Mon, 22 Feb 2016 Ffermio

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-Hello and welcome.

-We're at the Potentials Show

-at Ruthin Market.

-The cattle sold here today will

-be seen up and down the country...

-..at shows throughout the year.

-There's pressure on the buyers

-to choose their purchases carefully.

-We'll see how things go in the show

-and at the sale later.

-Daloni will be visiting

-Dylan Roberts...

-..who has developed a flourishing

-business in Llansannan.

-Cattle from all parts of

-Wales are being shown here today.

-Last week, Meinir met a young couple

-from Carmarthenshire...

-..as they prepared their cattle for

-a 125-mile journey to be here today.

-This is the tenth year

-I've competed in Ruthin.

-In our first year,

-in 2006, we were very lucky.

-The people are very friendly

-and are always happy to see us.

-It draws us back every year.

-This will be our first time as

-a family at the auction in Ruthin.

-It's a long journey,

-but we're looking forward to it.

-We're hoping for the best

-on the day.

-Dafydd and his parents,

-Mansel and Maureen...

-..live at Pentwyn Farm,

-Cwrtycadno, Pumsaint.

-In recent years, Dafydd has made

-a name for himself...

-..and is an acknowledged expert

-at raising high quality stock.

-He has twice won

-the Supreme Championship...

-..at the Royal Welsh Winter Fair

-with his Beltex lambs.

-Last week, his Limousin cross

-heifer, Maybe This Time...

-..reached the top at the

-Show Potential Cattle in Brecon.

-She sold for 7,200, an incredible

-price for a nine-month-old heifer.

-It's a record for the auction.

-But there's no rest for Dafydd.

-He's preparing to take four cattle

-to the Ruthin Show Potentials sale.

-Congratulations.

-Are you still in shock?

-I can't believe

-what happened last Saturday.

-It was a very special moment.

-It's something that only happens

-to you once.

-I feel very lucky that we got

-a good price and won on the day.

-The buyers, Colin and Annie,

-have bought from you before.

-Yes, they bought from us back

-in 2013.

-We won the reserve championship

-on that day with Black Mist.

-Colin and Annie bought her from us.

-The heifer went on to win at

-the Winter Fair later in the year.

-We were very proud.

-We like to think that our calves

-progress to new owners...

-..and go on to win.

-How do the cattle going to Ruthin

-compare with those in Brecon?

-It's hard to say.

-They're different calves and

-it's another day with another judge.

-We're very happy with them.

-We have a young steer

-sired by a Blue.

-He's very smart with a nice coat.

-He's smart when he's primped up.

-The heifer is a good size.

-She has some width in her plates.

-She's very sweet.

-Who knows? We might be lucky and

-get good prices and we'll be happy.

-Your family have had

-a lot of success.

-How do you keep this up,

-winning time after time?

-It's very hard to keep it up

-year on year.

-We only have a herd

-of thirty cattle.

-Getting the calves is difficult.

-But we are very proud of

-our consistency year on year.

-We either win or get the highest

-price or a really good price.

-We're very proud of that.

-It's hard to do and there's a lot of

-work to be done with these calves...

-..and also with the Christmas lambs,

-but I enjoy it.

-You have obviously perfected

-this job.

-What is the most important element

-of a calf or cattle?

-I like a calf that catches my eye.

-It needs plenty of width

-and to walk well.

-Those are the three most important

-things in my view.

-In the shadow of Llyn y Fan Fach

-in Llanddeusant...

-..lives Caryl Howells,

-Dafydd's girlfriend.

-Her family are well known

-in exhibiting circles.

-This is her first time with a heifer

-at the Ruthin Show Potentials.

-Tell us about this special heifer.

-She had quite a pull when we were

-calving her.

-She went down and I remember getting

-her to her feet.

-I remember thinking she was a good

-one and telling my grandfather...

-..and mother

-that we need to look after her.

-What was so special about her?

-I just think she looks good.

-She's got good depth for her age.

-She'll be the youngest

-one there on Saturday.

