If you’d said to me a year ago I’d be hooked on farming videos, I would have laughed. Yet here I am, wanting more! It’s all too easy to go to the supermarket and buy your food and not give a second though about how much effort goes into getting it produced. It’s amazing how detailed and intricate the farming process is. Huge respect to all the farmers.
Yeah. This should be essential viewing for people. I’ve told most people I know they need to watch this channel. And I’m tempted to begin stopping strangers in the street.
Always been a car fan, but I cannot believe how excited I get when a farm video comes out! Thanks for teaching me so much. But now I want a combine harvester...
As a big car enthusiast, I completely agree. I am actually a city boy (Oslo, Norway), but moved to the countryside in Denmark (Jutland) with my Danish wife when I was 33. I never thought I would be interested in agriculture (I'm an IT software engineer), but now it's happening right outside the house (100 meters away) and it's actually very interesting to follow the work throughout the year. We also have farmers in my wife's family and now, thanks to, among others, Harry, I can participate in the conversations without being a total noob :)
Funny enough, it was Clarkson's farm that interested me in watching this channel, I have only watched a few videos but I like Harry's style no doubt a great farmer and great youtuber too.
So interesting as usual Harry. My Father who died back in 1966 and who farmed through the war, would not believe the technical assistance you have available today.
Wonderful, thank you Harry and team. Took me back some fifty odd years to sitting on a harvester in the heart of Herefordshire well into the night as a young boy, lights blazing into the dust, cups of tea off the back of the Austin Cambridge pickup I was allowed to drive in the field, stretching for the pedals and stirring the column gear change. Seems like yesterday.
My first vehicle after passing the test 1962 was an Austin A90 pickup with an Austin Healy 3000 lump in it. Tongue and grove flooring tailboard, scaffold tube bumpers, hand painted black and white. Not forgetting the column change stirring change with lots of play, bench courting seat.
Same here, as a 14 year old operating in the late 60’s a Massey Harris open cab combine harvester day and night, ended up completely black, just a pair of goggles and a bandana as a mask. Our back up vehicle driven by my Aunt was an Austin A40 van, she delivered lovely lunches in the fields. Different but wonderful times.
@@dfxl6587 Me too , mid 60s. Up to 10 combines started the day usually down to 5 by the afternoon, but all repaired and going by morning. Late 60s 1 cabbed Class Senator did it all, but often 24hrs every dryish day.
Started off on the Harry's Garage channel but actually I'm now enjoying the Farm channel that bit more. Many thanks Harry for keeping these videos coming, they are entertaining as well as quite informative. And I did appreciate the occasional 'Boris' hints in this one :)
For what's its worth a hand held pressurized weed sprayer just filled with water makes an excellent fire suppressant. The long hose and gun let's you poke it in places you can reach and the nozzle fan covers a bit of surface. A little bit of water goes a long way. Not heavy, refillable, cheap and compact. Great for jobs like welding in place where a fine mist of water stops things catching fire but doesn't soak critical parts or work areas. Yes. Fires are scary.
I've always known farming was challenging, but never imagined how complex the decisions and planning could be. Really informative and interesting video.
Always interesting. Borderline scary, i.e., the risks and decisions in everyday farming. Also, watching that clip of Charlie driving the combine with you beside him, the level of concentration he was displaying was incredible...and, I daresay, exhausting, to successfully operate that bit of kit. Nicely done, you guys!
Great update video Harry. You and Charlie make a great team at harvest. Thanks for providing so much detail. I really love watching farm machinery in the field and your drone shots and camera work scratch that itch perfectly.
Great stuff. My Dad used to work in the agricultural industry, and I loved working with him during school and uni holidays. So much more rewarding than a desk! The Volvo racing was a nice touch.
As someone who lives in Colorado, I am sorry to see more and more people living with the dangers of fires. Stay safe, stay aware, but don't let a healthy worry develop into a chronic stressor. Best of luck on your future harvests
As much as a problem as it is, it's hardly an increase. There's been at least 3 droughts much worse than this last century, 1921 being the most severe. That said, I still sympathise with farmers who deal with arson and chaff ignition, whilst harvesting, during these times.
We have been out on the fire truck 7 times today, 4 of them for harvest crop fires, yesterday we delt with one that engulfed 100 + acres of unharvested barley. It been a busy harvest season for us so far here in Marlborough. Fortunately no combine harvesters have gone up in smoke. Glad you caught yours in time.
I always wondered why those tractors towing trailers full of grain seem to drive like complete nutters. Now I know they rushing to get back before the combine overflows.
