2019 Wheat drilling begins...finally!

After such a wet October, drilling the winter wheat was proving next to impossible but then we had a few sunny days and suddenly it was all go Harry's Farm.

[@ronsanders7176]

I do enjoy Harry’s Garage, but I am loving Harry’s farm.

[@snakerb]

Ron Sanders same

[@PowerslideSWE]

Same here, I know nothing about farming so this is interesting stuff told by a brilliant host.

[@JohnReall]

I came for the cars. Stayed for the farming.

[@johnj.baranski6553]

I would subscribe to Harry's Laundry where Harry shows us how he does the wash....he is a natural KZbin presenter.

[@gretchensghost]

What about Harry's Dinner? Where he takes us through starter, mains and puddin'. I'd watch that too.

[@bill1682]

Harry’s kitchen

[@anoamos6451]

Too funny mate. I would too.

[@treyquattro]

"Park the rolls" has a completely different meaning on Harry's Farm and Harry's Garage

[@EleanorPeterson]

That is a brilliant Comment. P.S. - BRILLIANT! :-)

[@ajadrew]

These farming videos are really interesting Harry, thank you!

[@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne]

What a fascinating insight into farming. Like a lot of city dwellers I have little idea what is involved...Thank You.

[@harrysfarmvids]

Good to hear, as aim of channel was to engage those not overly familiar with farming practices today.

[@TheYohtube]

Even as a country boy i have always found farmers tight lipped with all farming practices shrouded in secrecy...its great with Harry's help to finally understand what's been going on around me in the fields for the last 53 years. Well done Harry and keep it up and yes he is a natural in front of the camera!

[@GarryMcGovern]

Quality! 😂

[@pdwcave]

Last time I had contact with farms and the farming community was back in the 70s! Its amazing how farming has changed. The only thing that seems to be the same is being beholden to the weather!

[@Czechbound]

Other than for spaying, or ploughing, I always wondered what the various attachments were doing on the back of tractors in fields. This is a great way to give us city dwellers an insight in the procedures and rhythms of farming, the worries and setbacks that bad weather provide, and how prices and land management determine what crops are put where, and when. I really love these updates !

[@nickturnbull4302]

Thank goodness I have something better to watch whilst rest of family watches Strictly Come Dancing.

[@IanRMcAllister]

Nice video. Its so educational this series - weather turns, and away you go. Should be made compulsory viewing for school kids. Good Luck!

[@endlessmotion2255]

Always been into cars.....always secretly wanted to be a farmer. Harry delivering the dream content, cheers!

[@djcrossie]

My grandad was a livestock and arable farmer. I now fully understand all the problems he used to face on his farm in Swaby Lincs. Thanks Harry love Harry's garage but equally love Harry's farm, keep it up

[@markjohnson8352]

Really informative and a great watch! Best of luck with the remaining drilling!

[@DavePalmer17]

Another great insight into the business of farming from Harry. I have a greater admiration for farmers from watching these reports as the variables they have to deal with are immense. Harry’s a great presenter and his passion shows through, as he does for his cars on Harry’s Garage.

[@RobJaskula]

I really enjoy the "twist" to the format that the Farm is more serial in nature. The variables that go into farming seem endless!

[@adamct44]

Harry, you could make watching paint dry interesting! Love Harry’s Farm and Harry’s garage, brilliant content.

[@bouncingbobby]

I have a complaint. My wife loves your voice so much I think she is starting to fancy you. She says she could listen to you reading the London telephone directory. After 15 years frankly you are welcome to her so no hard feelings and I will still continue watch both channels.

[@monkmodemalik8225]

This is.. interesting and certainly puts into perspective what Ūsamah ibn Munqidh said of European “men” in his book Kitab al Itibar 900 years ago.

[@Churchill250267]

Julian TOLLEMACHE what did he say? That they have a penchant for self deprecating humour?