-She was born in mid September.

-She's pretty and she catches

-the eye. We're hoping for the best.

-What about all the hard work

-that needs to be done?

-You have to care for the animals

-from the first day.

-Your time goes on leading her...

-..teaching her how to walk,

-washing her, clipping her.

-You have to feed her.

-Care starts from the very first day.

-This is a unique sale.

-Yes, it's not like a store market.

-Those have been reared for years

-and are ready for Christmas.

-The cattle are sold to people

-who enjoy exhibiting them...

-..through the summer and winter.

-They're sold for money that nobody

-in the business can turn down.

-They get sold for good money.

-What are your hopes for Saturday?

-I'm hoping she sells well.

-We got a good price

-in Brecon on Saturday.

-We sold a heifer for 3,200.

-If we get a price that good,

-we'll be more than happy.

-Whatever happens in the show

-will be a bonus.

-Wendy, you've been producing high

-quality stock here for years.

-That's the intention.

-It hasn't been easy.

-When we get something nice,

-it pays to look after it.

-It's a bonus.

-We've looked after Black Beauty.

-Hopefully,

-she'll look after us on Saturday.

-How does she compare to the stock

-produced here before.

-I'm very happy with her.

-She's the right size

-at the right age.

-I'm very happy with her.

-She's one of the best

-we've produced here.

-What's the secret to producing

-quality stock year on year?

-Pot luck!

-No, it takes years of breeding.

-You need to have good blood

-in the herd.

-It doesn't come easy.

-They wear your patience

-thin sometimes.

-You try to keep the faith.

-When something like this turns up

-it raises the spirit.

-It doesn't happen often.

-It doesn't happen often.

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-Oh, no.

-You get something of this quality

-once in a lifetime.

-I don't know how long we'll keep

-it going. We'll hope for the best.

-With the big day on the horizon,

-what are their hopes?

-Before a show or sale like this,

-do you get nervous?

-Yes. Yes, I do.

-It's impossible

-to describe the feeling.

-You've tried your best and poured

-years of your life into them.

-It's all then down

-to that minute and moment.

-You and Dafydd are off to Ruthin.

-Who will do best?

-As I've said,

-my mother and grandfather...

-..have spent years rearing cattle.

-I've come in

-and started helping them now.

-It's nice to have a little

-competition between the two of us.

-We'll both do our best.

-We've both had

-the best possible upbringing.

-I've had my parents,

-Caryl's had her mum and grandfather.

-We've both been very lucky.

-I got to clip Caryl's heifer

-yesterday.

-I have to say,

-she's a very nice heifer.

-To be honest, I've seen her a lot

-since she was born.

-She's a very special heifer.

-She's sweet, showy,

-a great colour and very wide.

-I've got a feeling

-it'll be Caryl's day on Saturday.

-Welcome back to Ruthin market.

-The young pair are here and more

-importantly, so are their cattle!

-What time did you both get up?

-The alarm clock went

-at 2.00am this morning.

-It was a busy morning making sure

-everything was ready...

-..before setting off.

-Did everyone come up together?

-Yes, there were three of us in all,

-the pair of us and my Uncle Garry.

-We've got eight cattle with us.

-I think we closed the stable

-at 3.00am.

-It's quite a journey.

-It's quite a journey.

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-Three and a half hours.

-Have the cattle travelled well?

-Have the cattle travelled well?

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-They've settled incredibly well.

-They look very comfortable.

-Have you had a chance

-to eye up the competition?

-No, we've got them off the tail

-board, brushed and blow dried them.

-We've had no time to run around.

-Dafydd, I hear that blowers

-are your lucky charm.

-I remember my first year

-up here in 2006.

-Dad told me if I got a thousand

-pounds, he'd buy me a blower.

-We won the steer section.

-It went on to sell for 1600.

-I got the blower after that

-and I've still got it.

-You've helped Caryl prepare.

-It's your first time, Caryl.

-Are you nervous?

-Yes I'm very nervous.

-I hope the heifer behaves.

-I hope we have some luck.

