After doing holiday jobs on a few farms, I knew this was what I really wanted to do. After 4-years of study at Shuttleworth Agricultural Collage in 1980, I left with an HND and a job as a on-farm grain-buyer in the Beds and Bucks area with a company called Grainec.
I loved this job but I still wanted to be a proper farmer one day, so started taking on small parcels of grassland and buying ewes with lambs at foot to fatten up. I soon discovered sheep farming was too time consuming to keep the day job so turned my attention to taking on arable land, using contractors to work the land to allow me to expand quicker.
I'd noticed a few of the farmers I was dealing with felt trapped on their farms because it was impossible for them to take time off, so I offered to take the land on for a year to give them a break. The first farm I took on was 242ac in 1985, by 1990, this has grown to over 1000ac. Evo came along in 1998 after a lucky break and the farming(now 2000ac) had to take a back seat
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Soooo they want less processed food… and to cut down meat? Errr, the most processed foods are meat alternatives ffs!
Excellent update Harry, it seems that the UK government is even more out of touch today then they have ever been. Less cereals being grown means more to import from the world market puts the UK at risk. 2 million tons of wheat grown for bio fuel, why I ask when the government are trying to get car drivers to switch to electric vehicles. More and more crops grown to fuel power stations so less food again and carbon footprint going in the wrong direction. Most people are watching every £1 spent so are not going to buy into the government dream of vegan or vegetarian based diets it's too costly. Yet fast food chains ie burger joints are as busy as ever. After all these yrs and it's not long since really since the very hard times of the 1930s followed by 6yrs of WW11 when the population was hungry and carried on so until rationing finally finished,so why is it the UK government want so much land taken out of food production? No 2 fields , no 2 farms are the same. Not every farm can grow pulses, not every farm can grow potatoes, some can only grow grass to convert into meat or milk , some farms can only grow low quality grass so are lower stocked with hill breeds. All very well having a shed environmentally controlled to produce chickens every 14 weeks but in truth it's not good for the planet , it involves a lot of transport by road etc producing yet more carbon. Come on the UK wake up , once the population hits over 73 million what on earth are people planning to eat? and where will it come from?
Harry, could we have an update on the economic impact of the solar panels after one year please?
with out all the emissions stuff engine should be a lot simpler the killer option is a swap kit for exiting deisels
Soon all are food will be imported because farmer are paid to kill farming 😢
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Channel 4. Itv. . BBC. Never watch. It's fake news
I suspect the W.E.F is involved in this along with Mr Gates.
Wheat in Norfolk, ear is empty, picked this morning 20th.
Can you give an update on that stone wall you showed in your video from four or five years ago?
Why is this multi millionaire landlord pretending he is just a farmer??
Why is this multi millionaire landlord pretending he is just a farmer??
Why is this multi millionaire landlord pretending he is just a farmer??
Why is this multi millionaire landlord pretending he is just a farmer?
Why is this multi millionaire landlord pretending he is just a farmer?
Why is this multi millionaire landlord pretending he is just a farmer?
Really disappointing you're just complying with the WEF psychopathic orders to not produce food for your country. I don't care what the economic incentives are. Of course they're more profitable. That's their goal. To pay you to not make food and be happy about it. Tragedy with global implications.
Have always thought the same about that box on the side, looks silly and must mess up the rear visibility.
Hi Harry , just read an interview with Sophie Atwood (New Scientist 01 06 24 p37) . Yet again soya/methane, as if you sit around twiddling your thumbs whilst Argentina produces all the beef in the world.
Is Stanley a miniature English Bull Terrier or just a very young full size one?
I never like vehicles that do not have speed dials etc in front of you.
Well, Harry - I DO sympathise with You, Jeremy Clarkson & many other farmers who are having a crap time over the last few years, with the Climate being a tad disasterous, flooded fields, failed crops, etc. Maybe have a word with our shite government, who are still allowing Oil Companies to drill & paying them massive subsidies to do so :(( Protesting??? You may as well spend your time shouting at the clouds... Though I admit that the French are very good at this ;-)) We NEED a seismic, ground-roots, movement before anything happens. And, I'm afraid to say - This MUST start with You & other Farmers, pushing a Greener agenda. As a Farmers son , I know just how bad farming can be, and also how much enjoyment can be had from this way of life :-)) - I'm also an Engineer, so appreciate the scale of our technological problems... But - I see you, Clarkson & many others moaning about the Weather, The Climate, the Rain, Floods, etc, whislt AT THE SAME TIME driving around in their rather nice diesel vehicles!! Also hiring many Contactors who are also driving Diesel equipment :(( 50 years ago, we also moaned about the weather. We had flooded fields, and would even get stranded on our farm for weeks at a time (river crossing our only road into the farm!!). Now, I AM a realist, and understand that there are not that many BEV solutions as yet - But you need to talk to the manufactures, so they will start to supply what is required. The car industry is slowly moving. Many companies like Caterpillar, JCB etc are definately moving to BEV's (see note below..) I DO love your video's, the agricultural & your automotive ones :-)) But I feel that since you have a great following across both areas, you could do some good by gently bringing in renewable energy vehicles and more. Maybe also do a visit to the likes of The Small Robot Company, to see exactly what they are doing for modern farming. Then of course (though you may not be interested?), there is the area of AI & Autonomy for farming. Both these areas will produce huge benefits for many farmers who accept these technologies. Take a look at how these are being used across America for combining, drilling, etc. It's totally mind-bending. Note : I appreciate that you had a great video last year extoling the virtues of Hydrogen. But, seriously, how has that come along. You've been VERY quiet regarding Hydrogen. Have you purchased any machinery yet?? Is JCB even building, or selling, any kit as yet (I think not). For me - Hydrogen is a TOTAL Waste of Time, Effort & Money. We just cannot produce the stuff in any decent volume, at a cost that will be acceptable :(( I believe JCB is selling nice volumes of their smaller EV Plant machinery :-)) Finally - Please don't start mentioning Synthetic fuels - This is even worse that Hydrogen, as it still costs loads to produce, whilst also still polluting & making the climate worse :(( PS - If you need some added info, feel free to contact me....
