end of the day, agriculture - won't be able to survive.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42- In order to get meat - from an animal...
0:20:42 > 0:20:45- ..you need to have a slaughterhouse.
0:20:45 > 0:20:51- I've spent 270,000. - Many others have done the same.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55- I don't see fewer inspections, - I see more obstacles...
0:20:55 > 0:21:01- ..more paperwork - and now they have introduced EID.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07- Some days, - after slaughtering the lambs...
0:21:07 > 0:21:11- ..I spend half as much time again - doing the paperwork.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16- If that doesn't change, - there won't be a future.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19- It breaks my heart - to say things like that.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26- Back at Whitland Market...
0:21:26 > 0:21:31- ..the buyers are obviously pleased - with the standard of the animals.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37- First class. First class.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40- I've just spent five weeks - in New Zealand.
0:21:40 > 0:21:45- The animals there - aren't as good as these.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49- The people there - are treated better than us here.
0:21:50 > 0:21:51- And prices are better.
0:21:51 > 0:21:52- And prices are better.- - Yes, they are better.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55- It's been a good day.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58- The cattle - have all been turned out well.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02- They look good and fit. - The top made over 1,500.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06- That was promising, considering - the current financial climate.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09- Helen, what a day. - I bet you're tired.
0:22:10 > 0:22:11- Yes, it's been difficult.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16- I admire anybody who gets up every - morning to milk a herd for hours...
0:22:16 > 0:22:19- ..with the amount they're paid - at the moment.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23- I wouldn't like to go to work - if I wasn't being paid for it.
0:22:23 > 0:22:28- That's the situation farmers - find themselves in at the moment.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32- Nicola, the whole family - has worked hard...
0:22:32 > 0:22:35- ..to ensure that the cattle - look their best.
0:22:36 > 0:22:37- Yes, they have.
0:22:37 > 0:22:42- The aim of the Nantyci family - is to work together.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45- We were very proud - to see the cattle being sold.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51- It was encouraging - to see the best cattle go.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54- There are certain families - who have been good to us.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59- It was good to see people - paying more for those cattle.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04- The Nicel name - will continue to exist.
0:23:05 > 0:23:06- Everything has sold well.
0:23:07 > 0:23:11- Considering the current state of - the industry, it went really well.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14- Best wishes to you as a family - for the future.
0:23:15 > 0:23:16- Thank you.
0:23:20 > 0:23:21- That's all for this week.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25- It's the end of an era - for the Nantyci family.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29- The herd will enrich other herds - across the country.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32- We'll be back - the same time next week.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35- Until then, thanks for your company. - Goodbye.
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