Welsh Sheep 2011 was based at Maesllwyni Farm, Penegoes, Machynlleth, with the farm tour taking in Maesterran.

The setting gave visitors the chance to see how a traditional Mid Wales family farming enterprise has developed.

The setting was a 440-hectare holding run as two separate units by brothers Dafydd and John Jones (pictured) and spread over three consecutive valleys.

The system has been organic since conversion in 2001 and the brothers have been selling organic beef and lamb since 2003. Most of the finished lamb and beef goes to Waitrose.

There are a total 2,000 ewes, 1500 mainly texel x ewes, crossed with Texel, Charollais, Suffolk and Charollais x Beltex rams, and 500 Brecknock Welsh ewes, crossed with Texel and Welsh.

The ewe lambs are wintered at home on grazed grass over winter and go onto good summer grass to be ready for autumn tupping, with no concentrate feed needed.