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0:00:06 > 0:00:09- What do you do - when that heifer you bred...
0:00:09 > 0:00:11- ..hasn't come on - as you'd have liked...
0:00:12 > 0:00:14- ..yet you still feel - the urge to compete?
0:00:15 > 0:00:19- Here at Brecon mart, there are - a variety of cattle on sale...
0:00:19 > 0:00:22- ..that could win prizes - at the summer shows.
0:00:30 > 0:00:34- Later, we see how Farming Connect - and Bangor University...
0:00:34 > 0:00:38- ..are growing a range of fodder - alongside trees.
0:00:39 > 0:00:40- Meinir meets a family...
0:00:40 > 0:00:44- ..using their home's location - to attract tourists.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51- This show is taking place - for the ninth time.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55- It features over 100 cattle - from a variety of breeds.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58- These are cattle - that have the potential...
0:00:58 > 0:01:02- ..to succeed at this year's - summer and Christmas shows.
0:01:03 > 0:01:07- But getting them here - has taken a lot of work.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13- The exhibitors have come here - from all over Wales and beyond.
0:01:13 > 0:01:18- This morning, there's a chance - to see all the stock in the ring.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22- Among the sellers are Gareth Jones - and his daughter Luned...
0:01:22 > 0:01:24- ..of Blaenwaun Ganol, Llanwnnen.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28- We've brought - two Limousin cross heifers...
0:01:29 > 0:01:32- ..to the show potential sale today.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36- Coming here, - I didn't know what to expect.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40- I knew the standard would be high - because it is every year.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42- It's improving every year as well.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46- How important is it - that you bred these at home?
0:01:46 > 0:01:47- That must make a difference.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49- That must make a difference.- - It makes a big difference.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51- It gives us a buzz.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55- We try our best - to produce good animals.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57- We don't always succeed.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00- Do you enjoy showing yourself?
0:02:00 > 0:02:04- Or do you prefer - someone else to do it?
0:02:04 > 0:02:07- Well, I did show, years ago.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12- But we get more of a buzz now - to sell them on...
0:02:12 > 0:02:17- ..to people who are experts - at showing commercial cattle.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21- They know the tricks of the trade.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24- They can show the animals - at their best...
0:02:24 > 0:02:28- ..as only someone - who exhibits at all the shows can.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30- You're not at home enough to help!
0:02:30 > 0:02:34- No, I'm studying Agriculture - at Harper Adams at the moment.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38- With the hope - of coming home to farm one day?
0:02:38 > 0:02:40- I'm hoping to work - in the beef industry.
0:02:41 > 0:02:42- With beef cattle.
0:02:42 > 0:02:47- Genetics, that kind of thing, - but definitely with beef.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50- Just in case - someone in Wales doesn't know...
0:02:50 > 0:02:52- ..2015 was a very big year for you.
0:02:53 > 0:02:54- Tell us why.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58- It was a special year - for us as a family.
0:02:58 > 0:03:04- We were fortunate enough to breed - the Winter Fair supreme champion.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06- A heifer called Miss Wales.
0:03:07 > 0:03:08- Yes, Miss Wales.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12- Miss Wales' sire - is this black heifer's sire...
0:03:12 > 0:03:14- ..and the dam of the red one...
0:03:15 > 0:03:17- ..is a half-sister - to Miss Wales' dam.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22- We're trying to keep the breeding, - that type, certainly.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24- How did it go today?
0:03:24 > 0:03:27- Well, I was very pleased.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31- In two very strong classes, - we got two third places.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34- Better than I expected.
0:03:34 > 0:03:35- I'm very pleased.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38- I wish you the best - in the selling ring.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41- Gareth, Luned, - good luck for the rest of the day.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46- There are eleven classes here today.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51- That means plenty of work for the - judge, Blair Dufton from Scotland.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54- The reserve championship...
0:03:54 > 0:03:58- ..went to a heifer - owned by Dafydd Lewis, Pentwyn.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02- But the main championship - went to Little Miss P...
0:04:02 > 0:04:06- ..owned by Owen Watkins, - Caenant Melyn, Hay-on-Wye.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09- Have you competed here before?
0:04:09 > 0:04:11- Have you competed here before?- - No, first time I've come here.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13- What were your expectations?
0:04:13 > 0:04:14- What were your expectations?- - Nothing at all.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18- Just to sell her, really, - to get a bit more room at home.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21- I'm sure you had - a look round when you arrived.
0:04:21 > 0:04:22- Were your hopes getting higher?
0:04:22 > 0:04:25- Were your hopes getting higher?- - There's a lot of good cattle here.
