It's August 9th and we still haven't combined any wheat! The rubbish UK summer weather continues..
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- Опубликовано: 9 авг 2023
- August 23 has brought 31mm of rain so far and it's only the 9th August! We had finished harvest by this time last year but this year we still haven't even started the wheat..
Politicians and the general public will only become aware of the importance of food security when it’s too late.
Well said! all being done by design.
Indeed and that's why our sh!t media is full of nonsense everyday so that we do not mention the real issues. No food security. No energy security. 100% wedded to a totally corrupt US Gov who have destroyed the EU energy sector as well.
They don't care.
Now which town shall we dump this week's quota of illegals on?...🤔 Llanelli
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I do not think it’s by design. Just negligence and incompetence.
@@Lookup2Wakeup They are not illegals but asylum seekers. You have to proces them in order to determine who are genuine refugees and who are illegal migrants. The ‘savings’ on the capacity to proces asylum seekers is causing the problems of housing them.
It’s a great shame for the UK Harry isn’t the minister of agriculture telling it like it is and no b/s.
Ministers should have experience in the sector their in charge of?!
Harry has been forced to join the 'Just Stop Common Sense' movement ☹
People don't like to be told as it is do, they will find so made up expert that agrees with their deluded opinion.
Yes mate. Harry for PM
Worse in France, Netherlands and Denmark, they are seizing farms and killing cattle.
😅As a retired Commercial Manager, if I’d just lost £55K of my income I would be in tears….amazing how stoical Harry is about it, just the man we need to advise Government.
Trouble is that government has the habit of seeking advice from focus groups who don't understand the issues at play, let alone the long term consequences.
It’s unfortunately a common occurrence in farming. Just when we think we’ll make some decent money, the weather says no
amazing how rich
I come from a farming family - some years they make a £300k net loss. You just hope it averages out on the right side of the balance sheet over a decade
It may have something to do with having many income streams. Farming is just one of his many interests😁😁
We are in the midst of a world wheat shortage and rising prices, and British farms are being encouraged to stop food production. Makes sense.
@@OneIssueVoter being part of the e.u wouldn't alleviate the issues you mentioned. Russia is the world's largest supplier of fertilizer and sanctions indirectly caused its transportation to become more difficult. Fertilizer prices are up worldwide, regardless of e.u membership. What hurts uk farmers is the decreasing amount of government subsidies. Subsidies are designed to protect farmers from the fluctuating world market. The uk doesn't value food security so it lets farmers bear the brunt of global price fluctuation.
Just to add to the insanity !
We need to reduce carbon
especially the kind that has two legs
Absolutel madness
How do you suppose the UK would perform if Whitehall vanished overnight? Could hardly be worse, could it.
Not too much detail at all Harry! You provide invaluable insights into the real problems our farmers face. Fingers crossed for better times ahead 👍
They closed the mines to import coal they closed factories to import goods they want to close the farms to import food its nuts
Globalisation...
And yet sadly, the public keeps voting these people back into power, Although let's face it, we don't have much of a choice. Both parties are a bunch of crooks, who only want to be MP's to line their own pockets.
It's not much of an exaggeration to say that the last person who went into Parliament with any honourable intentions was Guy Fawkes. :) :)
Its economics..
Not from the WEF's viewpoint. They want us helpless and hungry.
@@IverKnackerovNot really it lowers our Co2 emmissions if we import it, it increases world co2 but UK reaches it's targets
Your 55k shortfall is similar to the reason my family got out of farming. We had to pay retail price for everything, but only got wholesale prices when we sold. Everything we purchased had a fixed price, everything we sold was subject to market fluctuation. While our cost for energy, freight, spare parts, labour, land taxes, chemicals and vehicles increased, our product fluctuated to the point where it was cheaper to just leave it in the ground. And now the interest on money borrowed goes up each month, our savings interest does not. Thanks Harry, just make sure you keep a family garden and a few head of cattle for your our consumption.
