‘It’s about community, culture and language’: Welsh family farmers dig in for their future

The Davies have farmed their Welsh heartland for generations - and neither trade pressures nor tree-planters will stop them

John Davies' family has farmed in the hills and valleys of mid Wales just north of Brecon since the 19th century and his most cherished times now are when he is working shoulder to shoulder with his 91-year-old father, Elwyn, and 20-year-old son, Brychan.

That's incredibly rewarding," says Davies, 55. There's a balance there. Dad has seen it all, done it all. Brychan brings in the new things from college. It's good to see that blend of experience and ambition and I'm in the middle, the bridge.