0:04:25 > 0:04:30- You're coming to one of the best - places in the country to get cattle.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32- To do anything here is good.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35- Tell us a bit about the breeding.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39- She's by our own stock bull, - Amlely Hastings.
0:04:39 > 0:04:44- She's out of a heifer - we bought off Catrin Edwards...
0:04:44 > 0:04:46- ..about five or six years ago.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48- Brilliant. Congratulations.
0:04:48 > 0:04:49- Brilliant. Congratulations.- - Thank you.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52- Congratulations to them.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55- We'll see later - whether the judge's opinion...
0:04:55 > 0:04:58- ..is borne out by the day's prices.
0:04:58 > 0:05:03- Next, Daloni attends an open day - that discusses the possibilities...
0:05:03 > 0:05:06- ..of growing trees and crops - alongside each other.
0:05:08 > 0:05:14- Sheep are usually seen grazing - on fields or mountain pastures.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18- But at Bangor University's - Henfaes research centre...
0:05:19 > 0:05:21- ..sheep graze - in fields full of trees.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26- It's a joint experiment between - the university and Farming Connect.
0:05:26 > 0:05:32- There's an open day at the - Farming Connect innovation site...
0:05:32 > 0:05:36- ..to demonstrate - this agroforestry system.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40- We're growing crops - among the trees, under the trees.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44- Rape, kale and stubble turnips.
0:05:44 > 0:05:50- We're weighing up whether a system - like this can benefit farmers...
0:05:50 > 0:05:53- ..in their day-to-day business.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55- What's the scheme's background?
0:05:56 > 0:06:00- It's to look at the value of trees - in the farm's landscape, in a way.
0:06:00 > 0:06:06- While farmers all understand - the benefit of shelter and so on...
0:06:06 > 0:06:11- ..it's important - that we gather data and results...
0:06:11 > 0:06:14- ..to provide evidence - to back that up.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17- To show a tree's economic worth - in the landscape...
0:06:18 > 0:06:20- ..and to the farm's business.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24- There's great data coming from - Australia, New Zealand and the USA.
0:06:25 > 0:06:30- It's important that we weigh up - projects in this country...
0:06:31 > 0:06:35- ..to give us similar results - to prove the benefits.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39- How do you hope - farmers will benefit?
0:06:39 > 0:06:41- The system will benefit farmers...
0:06:41 > 0:06:45- ..by improving the farm's - environmental performance.
0:06:46 > 0:06:50- That in turn will improve - the farm's business performance.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54- If we look at these trees, - they lock up carbon.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57- They reduce climate change.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01- Maybe, in the future, - we'll also be looking at ways...
0:07:01 > 0:07:03- ..to generate income from them.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09- Eighty lambs have played a part - in the experiment.
0:07:09 > 0:07:14- Among those overseeing the scheme - is Dr Prysor Williams.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18- There's a lot of interest - in agroforestry nowadays.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21- How to combine agriculture - and forestry.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25- There's more interest - in lambing outdoors and so on...
0:07:25 > 0:07:26- ..to cut costs.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30- This experiment - has looked at how to finish lambs...
0:07:30 > 0:07:33- ..by growing different crops...
0:07:33 > 0:07:37- ..and benefitting from the shelter - that trees offer the lambs.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41- There's a lot of work on models - and gathering data...
0:07:41 > 0:07:45- ..on how much energy they use - and its effect on performance.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49- Why is experimenting - with various crops important?
0:07:49 > 0:07:50- It's vital.
0:07:51 > 0:07:57- Farmers are always looking at - cost-effective ways to fatten lambs.
0:07:57 > 0:08:02- Growing crops like this is something - we're seeing more and more.
0:08:04 > 0:08:09- Trialling different crops - in different woodland conditions...
0:08:10 > 0:08:12- ..gives us a wider set of results...
0:08:13 > 0:08:16- ..that are relevant - to a wider range of farmers.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20- What exactly - does the research entail?
0:08:21 > 0:08:23- What we're doing at the moment...
0:08:23 > 0:08:27- ..is trying to resurrect - part of an old experiment...
0:08:27 > 0:08:29- ..to improve fodder.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32- It's been here for 25 years.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35- We're trying to improve - the grass beneath it.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37- How do you go about doing that?
0:08:37 > 0:08:41- We grow these crops, - the brassicas and rapes...
0:08:41 > 0:08:43- ..and then go back in with grass.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46- What are the results so far?
0:08:46 > 0:08:49- So far, we've cleared - the old fodder beneath our feet...
0:08:49 > 0:08:51- ..the old grass.
0:08:51 > 0:08:56- As you can see, we've planted rape - and begun fattening lambs on it.