Great video, as always, Harry. There doesn't appear to be an upside to farming. Fantastic yield and value but offset by additional costs. I guess, as long as there is some profit at the end of the harvest, then things aren't quite so bad. As Eric Idle would say "Always look on the bright side of life".
Oh Harry will be doing ok this year... Sae situation here in Canada. Farmers will not be hurting this year. Especially if they are able to get through a second harvest.
@@robertsmith9810 of course everyone lies, I have done so and am sure will continue to however, I don’t have millions of people’s lives in my hands every single day of the week nor have the consequences of my lies literally killed hundreds of thousands of people or crippled them financially or created greater division in a country in the history of that country! To deny those facts is in of itself a lie and for what, something as pathetic as a political ideology so pathologically set in its ways it chooses to run with the lies it has sided with than take a moral and ethical high road for one moment so as to save the most fundamental thing of all, human life! And for what it’s worth, I’m no raging lefty, righty or middley, I just hope for better standards from people who have the care of a nation in their hands, I don’t think that unreasonable!
@@ianmedium I hope you feel better for that sermon vicar keep taking the pills and you will soon be better i was not defending any one just like the combine no one is perfect The perfect man has never been born and a good job too But you seam to come close so go in peace my son and bless you
As you are a watch fan i will add a story a dad of a friend who was agricultural contractor he bought a new Timex wrist watch for £5 the chap who worked for him said you have just thrown £5 down the drain mate for buying that cheap Timex John proudly still wore the watch 5yrs later when he told me this story
Absolutely fantastic series Mr Harry. Thankyou for keeping us lesser mortals informed as to the in's & out's, up's & down's of farming in an average farm in the UK just up the road from me here in Swindon. On a light note, I can always spot a true Englishman. 'YU NOT APPY UNLESS YU HAVIN A MOUN.'' Haha. All good fortunes to you Mr Harry and look forward to new episodes of how you are gettin on.
I live in Vietnam and a group of us gather for a wet or three, we made a rule only nice mouning. Hence the name. There was a chain of Italian restaurant's called Good Morning Vietnam with one just around the corner, that sadly went out of business after the owner died. Great film also.
Great Videos. As a 'townie' I find this an insight into farming that I have never appreciated before and the technical aspects of modern day farming equipment amazes me. Thank you Harry.
Great video Harry,keep up the good work.I am an ex farmer in NZ so appreciate the trials and tribulations of harvest,glad im not farming now with all the rules,regulations and pressures that the modern farmer is faced with even here in NZ.
Takes me back to my roots growing up on a 500 acre farm in Ontario, Canada. Later I ran a combine in the harvest season to earn money for school. It was a fine life to grow up. Not a great way to earn a living so I went off to a hitech career which turned out to get the job done. Really enjoy Harry sharing the life.
Thanks for the insight - fascinating as always. Can I ask if the farm is always profitable, or if you have years where it actually costs you money? Just curious, as you always seem incredibly phlegmatic irrespective of conditions or yield.
Harry, as a motorsport competitor (stage rallying) a car enthusiast, and an ex-RAF fighter pilot! “Farming, schmarming”should have been my mantra! No adrenaline in farming? However, clearly there is jeopardy which leads to adrenaline I am sure. Exam Q, what is it about your Harry’s Farm that is so damn interesting? PS, love Harry’s Garage. Love the new 911.
Harry - I simply love your output! Effortlessly blending in family anecdotes, films of family japes, stunning drone footage, tales of Evo twattery and fascinating insights (for a non-farmer such as me!) Together with the Garage vidoes, there's a real sense of vicarious joy. Please keep them coming!
From start to finish, this video was 22 minutes of mind blowing education. Harry, I am humbled by you and the countless thousands who work in your profession.
Great video as always @Harry's Farm Regarding protein content in the wheat, I would suspect, that even if you were to add late nitrogen. You might not even reach milling quality, because with no moisture in the ground. The plant wouldn't even be able to access/uptake any of that nitrogen. And you could even risk losing a fair amount of it at a later stage, if you had no cover crop, for when rain comes back.
I have an allotment of 250 sq metres and this season has been really hard but when I watch your videos I have developed huge respect for the farming community. If my harvests fail I feel disappointed and then drive to the supermarket to feed myself. You guys have to feed the nation, any failures on your side and the population goes hungry. 💕💕✌✌
Now you know how Australian farmers feel a lot of the time. 2018-2019 virtually no rain in NSW and since the drought broke in early 2020 we have had rain virtually all the time and floods. Farming sort of sucks because not only do you have economic risk and production risks like manufacturers but you get the added bonus of weather risk on top.