-I'll be happy whatever the result.

-We wish you well and look forward

-to the results.

-After a busy morning

-of competitions...

-..the Steer championship went to

-DJ Lloyd and Company from Caersws.

-Dafydd won the Reserve Championship.

-In the Heifer class,

-it was Caryl's day.

-Black Beauty, the heifer, won her

-class and was crowned Show Champion.

-Congratulations, Caryl and Wendy.

-How important was it to have your

-mother close by just now?

-It was very important.

-I've learned a lot from my mother,

-well, everything really.

-If it wasn't for her,

-I wouldn't be here today.

-The atmosphere in the ring was

-incredible.

-You could hear a pin drop.

-You could hear a pin drop.

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-That made me nervous.

-I'm very pleased.

-Your exhibiting style is brilliant.

-You stood back as much as possible

-to show her at her best.

-How do you think she behaved?

-She behaved brilliantly.

-I never thought she'd be like this.

-She's been fantastic.

-You'll have to let her go

-at the end of the day.

-That will be the hardest part,

-letting her go.

-I think a lot about the heifer

-everyday. I'll miss her.

-She'll work best

-for whoever buys her.

-Many congratulations.

-We're very happy for you.

-That's it for this part.

-Time for a break

-and a cuppa for you and me.

-We'll see how much money

-returns to Carmarthenshire later on.

-Daloni has been

-to meet a craftsman...

-..who can twist metal

-around his little finger.

-There's plenty still to come

-in part two.

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-Welcome back to Ruthin mart...

-..where the atmosphere is electric

-and the prices are even better.

-Next, we catch up with Daloni.

-This week,

-she met a skilled businessman.

-He started out carrying welding

-equipment in the back of a Mini...

-..but you won't believe

-how far he has moved on.

-Dylan Roberts was 20 years old when

-he set up his metalwork business.

-He began in a small garage

-on the family farm in Llansannan.

-Since then, the business has grown

-and now employs 25 local workers.

-I started in 1984,

-when I was 20 years old.

-It's grown from there.

-We're on the family farm,

-Pencraig Fawr.

-That's right.

-This was a field when we started.

-I started off working at home,

-in a small shed on the farmyard.

-We put up the building

-that you see in the middle here.

-That was our first shed.

-As we've grown, we've added more

-and more since then.

-In addition to sheds, the company

-makes all kinds of equipment...

-..and parts for repairing machinery.

-When I started, my main work

-was going around farms...

-..repairing and welding

-broken equipment inside sheds.

-Doors, feeding barriers and so on.

-I drove around in a Mini.

-I took the front seat out

-to fit the welder in.

-That lasted me for a while.

-After that, I bought a pickup

-to carry my stuff.

-That's how I started.

-After a while, people started

-bringing things to you to be fixed.

-That's right.

-It meant we were able to have

-someone looking after things here...

-..and one of us

-could go out to carry out repairs.

-We were very busy at harvest time,

-going out to repair things.

-That was seven days a week, in fact.

-That's how it was.

-We've expanded quite slowly.

-It's been a slow process...

-..but a very safe one.

-I haven't taken any big risks.

-That's why it's taken so long

-to reach this point.

-I don't think I've let anyone down.

-I try to give everybody

-value for money.

-As far as the industry is concerned,

-how have things changed?

-We've had to expand...

-..by moving into different

-industries, to be honest.

-We do work for factories.

-We also do work

-not connected to agriculture now.

-We erect industrial sheds

-and buildings...

-..and we also go to quarries

-and similar places...

-..to repair and to weld.

-We now do some engineering as well,

-which we didn't do when we started.

-That's what these machines are for.

-We can turn metal

-and do work like that.

-There's a pleasant atmosphere here.

-Everyone in the office speaks Welsh.

-What exactly do you do?

-I work with Eirian...

-..and we do the accounts.

-I do the wages.

-I also answer the phone.

-In Welsh?

-Yes, I try.

-I'm sure that people

-love to hear your Mexican accent.

-Sometimes, they say...

