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To a sunny South Yorkshire
for your weekly
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round-up of tales from
the farmyard.
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What a summer it's been.
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It's definitely one we
won't forget for awhile
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and we've made some amazing
memories over the last eight weeks.
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And it's not over yet.
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Tonight, we have a real
feast on offer.
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Rob and Dave will hopefully be
providing the main course
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when they head out to sea intent
on landing, the perfect catch.
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Hope we've got a new line on, Dave.
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And hopefully, that fish of a
lifetime is going to jump aboard.
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Assuming they do bring
home a fish or two,
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we'll discover what goes
into harvesting the oil
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that keeps the country cooking.
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And to wash it all down, the
boys will be brewing up
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something very special to
toast the end of this series.
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I don't trust you not to
tamper with it.
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That is definitely an idea
I can get on board with.
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I heard it was gin.
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Welcome to This Week on the Farm.
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I'm going to find the gin, gin.
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JULES CHUCKLES
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Well, as always, it is our great
pleasure to bid a very warm welcome
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to our wonderful hosts here at
Cannon Hall Farm in South Yorkshire,
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brothers, Rob and Dave Nicholson.
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And how are we, boys? Thank
you really well, thanks, Jules.
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It's lovely to be here. Can you turn
the heating up a little bit?
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I thought it was summer.
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Right, a few weeks ago,
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you might remember that we saw
one of our favourite shire horse,
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Awkward Awquid...
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LAUGHTER
..or Awkward Orchid,
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as we prefer to call her. She
went off on her holidays
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to North Yorkshire in the hope that
she would mate with a stallion.
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She took her son Will with her and
we can see her now with Double trouble,
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the gorgeous grey stallion
that you picked for her, Dave.
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He's a beautiful looking stallion.
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No two ways about it.
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Surely all bets were
on that this would work?
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Oh.
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That's one way of putting it, isn't
it, I suppose, diplomatically?
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But the fact that she's not in foal
yet, do you think that's
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because she's only just had Will?
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I know that you were very fond
of Will. Are you missing him, Rob?
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I am, Helen, a lot.
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I just missed the back scratches.
Every morning I'd scratch his back.
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He loved it and I'm
hoping we can pick that up
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again in the very near future.
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But if she doesn't get in foal
due to Double Trouble,
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would you serve her to
another stallion?
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Yeah, well, Double Trouble's had
more than more than two goes,
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to be honest.
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So it may need a change of partner,
that may make the difference.
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It may seal the deal and we may
still have a foal next year.
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Well, we wish you the
best of luck, lads, as always.
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And of course, fingers
crossed for Orchid,
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but she's not the only shire
here on the farm that we've been
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keeping a close eye on over
the last few weeks.
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Nine-year-old Ruby
is due to give birth any day now,
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but will her second foal be
a girl, a filly or a boy, a colt?
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I'm saying filly.
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Ruby's bloodlines are terrific.
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If she could have a filly foal,
something that we could,
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we could build our shire
horse future around,
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we would have a stunning animal to
breed from in the future.
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It's notoriously
difficult to predict exactly
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when a horse will give birth.
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But just over a week later at 2am,
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Ruby goes into labour.
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Let's hope it's all right.
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Before Rob and Dave arrive,
the newborn tries to stand up,
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but worryingly fails.
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I hope it does.
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I'm just hoping it's drunk.
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Shall we go and have a look?
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God, it's heavy.
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Watch its naval.
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It's a filly.
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Get in.
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It's a girl, the
result they were hoping for.
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And with her, a chance to build a
dynasty of Cannon Hall Farm shire horses.
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Yeah. We need to get it
on that teat.
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But first the foal needs to feed.
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So Rob and Dave stand back
to see if mother and daughter
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can find their way without help.
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The foal, less than an hour old,
is very uncertain on her feet.
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So the brothers decide
she needs some support.
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Once again, Rob and Dave retreat,
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and this time the signs are much
more encouraging.
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Soon, the newborn is full of that
all-important first milk.
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It looks like the foal's
having a nap, bro.
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I think we should.
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Well, congratulations.
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A female.
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And she is absolutely gorgeous.
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You clearly love her
already, don't you?
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CHUCKLES: Look at you.
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Is this what you do every morning now, give
her a little cuddle and a tickle and a scratch?
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You do as well.
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I can tell.
Have you named her yet?
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We've called her Sapphire.
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She is a little gem, perfect.
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You know, Mum's Ruby so.
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Perfect.
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And I can't believe, you know,
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how well Ruby is looking given
that she's just had a foal.
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She looks absolutely magnificent.
She's in great condition, isn't she?
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We know now that she's
nine years old.
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How many more years of breeding do
you think she's got in her?
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When would you breed with Sapphire?
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Congratulations.
I mean, a beautiful foal,
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but a chip off the old block.
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You say she's stoic, she's calm.
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Is that characteristic of shires?
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But historically, you know,
heavy horses like this
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were once a common sight across
the country, weren't they?
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I mean, they played such an
important role in the history of farming.
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Well, I'm sure with this
introduction,
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you have definitely secured
some shire horse fans,
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because it's been an absolute treat
to be so close to both of them.
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And thank you for
introducing Sapphire to us.
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She is perfect.
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I could not agree more.
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And still to come tonight,
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it's a case of
wham, bam, thank you, scan
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when we find out how many of
Jeremy the bull's 11 girlfriends
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are pregnant.
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I've got them. Come on.
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And it's hook, line and STINKER
as something fishy is going on
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when Rob and Dave spend
a day at sea.
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I'm not sure, Rob.
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Uh, hang on a minute.
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Who's is the fish?
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So join us in a few minute's time
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for more from This Week on the Farm.
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Good girl.
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Welcome back to
This Week on the Farm.
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This is the gorgeous Blossom,
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but let's talk about your old
friend, Jeremy, the bull, shall we?
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Barnsley's biggest Lothario.
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A few weeks ago, we saw him
enjoying a summer of love,
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but has he managed to get
the ladies pregnant?
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Itchy ear there, babe?
You carry on scratching.