This vid has been a treat to watch as ever Harry. Great to see a bit of Charlie input too. Very surprised to learn that the combo doesn’t have a built in fire suppression system. Would that be something other units have?
Going to be some difficult decisions to be made for this planting season.... The weather must be a real quandary Harry! Good to learn that you got a good harvest in so far though 😉!
I know they're built to do the job, but I'm still amazed that combine harvesters work as well as they do. Thinking about the number of bearings, linkages, belts, chains, motors, blades, drums, filters, nuts, bolts, doobries and whatnots involved, their whole lives are one long torture test and a sympathetic mechanic's nightmare.
Harry, I'd be really interested in your view of field burning. I remember my dad when he farmed did it every year, and my question would be if there's a benefit to bring it back for what it puts back into the soil when mulched in?
My wife works for a grain merchants, she personally deals with wheat and barley, when we watch your videos she can almost correctly guess what it is you are going to say about the prices and why the proteins are low/heavier yield, her work are impressed with her for also watching your videos
If you need to be educated on farm work and appreciate what these farmers put up with… Harry s farm gives it to you in spades! … or maybe buckets or trailers 🤷♂️ but Thankyou !
Another wonderful video Harry, thank you. It is a predicament with this drought and what/if to plant. Charlie’s old video was amazing, reminds me of learning to drive at 8 years old in 97’ on an 88’ Chevy Caprice police car. It’s also amazing what he said with the man and the drought in 73’ from March to Sept no rain and there was nothing to combine. An entire season wasted. Be VERY thankful you have the Evo backup and you can soak up a few dead seasons if absolutely needed. You had your supercar, brought things back to some sense of reality with a still beautiful collection and still enjoying life, keep it up sir, your seeing things I will never get to.
Informative and entertaining as always. Thank you chaps. Here on the Wiltshire downs you’re hard pushed to tell the difference between a cornfield and grassland as it’s all so dry. Great to know the farmers are having a bumper harvest though👍🏻
With the old adage, 'If we didn't have any rain, we wouldn't have any lakes!' So frequently heard in many happy years living up there. Stunning county, all of it really.
Harry, it would have been great if you had pointed the camera down into the header from the cab so the viewers can see it at work. It can be both mesmerising and therapeutic at the same time !
Fantastic video Harry. Many thanks. There is no one in the world producing such accurate, down to earth, practical and especially on a family basis. Love the footage / flashback. Best of luck for the rest of this season and beyond.
Why do you store the grain in the shed instead of a silo? A silo would be easier. Is it a temperature control issue? We farmed A lot of grain in Australia and that's just how how we did it, but I don't remember temperature being a problem. I guess in Central Queensland it probably wasn't.
Cheers Harry, dust!! I've got a picture some where my face black as soot, 69, Massey combine can't remember the number no cab, having to empty trailer myself as well, those were the days
Another great video - thanks Harry. I wish more people round the world thought of people like your family when they think of Brits. Intelligent, hard working and interesting - love it. Keep up the good work, I really enjoy watching what your team are up to.
harry, you say that the sale of straw behind the combinein you part of the world is a non starter. i imagine however that there is a cost to chopping straw as it goes through the axial flow, diesel is over 120p per lktre thus i imagine there is a substantial cosg to chopping. any idea as to how much this is?
Not quite as dry here in the Yorkshire Dales but some fire risk. 🔥 Great video once again. Glad to see good yields. You'll be able to pay for the diesel ⛽
I’m only keeping the crops in my greenhouse alive, everything else on the allotment just has to cope by itself. Here in London we haven’t had good rain since April.
My uncle grew a family farm into thousands of acres of cropland. Seeing the equipment you are using reminds me so much of what (now) my cousin and his son use. The guidance system for tractors and combines is marvelous. The ability to see all that harvest data in real-time is amazing. A grew up a farm boy, so this update is highly interesting to me. For all of our nonfarming neighbors, your work is very informative.
This has to be the best thing I watch on any medium!!! Thoroughly enjoyable and fascinating viewing. Harry really draws you in to what it's like to farm in the UK.
Brilliantly done as always harry , look forward to your videos as they are informative as well as entertaining. Would love to get bk in to the industry, watching all these ag videos just makes me want it more. Thanks harry
It occurs to me, what are we going to do with all the wheat what isn't milling grade if the government force farmers to get rid of all their livestock? It's all well and good to talk about reducing emissions but a good deal of crops don't make the grade and if there are no animals to feed with it then it would be pretty much worthless. Also what about all the grass land that can't be used for crops, getting rid of the cattle and sheep off that land means it effectively becomes useless. I don't think they have thought these policies through properly at all.