-I'm not sure if they understand me.

-They ask someone else here

-where I come from...

-..because I don't sound...

-..Welsh.

-The company covers a wide area,

-across the whole of North Wales.

-This is Croenllwm Farm, Llanefydd.

-Yes, that's right.

-This is some shed!

-It is.

-This is one of our latest sheds.

-It's to house dairy cattle.

-It has a fibre cement roof.

-As you can see, gaps in the sheets

-provide proper ventilation.

-That's quite a modern system.

-How big is it?

-Um, I'm not sure.

-I think it's 60 feet wide.

-There are 18 bays,

-and each bay is 15 feet.

-It's big, we can say that.

-It's big, we can say that.

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-Yes, quite big.

-Do farmers tend to bring plans

-to you and ask for that shed?

-Or do they tell you

-the kind of shed they want?

-We erect buildings where the client

-brings the complete plans to us...

-..and we can also advise

-and draw up our own plans.

-We also cover the planning process,

-from start to finish.

-During his rare breaks from work,

-Dylan loves collecting vehicles.

-Look what I've found

-in one of the sheds!

-This is very, very nice, Dylan!

-Do you like it?

-I really like it.

-Tell me about this Land Rover.

-This is what's known

-as the Heritage Edition.

-It's one of 150 identical models...

-..that came off the line

-when production ended recently.

-So, is this your hobby?

-Well, I don't know.

-I like machines and had thought

-about buying a new Land Rover...

-..to replace the old one.

-But when I saw this,

-I didn't feel like using it...

-..so I've kept the old one!

-What next, Dylan?

-What next, Dylan?

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-Well, um, I don't know.

-I've never been one

-who plans ahead much.

-But I'm really glad

-to have had local support...

-..to enable me to run

-and build up a rural business...

-..and to employ the people I do,

-to be honest.

-Back here at Ruthin mart,

-the champion is in the selling ring.

-She looks superb, to be honest.

-In front of a packed crowd...

-..the champion was sold

-for an event record price of 7,900.

-The buyer was Elfed Williams

-from Sennybridge.

-He went on to buy the champion steer

-as well, for another 6,000.

-It was Dafydd's turn next.

-The British Blue steer

-sold for 4,300.

-It has been an incredible day,

-a day I'll never forget.

-It'll stay in my mind

-for years to come.

-What's your ambition,

-with regard to the cattle?

-I'd hope to see them again

-at the summer and Christmas shows.

-The buyers have put their faith

-in our animals...

-..and paid a lot for them.

-I hope they get the same success

-and luck that we've had with them.

-Is there any reason why you didn't

-keep them and exhibit them yourself?

-These buyers are professionals,

-and that's what they do.

-Buy them, fatten them

-and turn them out.

-We're farmers

-who rear them and sell them on.

-They take them that final step.

-After a full day

-of exhibiting and selling...

-..someone else who's happy

-is the auctioneer, Glyn Owens.

-It's been a very good day.

-It was a fine sale with fine cattle.

-I hope everyone

-is going home happy...

-..both as sellers and buyers,

-having got what they wanted.

-As for the prices,

-I'd say it was a good average.

-It's the best average we've had.

-The average price for heifers

-was around 2,400.

-The overall average

-is well above 2,000.

-It's certainly the best we've had.

-For a show potentials sale, I'd say

-it was one of the best anywhere.

-We're proud of that.

-Elfed Williams, who's a supporter...

-..paid 7,900 for the champion

-and 6,000 for the reserve champion.

-I hope they bring him success

-over the summer and winter.

-That's all for this week.

-We've certainly seen some stars

-of the future here at Ruthin...

-..both animals and farmers.

-It's a big year

-for us here in Wales...

-..with May's Assembly elections...

-..and the European referendum

-on 23 June.

-Over the coming weeks on Ffermio...

-..we'll look at the implications

-of staying in or leaving Europe...

-..for the agriculture industry.

-But for now,

-from me and the Ffermio team...

-..thank you for joining us

-and goodbye to you all.

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