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Well, early on this week, I came
along to find out, let me help.
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It's the moment of truth forjeremy.
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How confident are you that
he's done his job?
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Well, I think 100%,
I think they're all in calf,
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because he's been having a summer
of love, let's put it that way.
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One guy and how many girls?
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It's like Love Island for cows,
isn't it?
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First, we need to round up the
hopefully expectant ladies.
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Ready? Oh, you've done that before.
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Not my first rodeo!
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Part of a herd introduced to Mark
a very special occasion on the farm.
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This is the anniversary heard,
isn't it?
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Three Caesareans, Rob.
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Are you hoping things have picked
up?
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This spring,
We've had lots of natural births
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so it's been really good,
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and I'm hoping for
the same result next year,
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plenty of calves and easy calving.
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Fingers crossed.
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Well, need to check first, but
they're giving us the run around,
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aren't they?
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I've got them. Come on.
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He's definitely not in calf.
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Are you nervous?
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No, not at all.
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Confident!
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The herd, and Jeremy in particular,
is Dad Roger's pride and joy.
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He's an impressive looking bull,
isn't he?
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He is, yes, he is.
He's built like a tank, isn't he?
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Wondered what you were
going to say then!
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Pregnancy testing needs an expert,
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so enter vet David Melanie.
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I don't know who the
pressure's on, you orjeremy.
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It's all on Jeremy.
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As is traditional here,
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we need to have a wager.
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Just how many of the 11 cows
are pregnant?
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The losers have to muck out
afterwards.
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Rob, was your gamble
10 out of 11?
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11, full Monty.
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I'm going with a nine. Nine.
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Are you a gambling man, David?
I'd say eight or nine.
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Bets are placed.
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Eyes down for the first one.
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Yeah, it's good news.
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You can really clear as day
see a calf.
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You can see that, that is
somewhere around 50 days.
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Oh! Well done, Jeremy.
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Well done! And well done, Mum.
Bless her.
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Roger, one out of one.
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This screen shows the same picture
as David's high-tech goggles.
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I think you can just see the calf
at the bottom there.
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And I'm feeling confident that I've
got this sussed.
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It's a baby calf
and the start of its leg.
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That looks younger.
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Well, maybe not, but it is good
news.
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Two out of two.
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It's looking good for Rob so far.
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It takes about 40 minutes to get
through the whole herd.
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This one's in calf.
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And overall, Jeremy has done
his job.
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I think that's a successful morning.
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Eight out of 11.
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Exactly, yeah.
I think that's a really good result.
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Yeah, I am happy with that, yeah.
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Two brothers might not be, but.
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That's only because they're
so competitive.
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How many did you say?
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I said 11.
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And that makes us the winners.
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Bang on, Roger with eight,
and I said eight or nine.
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So we'll take that.
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I'm going to jump on your
coat-tails.
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Well, Jeremy can definitely
hold his head high,
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but we only want one winner.
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Get to your cleaning up, you two.
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5Y9. bye.
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Well, that was obviously
a good day, lads.
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I mean, to get a result like that,
you must be delighted
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with Jeremy's... Well, performance,
if I can put it like that.
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But he is absolutely magnificent,
isn't he? Ripped with muscle.
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I mean, there is clearly something
about him that all this lot
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really love, even though they've taken a
bit more interest in us, just at the moment.
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Would you say he was in the prime
of his life now?
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Definitely in his prime,
he's probably about
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five or six years old.
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He's doing a fantastic job for us
and will be for some years to come.
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Obviously, he's a big fella and the
way that business is done,
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he has to get onto the top of the
back of the girls.
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Could he do any harm
to them physically?
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I think they're all coming to say,
yeah, look at us,
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we can handle Jeremy.
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They are loving the summer of love
clearly, aren't they?
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But what do you do if you don't
have a Jeremy on the farm to hand?
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You've got a couple of options.
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You can even rent a bull, or you
can get the artificial insemination
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man in and you can actually
guarantee the sex of the calf.
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So you can have a bull calf
or a heifer calf.
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It's so nice to be able to talk
about this and not laugh
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because my dad
is an Al man for a job.
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He sells bull sperm and people
usually say, "He does what?"
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It's a perfectly acceptable job,
isn't it?
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I didn't realise we had quite the
audience sneaking up on us!
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Now, as we know, farming life
doesn't really allow
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for many holidays,
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so whenever Rob and Dave
get the chance,
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they head off to the coast to make
the most of that glorious sea air.
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When Rob and Dave were young boys,
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their summer holidays
were spent here
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in the quaint North Yorkshire
fishing town of Whitby.
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And now with the rare day off,
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the chance to relive those
halcyon summer clays,
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well, it's just too much
for the brothers to resist.
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It's been 40 years since the boys
last went on a sea fishing trip
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like this together,
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but one thing they can never cast
off is their competitive nature.
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I'd like to catch
that big fish.
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The one that's just a little bit
bigger than yours.
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Rob, shall we get fishing?
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A regular sea fishermen,
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Rob's angling for success.
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Whilst novice Dave looks, well,
all at sea.
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You sure there's some in here?
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And sure enough, it's Rob that seems
to have got the first bite.
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But hold on a minute, caller.
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There seems to be someone or
something on line two as well.
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I'm not sure.
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Yours. Fish is yours.
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So it's 1-0 to Rob.
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Never mind, Dave.
As the old saying goes,
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there are plenty more fish
in the sea, or are there?
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I think all the fish have
gone on a tea break.
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I haven't caught anything
all morning.
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After a full morning at sea,
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it's stilljust 1-0 to brother
Rob, and then to add insult
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to injury, news reaches the boys
from the film's support boat.
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Two more than me
and a good size as well.
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Unbelievable.
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It's her first time fishing
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but Kim's catch is putting
the boys to shame.
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So now the pressure is really on.
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Serious business, this.
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Finally, I've got a bite.
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It's only a little one.
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Finally on the scoreboard
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and he's going straight back.
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Still nothing big enough
to keep, though,
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or in Dave's case to keep hold of.
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Put it back.
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It was only a little fish,
but a fish is a fish.