Brought back such happy memories of corn carting for Mr Jenkinson at nearby Eastleach- summer of 1983. We used to burn the straw back then - how times have changed.
Another very informative farm video for the totally ignorant (me). Exciting too. Will Harry combine everything before he runs out of diesel?! I also couldn’t help but think about the poor Ukrainian farmers trying to harvest and watching their wheat fields go up in flames and worse. I wish them the peaceful serenity of Harry’s farm in the very near future.
Great video Harry. As someone who has experienced many harvests I really enjoy watching your videos. You manage to capture the joys, trails and tribulations of the farming year. Kept it up!
This is fascinating. I've always loved watching the combines around here but no idea how technical it all is. Great to learn a bit from behind the scenes. Subscribed.
Great video thanks. Love the machine footage. While on holiday in Bulgaria I notice every field has one combine width cut and the ground is tilled especially along by roads to prevent fire spreading.
Im a similar age to Charlie and also learned to drive a blue Volvo 340 in a field, which let to me buying a 340 3dr in grey as my first car. Unfortunately for me, that's where any similarity in our car lives ended. Great video, as ever.
I can remember those Volvo's 340's or similar? Good call with that smell - Lucky with that fire- maybe a learning point for ALL in future dry seasons or with lots of dust around is to consider a second or third blow down during the working day to reduce the risks? Spending time to save.
Good thinking Rob. Fires starting with bearings running hot or disintegrating are another common cause, esp with chaff and straw on them. drivers are more isolated now with sealed cabs which stop the smell and music which drowns the sound
Keep the water bowser hitched up and ready.. This takes me back to my days farming. Trying to push up in the barn and get back to unload.. Most people have no idea the work, stress that goes into a loaf of bread. In my youth, the harvest was handled in bags and sacks, every one carried on your back.
Not in agriculture myself, but appreciate the work that goes into harvest. But am an Oxfordshire resident and yes, I'm living in a dust bowl right now!
the yeids were poor in 1976 because we basically had very little rain from June 1975 after being very wet the year before., also 1984 was a very heavy wheat year only needed to load lorries 3/4 full the pile seemed to last forever
If you’d said to me a year ago I’d be hooked on farming videos, I would have laughed. Yet here I am, wanting more! It’s all too easy to go to the supermarket and buy your food and not give a second though about how much effort goes into getting it produced. It’s amazing how detailed and intricate the farming process is. Huge respect to all the farmers.
That make two of us. I feel the same way.
yeah same! Welker Farms is another good one, though radically different to Harry's operation
Farmer P is another good one
Yeah. This should be essential viewing for people. I’ve told most people I know they need to watch this channel. And I’m tempted to begin stopping strangers in the street.
I agree !!!🚜🚜🚜🚜
Always been a car fan, but I cannot believe how excited I get when a farm video comes out! Thanks for teaching me so much. But now I want a combine harvester...
I’ve got a brand new combine harvester, I’ll give you the keys if you want?
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@@oliverattwell8013 I've got 20 acres, how many have you got?
As a big car enthusiast, I completely agree. I am actually a city boy (Oslo, Norway), but moved to the countryside in Denmark (Jutland) with my Danish wife when I was 33. I never thought I would be interested in agriculture (I'm an IT software engineer), but now it's happening right outside the house (100 meters away) and it's actually very interesting to follow the work throughout the year. We also have farmers in my wife's family and now, thanks to, among others, Harry, I can participate in the conversations without being a total noob :)
Funny enough, it was Clarkson's farm that interested me in watching this channel, I have only watched a few videos but I like Harry's style no doubt a great farmer and great youtuber too.
"We call the combine Boris because it doesn't always tell the truth" Lovely understatement from Harry there.
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Johnson 24/7
@Paul Fellows Yep 👍
@Paul Fellows yes but the johnson took telling lies to a new level ..................
Bear in mind that politicians are only considerate not to tell us the truth because most of us 'can't handle the truth'.
So interesting as usual Harry. My Father who died back in 1966 and who farmed through the war, would not believe the technical assistance you have available today.
It would have been a hard graft back then (no doubt it still is!). Much respect to him.
Wonderful, thank you Harry and team. Took me back some fifty odd years to sitting on a harvester in the heart of Herefordshire well into the night as a young boy, lights blazing into the dust, cups of tea off the back of the Austin Cambridge pickup I was allowed to drive in the field, stretching for the pedals and stirring the column gear change. Seems like yesterday.
Days gone by
My first vehicle after passing the test 1962 was an Austin A90 pickup with an Austin Healy 3000 lump in it. Tongue and grove flooring tailboard, scaffold tube bumpers, hand painted black and white. Not forgetting the column change stirring change with lots of play, bench courting seat.
