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00:00Welcome to the jaw-dropping landscape of Eredi, Snowdonia.
00:08A shortlisted group of potential tenants are taking part in a unique selection process,
00:14hoping to win the 15-year tenancy of the National Trust's most nature-rich farm in Wales.
00:20Sitting in the shadow of the iconic Eir Widfer, Snowdon, with its own lake, a flock of mountain
00:26sheep and tourist accommodation. For one of them, this stunning farm will become home.
00:34There's hill farmers, Ryan and Laurie, and Sarah and Ion.
00:40Young farmer, Will, and his mum, Emma. Liberty, who works in tourism and farming.
00:47Poultry and livestock farmer, Greg. Lloyd and marine biologist, Abby.
00:53And builder, George.
00:55All day long I can do this.
00:57For three weeks, they'll be living and working on the very land that they dream of taking on.
01:02That's amazing, that is.
01:05Tackling tasks designed to test the skills needed to make a success of this unique hill farm.
01:11Well done, Greg.
01:12A bit of a kick to it, like for the Welsh striking.
01:15Good girl.
01:16Every step will be assessed by Giles Hunt, land and estates director for all of the National Trust.
01:22Anybody who wants this farm is going to have to be on their best game in order to get it.
01:27An early general manager, Tristan Edwards.
01:31We want to work in partnership with these people for a long time, hopefully a generation and more.
01:36Could do better is the term.
01:39After each task, they'll pick one applicant to become the temporary farm manager,
01:44staying over in the house that they hope will become their home.
01:48This could be our home.
01:50If we're lucky enough.
01:51They'll need to impress every step of the way.
01:55As the hopefuls are whittled down until just one is chosen to become the new tenant.
02:01Wowee.
02:03Oh, you're a model.
02:04For one of our seven applicants, this dream farm is going to become a reality.
02:09It's day five for the applicants, all trying to prove that they should be chosen to take on the 15-year tenancy of this farm in Ururi.
02:16And things are getting serious, as in 48 hours, the first of the potential tenants will be asked to leave this process.
02:24It was Shepherds Sara and Ion, who were the latest to be appointed to the position.
02:29They're going to be the first tenants to leave the farm.
02:33The first of the potential tenants will be asked to leave this process.
02:37It was Shepherds Sara and Ion, who were the latest to impress Giles and Tristan,
02:42and were chosen to become temporary farm managers and stay in the farmhouse.
02:50And by moving in, the couple have become responsible for looking after this spectacular place.
02:58Hello.
02:59Morning.
03:00Morning.
03:01So, what's been going on then?
03:02We've had a yule lamb about midnight.
03:05We filmed that first birth.
03:08What time was this?
03:097am.
03:11Oh, nice one. Well done.
03:14I've never seen a video of myself lambing before.
03:17You look like you know what you're doing.
03:22That's big, that second one.
03:24Yeah, they were both strong lambs, you know.
03:26That's very good shepherding and very good filming.
03:29Cheers.
03:30Well done, Sara.
03:32Out on the farm, some of the other applicants for the tenancy
03:36are securing the roof of the chicken shed, including Greg and George.
03:40Many hands make light work.
03:43What's chicken in Welsh?
03:45Iar.
03:46Iar.
03:47If you're speaking to under five-year-olds, it's a gogog.
03:50Gogog.
03:52With you two living so far apart at the moment,
03:55you get that sort of chance to take on a tenancy like this.
03:59I mean, it's the start of your lives together, really, isn't it?
04:02Yeah, you know, it'd be quite special starting a route on our own.
04:06Yeah.
04:08Selecting who takes on the tenancy of this dream farm
04:11are Giles and Tristan,
04:13and they've asked all of the potential tenants to meet them in the barn
04:16to find out what they'll be assessed on today.
04:20Bore da.
04:21Iar.
04:22Bore da.
04:23Take a seat, take a seat.
04:25As you all know, on a place like this, the farm work never stops,
04:30and with the tenancy comes the option
04:33of taking on a herd of Welsh black cattle.
04:37Tristan, they're very important to this place, aren't they?
04:40Well, yeah.
04:41Sheep grazing and cattle grazing mixed together
04:44provides the right approach so that the habitats are well cared for.
04:48And, Giles, today's a very important day for you
04:50because the applicants all have cattle in their business plans.
04:54They do, in one way or another,
04:56so it's going to be very important for us to see
04:59how realistic those plans are with how you get on today.
05:02Well, the cattle are currently grazing
05:05with a neighbouring herd of cows, calves and a bull.
05:09The job is to separate the cattle and bring them back home, OK?
05:14Best of luck, and we will see you next door.
05:17Thanks, Giles.
05:18Do what you need to do.
05:20I'm quite looking forward to that, actually.
05:22I haven't got no experience with cattle apart from going,
05:25oh, aren't you cute?
