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| Tractor stars in ‘big brother’ farming show |
 Welsh young farmers selected to compete for a Farmer of the Year title have been reflecting on their performances and vent their frustrations while sitting in a tractor cab ‘diary room’ after tackling a range of different farming skill challenges. Contestants are free to express their feelings once the cab door has been shut of the Landini Powermondial, supplied by Colwyn Bay-based dealer DLC Equipment. Fferm Ffactor, running on the Welsh television channel S4C, can be watched online at www.S4C.co.uk/clic with English sub-titles. The contest combines individual skill tests like cattle and sheep judging, quad bike handling and stock valuation, with team competitions to test how well contestants work as part of a group. The winner stands to win a new pick-up truck as well as the Fferm Ffactor Farmer of the Year title. The Perkins-engined Landini Powermondial 120 tractor used for the ‘diary room’ and as a backdrop to the eviction sequence at the end of each programme, is a familiar sight in north Wales, where much of the series was filmed by production company Cwmni Da. A sister company of DLC Equipment, contracting firm David Lloyd Contractors, runs a fleet of the tractors to keep grass road verges trim throughout the spring and summer. Each of the farmers survived a public vote and an elimination contest at the Royal Welsh Show to get a place in the programme. |