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And it's all square just as the
brothers decide to call it a day.
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But then...
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L am not happy-
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What can I say? Well done.
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The beers are on me.
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Guys, I got it when you were
fishing in the river.
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Small stream, not as many fish,
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but there's loads of fish in the sea
isn't there?
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I could see that.
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There you go. But Rob, you did win.
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Hang on a minute, though.
We were like level pegging
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and then I had a massive fish on,
right?
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It was a whopper.
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Just snapped me at the end.
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Sure he did. Did anyone see it?
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You saw it, Rob.
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Oh, don't start this again, please!
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Has this been something that you've done as
a family, you know, since you were little?
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That put you off. 40 years later,
you know, I've only just gone again.
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It was bad.
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But what I would say this time,
the sea was calm,
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the sun came out.
It was a lovely day.
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Most of what you caught you
put back, didn't you?
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So, uh, I love the idea that you're
going fishing for old friends.
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Interesting. Well, as we heard
there, lovely producer Kim
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did manage to catch the biggest fish
of the day, which I'm pleased
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to say, met the size specifications
and we have it here.
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So I don't know about you lot,
I'm feeling pretty peckish.
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Well, you fire up the fryer and I'll
tell everybody what's coming next
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because I had you two down
as beer drinkers.
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Apparently, Rob and Dave
love a gin, who knew?
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After the break, we'll find out what
happened when the brothers went
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foraging for flavours in the forest
to spice up their home-made hooch.
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That's herb-robert. Kind of tastes
like burnt rubber tyres.
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Rob, fill your jar with that.
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And we'll see what happened
when Julian Norton
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swapped his stethoscope for a pair
of particularly sharp shears.
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Sit her upright. See if you can pull
her with both arms.
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I've a sense this might be
a risky point
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cos this is where the leg
attaches to the body.
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We'll see you
in a few minutes' time.
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Welcome back to
This Week on the Farm.
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Before the break, we saw brothers
Rob and Dave head out onto
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the open sea to enjoy
a spot of fishing in Whitby.
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Now, as we learned, they didn't
catch anything worth keeping,
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but thankfully our producer did,
and this is the glorious cod
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she caught sizzling away
in this rapeseed oil.
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But have you ever wondered how those
gorgeous rapeseed fields
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we see every year are harvested
and turned into the oil,
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like the stuff we're using to fry
these fish? Well, wonder no more.
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For approximately six weeks
every year,
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this green and pleasant land turns
yellow as half a million hectares
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of rapeseed burst into flower.
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And then ten weeks later, it fades
to look like this.
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For Fred French on his farm in
Kent, it's a race against time.
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Harvesting the oilseed rape is all
about getting it in
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as soon as possible.
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The seed and the plant becomes very
brittle when it's ripe.
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A thunderstorm, hailstones, strong
winds can all shatter the seed
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and leads to a large loss.
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This crop was planted last August.
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So it's been in the ground
now nearly 11 months.
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This has now become very brittle.
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And literally if I crush it with
my hands, the seeds just drop out.
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We could have probably taken this
two or three days ago
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so we're up against it timewise,
but we will get this finished today.
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To get the job done in time,
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the farm has invested in the Ferrari
of combine harvesters.
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At just under £500,000,
these high tech machines
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use GPS to manoeuvre themselves up
and down the field
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under the watchful eye
of driver Charlie.
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The steering is fully automated.
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I'm controlling forwards,
forward speed,
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to match the intake of the crop
coming through.
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If you look here, you can see...
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...the combine will automatically
steer for me,
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following these tracks.
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Combine harvesters have been around
since the 1800s,
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but early models were nowhere near
as complicated
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as this state-of-the-art
piece of machinery.
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They say that from a standing crop
to in your tank
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can be, uh, about 22 seconds.
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The knife at the front of the header
cuts the stalk,
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the reel drags it in,
and there's a corkscrew auger here,
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which feeds everything
to the middle.
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And there's only about a 2m gap
where 35 feet of crop
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have got to go in. The crop's
fed in through some belts called
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the feeder house, it then comes
underneath our cab
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where there's a big,
like a corkscrew with lugs on
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which thrashes the
crop round and round and round
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so that the seed falls out.
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And then the clean grain goes up
an elevator on the side,
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where it then comes out of this
spout and into the tank there.
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And then when I want to empty,
a big spout comes around the side
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and at the press of a button,
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a corkscrew takes it all the way out
and tips it into the trailer.
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00:25:02,666 --> 00:25:07,210
Back at mission control, Fred is
keeping tabs on Charlie's progress.
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This enables me to sit here
and monitor the combines
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and see how they're performing.
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The field has produced 35 tonnes
of seed, which will be turned
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into 14,000 litres of oil to cook
and fry whatever you like.
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Wow. What a piece of kit
that was, Dave,
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Surely a man like yourself,
into his heavy metal,
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00:25:29,796 --> 00:25:31,410
you want to get behind the wheel
of that?
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00:25:31,435 --> 00:25:33,771
I would love to have a
go on that one, yeah.
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00:25:33,796 --> 00:25:36,330
Half a million pounds, though.
You don't want to bend it, do you?
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00:25:36,355 --> 00:25:38,410
Look at Rob's face, no!
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00:25:38,435 --> 00:25:40,691
We saw you dusting off your tractor
skills last week.
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00:25:40,716 --> 00:25:44,131
Would you feel confident behind the
wheel of a 30-tonne piece of kit?
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00:25:46,355 --> 00:25:48,530
I think that's definitely
for the best, Rob.
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00:25:48,555 --> 00:25:50,851
The cheaper option, by the looks of
it, yeah.
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And what's incredible
is seeing the things that grow
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in the fields around us, how they
end up in our kitchen cupboards
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00:25:55,996 --> 00:25:59,611
and what's even better today is
we can use that oil to fry the fish
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and get stuck into our spoils.
Come on, Jules, how's it looking?
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00:26:02,555 --> 00:26:06,080
Well, career highlight, this, to
a former Blue Peter presenter,
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00:26:06,105 --> 00:26:08,641
here is two I made earlier.