05:27Hey, willabums.
05:29Do you know where we're going?
05:31I haven't got a clue.
05:32We need to make sure that there's confidence
05:35in how people work with cattle.
05:37They are large beasts, anything from 600, 700 kilos up to a turn and more,
05:42so it's really important for us to ensure the animals are safe
05:46and that they work together.
05:49Are you guys quite experienced with cattle?
05:51Yeah, quite experienced.
05:52Cows know people, don't they,
05:54and they all know that all of us are strangers, so...
05:57Yeah.
05:58I was brought up on a hill farm.
06:01Definitely love the Welsh black cow.
06:03Yes, she's very important to our family.
06:06Between both of us, we're both very capable of running the farm.
06:11That's always been my dream, to have a family farm.
06:15Will, joined by mum Emma, is also looking forward to today's task.
06:20You were with us in the dairy, weren't you? You had a couple of cows?
06:23About a cow.
06:24Never be forgotten.
06:26The applicants are collecting the cattle from a farm just down the valley.
06:31Come on over, guys, and meet your potential new next-door neighbour.
06:36This is Arwen.
06:38Welcome.
06:39Nice to see you all.
06:41Nice to see you.
06:42Talk the applicants through how they can be helpful to you today.
06:46We've got nine cows, a bull and seven calves.
06:50And we need to get five cows and calves to take them back.
06:54Working with large animals like cattle is very different to gathering sheep.
06:58So, for this assessment, the seven applicants need to control these Welsh blacks
07:02as they herd them from the field, bring them over a narrow bridge and into an enclosure.
07:08Next, they'll need to carefully separate the bull along with one of the cows which is in season,
07:13returning them to the field.
07:15And as Sarah and Ion are the temporary farm managers, they're working out a plan.
07:20As we walk, we'll need three by the road here.
07:23Stop them going down to the main road.
07:25Three by the yards.
07:27I've got the road.
07:28I'm happy pushing him from the field.
07:30And I don't mind help pushing.
07:32Maybe some of us just stay, like, maybe this side of the pen where we're going to hold him
07:36just to keep our eye out for walkers.
07:38All right. Good thinking, George.
07:40Builder George, who's just started farming, is keen to work with cattle in the future.
07:45He's here alone, as his wife Laura is looking after their children back in Essex.
07:51I suppose I've grown up with cows in the field next to where I live.
07:55If you were to pick any animal for me to start farming in, it would be cows.
08:00We'll need two or three people, whoever's confident, to separate them in the yard.
08:06I'll be happy to separate them.
08:08I'll be with you.
08:09Yeah. One more, just in case.
08:11I'm quite happy, so join in, if you like.
08:13All set? Go for it.
08:17They seem organised.
08:18They do, yeah. They seem enthusiastic.
08:21Along with young farmer Lloyd, Laurie has volunteered to split the bull from the herd
08:26because she's a confident cattle handler.
08:29I was really excited to know that they were the Welsh Blacks,
08:32because we have Welsh Blacks at home.
08:34Yeah, it's like seeing three of their faces.
08:36Yeah.
08:37Cows are quite dear to our heart, really, aren't they?
08:40Yeah, they are, aren't they?
08:41And our son is obsessed with cows.
08:46When I was a young boy, I always wished I had a farm of my own.
08:50This would be our dream farm,
08:52and I really hope I can give that opportunity to my children.
08:59As the potential tenants take their positions,
09:02the youngest, 18-year-old Will, attempts to draw in the herd.
09:06Will's gone off with the feed bag already.
09:08Come on.
09:12Come on.
09:14They're starting to see that there's something happening that is for them.
09:22Although I didn't grow up in a farming background,
09:24agriculture has always been around me.
09:26I believe that being first generation,
09:29This is what he really wants in life.
09:31I financially can't give it to him,
09:34so this is the only way forward, really.
09:38He deserves it. It's his dream.
09:42Play it cool, Will. Just nice and steady.
09:45COW MOOS
09:49Oh!
09:51He's got it!
09:53He's got it!
09:55He's got it!
09:58Greg mainly works with chickens on his farm back home in Cheshire,
10:02but he does have some experience with cattle.
10:07Come on!
10:11I think there's four this side,
10:14and then Lloyd over here.
10:16The bull's in that side with the bull and cow.
10:19He's got other things on his mind.
10:21He has, and they're not that bothered.
10:24That's Liberty, definitely.
10:27They're moving them up from the further field.
10:30Liberty, who's relatively new to farming,
10:33is sticking close to Agwe,
10:35picking up tips about this herd.
10:37It's just someone else's cows, you know?
10:39You don't know them.
10:41You know, look at that cow there, she'd be 650 kilos.
10:43Well, 650 kilos can do you a lot of damage, really.