Same here, as a 14 year old operating in the late 60’s a Massey Harris open cab combine harvester day and night, ended up completely black, just a pair of goggles and a bandana as a mask.
Our back up vehicle driven by my Aunt was an Austin A40 van, she delivered lovely lunches in the fields. Different but wonderful times.
Sounds just like my Father-in-law on his open cab Massey Ferguson combine. How things have changed.
@@dfxl6587 Me too , mid 60s. Up to 10 combines started the day usually down to 5 by the afternoon, but all repaired and going by morning.
Late 60s 1 cabbed Class Senator did it all, but often 24hrs every dryish day.
Enjoyed the extended director's cut of the chat in the Cab with Charlie
Started off on the Harry's Garage channel but actually I'm now enjoying the Farm channel that bit more. Many thanks Harry for keeping these videos coming, they are entertaining as well as quite informative. And I did appreciate the occasional 'Boris' hints in this one :)
This is so interesting, especially when compared to the niche trivia that BBC broadcasts about farming matters.
BBC 🤮
Ah yes, the Days-Out-For-Wealthy-Upper-Middle-Class-Londoners show every sunday. Farming today at 6:45am on Radio 4 is much more real world.
For what's its worth a hand held pressurized weed sprayer just filled with water makes an excellent fire suppressant. The long hose and gun let's you poke it in places you can reach and the nozzle fan covers a bit of surface. A little bit of water goes a long way. Not heavy, refillable, cheap and compact. Great for jobs like welding in place where a fine mist of water stops things catching fire but doesn't soak critical parts or work areas. Yes. Fires are scary.
I've always known farming was challenging, but never imagined how complex the decisions and planning could be. Really informative and interesting video.
Always interesting. Borderline scary, i.e., the risks and decisions in everyday farming. Also, watching that clip of Charlie driving the combine with you beside him, the level of concentration he was displaying was incredible...and, I daresay, exhausting, to successfully operate that bit of kit. Nicely done, you guys!
Great update video Harry. You and Charlie make a great team at harvest. Thanks for providing so much detail. I really love watching farm machinery in the field and your drone shots and camera work scratch that itch perfectly.
Great stuff. My Dad used to work in the agricultural industry, and I loved working with him during school and uni holidays. So much more rewarding than a desk!
The Volvo racing was a nice touch.
Loving the drone shots of the farm. Never fails to deliver this channel!
It really is a great addition to an already great video.
As someone who lives in Colorado, I am sorry to see more and more people living with the dangers of fires. Stay safe, stay aware, but don't let a healthy worry develop into a chronic stressor. Best of luck on your future harvests
As much as a problem as it is, it's hardly an increase. There's been at least 3 droughts much worse than this last century, 1921 being the most severe. That said, I still sympathise with farmers who deal with arson and chaff ignition, whilst harvesting, during these times.
Great video Harry, you are really good at 'telling the story' :)
Nice one Harry, pleased there is some good news out of this harvest for you, stay safe. Nice to see Charlie again.
What’s he staying safe from exactly?
@@gdfggggg fire, dust, aliens what ever.
@@neilfairless4589 fair dinkum
We have been out on the fire truck 7 times today, 4 of them for harvest crop fires, yesterday we delt with one that engulfed 100 + acres of unharvested barley. It been a busy harvest season for us so far here in Marlborough. Fortunately no combine harvesters have gone up in smoke. Glad you caught yours in time.
I always wondered why those tractors towing trailers full of grain seem to drive like complete nutters. Now I know they rushing to get back before the combine overflows.
Great video, as always, Harry. There doesn't appear to be an upside to farming. Fantastic yield and value but offset by additional costs. I guess, as long as there is some profit at the end of the harvest, then things aren't quite so bad. As Eric Idle would say "Always look on the bright side of life".
Oh Harry will be doing ok this year... Sae situation here in Canada. Farmers will not be hurting this year. Especially if they are able to get through a second harvest.
Yes you never win farming. Milk price is sky high but so are our costs.
The crop of Russian steal is doing well for Ukrainian farmers though.
On a more serious note imagine farming with un exploded ordinance in your field.
Boris, because he doesn’t always tell the truth, love it Harry!😂 and I see your son has good taste in watches like his dad👍
when the question of lies comes up i allways ask Do you tell lies if the answer is no i will reply that`s another one
@@robertsmith9810 of course everyone lies, I have done so and am sure will continue to however, I don’t have millions of people’s lives in my hands every single day of the week nor have the consequences of my lies literally killed hundreds of thousands of people or crippled them financially or created greater division in a country in the history of that country! To deny those facts is in of itself a lie and for what, something as pathetic as a political ideology so pathologically set in its ways it chooses to run with the lies it has sided with than take a moral and ethical high road for one moment so as to save the most fundamental thing of all, human life!
