Royal Welsh Show: What does a Welsh farm look like in 10 years?

The future farmer will also depend on science and data to survive changing weather and ever tougher margins, he said.

“Things like automated feeders and daily livestock weighing to get the efficiency right.”

Despite all the “exciting ideas” young farmers can bring, Mr Hampson-Smith said “getting your foot in the door for people who don't come from an agricultural background like me is extremely difficult”.

He grew up in a non-farming family in Cwmbran, Blaenau Gwent and has had to farm on rented ground.

Angharad Thomas, 27, who grew up on her family’s sheep and cattle farm near Carmarthen, said farms in her area are selling for more than a million pounds.

“So many young farmers that want to farm but with the prices tags it is a big barrier.”