10:48That's it, they're on the walk now.
10:51Come on, then.
10:53The Welsh black breed, it's ideal for this kind of landscape.
10:58Big, wide feet.
11:00They're stocky, and they can stay out all winter.
11:05The trickiest part of this stage of the assessment
11:08is safely funnelling the cattle over the narrow bridge.
11:13George is down here by the river.
11:15He's just making sure that they don't do a right turn.
11:19Come on, come on, come on!
11:21Will's doing well.
11:23The cattle aren't really that fond of going over the bridge.
11:27There's gaps between the planks so they can see down towards the river.
11:31Look at the bull. He's the third one there, look.
11:34It's just a bit unnerving for them,
11:36so it's critical to be able to read the animals.
11:40Steady, steady. Steady.
11:44George, George, George.
11:46George, stay, stay.
11:50That's it, George, well done.
11:54Arwen, good gather?
11:56Yeah, I was as good as could be expected, I was.
11:59Excellent.
12:06They're beautiful creatures.
12:08They're really lovely.
12:10The final step is for Laurie,
12:12along with experienced livestock handlers Yohan and Lloyd,
12:15to split off the one-tonne bull and the cow that's in season.
12:20So they're going to very carefully just separate them
12:24and send the bull and the cow back to where they've just come from.
12:30You've got to be on the ball and think before you do anything.
12:34Especially when you're working with cows and calves,
12:37they can go angry like that.
12:39Good.
12:41Good.
12:43This is all about patience and reading the animal.
13:01With cattle forming a part of everyone's plans
13:04for the tenancy, despite varying levels of hands-on experience...
13:08Are you happy with George and Greg?
13:11..the seven applicants are being assessed
13:14as they work with a herd of Welsh blacks.
13:16These two here, are they?
13:18It's those two there, isn't it?
13:20Yeah. On the back wall.
13:22Under the guidance of stockman Arwen,
13:25hill farmer Laurie is in the thick of it.
13:28Having entered the pen to help separate off both the pedigree bull
13:33and a cow that's in season.
13:36There you go, there you go, there you go.
13:39Keep your eye.
13:41There you go.
13:45Perfect.
13:50Steady, steady.
13:52Good boy, good boy.
13:55Well done, Laurie.
13:57Very good.
13:59Very nicely done.
14:01Impressed with that? Yeah.
14:03I was just walking around, no shouting, no drama.
14:08I've worked with cattle with my dad since I was little,
14:12and then I've worked with Arwen.
14:14You get, like, a special bond with cattle.
14:16With a cattle, you've got to be calm and collected.
14:18You were so quick, I thought it might take a couple of minutes,
14:21but no, you're very efficient.
14:23With the bulls safely watching on from the field,
14:26Giles and Tristan are keen to observe the applicants
14:29as they administer essential supplements to the remaining cattle,
14:33under the guidance of Arwen.
14:35What we're giving them is minerals,
14:37and we're applying it through the form of a bollus,
14:41and this mineral bollus goes down the throat here.
14:44It's for those people who are comfortable with doing that.
14:47The cattle will be fine, but we need to handle them well.
14:51Should we go for a walk?
14:54Everybody's happy with the pens, yeah?
14:56I've got a list of your tags.
14:58I'll give you the list, so then you'll know which ones need to go back.
15:01Young farmer Lloyd, who's taken part with girlfriend Abby,
15:04steps forward to show those with less livestock experience
15:08how the handling system works.
15:10So we'll demonstrate, yeah?
15:13So we'll go down.
15:15I love cows. I always have loved cows.
15:18Luckily, I've got my own herd of pedigree Hereford cattle,
15:22and they just bring such joy.
15:24So I get squeezed here, and then I get a bollus down my neck.
15:28It's pleasing to see that they're all going through,
15:31and where the gates are, where they latch on to,
15:34that's going to be a critical part of the task.
15:37With a bollus gun, always go to the left.
15:40Yeah, we always, with the horses, we always go to there and straight up.
15:44They don't have teeth, like, at the side of their mouth.
15:47It's safe to just wedge your fingers in the side,
15:52not in the front.
15:54It's obvious that some of them have quite a lot of experience with cattle
15:58and are familiar with how best to handle them.
16:01George, who manages construction sites, is sure that he's keen to learn.
16:05What I'd like is those that have done it and are confident in it,
16:08do a couple, let us see.
16:10Yeah, and then have a go ourselves, yeah, if that's OK.
16:13Yeah, good.
16:14Everybody happy then? Yeah.
16:17As temporary farm manager, with girlfriend Sarah,
16:20Ion is organising the group.
16:22Greg, are you going to be in charge of the crush?
16:24Yeah, I'll crush and bollus, yeah, yeah.
16:26Ryan and Laurie will load from the back with the help of Liberty.