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00:26:08,666 --> 00:26:12,530
There we go. Right, beer's on
you now you said that catchphrase.
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Here we are. So, boys,
I'll give you one to share.
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00:26:15,386 --> 00:26:18,561
That one. That looks good,
I'll tell you what,
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00:26:18,586 --> 00:26:21,691
you've done a good job...
Sorry, I should say producer Kim
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has done a good job here.
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00:26:22,876 --> 00:26:24,851
Oh, yeah,
lets not forget where it came from.
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00:26:24,876 --> 00:26:26,721
There we are, Helen one for you.
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00:26:26,746 --> 00:26:29,051
And one for me.
I have to say it's falling apart.
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00:26:29,076 --> 00:26:30,811
It does look done.
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00:26:30,836 --> 00:26:33,410
Let's hope so.
Right, does it taste sweeter
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00:26:33,435 --> 00:26:36,200
when you've almost caught it
yourself?
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00:26:36,225 --> 00:26:38,530
It's golden, it's crispy,
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00:26:38,555 --> 00:26:42,530
the cod is whiter than white,
but that is delicious.
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00:26:42,555 --> 00:26:44,280
What do you think then, guys?
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00:26:44,305 --> 00:26:46,771
Ijust wish Kim had caught a bigger
fish, to be honest.
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00:26:46,796 --> 00:26:49,491
And there's
something about the rapeseed.
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00:26:49,516 --> 00:26:52,251
It doesn't overpower, does it?
It's really light and delicate
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00:26:52,276 --> 00:26:53,921
and it really does make
a difference.
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00:26:53,946 --> 00:26:56,530
If only we'd combined this with
a potato VT,
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00:26:56,555 --> 00:26:58,691
we'd have had the perfect combo!
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00:26:58,716 --> 00:27:00,080
While we finish off,
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00:27:00,105 --> 00:27:04,330
it's time for you at home to catch
up with a remarkable woman
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we met earlier in the series.
She was out camping under the stars,
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00:27:07,276 --> 00:27:11,131
looking after her flock with her
bare hands during lambing time.
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00:27:11,156 --> 00:27:13,971
You were so in awe of her approach
and her methods
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00:27:13,996 --> 00:27:16,171
and her closeness to her sheep,
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00:27:16,196 --> 00:27:17,771
that we sent along
a very special guest
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to find out a bit more.
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00:27:25,225 --> 00:27:28,811
Today, Elizabeth Kneafsey is joined
by Yorkshire vet, Julian Norton.
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00:27:28,836 --> 00:27:30,851
Hi, Elizabeth. Morning.
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He's taken a day away from his
surgery to get back to nature
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00:27:34,666 --> 00:27:36,530
and learn an ancient craft,
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00:27:36,555 --> 00:27:38,921
creating a natural rug from one
of Elizabeth's
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00:27:38,946 --> 00:27:40,921
ancient breed's sheep's fleece.
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00:27:40,946 --> 00:27:44,171
But first, they need to find
the sheep.
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00:27:44,196 --> 00:27:47,921
So somewhere in there we've got some
sheep, have we?
447
00:27:47,946 --> 00:27:50,530
Yeah, they're all hiding
at the moment.
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00:27:51,666 --> 00:27:53,001
A shake of the feed bucket
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00:27:53,026 --> 00:27:55,641
and all 19 ewes, rams and lambs
make an appearance.
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00:27:55,666 --> 00:27:58,280
Come on then, come on!
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00:27:58,305 --> 00:28:00,410
Oh, yeah, look.
There we are.
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00:28:02,636 --> 00:28:05,641
I've seen this on telly before,
One Man and his Dog,
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00:28:05,666 --> 00:28:07,200
and we've done it. Excellent.
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00:28:07,225 --> 00:28:09,771
Phew. That means you've got
to shear one now.
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00:28:13,386 --> 00:28:16,171
Instead of new-fangled machines
like electric clippers,
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00:28:16,196 --> 00:28:21,051
Elizabeth demonstrates how to
defleece a sheep with nothing
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00:28:21,076 --> 00:28:23,811
but a pair of very big
and very sharp shears.
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00:28:23,836 --> 00:28:26,200
I've got my legs trapping her legS,
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00:28:26,225 --> 00:28:27,921
you see? Yeah.
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00:28:27,946 --> 00:28:30,891
So she can't really,
she can't move at this point anyway.
461
00:28:30,916 --> 00:28:34,200
So then I just work my way down
gradually.
462
00:28:34,225 --> 00:28:37,491
The fleece kind of folds away and
it's a bit like peeling an orange.
463
00:28:37,516 --> 00:28:39,811
It's the path of least resistance.
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00:28:41,916 --> 00:28:43,971
Looks easy enough, eh, Julian?
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00:28:43,996 --> 00:28:46,721
I just hope that mine
goes similarly well.
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00:28:48,836 --> 00:28:52,641
One false move and this sheep will
shed more than just its fleece.
467
00:28:52,666 --> 00:28:56,891
Sit her upright. See if you can pull
up with both arms, that's better.
468
00:28:56,916 --> 00:28:59,771
That's where you want to be, really.
Like that. Yeah, yeah.
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00:28:59,796 --> 00:29:02,691
I have a sense
this might be a risky point,
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00:29:02,716 --> 00:29:05,131
cos this is where the leg
attaches to the body.
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00:29:05,156 --> 00:29:08,641
She doesn't seem to be complaining
so far.
472
00:29:08,666 --> 00:29:11,611
You just always need to be thinking
about the sheep as well.
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00:29:11,636 --> 00:29:14,251
Thinking about, how does she feel?
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00:29:14,276 --> 00:29:19,051
I can already tell that there's a
connection between her and me. Yeah.
475
00:29:19,076 --> 00:29:22,251
Oh, there's a connection all
right, Julian!
476
00:29:22,276 --> 00:29:24,200
She's weed on my boot now.
477
00:29:24,225 --> 00:29:26,091
Good job it's waterproof.
478
00:29:26,116 --> 00:29:29,131
That's it. Wow.