And for what it’s worth, I’m no raging lefty, righty or middley, I just hope for better standards from people who have the care of a nation in their hands, I don’t think that unreasonable!
What model or brand is it? I like it as well
@@ianmedium I hope you feel better for that sermon vicar keep taking the pills and you will soon be better i was not defending any one just like the combine no one is perfect
The perfect man has never been born and a good job too But you seam to come close so go in peace my son and bless you
As you are a watch fan i will add a story a dad of a friend who was agricultural contractor he bought a new Timex wrist watch for £5 the chap who worked for him said you have just thrown £5 down the drain mate for buying that cheap Timex John proudly still wore the watch 5yrs later when he told me this story
Absolutely fantastic series Mr Harry. Thankyou for keeping us lesser mortals informed as to the in's & out's, up's & down's of farming in an average farm in the UK just up the road from me here in Swindon. On a light note, I can always spot a true Englishman. 'YU NOT APPY UNLESS YU HAVIN A MOUN.'' Haha. All good fortunes to you Mr Harry and look forward to new episodes of how you are gettin on.
I live in Vietnam and a group of us gather for a wet or three, we made a rule only nice mouning. Hence the name.
There was a chain of Italian restaurant's called Good Morning Vietnam with one just around the corner, that sadly went out of business after the owner died. Great film also.
Great Videos. As a 'townie' I find this an insight into farming that I have never appreciated before and the technical aspects of modern day farming equipment amazes me. Thank you Harry.
Great video Harry,keep up the good work.I am an ex farmer in NZ so appreciate the trials and tribulations of harvest,glad im not farming now with all the rules,regulations and pressures that the modern farmer is faced with even here in NZ.
Takes me back to my roots growing up on a 500 acre farm in Ontario, Canada. Later I ran a combine in the harvest season to earn money for school. It was a fine life to grow up. Not a great way to earn a living so I went off to a hitech career which turned out to get the job done. Really enjoy Harry sharing the life.
Love the drone footage, Harry. Very interesting film & good to see some Father/son harvesting
Great Commentary Harry. Keep up the good work from an Aussie Farmer. cheers
Thanks for the insight - fascinating as always. Can I ask if the farm is always profitable, or if you have years where it actually costs you money? Just curious, as you always seem incredibly phlegmatic irrespective of conditions or yield.
Yes I did enjoyed the video as always - great stuff!
Great vid. Good to know where the wheat came from for our Lloyds Animal Feeds Mill at Wrexham to keep our high quality feed flowing 😀😀
Brilliant video! You must be very proud of Charlie, it’s great to see you both working together
Harry, as a motorsport competitor (stage rallying) a car enthusiast, and an ex-RAF fighter pilot! “Farming, schmarming”should have been my mantra! No adrenaline in farming? However, clearly there is jeopardy which leads to adrenaline I am sure. Exam Q, what is it about your Harry’s Farm that is so damn interesting? PS, love Harry’s Garage. Love the new 911.
Harry - I simply love your output!
Effortlessly blending in family anecdotes, films of family japes, stunning drone footage, tales of Evo twattery and fascinating insights (for a non-farmer such as me!)
Together with the Garage vidoes, there's a real sense of vicarious joy.
Please keep them coming!
From start to finish, this video was 22 minutes of mind blowing education. Harry, I am humbled by you and the countless thousands who work in your profession.
Great video as always @Harry's Farm
Regarding protein content in the wheat, I would suspect, that even if you were to add late nitrogen. You might not even reach milling quality, because with no moisture in the ground. The plant wouldn't even be able to access/uptake any of that nitrogen.
And you could even risk losing a fair amount of it at a later stage, if you had no cover crop, for when rain comes back.
I have an allotment of 250 sq metres and this season has been really hard but when I watch your videos I have developed huge respect for the farming community. If my harvests fail I feel disappointed and then drive to the supermarket to feed myself. You guys have to feed the nation, any failures on your side and the population goes hungry. 💕💕✌✌
Charlie is a lucky boy
Calling the combine "Boris" because it doesn't always tell the truth! Brilliant. But I bet it's still way more honest than Boris....
Now you know how Australian farmers feel a lot of the time. 2018-2019 virtually no rain in NSW and since the drought broke in early 2020 we have had rain virtually all the time and floods. Farming sort of sucks because not only do you have economic risk and production risks like manufacturers but you get the added bonus of weather risk on top.