16:29Abi and Lloyd will secure the cattle in the crush.
16:32And Will is going to separate the cows going back to the farm with the applicants.
16:37And then I'm happy to be at the back there and we can teach.
16:42I want to be taught. Yeah.
16:44I'll grab the list and someone can read out the ear tags
16:47and we'll cross them out left to right.
16:53Whilst enthusiasm for the job is important, the cattle's care is paramount,
16:58so Giles Truston and farmer Arwen will be watching closely.
17:02They're working quickly. They are.
17:04This is good, it's efficient, it's exactly what you need.
17:07It's time for the applicants to get hands-on with these problems.
17:11It's time for the applicants to get hands-on with these powerful beasts
17:15as they guide the first of the herd through the cattle system.
17:18Come on, Giles. Come on, Giles. Come on, Giles.
17:24Right, read the number.
17:26500-303, or is it the top one they've written down?
17:30303 is going left.
17:32Right, where's the gun and bollus?
17:34I'm nervous for obvious reasons.
17:36They're so passionate about wanting to take part.
17:41But they've probably never experienced what a cow of this size
17:45can do to somebody.
17:47Having safely secured the cow in the crush,
17:50livestock and poultry farmer Greg steps up to administer a bollus.
17:57Where's this one going?
17:59Going to the right.
18:05That's it, good girl. That's it.
18:07Local farming couple Ryan and Laurie
18:09are making sure that the waiting cattle stay calm.
18:13This one, she's the boss, I think, of the herd.
18:16She's not happy waiting, so we'll just calm her down a little bit.
18:28024.
18:29024?
18:30Yeah.
18:31024, going right.
18:33And there's another Welsh black already in the crush
18:36that requires experienced handling, this time from Yorn.
18:41Once they've gone like that a few times.
18:44Just let them calm down a bit.
18:46She's four, five times stronger than you.
18:54Well...
18:59From the back of the handling system,
19:01Liberty volunteers to help Sarah with the bollus gun.
19:04Shall I load the gun?
19:06Go on, then.
19:07Liberty's going to load them up.
19:09I've been putting the small one in first.
19:11OK.
19:14281. 281.
19:16281.
19:18281.
19:20That's it, right in.
19:22OK, now. Now we draw her slowly.
19:24There we go, yeah.
19:26Well done.
19:28I think they'll enjoy being on the goose as well.
19:31He's listening to where they're going to go and he's got a job
19:34and he's doing it fine.
19:36There you go.
19:38Good job.
19:39Well done. There you go.
19:41Good job, mate.
19:43233.
19:44233's left.
19:45This side, yeah? Yes.
19:47Good girl.
19:49Would you like to put a chance of putting a bollus in?
19:52Yeah.
19:53Haven't been instructed on what to do,
19:55it's Builder George's very first time giving cattle medication.
19:59Under the guidance of stockman Elgin.
20:01Yeah, we're going.
20:05Go, go, go, go.
20:07Go on.
20:08Come on.
20:12Well done, George.
20:18There should be no more cows, so...
20:20That's it, mate. Job done.
20:22Bollus and done.
20:26Well done, gang.
20:28Well done, gang.
20:30Woo-hoo!
20:31How did that feel, George?
20:33It's head-scary, to be honest.
20:35You realise the power of them.
20:37If you're in need of any vitamins or minerals,
20:39get yourself in the queue, Giles.
20:41I hope you happen to do that one.
20:43I bet you would. You'd have to hold my head first.
20:46I'll be very gentle with you, Giles.
20:48I bet you will.
20:50The cattle staying with Alwyn are put out to pasture.
20:53Come on.
20:55And everything worked out.
20:57It hurts, that's the main thing.
20:59And down they go.
21:01I find cattle-handling equipment, you know, it is quite daunting,
21:05especially when you don't know the cows,
21:07when there's a lot going on.
21:10Whilst the farm's heard, I returned home.
21:13It was all communication and teamwork, which...
21:16Which worked really well, actually.
21:18Come on. Come on.
21:23Come on, Robert, to your left.
21:25Here they come.
21:27Come on. Come on, Giles.
21:29A lot of this farm has this rushy, wet pasture.
21:32There are a lot of grasses, there's still nutrients in amongst it.
21:35You know, we want to try and encourage more pockets here and there,
21:38and the cattle are brilliant for that.
21:40While they're in, safe and sound, they're back home.
21:43Very impressed with your driving, my dear.
21:45It's all teamwork, isn't it?
21:47You need the team. Yeah, you need a good strength.
21:49I knew your strength was with that trailer.
21:52Yeah, it was brilliant.
21:54It went quite smoothly.
21:56I wasn't nervous being around them at all.
21:58Are you having a strop, because I ballast you?
22:01HE LAUGHS
22:05It's a glorious sight that all seven of the tenancy applicants
22:09hope to look out on for the next 15 years.