479
00:29:29,156 --> 00:29:31,051
That's not too bad, is it?
480
00:29:31,076 --> 00:29:32,721
That's great. Not too shabby.
481
00:29:32,746 --> 00:29:34,450
I'm happy with that. Yeah,
482
00:29:34,475 --> 00:29:38,001
this is pretty, pretty good fleece,
I'd say.
483
00:29:38,026 --> 00:29:40,971
Now you've sheared them, I'll show
you what we with them next.
484
00:29:40,996 --> 00:29:42,251
I'm wearing mine.
485
00:29:42,276 --> 00:29:44,691
I don't think this one
needs any work.
486
00:29:46,475 --> 00:29:50,091
Now to turn that beautiful fleece
into an equally handsome rug.
487
00:29:50,116 --> 00:29:52,361
Right, so what we need to do
first...
488
00:29:52,386 --> 00:29:56,361
To create the felt back, wool
fibres are layered over one side
489
00:29:56,386 --> 00:30:00,001
of the fleece before dousing in a
slightly less traditional substance.
490
00:30:00,026 --> 00:30:02,481
It's just washing up liquid.
491
00:30:02,506 --> 00:30:04,771
If you'd like to spray that...
Everywhere?
492
00:30:04,796 --> 00:30:07,361
Everywhere. We need to cover it
lots and lots.
493
00:30:07,386 --> 00:30:09,771
So then this is the warm water,
OK?
494
00:30:09,796 --> 00:30:12,171
Right. That needs to go all over,
495
00:30:12,196 --> 00:30:14,891
try and cover it if you can.
Nice and evenly.
496
00:30:14,916 --> 00:30:17,410
This doesn't sound plausible at all.
497
00:30:17,435 --> 00:30:18,691
It's quite therapeutic.
498
00:30:18,716 --> 00:30:21,200
I was going to say exactly that.
It's like a massage.
499
00:30:21,225 --> 00:30:22,841
It is, yeah. I love it.
500
00:30:22,866 --> 00:30:24,131
Massaging a sheep.
501
00:30:25,996 --> 00:30:30,051
The soap and water helps bond
the fibres together to make felt,
502
00:30:30,076 --> 00:30:33,481
something that used to be done with
sheep fat.
503
00:30:33,506 --> 00:30:36,251
So what we need to do now
is we need to roll it up,
504
00:30:36,276 --> 00:30:38,481
so we just get in here.
505
00:30:38,506 --> 00:30:41,450
Roll it like a sausage roll?
Yes, exactly.
506
00:30:41,475 --> 00:30:45,251
And then do we want to squeeze out
moisture as we go?
507
00:30:45,276 --> 00:30:49,091
And the sausage shape
is rolled back and forth
508
00:30:49,116 --> 00:30:50,721
about 500 times.
509
00:30:52,386 --> 00:30:55,691
I'm just going to have a very quick
look, see how it's doing.
510
00:30:55,716 --> 00:30:57,251
That looks a bit of a mess.
511
00:30:57,276 --> 00:31:00,131
Oh, no, that's all right.
That's on.
512
00:31:00,156 --> 00:31:03,561
And what's amazing about the process
is the other side of it
513
00:31:03,586 --> 00:31:05,001
hasn't felted,
514
00:31:05,026 --> 00:31:08,481
so only the back has.
This is still lovely long locks.
515
00:31:10,836 --> 00:31:13,280
Next, the fleece is
soaked in clean water.
516
00:31:13,305 --> 00:31:17,450
So, yeah, it's just a whole year's
worth of muck coming out now.
517
00:31:19,586 --> 00:31:23,171
After a thorough rinsing out,
it's given a brush as it dries
518
00:31:23,196 --> 00:31:27,200
and now looks very much
like an actual rug.
519
00:31:27,225 --> 00:31:30,561
Well, I'm amazed, not only that we
managed to get,
520
00:31:30,586 --> 00:31:33,530
or I managed to get the fleece off
in one piece,
521
00:31:33,555 --> 00:31:35,561
but it's now turned into a rug.
522
00:31:35,586 --> 00:31:36,771
Totally amazing.
523
00:31:40,026 --> 00:31:43,450
And I'm delighted to say,
Julian joins us now with the fleece.
524
00:31:43,475 --> 00:31:45,280
We're going to get
onto that in a minute,
525
00:31:45,305 --> 00:31:47,051
but tell me a bit more
about Elizabeth.
526
00:31:47,076 --> 00:31:48,530
We met her earlier in the series.
527
00:31:48,555 --> 00:31:51,001
How different is her approach
to shepherding?
528
00:31:51,026 --> 00:31:52,921
Well, I found it really different.
529
00:31:52,946 --> 00:31:54,611
She was so full of energy
and enthusiasm
530
00:31:54,636 --> 00:31:57,641
and really passionate about what
she does with her traditional sheep.
531
00:31:57,666 --> 00:32:01,481
And in conventional farming, the
fleece is very much a by-product.
532
00:32:01,506 --> 00:32:04,251
It doesn't have much, much value,
if any value at all.
533
00:32:04,276 --> 00:32:05,561
But for Elizabeth,
534
00:32:05,586 --> 00:32:08,561
that's the whole remit, really,
of keeping those beautiful animals.
535
00:32:08,586 --> 00:32:11,251
They're very traditional breeds
that make this amazing wool.
536
00:32:11,276 --> 00:32:12,971
So for her, it's all about the wool.
537
00:32:12,996 --> 00:32:15,280
That's the product that she's
wanting to get from them.
538
00:32:15,305 --> 00:32:18,530
And she'll shear them twice a year
and make rugs like this.
539
00:32:18,555 --> 00:32:21,171
She's very passionate about sticking
to traditional techniques
540
00:32:21,196 --> 00:32:22,691
and showcasing them.
541
00:32:22,716 --> 00:32:25,330
How difficult was it,
because you made it look easy,
542
00:32:25,355 --> 00:32:26,971
but I don't suspect that it is.
543
00:32:26,996 --> 00:32:29,450
Well, I was worried before
I started,
544
00:32:29,475 --> 00:32:33,051
because I thought there was
potential for great disaster.