Hello from Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Canada great videos thanks for sharing
Always great to see the interaction between Harry and Charlie
Mega stuff this.. brilliant vid nice work Charlie love the combine and you call it Boris! Ha ha excellent!
This vid has been a treat to watch as ever Harry. Great to see a bit of Charlie input too. Very surprised to learn that the combo doesn’t have a built in fire suppression system. Would that be something other units have?
Going to be some difficult decisions to be made for this planting season.... The weather must be a real quandary Harry! Good to learn that you got a good harvest in so far though 😉!
I know they're built to do the job, but I'm still amazed that combine harvesters work as well as they do.
Thinking about the number of bearings, linkages, belts, chains, motors, blades, drums, filters, nuts, bolts, doobries and whatnots involved, their whole lives are one long torture test and a sympathetic mechanic's nightmare.
congrats on 100k subs! loving the videos
Wow what an amazing video Harry thank you so much!!
This episode should be titled 'Everything is a compromise'.
Harry, I'd be really interested in your view of field burning.
I remember my dad when he farmed did it every year, and my question would be if there's a benefit to bring it back for what it puts back into the soil when mulched in?
My wife works for a grain merchants, she personally deals with wheat and barley, when we watch your videos she can almost correctly guess what it is you are going to say about the prices and why the proteins are low/heavier yield, her work are impressed with her for also watching your videos
If you need to be educated on farm work and appreciate what these farmers put up with… Harry s farm gives it to you in spades! … or maybe buckets or trailers 🤷♂️ but Thankyou !
If a spark ignited the back of the combine harvester it would be a fireball . Dust is the worst
Cabin dialogue was a lovely addition guys
Another wonderful video Harry, thank you. It is a predicament with this drought and what/if to plant. Charlie’s old video was amazing, reminds me of learning to drive at 8 years old in 97’ on an 88’ Chevy Caprice police car. It’s also amazing what he said with the man and the drought in 73’ from March to Sept no rain and there was nothing to combine. An entire season wasted.
Be VERY thankful you have the Evo backup and you can soak up a few dead seasons if absolutely needed. You had your supercar, brought things back to some sense of reality with a still beautiful collection and still enjoying life, keep it up sir, your seeing things I will never get to.
Very loud laugh at the combines nickname!
Ha Ha, Charlie has the same Breitling I have, one of my favorite watches ever.
Informative and entertaining as always. Thank you chaps.
Here on the Wiltshire downs you’re hard pushed to tell the difference between a cornfield and grassland as it’s all so dry. Great to know the farmers are having a bumper harvest though👍🏻
Pretty perfect in Cumbria. Plenty of rain and sunshine
With the old adage, 'If we didn't have any rain, we wouldn't have any lakes!' So frequently heard in many happy years living up there. Stunning county, all of it really.
Harry, it would have been great if you had pointed the camera down into the header from the cab so the viewers can see it at work. It can be both mesmerising and therapeutic at the same time !
Great video, the way things are going a crop of cactus might be the way to go.
Brilliant update, thanks Harry & team 👍👍 Love the drone shots and the detail of how crops are measured. 👍👍
always look forward to these videos
Fantastic video Harry. Many thanks. There is no one in the world producing such accurate, down to earth, practical and especially on a family basis. Love the footage / flashback. Best of luck for the rest of this season and beyond.
could not even imagine i would wait these farm videos with such desire and curiosity. it is amazing. keep it up Mr Harry
Why do you store the grain in the shed instead of a silo? A silo would be easier. Is it a temperature control issue? We farmed A lot of grain in Australia and that's just how how we did it, but I don't remember temperature being a problem. I guess in Central Queensland it probably wasn't.
That's the first time I've ever seen a blower put to sensible use at 6' 06". Thanks Harry for sharing all this, invaluable info. Cheers.
Cheers Harry, dust!! I've got a picture some where my face black as soot, 69, Massey combine can't remember the number no cab, having to empty trailer myself as well, those were the days
Nice to see a real UK farmer on y-tube unlike that Clarkson guy. Cheers from Ontario Canada.
Clarksons farm is next door, i reckon they’re best buds
Another great video - thanks Harry. I wish more people round the world thought of people like your family when they think of Brits. Intelligent, hard working and interesting - love it. Keep up the good work, I really enjoy watching what your team are up to.
Brilliant Harry, thanks for taking us along it's great to see how we get our food and all the day to day problems
harry, you say that the sale of straw behind the combinein you part of the world is a non starter. i imagine however that there is a cost to chopping straw as it goes through the axial flow, diesel is over 120p per lktre thus i imagine there is a substantial cosg to chopping. any idea as to how much this is?