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If you plan to grow more English Oaks, why not grow your own from the acorns of the Oaks on your land. It is very easy to grow healthy Oaks from fallen acorns. I often grow oaks from fallen acorns for about 2 years in individual pots, I then take them out to plant them on any free spaces in the countryside hedges etc.
Eat the acorns instead please Norman. We don’t want Oak trees planting in the hedges. Oak isn’t atall a suitable hedge plant.
Got to keep servicing engines and spares.
and noise pollution.
This is the WEF agenda that was adopted by the EU and GB, reduce farm food and livestock by 20% at the same time as allowing 8 Million migrants here. This will increase prices further and give destitution a new lease of life and you thought eating insects was a conspiracy theory? Vote Reform and end these shenanigans before its too late.
its a plan to bring down western food production. Its funny how harry just accepts 50% non food crops. Never questions what could be the ultimate objective of this policy across all uk farms. A disaster for UK food security and independence.
Such an interesting perspective shined on farming that most of us take for granted or barely scratch the surface off when we source our food. Keep up the great content Harry 👊
Are all them chemicals?safe for us consumers.of them crops,??? That the Question,🤷♂️🤷♂️😡
You are welcome to grow your own crops, with as little chemical protection as you like.
I have my students studying the forward thinking JCB. But the conversion has its challenges. Want to know about them? I am an academic ready to speak to you.
sad that you have to explain this.
Why is it that the majority of a snapoff blade lasts a week and the last bit lasts two years?
Wheat going up in price, Lincolnshire under water so no crop food being grown. Other areas in the country too wet to work the land and farmers like you are are taking the easy way out because its a bit harder to make the kind of money you were making in the past. You once said farmers like me should be growing our food, it's not looking thay way now.
UK farmers are so different to South African farmers, tech, machines, knowledge, legislation, etc... you can be proud of what you are achieving.
Yes. Also, why is it that "climate change" has been happening relatively recently, but we have had beef herds for centuries?
Met office has just openly admitted using weather altering methods. Fakebook wouldn't let me share it.
£6.7 MILLON PUBLIC MONEY GOING INTO JERSEY DAIRY FARMING PER YEAR (NDUSTRY FULLY OWNED BY ''THE CROWN'') AGRICULTURAL FARMERS BEING FORCED OUT OF BUSINESS TO GET THEIR LAND (BY ''THE CROWN'')
TAKE A LOOK AT THE HUGE DAIRY INDUSTRY FRAUD IN JERSEY / KING 6 X £200,000 FENDTS
So tempted to buy one. But, I’ve had such a bad experience with JLR in the past, I don’t know if I can put myself through all that again!
Best one yet Harry most people don't have a clue
Even at 350 Bar. = 5000psi, the Hydrogen takes up 4 times the Volume or space. This is an automatic fail if you ask me. The average price of Hydrogen is $7/Kg now. That is more than double the price of Diesel. FAIL!!!!!!!
Veggie oil is the best clean and renewable fuel. No battery or Hydrogen can match the energy density of veggie oil. It is none flammable and has an infinite storage life. Whereas, Diesel will grow algae and go bad in a few months. Veggie oil is the best fuel on the planet in every way. I have been using it for 10 years in all my vehicles. And saved $90,000 on fuel costs.
It is very easy to get diesel like Torque, when you do a 33% long stroke engine with a Compound Turbo. Basically, you are mimicking Diesel characteristics. And you could burn Propane on higher compression too. Hydrogen will be too expensive........
Why don't you mention in detail what you have achieved?
If you got Pistons and a crankshaft, you didn't reinvent the engine. I have invented a brand new Supersymmetrical Engine, that doubles the efficiency of the IC engine.
Hydrogen is the next stupid idea after EVs.
Have you thought about spreading digestate, sourced from Anaerobic Digestion? Much cheaper than usual fertilisers, incredible stuff!!
How much above the minimum wage have you earnt in the last 20 yrs? Cheers
Rapini and Arugula are weeds and qualify for enhanced stubble! 🚜🌱 🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