[@monkmodemalik8225]

Mark Riley For reference, Usamah was a 12th century soldier, fighting against Crusaders. He narrates a story of a European “man” walking along with his wife. He meets another man who takes his wife by the hand and steps aside to converse with her while the husband is standing on one side waiting for his wife to conclude the conversation. If she lingers too long for him, he leaves her alone with the conversant and goes away. European “men” are ok with their wives being taken by other men.

[@sh-hg4eg]

@@monkmodemalik8225 a cursory knowledge of European history and culture shows this to be utter codswallop. That said, European societies were generally very high trust (mostly until the last century), unlike a lot of places around the world that have been utterly marred by low trust, corruption and generally aggressive behaviour. It's no coincidence that we're heading the same way.

[@monkmodemalik8225]

@@sh-hg4eg European societies also have the highest rates of non paternity events (NPE). Cultures such as those in the Middle East and East Africa have the lowest rates of y dna diversity, which means foreign men where kept out of the gene pool. By comparison there is high y dna diversity in European ethnicities, which means foreign men where allowed to mate with and impregnate local European women. They were then also allowed to identify with the European ethnicity (and were accepted by the community) and hence diversity of male origin in Europeans. Science doesn’t lie. See where this “high trust society” gets you? Besides, I provided a primary historical source and scientific evidence for the claims, but you responded with emotion.

[@richardthomas6890]

I have to go with a lot of the comments and say how much I’m enjoying this blog. It certainly reminds me of BBC’s Sunday’s Farming program before, madness took over the corporation and changed it to the drivel of Countryfile. Great blog and I can only ask keep it up👍🏻

[@TheByard]

Dad and I used to watch it each Sunday, some of the veterinary stuff was filmed not far from us.

[@SimonIngram]

Watching night time farming is really good and makes excellent TV, seeing it how it happens with no bs. It's also great to see you doing things almost in tandem with the local farmer near us in Sussex, I can appreciate what he is doing!

[@harrysfarmvids]

Thanks for comment, that's why I'm trying to do super-quick edit on the videos, so whatever we're up to on the farm makes more sense with the weather outside.

[@davidmg1925]

Shows strength of character to talk so casually about the difficulties for other peoples' interest.

[@Czechbound]

Indeed ! I'd be sent to the Naughty Step for a month if I had these setbacks. A great lesson in dealing with things when they don't go your way.

[@AMPHICARSdotCOM]

Brilliant. Am loving the way you explain the issues and challenges.

[@williamsmith9507]

Terrific Harry. After all this stress and heartache you deserve all the rewards. Best of luck.

[@acdrones48]

Another great informative video. I have a greater appreciation of what goes on in a farm. 👍👍👍

[@alxjxn]

I'm weirdly obsessed with these farm updates! 😂 I love how knowledgeable farmers need to be about such a variety of things. Keep them coming Harry! 👍

[@timedmunds9054]

Thanks so much Harry! I’m finding all this Fascinating ,who’d have known 🤷‍♂️ You now have me checking your forecast from Norfolk

[@jaytoppo1670]

makes us realize just how important our farmers are. no farmers no food.... Thanks H

[@terryatkinson3182]

Harry is the David Attenborough of farming. Could listen to him all day.

[@ozodyssey5528]

Always fascinating. Much more interesting to learn of the ups and downs of farming 1st hand than from a detached presenter

[@badgastein2]

I love the science of farming - Harry, you are a master at choosing your options, adapting to the conditions, making best use of the weather windows and keeping so level headed when the weather conditions are seemingly conspiring against you - I work in the construction industry and the weather certainly influence road construction - we can loose large tonnages of gravel into the ground when working in wet ground against a deadline, so I can have some empathy with you guys.

[@martinslocombe2288]

I have just discovered Harry`s Farming video`s , they are really informative , i now know what my local farmer is doing sometimes late at night .

[@johnhaynes9910]

All the best Harry despite the soggy conditions.