Not quite as dry here in the Yorkshire Dales but some fire risk. 🔥 Great video once again. Glad to see good yields. You'll be able to pay for the diesel ⛽
I’m only keeping the crops in my greenhouse alive, everything else on the allotment just has to cope by itself. Here in London we haven’t had good rain since April.
My uncle grew a family farm into thousands of acres of cropland. Seeing the equipment you are using reminds me so much of what (now) my cousin and his son use. The guidance system for tractors and combines is marvelous. The ability to see all that harvest data in real-time is amazing. A grew up a farm boy, so this update is highly interesting to me. For all of our nonfarming neighbors, your work is very informative.
Definitely. I'm learning with every upload he does. Farmers are a vital cornerstone of any society and yet they're sadly under-appreciated.
This has to be the best thing I watch on any medium!!! Thoroughly enjoyable and fascinating viewing. Harry really draws you in to what it's like to farm in the UK.
Brilliantly done as always harry , look forward to your videos as they are informative as well as entertaining. Would love to get bk in to the industry, watching all these ag videos just makes me want it more. Thanks harry
It occurs to me, what are we going to do with all the wheat what isn't milling grade if the government force farmers to get rid of all their livestock? It's all well and good to talk about reducing emissions but a good deal of crops don't make the grade and if there are no animals to feed with it then it would be pretty much worthless. Also what about all the grass land that can't be used for crops, getting rid of the cattle and sheep off that land means it effectively becomes useless. I don't think they have thought these policies through properly at all.
Their objective is starvation,it's been well thought out.
Brought back such happy memories of corn carting for Mr Jenkinson at nearby Eastleach- summer of 1983.
We used to burn the straw back then - how times have changed.
Another very informative farm video for the totally ignorant (me). Exciting too. Will Harry combine everything before he runs out of diesel?! I also couldn’t help but think about the poor Ukrainian farmers trying to harvest and watching their wheat fields go up in flames and worse. I wish them the peaceful serenity of Harry’s farm in the very near future.
Great video Harry - really enjoyed this one - thanks
Great video Harry.
As someone who has experienced many harvests I really enjoy watching your videos.
You manage to capture the joys, trails and tribulations of the farming year.
Kept it up!
Always looking forward to your videos - great quality content. A DAF and not really a Volvo? Greatings from Norway.
This is fascinating. I've always loved watching the combines around here but no idea how technical it all is. Great to learn a bit from behind the scenes. Subscribed.
Along with fertilizer prices, you've been hammered with diesel prices too. Watch out tipping cold water on hot manifolds, cracks.
As a old grain buyer 11% was ok. Hagberg was the main problem
Great video, loved every minute. Thank-you.
another great informative cup cake of pleasure . cheers Harry and thank you .
Great video thanks. Love the machine footage.
While on holiday in Bulgaria I notice every field has one combine width cut and the ground is tilled especially along by roads to prevent fire spreading.
man harry you look knackered in that last bit, i guess it comes with the harvest, but take care , great content as ever
Im a similar age to Charlie and also learned to drive a blue Volvo 340 in a field, which let to me buying a 340 3dr in grey as my first car. Unfortunately for me, that's where any similarity in our car lives ended. Great video, as ever.
Such a pleasure to be able to take part. thank you for taking us along.
I can remember those Volvo's 340's or similar? Good call with that smell - Lucky with that fire- maybe a learning point for ALL in future dry seasons or with lots of dust around is to consider a second or third blow down during the working day to reduce the risks? Spending time to save.
Good thinking Rob. Fires starting with bearings running hot or disintegrating are another common cause, esp with chaff and straw on them. drivers are more isolated now with sealed cabs which stop the smell and music which drowns the sound
Keep the water bowser hitched up and ready.. This takes me back to my days farming. Trying to push up in the barn and get back to unload.. Most people have no idea the work, stress that goes into a loaf of bread. In my youth, the harvest was handled in bags and sacks, every one carried on your back.
So this weather is NOT unusual, Ollie?
Real worry with the heat this year. Lots of neighbours have lost combines and balers. We are nearly done and so far escaped and fires.
It must of been shocking operating a open cab combine in that dust
A very down to earth farmer lovely video
Not in agriculture myself, but appreciate the work that goes into harvest. But am an Oxfordshire resident and yes, I'm living in a dust bowl right now!
the yeids were poor in 1976 because we basically had very little rain from June 1975 after being very wet the year before., also 1984 was a very heavy wheat year only needed to load lorries 3/4 full the pile seemed to last forever
This is just so satisfying to watch. Best greetings from Denmark.
Unbelievable how much technology is involved in farming these days. Strangely alluring RUclips channel.