I attended Sparsholt, The Hampshire College of Agriculture, from 1984 to 1987. For various reasons, I never went into farming, but watching these videos, I wish I had. , but PX is a perfect example. You should all be so proud. I wish I had found you all those years ago. I love watching every video. thank you
Hello James, just found your channel curtesy of Mr Waffle's. You and cousin Michael together are a double act. I'm still chuckling as I write this! Love seeing the big kit and look forward to following you throughout the coming year
A very good update James , you have made Glynn a very happy man with the new Fendt crawler. Watching you & Michael with your wit & banter brings a smile to my face every time. Keep these video's coming James its great to watch and very informative.
Don’t think James realised what he was getting into when he suggested walking to the Drill, you made that look hard work very amusing, really like your videos by the way.
James and Michael together is like watching Eric and Ernie 😂😂. Hope to see lots of in cab footage from the new Fendt. I dread to think what it cost you James. 14 seasons out of the Challenger is amazing.
I'm amazed at the scale of the operation ,and the fact that James is pushing on with the family business love the channel wish you all well guys from Ireland 🇮🇪👍
Thankyou James, as always a great video. Good to see the drill running well putting oats in. The challenger has served you well, what a cracking machine. I enjoy the banter between you and Michael. As I have said before, you , Michael and Andrew Ward should get together and do a video discussing the life of a farmer. Once again, thank you James, looking forward to Sundays update.
Evening James ,trust you are well. Watching your channel for some time its increasingly evident that you are really fortunate to have a team of first rate guys. No doubt it helps to make a challenging job a little easier
Nice to see you have made a new machinery change glen is happy, looking forward to seeing it in work Like watching you and Michael in conversation and the banter between you both Its good to see how other farms work and the talks from your staff Thankyou james
james the banter between you and michael is priceless, well worth watching just for that alone. keep up the good work and banter. really am enjoying your informative videos. thank you.
Hi James I think you and Mr ward paint a real picture of day to day farm life and what is really happening. I do agree with you about trying products or anything really in case it works. Have every thought about being a dealer for farm machinery or even design your own products.
It's me again. Just to say, the reason cousin Michael is wearing a vest, common knowledge when your losing body mass you feel the cold more. It's a good job you filmed him face on as sideways we woudn't have seen him. I love the video content and luck foreward to them coming out. Thanks.
Another great video James and I think the 1167 was inevitable you just need a replacement for the unimog and it’s a good idea to sign write the wheelbarrow 👍👍
Recent subscriber , great channel , love the crawlers , cat/ class/ challenger and now fendt, great machine, better than wheels and 4x tracks, shame they don't still come badged as challenger colours
Your comments re Glyphosate As a farmer in the Canadian prairie I couldn’t agree more. At today’s scale of farming, with a narrow seeding window and very limited staff availability if we lost the ability to use glypho pre-seed I’m not sure how we could maintain yields. Bear in mind we use glypho as carefully as possible already because of the risk of resistance and no longer grow RR Canola.
Hi Jamie excellent video as you say if we lost glyphosate it would a disaster for arable farming in this country. But who are these people who decide this they're not farmer's !! We've had to stop growing oil seed rape because we can't control the flea beetle, and also using more insecticide to do a less efficient job 🤔 Did you run articulated tractors in the past when you referred to big four-wheel drive tractors ? And when you commented in the past the John Deere 2850 was one of your favourite tractors from year's back you went up on a pedestal in my estimations😜👌👍
Thanks for taking the time and effort to make these such interesting and professional videos. One this I would say could improve your videos would be some drone footage of the machinery at work. With such an impressive fleet it would be great to see them at work
It seems to me that for all the land that you farm brilliantly well, you don,t mention any stone damage, so I have to assume that all of your land must be stone free, which has to be a godsend in its own right.
Great piece James and Team - One area you have not mentioned (or i have missed) is how you monitor soil nutrient status and how you correct deficiencies. Do you apply much TSP, DAP or MOP? Have you considered placement of starter fertilisers when you drill?
Great update. I am intrigued to know why you have two different Horsch drill set ups/concepts with the disc Serto and band sowing tine Sprinter. From what I understand both drills will work on the same prepped ground. Given the Sprinter takes a lot more pulling compared to the Serto I wonder why you have a Sprinter? Its it because it is better on heavy ground or getting Beans in deeper. Maybe that drill will go in wet conditions that the Serto won't. Just curious!
Watching sandy come past with the drill is the green stripes from the ends of the combine header belts it’s definitely under the straw and again at the ends of the header is it one combine or all of them?
Hi James I would love to win the hat and come and have a tour of the yard the Graveley farmland you look after is where I grew up I'm really interested in what goes on. Great channel keep up the good content 👍
Do you think ploughing fields in a rotation aspect alongside minimum cultivation would be beneficial for soil structure and be beneficial for supporting fertile ground.?
Bet you'll miss that engine sound of the Challenger !! It"s ever decreasing circles with modern diesel engines . Best engine sounds to be heard are a big CAT or CUMMINS engine under load ,all day long. I will never understand why Plant and Agri engines have to be shackled by the add- blue technology that Road Truck engines have to comply with.Surely, the carbon off set working on large land must compensate ?
You said you got invited to Buckingham Palace for you innovative farming methods snd CTF. How did that come about, as in who noticed your work and put you forward, and why then would the government defra whoever it may be not take farmers like yourself into discussions about how to produce food efficiently
I tend to leave the more serious questions to those in the know and others . Mine is, If I write to King Charles and ask him to give you an OBE for services to farming,will I be successful?