22:14Listen to them.
22:16I think they're happy to be home, don't you?
22:18Yeah.
22:19Everybody got stuck into this task, and we've got a good outcome.
22:24With the cattle back here at the farm.
22:27Tristan, you were a little bit nervous.
22:29You know, this was a big task. There's a lot that could have gone wrong,
22:32and actually, you know, the gather was done well,
22:35the split was done well, we got the ballasting done.
22:38What more can we ask?
22:39Giles, how about Johan and Sarah,
22:41who, of course, are staying in the farmhouse?
22:43You clearly both got experience with handling cattle,
22:46and it was really nice to see your calm but confident nature.
22:51And then, of course, you, Johan, had quite an experience with one of the animals.
22:55It was a good demonstration. This is not something for beginners.
22:58How about Ryan and Laurie?
23:00You were really in charge of that split of the bull and the cow.
23:05And then in the race, Ryan, I know that you can do that kind of job,
23:09but you were keen to allow others to have an opportunity.
23:13How do you think Emma and Will got on?
23:15You know, bringing a little bit of that feed in with the bag
23:19allowed just you, Will, to be able to lead that walk in gently over the bridge.
23:25It was a critical point for us.
23:27Giles, Liberty.
23:29So you did really well at making sure we'd got all of those animals.
23:32Greg, you took a really great role in terms of operating the crush.
23:36Really important.
23:38Good action on that handle.
23:40Well, Abigail, you were in charge of that gate opening and closing.
23:44Really critical it is, isn't it?
23:46And Lloyd, I think you were really good at just making sure
23:49that everybody was together and coming through from the race.
23:53We saw George stepping forward in more than just enthusiasm today, didn't we?
23:57It needed calm and everything being orderly.
24:01Taking the numbers of the ear tags, giving the right guidance to Will,
24:05which side he was going, all playing that part really well.
24:09I think we saw the project manager in you coming out.
24:12I was just glad we didn't get to hear the numbers and there was an extra cow.
24:18Well, now the cattle are settled,
24:20we're going to be moving on to the business side of things
24:23because it's time for you to pitch your vision for this place
24:27and what you envisage life to be for the next 15 years.
24:31And this is when things get really, really serious.
24:34There is only one farm.
24:37After you've pitched your visions, we will be saying goodbye to one of you.
24:49Having demonstrated their abilities with sheep, cattle and welcoming tourists,
24:53the applicants dreaming of securing this life-changing tenancy
24:57must now pitch their business plans to Giles and Tristan
25:00before someone has to leave this unique selection process.
25:04So, Giles, how's this going to play out?
25:06We'd like you to summarise your plans for the holding
25:09and then we'll get into some questions.
25:11I wish you the best of luck. I really, really do.
25:14Thank you, guys. Thank you.
25:18The applicants have one final night to tweak their visions for the tenancy
25:22based on all the experiences that they've had here.
25:28It's pitching day.
25:32So, were you upright in your business plan last night?
25:35Yes, just looking over it and trying to make sure
25:39that we have an answer for everything.
25:42Yeah.
25:44No doubt you feel at home, you've got all your tools behind you.
25:49Who's going to be doing the talking?
25:51Me. She didn't write anything, so...
25:53I don't know what's in there.
25:55Are you kidding? No.
25:57This critical face-to-face meeting is also the first chance
26:00for Giles and Tristan to drill down into their plans.
26:04We know what we've got to do. We're confident in it.
26:07Yeah. I feel like I'm in the headmaster's office.
26:10Very well.
26:12And as some applicants speak Welsh as their first language,
26:16a translator's on hand for Giles.
26:19Key to many of the plans is livestock
26:22and local farming couple Ryan and Laurie want to increase the numbers
26:26of the sheep and cattle that they already have.
26:29Are you saying that you're planning to come to 75 here?
26:33Yes.
26:35And that you're going to buy some 45 in the future?
26:38I feel that work is part of the solution here.
26:42We could make this a long-term sustainable family farm,
26:46a proper Welsh hill farm.
26:48As well as livestock, Ryan and Laurie hope to boost their income
26:52by welcoming paying guests.
26:54If somebody came to stay, I could offer them add-ons
26:58like a Welsh local sourced breakfast.
27:03Eoin and Sara have also based their plans
27:06on rearing native sheep and cattle.
27:21They too hope to balance their farming income with tourism.
27:29Given his lack of farming experience,
27:32builder George is focussing on the tourism opportunities first.
27:36To let out the annex almost straight away,
27:39to take on the current boffy straight away,
27:42build a car park in one of the first fields for the walkers
27:46at Balkans Park.
27:48We've got a lot of work to do.
27:50We've got a lot of work to do.
27:52We've got a lot of work to do.