[@willmurray1877]

Excellent as always Harry hopefully the weather will cheer up and let you get finished

[@robertpowell7672]

Very informative as usual. Thanks Harry

[@Ukrider96]

Just found this channel and flicked through a few of your videos and I have to say you do a brilliant job of explaining everything, we have a real problem in farming of the majority of folk not having a clue about what we do or where there food comes from, it's a especially bad when they get to vote on our practices, but from now on I'm very happy to have found such a great channel that I can show people to better explain what we do. Well done Harry your clearly doing a good job and we need more like you.

[@marcobaula7667]

Harry, you derserve even more success in your life as you already achieved.

[@kerrygleeson4409]

Thanks for sharing Harry 👍🇦🇺🚜

[@matauboy]

This is having an undue influence I live in NZ and I just checked the weeks forecast for the Cotswolds.

[@robprior6650]

Very insightful, thanks Harry.

[@grayfool]

A great watch as usual. This would be a wonderful insight for schools. Perhaps future generations would understand the importance of those who work so hard to produce their food.

[@GarryMcGovern]

Half way through this video, and once again I have to remind myself I'm actually watching (and very much enjoying!) a video on FARMING!! From Lambo's to Linseed - Harry just knows how to keep us watching! 😉

[@RobJaskula]

Isn't it funny, that? The way he describes the driving experience while driving the Diablo a couple of months back is one of my favorite bits of motoring journalism, and here I am raptured by the farm and the way the whole "story" is playing out. Harry's just the real deal, plain and simple!

[@jep1912]

Gentle, calming, restful, informative. A world away for an ex-pat in Australia, back one day, thankfully.

[@stephenross1581]

Hi Harry, have just come across your videos and have sat and watched all off them, I’m from a farming background but still found your films very interesting, You seem to have the knack of keeping people interested in what your saying, maybe missed your vocation could have been a presenter lol. Any way thanks for posting for us all to enjoy and I will be looking forward to seeing your next instalment. Stephen

[@trevorjarvis3021]

Brilliant informative video Harry - hope you get some more dry weather!

[@marinedrive5484]

The stars aligned for you, Harry - well, momentarily. I wish you had been my teacher at agricultural college - you explain everything so well and in an entertaining manner - maybe I would have gone farming myself. Zero till would be an attractive option, if you can make it work for you. Here's hoping you can get the rest of your winter wheat in and reap the rewards of the rising prices.

[@growingknowledge]

Getting it done Harry - good job !

[@disuye]

I particularly enjoy the economic and market related comments, measures, risks, prices etc. none of which - as an end consumer - am I much aware of. Thanks for sharing!

[@markbullock7700]

Blimey Harry hate to think what the farm is like at the moment with this rain ☔️ hope you managed to get the rest of the crop seeding done in time😳 keep up the great work Harry I don’t live to far from you in Ramsden, so not only now do I look out for you in one of you lovely cars I also look at all the tractors now as well to see if it’s you 🙈😄

[@drchunkybiscuit9973]

Best of luck Harry! Keep your chin up.

[@chrisflemington819]

I recall that’s what we used to call Murphy’s law on the family farm the weather can be fickle to say the least but at least it’s half done! I hope the next few days see the right weather to get the other half done in a day. Good luck Harry

[@giovannigallo8429]

Wishing good weather for you Harry!

[@EleanorPeterson]

A bit nerdy, I know, but I'm fascinated by soil. Seeing that stony stuff up close was really unusual. When I was younger I lived for several years in East Africa (my dad was with the Flying Doctor Service in Kenya). Our house and 1 acre plot was on black cotton soil, which is extraordinary stuff, made even more weird by the local weather. In the dry season it was split by 18" deep cracks wide enough to lose a tennis ball down, and it became unbelievably glutinous in the rainy season. Walking across bare soil would put (literally) 5" platform soles of mud on your wellies! A lot of the surrounding areas were on bright orange-red soil (similar colour to those amazing 'rusty' deserts you see in Australia and elsewhere). It was very fine-grained - as smooth as talcum powder. It flowed like a liquid when it was dry, and turned to slippery melted butter when it got wet. Cutting unpaved roads through red-soil country was problematic because the surface offered almost zero grip in the wet, and it formed 3' deep car-swallowing drifts in the dry. Both soil types grew excellent crops, but they weren't easy to work. So... I'd love to see Harry rolling some wet black cotton soil. His tractor would end up wearing enormous, sticky mud-tyres 8' high and his pressure-washer would never forgive him! ;-)