Harry you continue to surpass yourself with the farm videos. I hope you know how important your voice is, and how many of us are rooting for you and all our farmers. We stand with you.
His videos are a real highlight on RUclips. Every time a notification comes through that a new one has been released I greet it with a YESSSSSS!!
I fully agree... I am a farmer in Africa and I love how he articulates the issues farmers grapple with....
As a country we don’t half shoot ourselves in the foot at times….
I love when you really open up, and go into details. It helps us non-farmers (and hopefully some politicians?) to get our head around this looming disaster.
Oh? What looming disaster is that then?? Please don't tell me you are buying this Human caused Climate Change B.S.?!
So true
It's nice to see that some people still try to understand, and don't just have tunnel vision
Yes, I would like the videos to be slightly longer. I just about get going and it's goodbye, see you the next one... 😕
I've learnt so much about Farming since you and a Mr Clarkson started doing films...Farmers have such a hard time....Much Respect to you all...!
I couldn't take Clarkson seriously on anything to do with farming. He's more of a comedy show.....😂
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@@Lookup2Wakeupmaybe if you watched Clarkson’s farm then you might understand
Hats off to Jeremy I say @@denty32
simple really... they are not politicians.
Never worry about too much detail Harry, that is what makes your channel the most informative UK farming channel I watch.
I remember learning Latin as a kid, and one of the first phrases they taught us was: Agricola non arat (The farmer does not plow [farm]). I always thought that this was kind of a useless phrase... until now!
This is no criticism of you Harry as you say you are running a business, but we can all bask and admire the beauty of the landscape as we slowly starve to death knowing we have saved the environment.
I'll vote for Harry to take control of agriculture
Harry, what can we - the public - do to support our farmers? Who is worth voting into power that will work for our country's farming industry? Do farmers all speak with one voice on the problems?
Zac Goldsmith has a £300M inheritance to protect him from the effects of his stupid ideas 🙄
Yes and the Bojo also not living in the real world😜
Never done a day's hard work and out of touch with how this country works
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Very well explained issues faced by farmers on the business side and the production side
I’m a simple man. I see Harry and his L322, I click play.
So, we, the consumer, can expect five years of food-inflation ahead. What strange times we live in.
Eastern Poland and it's the same here......two days of glorious sun, mid 20's Centigrade then....two-3 days of rain....two more days of sun.....then another two days of rain, that's how it has gone....the Harvest could have started on a Sunday...but they don't work Sunday...then they also stop at 5 pm....instead of working on through the night as we would have done.....so they have lost the harvest here, the wheat is just starting to get black tips.
Utter madness. Typical and not surprising when our MP’s are all PPE Graduates 🙄
I thought the same thing😀. They are utter muppets sorry to insult the muppets.
Food security, and energy security, are the two most important things any country can have unfortunately, that isn't the case in the UK.
People would rather have cheap food
Russia has both and U.K. has neither……. Think on it next time you get all ‘billy big nuts’ about calling out their behaviour in Ukraine
And a steel industry, looks like they’ve scored a hatrick
As usual Harry, a very honest and no nonsense explanation of what issues you and other arable farmers face. As a non farmer, it seems to me, that without the financial safety net of the support scheme, no one in their right mind would risk the type of losses that go with a poor crop year. It’s all well and good to feed the birds, but not at the expense of supporting human food production. It seems the government still see farming as a hobby, rather than a vital part of the production of food.
Thanks for the update Harry. Good luck with the harvesting and best wishes from Texas, where anything resembling a crop is a crispy mess with the scorching heat and drought here.
Dear Government, Food before Wild Flowers, all the UK manufacturing is disappeared, good old UK politicians, pissing in the wind
Greetings from Ireland Harry- you are not alone dealing with harvest woes- we have had 3 harvesting days in 3 weeks- thank you for your calm, candid and informative presentations- that osr deviation from budget is sobering- regards
Feel your pain Harry, I’m in west Wales with 15 acres of meadow grass
Waiting for 3-4 dry days to make Hay 🤯
I wish you luck, I'm not far from Pembroke, I just want a couple of dry days, we ned sun and some wind to dry the long grass, so I can mow the blasted lawn/small field. Which is now higher than my dog. :)
@@RobG001 I’ll accept 2 dry days, god willing✌️
Good luck!