27:54We've got a lot of work to do.
27:56We've got a lot of work to do.
28:04Young farmer Lloyd and marine biologist Abby
28:07are hoping their different skills will help them stand out.
28:15Our vision for the farm is a low-impact farming system
28:19of 100 sheep and 15 cattle,
28:21100 sheep and 15 cattle and to use them to manage the grazing of the land and to make
28:28a little bit of a profit of the lambs we sell and the cows we rear up for beef.
28:33We're going to set up a really small-scale eco-friendly campsite, open all year round.
28:38All of it will be centred around the environment, utilising greywater catchment systems, solar
28:44panels, that kind of thing.
28:4718-year-old Will, joined by his mum Emma, has plans for this place that draw on a variety
28:52of ideas.
28:54Our vision is to have a profitable livestock enterprise while also being respectful to
29:02the environment.
29:03We'd expand the flock that is originally here.
29:06We'd have the holiday letting and a gift shop where we connect with the local community.
29:13We're looking at a methane collection system to power the lights.
29:17It's being used on landfills at the moment in America, but I've adapted it to be used
29:22in agriculture.
29:26Poultry farmer Greg hopes to raise chickens alongside his other livestock and run educational
29:32workshops.
29:33My plan for the farm is predominantly a mixed species rotational grazing farm, whereby either
29:41school children, paying customers or people who might be staying on the farm can actually
29:47interact with the animals.
29:49I would like to service a local community or a local market, and I would sell eggs here.
29:55It's supply and demand basically.
29:59Agricultural education is also a top priority for luxury travel agent turned farmer, Liberty.
30:05What I want to try and do is encourage mostly sort of businesses, but also private individuals
30:11to come and spend a sort of week-long residency here, thinking about food and farming and
30:18the environment.
30:20It's a fascinating concept.
30:22Oh, thank you, yeah.
30:28With the key elements of the applicant's business plans discussed, Giles and Tristan now want
30:33to get to the bottom of areas of concern, and for some, it's finance.
30:39Any significant costs that you may have omitted?
30:43I think there's farm insurance.
30:46We also haven't put in that initial livestock purchase.
30:52We were struggling to see what rent you were thinking of paying for the property.
30:56Ah, so I've registered not possibly in here.
31:02And is there a reason you haven't put this in your tender?
31:06Purely because it's an open discussion between ourselves and you.
31:11But it's a pretty big cost to have omitted from a business plan.
31:15Yeah.
31:16From my calculations, it looks like you think that you'll be able to draw in, over the next
31:23five years, about £350,000 of grant income.
31:28Yeah.
31:29That is a very significant amount of grants.
31:33So if you didn't get those grants, would you fund those yourself?
31:39I think I'd err on the side of caution and probably adapt the business and revert to
31:44the much simplified kind of tourist model.
31:48But there's something in Sarah and Joran's numbers that could be a real benefit.
31:53From my perspective, you have undercooked the income that you could receive.
31:58The Bothy, which is basically a stone tent, is renting for £40 a night.
32:06You've got in there that it would let for 60 nights.
32:09It lets for over 200 nights, and therefore that income goes from £2,500 to nearer £9,000
32:19for each one.
32:21Giles and Tristan are also worried that some of the applicant's ideas might be unrealistic
32:26to achieve here.
32:28So Greg, if I'm correct, you're relying on the passing trade, so essentially walkers,
32:37to be the customers in the farm shop.
32:39Do you think lots of walkers come out sort of intending to buy meat and eggs and honey?
32:47No, no.
32:48It's going to be an experience.
32:50So you're not just going to walk to a farm shop and leave.
32:53You're going to be passing some of our cattle, our chickens, the pigs.
33:01You've got an interesting idea for a mountain pod.
33:04I thought it would be a great way of bringing people in to enjoy the views and bring some
33:09income in.
33:10If people were able to put them in, they'd have been put in already.
33:13Right.
33:14It's a landscape that has a high, high preservation value, in most probability, impossible.
33:23Giles and Tristan's biggest concern with Ryan and Laurie's plan is their aim to have
33:27a large number of sheep on such a nature-rich farm.
33:30The advantage of that is that you have to start working at the level of the worker and
33:37then suit the farm.
33:39We'd like to have a minimum and maximum stocking rates.
33:45There's also a worry that Will's plan may be over-ambitious.
33:49You're going to move your own herd-weight sheep to the farm, plus your pigs and chickens.
33:54You're going to remove the fencing around the main holding to allow grazing into the
33:57woodland.
33:58You're going to have holiday lettings in the annex and both bothies.
34:01You'll introduce goats to help manage the gores, the bracken and the brambles.
34:05You'll investigate collecting methane to convert it to methanol and possibly gasoline.
34:10On reading that, what do you think that feels like?
34:15A lot.