0:08:57 > 0:08:58- We began in late October.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01- We're still fattening what's spare.
0:09:02 > 0:09:03- Is that working well?
0:09:03 > 0:09:04- Is that working well?- - At the moment, yes.
0:09:05 > 0:09:10- The lambs are gaining weight, - but they were late lambs.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12- So far, so good?
0:09:12 > 0:09:14- So far, so good?- - Yes, at the moment.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17- The experiment has run for 25 years.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20- This section - has reached the end of its life...
0:09:20 > 0:09:23- ..as regards both fodder - and the trees' age.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25- We're moving to the next phase.
0:09:26 > 0:09:31- Research student Pip Jones - has put a fake sheep in the field...
0:09:31 > 0:09:36- ..to measure the effect of trees, - hedges and the weather on livestock.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40- This work has been going on - at Bangor for some time now.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43- One experiment is over 20 years old.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47- Woodland has been planted - in different forms.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50- Individual trees, - clusters and so on.
0:09:50 > 0:09:55- Pip's fake sheep - enables her to monitor...
0:09:55 > 0:09:57- ..how much energy that sheep uses...
0:09:58 > 0:10:01- ..to maintain a body temperature - of 39 degrees.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03- When it's cold, as it is today...
0:10:03 > 0:10:05- ..the wind and so on...
0:10:05 > 0:10:10- ..the sheep uses a lot of energy - to maintain the correct temperature.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13- Energy costs money, of course.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15- Ultimately, the hope is...
0:10:16 > 0:10:19- ..to convert those values - into monetary sums.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23- We'll then be able to show...
0:10:23 > 0:10:27- ..that planting trees - in the correct locations on farms...
0:10:27 > 0:10:29- ..makes economic sense...
0:10:29 > 0:10:34- ..as regards sheep productivity and - the value of the trees themselves.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44- People are taking their places - before the selling begins.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48- Join us after the break - to see the prices here in Brecon.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51- We'll see you in two minutes.
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0:11:03 > 0:11:04- Welcome back.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07- Following all the uncertainty...
0:11:07 > 0:11:12- ..about foreign markets - for agricultural produce...
0:11:12 > 0:11:17- ..many farms are looking for extra, - stable sources of revenue.
0:11:17 > 0:11:23- Meinir has been to visit one family - who have found one.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27- Many Welsh farms have created - successful businesses...
0:11:27 > 0:11:30- ..that run in tandem - with their daily work.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32- Here on Cwmcoedog farm...
0:11:33 > 0:11:36- ..the family have refurbished - the farm's old buildings...
0:11:37 > 0:11:38- ..to welcome visitors.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40- Here are the two cottages.
0:11:40 > 0:11:41- Here are the two cottages.- - Yes, the two cottages.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45- The cowshed used to be here, - back when we kept dairy cattle.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48- We finished milking in 1996.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50- We decided to diversify.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53- We wanted to turn it - into two cottages.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55- They're similar to each other.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57- We kept the old stone.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00- We pulled the back wall down...
0:12:00 > 0:12:04- ..to give space - for an extra bedroom and a kitchen.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08- Does having visitors - pay better than milking?
0:12:08 > 0:12:11- Yes. There's less fuss - and they don't kick!
0:12:11 > 0:12:13- It's easier.
0:12:13 > 0:12:14- It's worked well.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18- People keep coming back - - we've made friends through it.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21- Their children were small - when they came here originally...
0:12:22 > 0:12:23- ..they've grown up now.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25- They keep coming back.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29- With lambing season coming up, - the families come back...
0:12:29 > 0:12:33- ..and the children - love to feed the pet lambs.
0:12:34 > 0:12:35- Let's take a look, shall we?
0:12:35 > 0:12:36- Let's take a look, shall we?- - Yes, let's go in.
0:12:41 > 0:12:42- Here we are.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44- Here we are.- - Ooh, very nice!
0:12:45 > 0:12:48- Who was responsible - for the refurbishment?
0:12:48 > 0:12:53- My daughter Gwenan came up with the - new ideas, along with my wife Neris.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55- There's a Welsh atmosphere here.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59- Yes, it's important - to promote Welshness.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01- People enjoy the Welsh touch.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05- We've got local wine for them - when they arrive.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09- There's Welsh cakes and bara brith. - They love it.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13- How much does the farm depend - on the diversification?
0:13:13 > 0:13:15- Quite a bit.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17- It's another income.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21- I know it's a big cost to set it up, - but it's been a help...
