2020 harvest is back on track plus how UK farming will change dramatically post Brexit
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- Опубликовано: 22 июн 2020
- After plenty of June rain, crops on Harry's Farm are looking much better than they did just a few weeks ago. In the second part of this video, I explain how UK farming is going to change dramatically over the coming few years and it might been my days of being an arable farmer will soon be over.
Link to NFU petition here www.nfuonline.com/news/latest...
Thanks for the insight into the financial side of arable farming, no wonder younger members of farmer families are turning away from this livelihood, sad!
When you only farm arable crops you become dependent on costly inputs. Very nearly all farms should be mixed. You get a better crop rotation and lower your input bills that way.
It's great to hear someone who can talk intelligently and eloquently about what it takes to run a farm and how upcoming UK law could effect all of us.
NO FARMING NO FOOD NO FUTURE !! When will the politicians ever learn !! Keep up the the good work Harry !!
This presumes that they're just incompetent and this is all by accident. All of our leaders attend global summits and these global institutes have been pumping put propaganda for years about hwo they want us living in smart cities, eating insect protein, etc. I believe the most recent slogan is "you'll own nothing and be happy".
They've also talked about dividing the world up into sectors that has its own use, such as Europe being a service centre, Africa for minerals, Asia for industry, etc, etc. People can poo poo it all as ridiculous but it doesn't change the fact that this is what they're literally talking about and seemingly doing.
We need food security so need to support UK farmers and UK manufacturing
Your comment reminds of: "To close the stable door after the horse has left the barn".
@@adrianchetwynd1334 It's not too late, but it will take all the farmers together to hold the politicians feet to the fire. When the pols try to back pedal, the non farm folk will have to join the farmers in one unholy row, against the government. Or you will have cheap overseas imports, putting the local farms out of business.
Shipping is going to change over the next few years.
Pandemics Will come again. Then when the shortages start, people WILL starve.
Most politicians only look till the next election cycle. The power hungry of all parties.
Farmers tend to look generational. This is the problem in our system.
Best wishes
@@carlthor91 It is to late, the Government has already reduced food standards and the need for clear country of origin labelling. We will be leaving the EU without a trade deal which means massive reductions in our ability to export as well as import. I work with mainly sheep hill farmers and they could loss up to 95% of their markets. You would need a total change in the UK general public's shopping, cooking and eating habits all in five months !.
@Wahoo RICE COOKR Sadly I don't think most had any real idea of what they where really voting for, but 40 years of negative and blatantly untrue stories in the press and some very snappy slogans and hay presto !. The situation for most of the farmers I work for is worst than it is for Harry as they can only really do sheep, all other cattle has to be indoors over winter. I honestly don't know how many will survive!.
We care about prices not animal welfare or if its a British farm or American farm the products come from and for that reason UK farming is going to shrink to cover ppl who want high regulated more expensive locally sourced but that isn't the majority
Harry should stand for election in David Cameron’s old constituency of Witney. Publishing a set of farm accounts showing revenue and costs by crop and field would help educate people why farmers are asset rich but cash poor.
It would be great if those of us who live in rural areas are represented by intelligent businessmen and professionals who have actually done a real job before they go into politics. I would happily work for someone like Harry, but not the MP for the Tory-held constituency I live in.
The Tories don't care about agriculture, as long as they can kid enough people who live in rural areas to vote for them. Some of them are even arguing that agriculture does not contribute enough to the economy and this country should model itself on Singapore, which imports almost all its food. A chilling prospect that thousands of farmers may soon follow miners and steelworkers into oblivion.
Just keep in mind how little one pays for their food at the supermarket, or how cheap beer is.
When the subsidies go, food prices will have to go up, costs have to be paid one way or another.
Absolutely correct Spencer!
A shed full of exotic luxury cars tends to destroy that narrative. Harry is a top bloke and I enjoy both channels but it's difficult to have sympathy for pleas of poverty.
Whoa! Someone who actually knows what they're doing and has good ideas for the country ... standing for parliament? Now that would make a refreshing change! ☺️
We are a aussie family living in UK, but the last 8 mins of this video means I will be looking for British farmed produce from flour to veg etc, came from the car channel and now more educated
I'm guessing you'll be ethnically English/Scot/Welsh anyway. Australians haven't been seperate long enough to have gone through an ethno-genosis. Australian is pretty much just a legal civic identity, rather than a biological one.