Never need to apologise for details and numbers. It’s interesting and you explain it clearly
Another great video, it’s actually terrifying that you can loose £55,000 on one crop! And not be crying when you talk about it. It’s good to get these things out and spoken about. 👍
I'm sure Carrie and Zac are convinced of the benefits but I'm struggling to see the sense of it.
Brilliant Harry. Well, I say brilliant…. Good luck with the combine. Dry again today!
Great insight as ever Harry. Highlights just how out of touch our political leaders are.
Excellent rundown of the current situation Harry , thanks a lot.
It seems enviroment is more important than producing food.
The agenda is more important, they couldn’t give a sht about the environment. EG the blowing up Nord stream gas line (it’s ok when we do it)
@@leeboss373 "we" did not blow up the Nordstream...Ukraine did via some sailor
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Yeah, right🤪
@@UCCLdIk6R5ECGtaGm7oqO-TQ True until it gets scarce, or the Lunatics get the War that they really want with China. kinda gives the lie to Climate Change destroying our ability to produce Food if your priority is shutting down as much of your homegrown industry as possible
With people now experiencing the early effects of the Climate Emergency on local weather patterns maybe the penny will drop on how urgent the need is to stop burning fossil fuels. Farmers worldwide are experiencing dramatic changes from what was the norm, yields are down and harvests lost maybe in some places never to recover. We will experience more and more food shortages and cost increases as the Climate continues to heat up. Kick this useless government out and vote in someone who will take the necessary action. Just stop oil.
A horrid year like this does make it hard for farmers without some way to dry their crops. We’ve been combining wheat in the high teens at times.
Extraordiary amount of information for the layman, thank you Harry.
In NZ we just convert all our best land to lifestyle blocks for rich boomers who have ten rental properties to live off, what could go wrong?
Thats complete nonsence,try getting into a plane on day,have a look out the window,and you will see for yourself how small a part of NZ is actually built up,
Harry, I feel for you, buffetted not only by the weather, but the government as always. You looked very reflective and a bit sad as you gave your explanation for not growing food. You must feed your family, so dont worry about any carpers. You are not responsible for food security the government has to take that responsibility. Great video.
I always look forward to your farming videos. I'm not sure how you keep your calmness when talking about subjects like you have in this one Harry. Glad you've got the go ahead to start cropping the wheat.
One of the best Harry's Farm videos. Simple and easy to understand explanation of your situation and commercial decisions. Very informative. Hope the combining goes well.
So sad that were are not growing out own food, bu putting land to butterflies and daisys! Ridiculous. Love the video's Harry. thanks
Auto corrected = So sad that were are not growing our own food, but putting land to butterflies and daisies! Ridiculous. Love the videos Harry. Thanks.
@@borjastick Manual corrected = So sad that we're are not growing our own food, but putting land to butterflies and daisies! Ridiculous. Love the videos Harry. Thanks.
I fail to understand why the powers that be don't focus more on food production to help us become less dependent on world events. It's tough for you, and you do what's best for you. Politicians don't have a clue. Well done you in the face of almost impossible odds.
4 year cycle politics only incentivise the politicians to think short term. Not about finding genuine solutions but rather around electability, which rarely translates into good policy. That and both mainstream British parties are beholden to vested interests, often beyond our shores.
Harry, you should be meeting whoever the agriculture Minister is every day......
Harry your dog is a beauty, could you spare a minute in a future video to introduce him to us please.
When they talk about cows only feeding 2 people per acre - that is based on the other fields being fertilized with chemical fertilizers - if you want to fertilize naturally, you need the cows for their manure - a really sustainable farming regime uses cow manure, not fossil fuel based fertilizer - but the current push (away from meat) is for complete dependence on fossil fuel fertilizer.