[@sh-hg4eg]

I enjoyed learning about that. Thank you.

[@mattlostatsea]

Your channel is the best on you tube...

[@MrGrunter0]

I've only just stumbled across your channel. It's great. Love the way you explain the farming process. Very interesting. I've subscribed!

[@paskalm7331]

Also came here from your great garage-channel. Love the vids about your frarm 👍. Watched them all in one day. Keep up the good work with both of your channels 👍

[@darrenguest7284]

Yet another example of the tolerance and stresses of farming life, I,ve never watched the weather as much since subscribing lol

[@JayFreezy86]

God I bloody love this channel.

[@DUNAIRD15]

Another brilliant video ! The ordinary becomes really interesting ! I think I’ll start farming again .....

[@martinwiltshire8764]

Always liked Harry's Garage and this is just as interesting. Can't wait to see Harry's Watches, please!

[@thenewexeptor]

I really hope this will happen. Sounds like a great winter oriented channel when the farm is more or less in a "sleep" mode.

[@bertbrogden9662]

love it nearly as much as the espada rebuild . can't wait to see it finished

[@Tracertme]

Can't wait to see the next espada chapter.... really falling in love with them....

[@rodneylloydroberts]

Had life delt not delt a sad blow I would have been a farmer. What your (Harry) videi show is what life would have been like as apposed to what I did with my life. Thanks very much for the detail, so interesting.

[@LifeOnTheRoadNoFixedAbode]

great video so glad i found you as a lot of others ive been watching dont do as long vids with as much info very good vids thankyou

[@alastairscruton715]

Great video once again. Hope you get finished drilling in near future.

[@geertvandermeer4938]

This is so satisfying to watch.

[@GEOFFKV6080]

Your lucky to get it in Harry. We not got any winter wheat in this time, it looks Like we will have to put spring barley in

[@paultaylor9652]

LovelyJubbly, hope the weather improves for you soon.

[@patrick0connell772]

Rapid response on Harry's farm the Clayton system is good job

[@tucker9162]

I love this, amazing the detail and science and whatnot. Just thought you wang the seed in the ground and up pops wheat!

[@archiegoddard2714]

Hope you get a gap in the wetness. We managed to Harrow, disc, plant and roll most of ours in the one day it was dry and are just waiting on the weather to finish off the rest

[@bobpreston1347]

Keep them coming Harry.

[@roscoejones4515]

Halfway home, nice! You're fortunate that your custom sprayer/driller is available to do the work on short notice. Just a bit more luck you'll have it all planted, but at any rate you've done better than many. All luck to you.

[@harrysfarmvids]

Sprayer and drill owned by neighbouring farmer family, so more of a machinery share ring than a true contractor. Works well.

[@roscoejones4515]

Got it, that's nice. Good news about the prices, amazing how quickly the market reacts. Sadly, it can react just as quickly in the wrong direction.

[@regmac64]

Two great channels.

[@tris7]

Well done getting some wheat in, Harry! We're still in a muddy puddle here. Northamptonshire clay is not forgiving 😢

[@harrysfarmvids]

Can imagine, 1st wheat ground post drilling was a big surprise to me. Still only got 60% rolled before rains arrived, though.

[@jinxed_jinxed_3443]

Nice one Arry, keep em coming.

[@petermgruhn]

Happy you got something in. Hope you get a chance to do more. I missed, there must be a cutoff point after which you won't plant.