Support for Britain’s farmers is a fundamental.
... not for those who voted for brexit or this current government.
@@VanderlyndenJengold yeah because remain and corby labour sounds incredible. I take it your currently spitting on the Churchill statue.
If we don't support our farmers and they quit, the Chinese will be buying up our farms like they have in Australia.
The Aussies have now woken up and smelt the coffee but it's too late now. China own many of their Cattle ranch's, dairy farms, arable farms and abattoirs and they supply China not Australia. That's beside the minerals they are mining and shipping back to China and the University's and schools they have a massive influence in due to cash bribes. I'm English and have been researching this for a few years. Australia didn't see it coming, the farmers were just glad to sell their failing farms. Hopefully with this CCP virus opening everyone's eyes, Britain won't fall into the same trap. A few U.K. companies have sold out to China but not enough to destroy our whole economy unlike Australia.
Vanderlynden Jengold what alternative government was there labour would have shared out the land and we would have ended up like Zimbabwe, South Africa and many other messed up countries where land reforms took place let alone their borderline other communist economic policies
@@VanderlyndenJengold typical scaremongering from a Labour voter!
Thank you Harry for the explanation and it is really telling how delicate Farming actually is within this Country. I always try to buy British if I can.
Thanks, please continue to do so. It really helps.
I love this as a non farmer . It helps me understand what my local farmers are doing. Incredible work. So much dependent on nature, not horsepower.
How can I be so hooked up on farmer's drama? Loving these updates mate. Glad u guys had some proper rain... keep us posted!
Excellent vid, Harry. I agree with your view about the CV19 pandemic...one of the key learnings should be that this country needs to be more self sufficient and good responsible farmers like yourself should be encouraged to grow more food for our own needs. Contracting out to other countries is irresponsible & leaves you desperate for goods when things go wrong and we are not making things for ourselves as we have seen. 👍🏻
When I saw all the Dakar bikes on the Harry's Garage channel I thought to myself "what an odd choice for a collection, he can't possibly be riding all those". Fast forward a year or so and I get into watching videos about english farming, for the life of me I still don't know why, maybe nostalgia from my young years living not too far away from Harry's place, up at Watford Gap, and now I know what all the bikes are for, farm runarounds. Them there be working bikes.
I'm just happy you can't fit a cow into a Countach.
As usual Harry, you have a great ability to put what is a complicated matter in terms for the layman to understand. My local (small) farmer friends in Hampshire here, are trialing all sorts of alternatives including commercial flower growing in order to plan for a future without subsidies. Thank you for Harry’s Farm, your should really be on Countryfile, representing middle England and your colleagues. But of course the BBC wouldn’t want that sort of balanced and informed view.
Petition signed Harry and righty so too, big fan of homegrown produced at high standards. farming is such a rollercoaster of an profession and with such tight margins, even on good harvests, either the British public understand where their food comes from and pays accordingly to support the industry or suffer from imported goods with lower standards. Education is key for people and Harry you do a great job to explain it in a unbiased way. Please keep the educational content coming.
The weather alone would be enough to cope with. Survive in spite of the politicians, not because of them. Great Video Harry, many thanks!
Great vid , My Mate has being waiting 6 yrs for a crop in Australia that's a drought
Starting my day with a visit from Harry. So it's a good day!
Hurray its here it's like waiting for xmas morning for this video!! Cheers Harry!!
Oh Harry 😍
@@farmerjimmy7453 lmao
Another excellent Video Harry. I'm sure all of us remember the Horse meat scandal a few years ago when a certain Supermarket chain was found to be buying cheap 'Beef' from abroad which turned out to be Horse meat that was not meant to go into the food chain. We now buy all our meat from our local Butchers. Since the Lockdown we have made the decision to get our bread from the local Bakers and our veg from the Greengrocers. It might cost a bit more but tastes a whole lot better and also helps to keep these smaller shops in business. I didn't realise until fairly recently that the bread in Supermarkets is steamed not baked!!! If we have buy all our food from abroad not only will the quality be suspect we could be held to ransom over the price of it.
I’ve been online and signed the petition Harry,it’s so important we produce our own food in this country.Great you are using RUclips to get this important message across,Chris
Local food production should be considered important everywhere, not just in the England or the EU. Buy local if you can everyone!