It would seem that environmental activists in the UK have influenced agricultural policy. Thus, in addition to energy cost inflation you will have persistent food inflation in the UK. This is economic madness. Good luck on collecting the crops.
Thank you Harry. Please keep updating as regularly as you can in this atypical summer. Fascinating stuff. Highly none boring.
Harry's Farm, are you guys aware that the UK is building a new mega project, The Woodsmith Polyhalite Mine. This giga project will cost over £3b. The Woodsmith Polyhalite Mine will be Britain's biggest mine in the country. It is mining 'polyhalite' which can be used as an organic feetiliser; it contains sulphur, calcium, magnesium & potassium. The mine is located near Whitby, North Yorkshire & is owned by Anglo American plc. When it comes on line, will it be a game changer for UK food production? Or will it's produce & profits go abroad?
My local farm at St margarets in south east Kent seems to be in the same position as you . The wheat seems to be ready to be harvested but the moisture levels are too high ,Combining is very late even here in Kent usually the harvest is in by this time and the stacks of straw are the only signs of what was growing here . I`m learning so much by watching your videos well done Harry .
My great grandfather used to say "farmers are gamblers". So it goes with mother nature. Very interesting explanation of your business situation, Harry. Thanks!
Something very wrong about that. It shouldn't be that way
Good luck with the harvest! The world is going to change a lot in the next few years
Just cut our first wheat in Suffolk. Managed some ploughing with the combine due to the wet conditions under foot!
Hope harvest went OK, Harry.
Not too much strategy detail at all for an intelligent layman - good to hear, thanks 👍
These videos are extremely informative while being entertaining. Keep it up.
Cheers Harry keep doing a rain dance in reverse . Best of luck getting the wheat in fingers crossed for you..
As an artist I meet many farmers when out painting, have enjoyed chatting with them and learning to appreciate the complexity involved. It will be interesting to see how the birdseed planting will add colour and variety for me to capture. Though I feel we may nevertheless regret cut backs in food production.
Mind-blowing lack of common sense from HMG. Looking forward to hearing good news on the harvest. Great video as always, keep 'em coming.
Than you of the harvest news. We grow some hundred acres of barley for dairy cows in northern Finland and we face almost every year troubles with too much moisture . Need to have a good grain dryer to ensure the quality of crops
It's awful how our farmers are treated considering the vital roll they play. Another great update, keep Britain farming.
Yeah can't afford a new stable for their fleet of Range rovers😁
@@Asduyror Italian sports cars
Insightful and allround brilliant episode, as usual!
And never apologise for going into detail, that's EXACTLY the reason most of us are watching this channel!
I hope the Harvest went well today Harry 👍👍 Thanks for the update
Unfortunately , the good years NEVER make up for the many bad years Famers have. Climate/ nature is a harsh mistress. Thanks for the video .
And there's me with a long face "cos it's raining as I walk out to the car", dear oh dear us Townies we've got it good. Cheers Harry, do what you need to do..... and may you be successful.
Thank you for the update.
No-one 'in power' is ever the right person to wield that power.
Cheers for the update Harry!
Completely understand the decision given the incentives. For the next 5 years however, I would be very surprised if those who can ride it out are not handsomely rewarded.
Less supply = higher prices
Maybe it's the politicians who want to control food supplies? Why are they buying farms for re-wilding and paying farmers not to produce. Are they messing with the weather?
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/883115/geoengineering-position-statement.pdf
Here is an extract from the governments views.
SRM technologies reflect some of the Sun’s energy that reaches Earth back into
space. Examples include the brightening of marine clouds and injection of aerosols
into the stratosphere. While these would be likely to reduce the Earth’s temperature,
they would not reverse ocean acidification (unlike GGRs).
So they are putting chemicals into the air. I am always told they're ice crystals.
I would be very surprised if they are. Britain is already 2 and a half Trillion in debt, so farming is irrelevant on that scale.