34:16It feels unrealistic.
34:17You don't have to be doing everything in the first five years.
34:20Yeah.
34:21It was too much, too fast.
34:23Just spread out.
34:25Very neatly encapsulated.
34:30Pitching their heartfelt visions has been emotional, especially for George.
34:34I wanted to call this a passion statement, not a business plan.
34:38It's trying to convince you guys that we will really give it a go and be one of everyone
34:45else.
34:46It just amazes me of how much people have gone out of their way to show me and to me.
34:50I've never cried about anything.
34:54And he's not the only one feeling the effects.
34:56How did it go?
34:59Big breath, big sigh of relief.
35:01It's given me a lot to think about and yeah, nerve-wracking, but I'm happy, I'm happy.
35:06Do you feel like you're letting it down?
35:09No, not at all.
35:10No, not at all.
35:11It's good.
35:12We've got stuff to work on, haven't we?
35:13It's our first time writing a business plan.
35:14It's all about the learning process, isn't it?
35:16That was surprisingly emotional.
35:18Emotional?
35:19I've burst into tears.
35:20I've never cried about anything, ever.
35:23It just shows that you want it.
35:25While it's been challenging, the business plan meetings are vital for Giles and Tristan
35:30to decide which of the applicants will leave the process first.
35:33At the end of the day, they're the landlords.
35:36They know this land the best and of course, we've got to work with them.
35:43It was great to have the opportunity to sort of really say what I would love to do with
35:47the farm.
35:48He said that we underestimated the income, so that makes me more comfortable that it's
35:55going to be making more profit out of the farm.
35:57Yeah, no big mistakes and that things could work here the way we want it to.
36:03Well done, Will.
36:05I thought he was going to go on the numbers, he went on the excessiveness of the plan.
36:08Definitely feel better after doing it?
36:10Yes.
36:11So he's done really, really well.
36:13I'm a very proud mum right here now.
36:16Ar ben y byddh.
36:18On top of the world.
36:19You can say ar ben y byddh, fa.
36:21What's that?
36:22On top of the mountain?
36:23On top of the snow dune?
36:24Yeah.
36:33It's been a demanding few days on the farm for the seven applicants all hoping to secure
36:38a life-changing 15-year tenancy here in North Wales.
36:43At stake are 600 acres complete with a beautiful home and a stunning lake, all surrounded by
36:50nature.
36:52Having seen their cattle handling abilities and heard their business plans, Giles and
36:56Tristan are ready to announce the next temporary farm manager.
37:00Snuggle in, guys.
37:01Take a bale, take a bale, come on.
37:04And for the first time, one of the hopefuls will be asked to leave the process.
37:09What an opportunity you've had to chat through your visions and talk through your business
37:14plans.
37:15Has it been useful, Greg?
37:16Yeah, absolutely.
37:17I think we've all been really nervous, but, you know, the value that we get from the experience,
37:23it's priceless.
37:24Ryan Lowery, is that the case?
37:25Very constructive.
37:26Yeah.
37:27And great liberty just to be able to sit down and chat through your thoughts.
37:32Absolutely, yeah.
37:33I really, I really, really value the time.
37:36Giles, you're going to be choosing somebody first off who is going to go into the farmhouse,
37:41someone that you've been really impressed with over the last couple of days.
37:45Yes, it's time for a change of occupier.
37:48For us, there is one person who has stood out in both exercises.
37:53They gave us a very compelling business case discussion and they've kept an eye on the
37:59numbers and ensured that we didn't end up with the wrong cattle here.
38:03So, George, really well done.
38:06I'm very well impressed, I have to say, and it's a great pleasure to give you that.
38:14Thank you very much.
38:15Enjoy it.
38:16Well done, George.
38:17Well, as you all know, I mean, this is a selection process.
38:22There is only one farm.
38:25So very shortly, Giles and Tristan, I'll come and find you and let you know who's staying
38:30and who's going to be leaving us.
38:33Best of luck to you all.
38:35Well done, George.
38:36Well done.
38:37Well done, George.
38:38You've literally got the run of the place.
38:40Yeah.
38:41That's grand entrance.
38:52This business plan I enjoyed reading more than any of the others, without any shadow
38:57of a doubt.
38:58That's a statement.
38:59It is.
39:00Wow.
39:01My wife's going to love this.
39:03Ever since he's turned up on the farm, George bounced around with so much energy.
39:08We had some serious reservations, but as a coherent package, he nailed it.
39:14Oh, this is nice.
39:17It's a far place like this in my old house.
39:21It was well thought through.
39:23He'd asked abattoirs how much they'd pay for his stock.
39:25He'd asked farmers how much they'd be able to help him, and he's never done this before.
39:30That's really impressive.
39:32Oh, that's nice.