545
00:32:33,076 --> 00:32:34,891
Disaster for the sheep or you?
546
00:32:34,916 --> 00:32:36,530
Well, both potentially,
547
00:32:36,555 --> 00:32:39,530
but I was mainly worried about the
sheep because I thought if,
548
00:32:39,555 --> 00:32:41,280
if she were to move at the wrong
time,
549
00:32:41,305 --> 00:32:43,091
it would be easy to cause
an accident.
550
00:32:43,116 --> 00:32:45,481
But in fact,
it was much easier than I expected.
551
00:32:45,506 --> 00:32:47,171
The sheep seemed very relaxed,
552
00:32:47,196 --> 00:32:49,001
you felt a real connection
with the sheep.
553
00:32:49,026 --> 00:32:51,200
You could feel
the warmth of its skin.
554
00:32:51,225 --> 00:32:55,001
You could feel the contours of its
body and its flesh and muscle.
555
00:32:55,026 --> 00:32:56,481
And it was peaceful
556
00:32:56,506 --> 00:32:59,021
and there was a rhythmical noise
to the snipping
557
00:32:59,046 --> 00:33:01,271
in a very, very relaxing way.
558
00:33:01,296 --> 00:33:04,381
I have to say, you know,
the sheep sit there in
559
00:33:04,406 --> 00:33:06,071
what looks like an unusual position.
560
00:33:06,096 --> 00:33:09,191
They almost seemed relieved to be
kind of taking their coat off on a hot day.
561
00:33:09,216 --> 00:33:12,191
Talk to me about the actual process
of turning it into a rug then.
562
00:33:12,216 --> 00:33:16,111
The outer layers of the fleece
seem to kind of hold together.
563
00:33:16,136 --> 00:33:18,141
It came off quite easily in one go.
564
00:33:18,166 --> 00:33:20,071
Let's have a look at the other side.
565
00:33:20,096 --> 00:33:21,831
On the other side,
this is the felt,
566
00:33:21,856 --> 00:33:23,470
and this was amazing as well.
567
00:33:23,495 --> 00:33:24,781
That's remarkable.
568
00:33:24,806 --> 00:33:27,631
Um, but it's quite dense
and it's definitely well attached.
569
00:33:27,656 --> 00:33:30,430
And the good thing is when I walk
on this, the more I walk on it,
570
00:33:30,455 --> 00:33:33,831
it'll get stronger as time
goes by rather than wearing out.
571
00:33:33,856 --> 00:33:36,430
It's definitely a quality product
and you are going to keep it
572
00:33:36,455 --> 00:33:39,891
and walk on it, are you? Yeah, I'm
going to put it down in my bedroom
573
00:33:39,916 --> 00:33:42,350
and stand on it every morning
with bare feet.
574
00:33:42,375 --> 00:33:45,751
You paint quite the picture, Julian,
thank you so much forjoining us
575
00:33:45,776 --> 00:33:48,220
as always, and we look forward to
seeing yourself and Peter
576
00:33:48,245 --> 00:33:51,300
right back on our screens in The
Yorkshire Vet very, very soon.
577
00:33:51,325 --> 00:33:53,111
Now, still to come on tonight's
programme,
578
00:33:53,136 --> 00:33:56,220
just the tonic - Rob and Dave
turn their hand to making gin.
579
00:33:56,245 --> 00:33:58,631
We've got to leave this a day or so
580
00:33:58,656 --> 00:34:01,391
then it's going into the bottle
after that.
581
00:34:01,416 --> 00:34:03,581
Good luck.
582
00:34:03,606 --> 00:34:08,961
That's in a few minutes' time
on This Week on the Farm.
583
00:34:16,545 --> 00:34:19,851
Welcome back to the final part
of the final episode
584
00:34:19,876 --> 00:34:22,320
of this series of This Week
on the Farm.
585
00:34:22,345 --> 00:34:24,400
Over the last eight weeks or so,
586
00:34:24,425 --> 00:34:27,371
we've seen Rob and Dave's
competitive nature really come
587
00:34:27,396 --> 00:34:29,931
to the fore through a series of
friendly challenges.
588
00:34:29,956 --> 00:34:32,831
You're not joking, and
I don't know how friendly they are.
589
00:34:32,856 --> 00:34:36,241
We've watched them go head-to-head
in a bid to bake the best scone,
590
00:34:36,266 --> 00:34:38,801
they've battled to cook
the tastiest Shepherds pie.
591
00:34:38,826 --> 00:34:41,650
We've even seen them have various
wagers of how many
592
00:34:41,675 --> 00:34:43,430
of their animals are pregnant.
593
00:34:43,455 --> 00:34:46,241
So as it's almost time to say
farewell for the summer,
594
00:34:46,266 --> 00:34:49,191
we thought we'd set them
one final challenge.
595
00:34:55,405 --> 00:35:01,681
Diversification has been the key to
the farm's success over the years,
596
00:35:01,706 --> 00:35:05,661
but there's one potential market
that currently remains untapped.
597
00:35:13,096 --> 00:35:14,941
I really like tasting gin.
598
00:35:14,966 --> 00:35:18,141
I'd actually quite fancy having
a go at producing it.
599
00:35:18,166 --> 00:35:20,911
Always since watching Dukes
of Hazzard
600
00:35:20,936 --> 00:35:23,781
and having those stills and that
moonshine and that kind of thing,
601
00:35:23,806 --> 00:35:27,380
it's always inspired me to one day
actually produce some myself.
602
00:35:30,166 --> 00:35:34,300
They might like to drink gin, but
they've no idea how to make it.
603
00:35:35,296 --> 00:35:37,781
To help, they're
meeting Lisa Cutcliffe.
604
00:35:37,806 --> 00:35:40,550
Hiya, Lisa.
605
00:35:40,575 --> 00:35:42,941
Good.
How are you?
606
00:35:46,736 --> 00:35:49,961
A~ha!
607
00:35:49,986 --> 00:35:51,570
Well, you've come
to the right place.