0:13:21 > 0:13:24- ..and it's balanced out well - with everything else.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27- You're the fourth generation here.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31- My father and grandfather - were here before me.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34- Hopefully, one of the children - will take over.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38- As I say, expanding like this makes - a future in agriculture easier.
0:13:39 > 0:13:44- Cwmcoedog is a family business. - Everyone does their bit.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48- In addition to their full-time jobs - outside the farm...
0:13:48 > 0:13:52- ..Neris and daughter Gwenan - take care of the holiday lets.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54- Neris, tell me about these pods.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57- We've had them now - for around four years.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01- They've been something different - to the cottages.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05- We've diversified to try - and attract visitors from all over.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08- We want to attract - all kinds of people.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12- My brother is a carpenter. - We're very lucky in that way.
0:14:12 > 0:14:13- He made them for us.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16- They're comfortable and cosy.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20- There's something here - for the whole family.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22- Yes, that's the aim really.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25- We're trying to market the place - as a farm...
0:14:26 > 0:14:29- ..and that there's something - to please everyone here.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33- The kids can be in the park while - the parents are in the hot tub.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35- You can go fishing on the lake.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39- I think it's the variety - that attracts people year on year.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45- It's surprising - how much room there is.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48- Yes, there's plenty of room.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50- The kids like to go up here.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52- This comes down.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54- This cushion goes underneath...
0:14:54 > 0:14:58- ..and these cushions come down - to make a big double.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00- There's room for four - and one up top.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05- There are lots of local attractions. - We're lucky in Ceredigion.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07- Aberaeron is near as is New Quay.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09- Aberystwyth is only 30 minutes away.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13- There's plenty to entertain everyone - away from the farm.
0:15:14 > 0:15:20- Along with the holiday lets, Arwel - keeps a flock of Cheviot sheep...
0:15:20 > 0:15:22- ..on 160 acres.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26- You mostly keep sheep now.
0:15:26 > 0:15:27- You mostly keep sheep now.- - Yes, mostly sheep.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32- We've increased the size of - the flock since we finished dairy.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34- We moved from there - to suckler cattle.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38- In the last four years, - we got rid of the suckler cattle.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42- The visitors take so much - of our time during the summer.
0:15:42 > 0:15:47- We moved to sheep and we keep tack - cattle over the winter in the sheds.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50- That's been working well for us - for the last four years.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54- You seem to have looked - at the farm's strengths...
0:15:54 > 0:15:57- ..and adapted - in order to attract visitors...
0:15:57 > 0:16:00- ..that are good for - and suit this farm.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02- Families with children.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06- Families come here from the towns.
0:16:06 > 0:16:11- You can see their eyes light up - when they see what we have to offer.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15- As I said, some of them - don't see animals from day to day.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19- Then they come here and see the - freedom and the way we rear them.
0:16:19 > 0:16:25- So, looking forward, more sheep - or more cottages and pods?
0:16:25 > 0:16:28- Whatever takes the least work.
0:16:28 > 0:16:29- The answer to that?
0:16:29 > 0:16:31- The answer to that?- - Pods maybe.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35- You don't have to treat the feet - or dose them.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38- No, nor tag them - or write everything down.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40- We'll keep going - with what we have...
0:16:40 > 0:16:43- ..and maybe increase - the sheep numbers a little.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47- Certainly, we'll keep going - with having visitors here.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50- It's been a good income for us.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53- It works well. - Everyone wants a holiday.
0:16:53 > 0:16:58- I feel that more families are going - to have holidays in this country...
0:16:58 > 0:17:01- ..rather than fly to places - with all the wars going on.
0:17:02 > 0:17:07- Hopefully, they'll keep coming - to Wales, and hopefully, Cwmcoedog!
0:17:10 > 0:17:12- It's a busy time for many of you...
0:17:12 > 0:17:15- ..with lambing and calving - in full flow.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18- This year, - there has been an increase...
0:17:18 > 0:17:20- ..in the cases of pneumonia - in young calves.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24- We on Ffermio are asking - if there's something farmers can do.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29- Rebecca Davies is a calf expert.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33- What's her advice - on keeping them healthy?
0:17:34 > 0:17:36- This year - has been a terrible winter...
0:17:37 > 0:17:39- ..in terms of rearing calves.
0:17:39 > 0:17:44- One of the biggest problems - I hear about on farms is pneumonia.
0:17:44 > 0:17:49- There are a lot of things - farmers can do to avoid pneumonia.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52- If we look - at what we have here today...
0:17:52 > 0:17:57- ..younger calves - start off in single pens.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00- That's to make sure - that they're strong calves...