After getting so much rain in London, I have been waiting for an update video every day! Glad to see your farm is doing well!
Good stuff Harry. Good to see crops doing better, the payment disappearance will be the nail in farmings coffin I’m afraid. Consumers won’t want to pay more for food, neither will countries that import the food/goods.
Harry, you must get on the TV and explain all this to the general public! As a fellow farmer I feel your pain and try to on a local level to get this across to my neighbours!
Thank you Harry, another excellent video. Politians!!! We started using local farm shops during lockdown and guess what, the quality is better than any supermarket, the guys are pleased to see us and know where their produce has come from. I will never eat supermarket bacon again. Just off to sign the NFU petition.
I've always had an urge to support farmers. I am glad you took the time to do this video
Hi Harry
Your latest video prompted me to sign the NFU petition. Prior, I knew nothing about it. Perhaps others will do the same. A very important issue.
Me too just here: www.nfuonline.com/news/latest-news/food-standards-petition/
Friends of DANA - just signed petition. Thanks for posting the link
Love watching these video`s, reminds me of many years on the land as a youngster, thank you Harry.
Thanks for explaining the current politics of growing food on farms in the UK. I never realised how hard it is to make a decent living tilling the fields. I admire your fortitude in sticking with it and hope our local MP is watching Harry’s Fsrm - Chris Skidmore stand up.
Always a comfort to watch you Harry, especially now, on your farm... Thank you for such a joy to even believing working with you on your farm🧡🌞🕊️🌞🧡
This is the best channel on RUclips, I love these videos Harry, great combination of update bikes and education.
Thank you for explaining the situation Harry...and Good Luck with this year's harvest!
Your skylark impression was uncanny, Harry; the spirit of Percy Edwards lives on in you!
Although funny it wasnt how i remembered how skylarks sing lol
I got hooked on your channel last fall i farm on Vancouver Island no subzidies except when a herd of Elk walked into a lovely crop of peas and flattened them they payed me 20% of the expected crop. Dont retire I'm 72 and even if i dont make a profit I feel privileged to have the opportunity to do something I love,.
I spent my career in automotive design and development. I am now retired and living in Thailand. I love your farm reports as different as they are to our rice farm here. Please keep these reports coming, if you ever travel here stop by and give us the benefit of your experience. Swap you for the best rice in the world
I can't get enough of these videos. Really fascinating.
Best explaination of the practicalities of farming I have ever heard - Thanks!
Always amazed me how cheap a loaf if bread is considering. Should we not be paying more for our food to ensure home grown and produced produce and removing farmers reliance on govt subsides?
If you know the history of what happened in Russia after the socialists took over you know that the answer is YES. Lenin lowered the price of food because the people in the cities, producing nothing of use, demanded it. The result: Less food for everyone...
And every hard working, producing person will pay less for food if you removed the taxes for the farmers as well. "Who would employ a foreign born analphabet (illiterate)", as a Swedish social worker from Filipstad said on state controlled television some years ago.
We're too busy paying over-inflated mortgage/rent costs to pay more for decent food!
@@MrRobinwhatley yes, cost of morgage or rent is a problem also in France for competivity because people cannot consume enough quality food and products made in their country thanks to immigration who have more and more part of the social housing and babies with taxpayers money.
@@gummansgubbe6225 don't forget that the foreign Bolsheviks (I'll leave it to you to dig deeper into that hornets nest) then confiscated all the crops from the Ukranians, in a series of genocides known as the holodomores.
From somebody that has zero knowledge about farming this is an excellent insight into the financial side of farming. Good luck with your crops.
You're good Harry. I'm in Montreal, Canada. Have 1 cherry tomato plant on my balcony, yet I'm listening to you explain farming in great detail from across the pond.
Fascinating, vitally important and timely - thank you.
Great job once again Harry , keep the faith man , you’ve a beautiful farm there , great ride round once again love your style man , an old Dakar legend in service . God bless the work
Better news for you Harry,and thanks for all you do.I just signed the NFU petition...............
Since following your 'Harry's farm' channel I have become quite obsessed with the weather forecast...I guess that's a huge part of a farmers life.
Yup and it drives the rest of the family nuts!
Very informative videos, joy to watch & enjoy the bikes!
Great video Harry, really interesting. You're a credit to your profession.
Bravo for discussing the difficult political and environmental issues directly. I’ve learnt more from this single video than all all of Farming Today episodes combined.