608
00:35:51,595 --> 00:35:53,661
Shall we?
609
00:35:56,216 --> 00:35:58,781
Lisa's a specialist
in wild wood foraging...
610
00:35:59,996 --> 00:36:02,300
Couple of clean jars in there
for you.
611
00:36:02,325 --> 00:36:05,941
So can help Rob and Dave find the
botanicals they need
612
00:36:05,966 --> 00:36:07,661
to create their own unique gin.
613
00:36:07,686 --> 00:36:11,221
It's called lady's mantle.
It's a medicinal herb.
614
00:36:11,246 --> 00:36:15,271
The lads split up to forage
for their own distinct flavours,
615
00:36:15,296 --> 00:36:18,071
and Rob's found
a flower in abundance.
616
00:36:18,096 --> 00:36:20,500
That's meadowsweet.
Yeah.
617
00:36:20,525 --> 00:36:22,711
So can you see these ones
that have gone over?
618
00:36:22,736 --> 00:36:25,831
They've gone all brown, so you have
these really creamy, frothy ones.
619
00:36:25,856 --> 00:36:28,630
Yeah. If you crush a leaf and smell
it, it smells like Germolene,
620
00:36:28,655 --> 00:36:30,191
it's really nasty.
621
00:36:30,216 --> 00:36:32,941
So you just want the flowers and
when those dry,
622
00:36:32,966 --> 00:36:35,630
they go all vanilla-y.
623
00:36:35,655 --> 00:36:37,380
And here's some honeysuckle?
624
00:36:39,445 --> 00:36:42,351
Wood sorrel, It tastes like apple.
625
00:36:42,376 --> 00:36:45,141
If Dave wants his gin to have
a fruit flavour,
626
00:36:45,166 --> 00:36:48,101
he might have hit the jackpot
with this find.
627
00:36:48,126 --> 00:36:49,661
What have you got there?
628
00:36:49,686 --> 00:36:51,380
Pineapple weed.
629
00:36:51,405 --> 00:36:54,581
If you squeeze the flower and then
give that, give that a sniff,
630
00:36:54,606 --> 00:36:58,351
that's when you get that pineapple
flavour, it's absolutely beautiful.
631
00:36:58,376 --> 00:37:02,831
It's a great smell and I bet it
will add a great flavour to my gin.
632
00:37:02,856 --> 00:37:04,781
I think that's a winner for yours.
633
00:37:04,806 --> 00:37:07,300
Trying to spy on the opposition,
634
00:37:07,325 --> 00:37:09,711
Rob's lurking nearby in the bushes.
635
00:37:13,016 --> 00:37:15,191
Well, that's herb- robert.
636
00:37:17,655 --> 00:37:21,351
You might want to try some before
you go putting it in your gin.
637
00:37:23,216 --> 00:37:25,191
Kind of tastes like burnt
rubber tyres.
638
00:37:25,216 --> 00:37:27,911
Rob, fill your jar
with that.
639
00:37:29,445 --> 00:37:32,581
With the jars overflowing
with floriferous delights,
640
00:37:32,606 --> 00:37:34,831
it's back to the farm kitchen.
641
00:37:34,856 --> 00:37:37,831
To make their gin,
642
00:37:37,856 --> 00:37:41,580
the boys simply add some
all-important juniper berries
643
00:37:41,605 --> 00:37:43,501
and steep their finds in vodka.
644
00:37:45,866 --> 00:37:47,951
Oh, yeah.
645
00:37:54,096 --> 00:37:55,510
Strong stuff, isn't it?
646
00:37:55,535 --> 00:37:58,281
Crikey.
647
00:37:58,306 --> 00:38:00,121
Cheers.
648
00:38:00,146 --> 00:38:01,151
Good luck.
649
00:38:03,386 --> 00:38:05,121
We've got to leave this a day or so.
650
00:38:05,146 --> 00:38:07,361
We're going to sieve it twice,
651
00:38:07,386 --> 00:38:08,921
get all the little bits out of it
652
00:38:08,946 --> 00:38:10,921
then it's going into the bottle
after that.
653
00:38:14,306 --> 00:38:15,871
I'm not going to sabotage anything.
654
00:38:15,896 --> 00:38:17,640
You've already done that!
655
00:38:21,866 --> 00:38:24,031
Well, that looked like good fun,
656
00:38:24,056 --> 00:38:27,401
but how confident are you that
everything in there is edible,
657
00:38:27,426 --> 00:38:28,721
there's nothing poisonous?
658
00:38:38,176 --> 00:38:41,151
Was there anything that surprised
you that you could put in your gin?
659
00:38:41,176 --> 00:38:44,510
There's all sorts of plants
and weeds out there that are edible.
660
00:38:44,535 --> 00:38:47,791
They really taste good. Do you know
what, we must just say, though,
661
00:38:47,816 --> 00:38:50,591
if you are thinking of going
foraging, just be careful.
662
00:38:50,616 --> 00:38:52,510
Get expert advice,
maybe take someone with you
663
00:38:52,535 --> 00:38:55,151
because there are some things that
could cause you problems.
664
00:38:55,176 --> 00:38:58,001
But I'm keen to know, did you dare
to put in any of that pink flower,
665
00:38:58,026 --> 00:39:01,231
the herb-robert, that allegedly
tastes like burnt tyres?
666
00:39:08,896 --> 00:39:10,841
Pretty bold move, I would say,
667
00:39:10,866 --> 00:39:13,121
given your younger brother here has
run away with most
668
00:39:13,146 --> 00:39:14,591
of the challenges this series.
669
00:39:14,616 --> 00:39:16,841
And we're really glad you
put that in here.
670
00:39:16,866 --> 00:39:19,791
Right, you know that I am no
stranger to a bit of gin,
671
00:39:19,816 --> 00:39:22,591
so I am more than happy to step in
and be a judge on this one.
672
00:39:22,616 --> 00:39:25,121
Jules, are you up for it?
Can't wait. Hit us with it.
673
00:39:25,146 --> 00:39:28,151
Here we go, look.
The connoisseurs at work.