@@adrianchetwynd1334 It's not about the money. It's about control!!!
@@rogermiller4929 Of course it is, and farming isn't the only victim of the process.
Both President Bush senior and chancellor Gordon Brown told us of the forthcoming New W - r ld Order.
thank you for the good breakdown at the end.
I really enjoy your videos very informative. I’m a suckler farmer in South Shropshire and totally agree with you on government meddling. We farm without any payments and although I can’t access any grants or schemes I’m sure we are better off making our own decisions and farming to create a small income to sustain our hobby. My thoughts
Enjoyed that Harry. Being a farmer is NOT easy.
Thank you for a really interesting video, Harry.
That was a beautiful video. The countryside there is just perfect with the trees and small hills and small fields. What a place to live. That would be my dream.
It's everyone's dream. Hence the surge in population. Hence we need more food not less.
The Cotswolds......👍
As usual very interesting Harry & a bonus with the 322 😊
No Farmers
No Food
No Future
Keep up the good work Harry. You're keeping us all fed.
Good luck with your harvest!
I think more food production will be needed within the next few years. Season's are changing and we're not keeping ahead of the weird weather. Thank you for all you do. TkEZ
Good luck with the harvest, there were 2 combines heading out here in Kent this morning.
Brilliant. Thank you.
Can you do a video how to operate the combine? Like a car review but on a bigger scale.
I sort of know how a combine works internally but I don't know what buttons to push and how to set everything up correctly.
There is probably a lot of knowledge to be gained from an experienced farmer that we non farmers can learn from.
It's always good to learn new things. I watch car reviews for super cars I will never own, I would watch a combine review even if I will never own one of those as well (but I would like to own both one day if luck permits).
all the best for the future for you and the business Harry
God bless you, Harry 🙏 and your harvest. I hope it has worked well for you. Thanks for sharing
Harry your a real star! Long may you continue on the farm & your Garage.
Very interesting. Thanks Harry and greetings from Western Australia.
Love your explanation of the actual costs benefit analysis of your farm.😊
Thanks for explaining! Farming is so difficult and high risk. Wish it wasn't so. The world needs food.
A good break crop that we use may help you. We grow stubble turnips which we get paid £640 / ha from CSS then follow with spring beans which are cheap to grow and put nitrogen back in the soil. Fantastic first wheat after beans. Also you can graze the turnips which can bring in extra income and put muck on the land or just incorporate them before the beans hence a good amount of organic matter. Margin with CCS payment is the same as a good crop of winter barley !
Thanks for another great video harry, you sure have a dream life and its refreshing that you don't waste it on the 5 star scene.
Such a good source of information,as ever, best of luck for the combining,Harry!
As always, very interesting and well articulated :)
Another really informative video, thanks Harry. Learning so much about farming...good luck with the harvesting!
It's good to see Stanley, he's looking well 😎
The UK seems to have gone insane.
A lot of folk voted for known charlatans. My concern is that people who fall for lies will never learn, how can they if they're so easily taken in? Next election they''ll be a whole new set of lies for them to fall for. I talk to my acquaintances who voted for Brexit and they STILL believe it can work, it's just it hasn't been implemented correctly! They cannot figure it out.
Seems?
Great explanation of timing for harvest and the challenges UK facing.
Love from Ireland
Weather was good today and saw plenty of combines going from field to field on my travels with work round your patch, hopefully you've got it going and the weather holds!
It's difficult to believe how short sighted this awful government is on food security. I would have thought they would have learned a lesson from what happened with energy. So short sighted and incompetent. Farmers want to produce food, that's what they're in it for, how frustrating and demeaning must they find this governments understanding of agriculture.
By the way Stanley looks to be maturing well.👍👍
Great show very informative and easy to follow.
Best of luck getting the wheat in fingers crossed for you.
Great explanation - Hope Wheat harvest goes well.
Thank you for the more detailed explanation. It’s your perspective I come to watch these videos. Thanks