0:18:01 > 0:18:05- ..before they come into the group, - before they're weaned.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09- If we look here at this single pen, - there are two buckets.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12- A calf should have water - all the time.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16- It doesn't matter what its age is, - or what the weather is like.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21- A lot of farms I've seen - use the water bucket to feed milk.
0:18:21 > 0:18:26- Calves haven't been made to drink - milk with their heads in buckets.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30- It's important for calves - to drink milk from the teat.
0:18:30 > 0:18:35- That's what stimulates the - oesophageal groove to contract...
0:18:35 > 0:18:40- ..and send the milk into - the correct stomach, the abomasum.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44- If the milk goes into the rumen - stomach, that will cause problems.
0:18:44 > 0:18:49- You can get things like ruminal - bloat or that horrible scour.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52- It really harms the calf.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58- Temperature is so important.
0:18:58 > 0:19:03- People tell me that their calves - do well in summer but not winter.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08- In the winter, what do we do? - We eat more, wear coats.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11- Calves can't go to the wardrobe - and take out a coat.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16- What we can do - is put a calf jacket on it.
0:19:16 > 0:19:21- Your calf jacket should have - a thick strap at the front.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23- That's where - the heart and lungs are.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27- It's really important - to keep those warm.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34- Once the temperature - is 12C or lower...
0:19:34 > 0:19:38- ..that's when the calves - will start using their energy...
0:19:38 > 0:19:42- ..to stay warm instead of growing - as we want them to do...
0:19:42 > 0:19:45- ..or to fight off - any bugs in the shed.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48- We all like to eat more - in the winter.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51- That's true for calves too.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54- Usually, I'd feed the calves - around 900g of powder a day...
0:19:55 > 0:19:56- ..split between two feeds.
0:19:57 > 0:20:01- In the winter, we increase that - to just over a kilo.
0:20:05 > 0:20:11- Despite it being important - that the calves shelter...
0:20:11 > 0:20:16- ..it's also important that plenty of - fresh air gets into the calf shed.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18- If you walk into a shed - and it smells...
0:20:18 > 0:20:23- ..because the calves are there, you - know there's a ventilation problem.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27- A calf shed - should always smell fresh and clean.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34- Back here in Brecon, - the sale is in full swing.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37- A record - was broken here last year...
0:20:37 > 0:20:41- ..7,200 to Dafydd Lewis, Pentwyn, - for his heifer.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44- Will the same thing happen - this year? Let's see.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52- The standard is very high, - fair play.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55- It's a consistent standard.
0:20:55 > 0:21:00- If you head out to the shed, there - aren't many bad calves out there.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05- There's a lot of talk - of uncertainty in agriculture.
0:21:05 > 0:21:10- Does that affect the show circuit - and what people think of competing?
0:21:11 > 0:21:12- Yes, to a certain extent.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15- TB is the biggest problem.
0:21:16 > 0:21:21- A lot of the English lads - can't compete in every show.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25- That's a headache for everyone.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30- I've found another Northwalian - who's ventured down to Brecon.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33- What attracted you here today?
0:21:33 > 0:21:37- I've got some interest - in both summer and winter shows.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40- I have a particular interest - in commercial beef.
0:21:41 > 0:21:46- It happens that I was away last year - and missed the show cattle sale.
0:21:47 > 0:21:48- I wanted to catch up.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52- I came down here. - I've only been once before.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55- It's nice to come down here again...
0:21:55 > 0:21:58- ..to see the standard of cattle - bred here in Brecon.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01- Tell us - about where you were last year.
0:22:01 > 0:22:06- I spent eight months - working on a farm in New Zealand.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08- It was an incredible experience...
0:22:09 > 0:22:12- ..and a part of my course - at Aberystwyth University.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16- What would they say - about your presence...
0:22:16 > 0:22:18- ..at this kind of event in Wales?
0:22:19 > 0:22:21- Do they look at things - in the same way over there?
0:22:22 > 0:22:25- No, they think there's something - wrong with us over here!
0:22:25 > 0:22:29- I said I've got an interest - in exhibiting animals.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32- They thought - we were wasting our time.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36- We gauge the quality of an animal...
0:22:36 > 0:22:39- ..from its look in this country.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42- Over there, it's all done on paper.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48- In the ring, - the show champion went for 5,000.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52- The reserve champion - went for 3,000.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04- That's it for another week.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07- It's been an exceptional - Show Potential sale here in Brecon.
0:23:08 > 0:23:09- The prices were promising...
0:23:10 > 0:23:12- ..and showed - that there's faith in the future...
0:23:13 > 0:23:15- ..in the short term at least.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18- Speaking of the future, I'll see you - at the same time next week.
0:23:19 > 0:23:20- Until then, goodbye.
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