NFU petition signed. I always buy local when possible (luckily I have two butchers in my small town), but must admit that shocked me when Harry was talking about food production moving overseas so we could meet climate change targets. Unfortunately politicians (of ALL parties) will always be short sighted as they just want to win the next election. Hopefully coronavirus will wake a few of them up.
In the meantime Harry, I have a pallet sized herb garden outside my flat that could do with a visit from your mate with his sprayer!
Well done with the rain there Harry ,you must of been doing a dance ,someone is watching over you mate. All the best with the harvest.
Love the video Harry- have learnt a fair bit from this- your enthusiasm shines through. Also, the bike you used is rather cool too.
I look forward to these videos so much!!!
Great channel - I’ve been binge watching today! Completely get the point of the Dakar rally bikes - just perfect for getting around a farm!
Really enjoy Harry's farm. Love the way he shows us round the farm and crops, always has something interesting to talk about.
Thank you Harry, another up to date and very informative video.
Hello 'Harry', whether its your 'Garage' or your 'Farm' the content is just so interesting, the 'Farm' explains things I have would not normally ever of consided, really very good information, plus info on the 'bike' collection. Regards, RichardA
Wonderful to see all your hard work is finally paying off. 😊👍
Cheers from a fellow farmer in Finland, We are quite curious about how this brexit thing is going to turn out for you, and i have sense british farmes will suffer quite badly. In my country we pride ourselves of having possibly the cleanest food in the EU since we use a very low amount of pesticides, and it has shown during the pandemic that local food production is all suddenly very valuable, but are people prepared to pay more for it?
The struggle here is much the same as for you.. If people would have to pay the actual prices for growing and processing the yield, there would be an outcry!
All the very best to you harry and i hope you can continue your farm after this mess in your country.
I follow your channel with interest. It´s always interesting to compare methods, yield outcome and techniques between the different climates.
I like the idea of using less pesticides and willing to pay more for it.
Everything you say is true but I think food and energy will loom higher on everybody's agenda in the next few years. If you're starving and have the money you will pay, if you don't there's a revolution in the offing. I don't want to see either but fear this is what is needed to get the immediate action required.
Those who wouldn't pay the real cost of food seem to happily pay silly amounts for bottled water and takeaway coffees each day
The mess is being caused by a mixture of incompetent and sabotaging bureaucrats.
Funnily enough, countries have existed before the EU and many still do across the world (wow, who knew!).
Even more astounding is that the Dutch are still part of the EU and are having their farms seized! It must be Brexits fault!
Another enjoyable "report from the front" and interesting to get an idea on how it all works.
How much I actual love seeing those legendary bikes getting some local usage in such an unique and important way, I think you should try out a modern electric one too one day and of course film it, think it would be fun, cool... and quiet. Absolutely love your videos by the way. Greetings from Sweden.
Really hope you get a good yield and looking forward to the next video.
Glorious video cheers, always a pleasure to join you riding your motorcycle.
Yet, another indepth farm report. Always find them fascinating.and informative
Thanks so much Harry 🙂 Hope your all keeping well 🙂
Absolutely adoring hearing about agricultural crops from Mr. Metcalfe.
I love how you ride that bike through the fields. Looks like such fun!
Love the channel, please keep making videos. The explanation is probably going to do more to build bridges between people and give us a view from your lens. Thanks so much!
Yep, a bridge has certainly been built for me. Harry is clearly a farmer with a love for the land and has helped to change my biased viewpoint towards modern farming. Harry for sec agg. (l doubt he would eat the manure).
Just signed the petition Harry. Didn't know about that one. Agree that after what's happened this year, we need to carry on with producing goods and food in this country 👍
Thanks again Harry, very informative. Britain needs to produce as much of its own food as possible.
Fingers crossed for maintaining our current food and farming standards in the UK. I hope the politicians will come to their senses and drop all the US import nonesense.
Loving this series of informative videos. Getting the perspective of farmers from what seems a well-informed source without an obvious agenda is so useful in helping cut through the political goings on that grab the headlines. It’s also entertaining, perhaps not in a Clarkson style but with a reassuring, authoritative and casual approach.
Interesting video. Never thought I’d be watching videos on farming but there you go. Love the motorbike as well.
I don't even have a farm yet I'm strangely drawn to this channel. 🤔 Keep the great videos coming!