39:35With George settling into the farmhouse, in the barn, Giles and Tristan are deciding who
39:40will be the first to leave.
39:43So from all that you've seen and all that you've experienced, give us an indication
39:48of where you're at.
39:49What about Ryan and Laurie?
39:51What a great couple.
39:52Yeah.
39:53Their passion, both for each other and for farming, is really brilliant to see, but they
40:00want to farm the land in a productive way.
40:03This land here has a very low limit for agricultural production.
40:09Ewan and Sarah seem like a very capable couple.
40:13They are out-and-out farmers.
40:15Quite often in the background, even if they're leading, but just very confident.
40:20It's fine to be conservative in your business plan.
40:23They are very, very conservative.
40:26Liberty.
40:28If I'm honest, the business plan doesn't quite stack up.
40:32Is this the right farm?
40:34I've enjoyed seeing Greg over the last few days.
40:38I had my doubts, but he's proved me wrong.
40:41Has he?
40:42Farmers have skills with livestock.
40:47Some people have had some wobbles.
40:50The conversation with Will and Emma was a very good one, very constructive.
40:56Such a young farmer, so much enthusiasm.
40:59They will have a lot of work to do to try and realise that ambition.
41:04Lloyd and Abigail, they have done well on the tasks, but equally what they've given
41:11us in their business plan is not thought through, and it's not convincing.
41:18Well, that dreaded moment has come to say goodbye to our first African.
41:24Have you decided who it is?
41:26We have, yes.
41:29MUSIC
41:46Hello.
41:47How are we?
41:48For the last few days, they've taken me by surprise.
41:52We can tell how passionate you are about farming, and that's what's given us the biggest cause
41:57There's work to be done in the business world, but you don't make a big deal out of it.
42:28Thank you, see you soon.
42:30We're going to keep you in the process.
42:33Yes, of course.
42:34And make the most of it.
42:35Thank you very much.
42:36They'll come a couple of hours.
42:38Bit dramatic, that.
42:40Come on.
42:42While it's relief for Ryan and Laurie, Greg and Sarah and Ion,
42:47the waiting continues for the three remaining applicants.
42:58Afternoon, Liberty.
42:59Ah, hello.
43:03Lloyd and Abigail.
43:05How are you?
43:06I'm well.
43:07Hi, Will. Hi, Emma.
43:09I'll take that for you, Will.
43:11We've had a long discussion about the plans that you put forward.
43:16I think the business plan meeting was, I hope, really instructive for you.
43:22I was so disappointed.
43:24I know you can do better.
43:26Yeah.
43:28We have decided...
43:30We need a lot of improvements.
43:33This is the stage at which the process finishes for you.
43:40The gap that you would need to make in order to convince us
43:46that you were the right person is just too big at this stage.
43:51So I'm sorry it finishes for you today,
43:53but I think you can be really, really proud of having got this far.
43:58Well done.
43:59Well done, Will.
44:01Stay strong on it, OK? Yeah.
44:07Back to South. Back to South Wales.
44:12We would like to keep you in the process.
44:15Oh, fantastic.
44:17Think carefully about what revisions that you make to that plan.
44:23We want you to stay in this process,
44:28but we want you to really work hard on this business plan.
44:34Listen, mate, you've done yourself proud.
44:37You've got some brilliant ideas.
44:39You're a young farmer with a passion, OK?
44:42Don't lose it.
44:44It wasn't me, it wasn't your father.
44:46It was you.
44:48Well done.
44:50But, Em, I do have to say you're a great mum.
44:52Oh, thank you.
44:54The support that you've shown him, you're here because of Will, aren't you?
44:58For him to actually get this far, he's just amazed us.
45:03Well, keep going, yeah?
45:05And we'll see you on a farm in the future.
45:07Fingers crossed. Yeah.
45:09Yeah? Thank you.
45:12Dave travels back.
45:15Ready? Let's go.
45:19OK, my sweet boy.
45:21Yeah.
45:23There is a lot to change, more to do than to be in the industry.
45:30I can't believe that.
45:32I thought it was an assured thing.
45:37Yeah? Yeah.
45:39That's awesome.
45:42I thought it was going to be the last time we saw that view.
45:45Yeah. I'm really glad it's not.
45:47Me too.
45:49Well done. You did it very dramatically.
45:52I was like, you got me there, Dad.
45:58Breathe.
46:00Go and tell the kids.
46:02Go and tell the dogs.
46:04Go and tell the dogs.
46:06Go and tell the dogs.
46:08Go and tell the dogs.
46:10Go and tell the dogs.
46:12Let's go.
46:21Next time...
46:23Pigs.
46:25And profit.
46:27Would you be interested in some Welsh produce?
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46:41Next time...
46:43Pigs.
46:45And profit.
46:47Would you be interested in some Welsh produce?
46:49Who wants some jam?
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