674
00:39:29,426 --> 00:39:31,591
Well, as soon as you take
the lid off, I can smell it.
675
00:39:31,616 --> 00:39:34,361
She is pungent.
Rob's first.
676
00:39:34,386 --> 00:39:36,510
There we go. All right, then.
677
00:39:36,535 --> 00:39:37,861
Ooh.
678
00:39:37,886 --> 00:39:39,760
It's aggressive.
679
00:39:39,785 --> 00:39:42,361
Oh, so just remind us
what's in here, Rob?
680
00:39:48,146 --> 00:39:50,361
That definitely does
come through.
681
00:39:50,386 --> 00:39:52,121
And there's no mistaking it's gin.
682
00:39:52,146 --> 00:39:53,791
I actually really like that.
683
00:39:53,816 --> 00:39:55,401
It's fruity, but it's not too much.
684
00:39:58,335 --> 00:40:00,760
Would you, sir? I love it.
I love it.
685
00:40:00,785 --> 00:40:04,001
What have we done? We've created
a monster. OK, here we go.
686
00:40:04,026 --> 00:40:05,591
I like the effort with the garnish.
687
00:40:05,616 --> 00:40:07,041
But if I'm going to be harsh,
688
00:40:07,066 --> 00:40:09,760
it's a little bit more vintage
than I would've gone for.
689
00:40:09,785 --> 00:40:11,760
Is it entirely practical?
690
00:40:11,785 --> 00:40:13,951
You can take the biscuit off.
691
00:40:15,176 --> 00:40:17,401
It takes the biscuit.
692
00:40:17,426 --> 00:40:19,560
Now that is a lot stronger smelling.
693
00:40:19,585 --> 00:40:21,591
I mean that's...
694
00:40:21,616 --> 00:40:23,401
Well, I don't like jules's face.
695
00:40:23,426 --> 00:40:26,041
It's lacking a bit of sweetness,
I think.
696
00:40:26,066 --> 00:40:28,791
I'm sorry, Dave, I'm a big fan of
your dance moves,
697
00:40:28,816 --> 00:40:30,841
less a fan of your gin.
That's awful!
698
00:40:30,866 --> 00:40:32,760
Do you know? I can taste
the hangover already.
699
00:40:32,785 --> 00:40:34,841
That is phenomenal.
700
00:40:34,866 --> 00:40:37,041
This, however,
you could genuinely taste it.
701
00:40:37,066 --> 00:40:40,921
You could drink that neat or with
a tonic. Rob, congratulations.
702
00:40:40,946 --> 00:40:43,481
Yeah. I mean, to be fair to you,
mate, you may not have won
703
00:40:43,506 --> 00:40:45,281
every competition during this
series,
704
00:40:45,306 --> 00:40:47,560
but you have won the last one,
so here's to you.
705
00:40:49,506 --> 00:40:51,231
Cheers, good effort.
706
00:40:51,256 --> 00:40:54,121
Well done, boys, you've been
great sports throughout
707
00:40:54,146 --> 00:40:55,871
all these challenges.
Cheers, me dear.
708
00:40:55,896 --> 00:40:59,430
Cheers. Well, I am so sorry to say
that that's almost the end
709
00:40:59,455 --> 00:41:01,760
of this series, but with gin
in hand,
710
00:41:01,785 --> 00:41:03,951
let's enjoy some of our best bits.
711
00:41:07,226 --> 00:41:09,281
It's making my mouth water already.
712
00:41:09,306 --> 00:41:12,151
It's good to see you, but I'm not
holding it in any longer,
713
00:41:12,176 --> 00:41:13,841
we're on the farm!
714
00:41:15,616 --> 00:41:18,711
Mister Lover- Lover
Mister Boombastic!
715
00:41:18,736 --> 00:41:20,310
You can't unsee that.
716
00:41:23,966 --> 00:41:25,171
Annie and Oliver.
717
00:41:25,196 --> 00:41:26,660
Ozzy Horse-Bourne.
718
00:41:26,685 --> 00:41:27,921
Pony Hadley.
719
00:41:27,946 --> 00:41:29,281
Solid gold!
720
00:41:29,306 --> 00:41:31,481
Lambing on the doorstep.
721
00:41:39,816 --> 00:41:41,151
So this is wasabi rocket.
722
00:41:41,176 --> 00:41:44,151
I'm thrilled to announce that I won
the bet.
723
00:41:44,176 --> 00:41:47,510
So that's how he's winning,
he's plying him with drink!
724
00:41:47,535 --> 00:41:48,921
He's stood up so well,
725
00:41:48,946 --> 00:41:52,071
there's not many little lambs and
calves that can do that.
726
00:41:52,096 --> 00:41:54,741
Dave. Thanks a lot.
727
00:41:56,626 --> 00:41:58,801
Annie?
728
00:42:01,906 --> 00:42:04,291
Incredible. What a journey
it has been,
729
00:42:04,316 --> 00:42:07,161
but sadly, that really is all
we have time for.
730
00:42:07,186 --> 00:42:10,491
But we'd like to say a huge thank
you to everybody that's supported
731
00:42:10,516 --> 00:42:12,241
this series over the last few
months,
732
00:42:12,266 --> 00:42:13,801
to farmers up and down the land,
733
00:42:13,826 --> 00:42:17,051
and of course, to the amazing team
here at Cannon Hall Farm,
734
00:42:17,076 --> 00:42:20,491
and to you two in particular,
Rob and Dave. Have you enjoyed it?
735
00:42:20,516 --> 00:42:22,051
I've loved every minute of it.
736
00:42:25,156 --> 00:42:28,491
Look, we've picked your gin,
you don't need to suck up to us now!
737
00:42:28,516 --> 00:42:31,570
Thank you so much
for your hospitality
738
00:42:31,595 --> 00:42:34,690
and thank you for watching and all
of your lovely messages.
739
00:42:34,715 --> 00:42:38,291
For now, at least, it's goodbye from
all of us on the farm.
740
00:42:38,316 --> 00:42:39,690
Cheers! Cheers!
741
00:42:49,536 --> 00:42:52,491
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