Brilliant video Harry. Really interesting about the finances of the farm and how government policy effects things. As always, keep up the great work and can’t wait already for the next video.
Love that Honda, brilliant way to get around the farm.
Watching your channel has made me so much more conscious of the weather , given that I am about 40 miles from your place. It rained, I thought "yay, harrys farm needs this". And that 44mm was heavy, gutters and drains blocked but now its lovely😀. So, can I stop Mrs D from stocking up on bread flour? And having watched the whole of the video I know you don't have a clue!! Nice one harry!!
Harry it would be interesting to get your views on what English land prices will do in the coming few years, given these changes.
Amazing hearing how ridiculously tight the margins are for farmers, really appreciate you going into the details and politics. Fascinating. Hopefully the UK public become more aware after this pandemic
hi harry - signed the nfu petition - keep up the voice of farmers for quality foods
Another great insight Harry. Thankyou.
Wonderfully informative channel - thanks Harry...
Excellent, informative and interesting, as always. Glad the rain seems to have done the trick at last. It’s a real gamble, farming, and best of luck with the Government.... BTW, That bike sounds gorgeous. Sure must be an enjoyable part of getting around the farm!
You explained that so well. I'm a farmer in Ireland and it makes us as cross seeing all the shite coming into Ireland from far flung places. Huge amount of co2 from air miles and screws up the rain forests
How did I stumble upon Harry's Farm? Glad I did, perhaps RUclips knows I love the Archers too. Really informative video's and good to know what's happening just 1/2 hour away.
Another great and informative video Harry. If there are any petitions or similar that the public can sign or tick boxes to help our farmers please put a link in the description. I’m sure we would all like to help as much as we can.
Phew! Everyday we were checking to see if you had posted a new video and if the rain had come in enough volume - I even got to the stage of thinking of running a sweepstake amongst the family
What a really informative video, thanks Harry.
Thank you for making your videos Harry, I love watching them! We farm in leics/Notts.
very informative as usual. I live in rural Lancashire and I am friendly with our local farmer but didn't know the details Harry has explained. Thanks
Very very interesting H. I walk the fields (bridleways) of Buckingham and Stowe every morning. I have learned so much from watching the channel. Huge thank you. Jus
I remember Belgian beef coming into the country many years ago , the Vet called it turbo beef because it was so full of steroids and growth hormones ! Let’s make very sure we don’t go back to that.
On the other hand you nearly exported foot & moth disease...
@@AlfaGiuliaQV they imported it in meat from south america to feed the british army as they were afraid of being sued if a soilder got cjd from eating uk beef ..............!
And lets not forget the tragic BSE!
Belgian Blue is actually a breed of cattle...but get used to steroids, growth hormones, meat pumped full of antibiotics (to promote artificial growth), genetically modified crops, chlorinated chicken, etc, etc. Yes, some food prices may drop initially in the supermarkets, but cheap imports from the US will kill British Agriculture in a very short time.
Thank you! Brilliant as always :)
Farming must be fantastically enjoyable to put up with all this bureaucracy or do you have a special room to scream and shout in
Pretty sure that's what the massive shed is for :)
Enjoyed the success of the farm, I also fully appreciate your son's desire to retain the dusty patina on the twin. Having spent 3 weeks touring the land of Botswana and Namibia I didn't wash the Tiger for months..same rationale..
Wonderful Harry, I bet you are the only person in the world who rides off road wearing a Patek Annual Calendar! I love that you don´t baby your watches, you give them the life they were designed for. I hope one of the complications watchmakers at Patek sees this as it will make them very happy to know their watch is being worn this way rather than gathering dust in a safe!
Really? It's a wonderfully designed watch, made to the highest quality and keeps excellent time. Why wouldn't I wear it all the time?!
The Government seems hellbent on destroying what is left of the UK Agricultural industry. I feel so sorry for them all.
Love the background about the mud on the Honda Africa Twin👍
An excellent insight into the rural economy.
Another lovely update plus an Rd03 lovely!!
Thanks Harry. I worry about UK food security and I don’t see a government plan to achieve it. I feel sorry for UK farmers, it’s a tough business.
Your explanation of the figures is the best bit for me. I started watching this with NO IDEA at all how much this all makes but can see the risks of that business from the outset. Really is breadline stuff and not feasible if you don’t own the land