[@garysavage5675]

When Harry speaks the weather god listens 😂👍

[@martiniv8924]

Great contrast of life 👌🏻

[@guybutler6406]

Love the term “volunteer” - seed from a previous season. Volunteer potatoes around Cheshire a common thing!

[@DoctorDARKSIDE]

Harry, could you touch base on the costs and business model of farming? I don't think it's as simple as grow, sell, grow again!

[@mikeprater]

I do love Harry's farm, Even want to go and buy some Roundup..

[@jeffreykrout3034]

Good lucky Harry !

[@SorensenBjerring]

Keep up the good work....🚨🚒🚒

[@bobbrooks266]

Your doing well compared to some. We keep picking off bits as we can but along way to go. Great video. Keep them coming. Regards

[@harrysfarmvids]

Frustrating isn't it?

[@bobbrooks266]

@@harrysfarmvids lol extremely

[@thomasbailey4139]

Best of luck!

[@thenewexeptor]

I'm close to farming without being personally involved into it and I know a few things. Still amazed but the work of all these people (farmers) who goes ups and downs all the time trying to bring something in the spring and summer. It is so easy to go to the supermarket and just grab a loaf of bread without understanding the enormous struggle behind it.

[@andrewhurstcars]

Time to get a set of tracks for your Case, Harry!

[@thetessellater9163]

Great presentation of really interesting material, Harry, but of course you already realise that, with the ever increasing subscriber count. I'd be interested to see a review of the farm buildings, their uses and what improvements you would like to make.

[@rogerdorrington]

I'm in mid-Sussex where I can see what's happening and thanks to KZbin I can compare with Hants and Cotswolds. Wet, wet and wet and very little drilling. All very interesting for someone raised on a 50's farm! Tractor with a cab and lights? Come on Harry.

[@Czechbound]

Hope the weather stays fine and clear in the coming days for you. Although an east wind means if will have to come through Czech Republic first. We don't like that here :)

[@watchfan6180]

I like your car content. I have no idea about farming, starting to like it though.

[@stevepearce6689]

Hi Harry. This is why my father gave up farming ( in Australia ) and sold farm machinery instead......

[@wotrulke5868]

Harry's farm should be on TV! Like on a country file typ slot🚜🚜🚜🚜

[@dmcg6074]

Admire your videos Harry, great explanation and enthusiasm 👍

[@alanzyoutube]

Would it be possible to go into farm technology, like the latest tractors, machinery and also agriculture advances? I think that this channel is the first and maybe only connection many people will get into farming and agriculture.

[@SuperMAZ007]

Down side of living in the northern hemisphere is having 4 months of darkness(day time is limited) and rain makes the soil too wet. Overall it's good to have rain after such a long through for months.

[@Rooneycgs]

Loving this

[@apodosistudio8988]

Oh snap we got a new intro! I thought I had no interest in farming until I started watching your videos. OG Harrys Garage Fan here :) Thanks for sharing

[@alsagrivids4434]

Where I am you plant winter wheat at the end of August/beginning of September because if you do it in October it will be too cold and it won’t grow enough and then you risk it dying of cold or snow in the winter. Although if you plant it too early it will get too tall and if you get lots of snow it could be flattened.

[@brianelifritz4806]

Great video

[@ginggur17]

The stone must play hell with the implements.

[@joebeacom6111]

Thank you!

[@X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X]

Gotta love some CCR !

[@Miata822]

So much investment dependant on the weather where some rain can make or break you. I enjoy playing roulette, think I'm pretty good at it, but I know my limit and it is far less than the costs of combines, tractors, and tons of perishable seed! Clearly farming takes balls.

[@georgedoorley5628]

out with a quad and slug pellet spreader .........have seen slug pellets mixed in with the seed and sowed along side ....

[@asdeaff]

And it`s ruddy well rainin again; don`t tell me it`s gonna be the warmest xmas in history!