Barley Harvest Woes: Costly Tyre Repairs & Challenging Season Reflections

[@Billtom57]

I’m still so amazed how organised you are in your farming business, my question is, can you run for PM and try and sort the country out?

[@johnharris4945]

It makes me wonder how we ever did anything years ago. We had 50-60 hp tractors and 6-8 ton grain trailers with 12 foot combine headers. We must of had dryer weather.. You were the bees knees if you had the JD 2850. Mine was a JD 3040, but then going to work for the local contractor, that had a JD 6400 was like driving a spaceship in comparason. Machinery keeps growing and evolving, but we still have the age old problem of the weather that will always determine when we can use it. James comes across as a really nice employer and person, i wish i'd had the chance to work for him when i was younger. Loving the videos and look forward to next each time. Thank you James, keep it up! John (worcestershire)

[@themunter4488]

We went big and with a 14ft header and a 10 ton and a 6 ton on a tw25 and a 7700 😊

[@danielsmith-wr3mk]

What a decent farm and company to work for. You clearly care about the business but also truly care about the staff welfare. Great videos and enjoy seeing what’s happening.

[@JamesBond-wy6sb]

Makes me want have a career change watching this channel. Must be a fantastic business to be a part of and I wish other businesses looked after their employees like James does. Excellent work!!

[@ronaldlucas5360]

Thanks for explaining everything to us that aren't farmers.

[@antsinyapants12]

Can I just say though I am in a totally different career now, I used to work on a farm near Buckingham and still go on there to help in the summer periods, but I must say your whole set up and the way you manage the business is unbelievable and the way you look after your staff is a total joy to watch well done .

[@yant8777]

One of the top farming channels,so informative and so much going on.

[@simonbarker1932]

What a fantastic team run by a fantastic boss! Love watching the channel James wishing you all a good and safe rest of your harvest! 😊

[@garyroberts8170]

This is one of the best KZbin channels around so interesting and your getting good at this presenting lark James look forward to the next one 👍

[@richardmatthews3304]

He's very good at it. He explains who people are. Has a bit of banter and is doing a really good job getting the farming message across, if James is questioning his profits with his scale and attention to detail, it worrys me how UK ag is going to survive, I hope some policy makers will see this and realise if they don't do something our food security will be gone

[@kevinharker1840]

It's heart breaking to know you've flogged ya pan out all year and you can't break even, the 2850 / 2140 was one of thee best little power houses ever!

[@mikereekie4948]

It's great to see how you take care of all your employees. Long working hours need concentration and keeping the troops fueled up is paramount. Nice one.

[@kit5318]

Thanks for a great insight into UK farming, cheers from an Australian farmer.

[@stewartmoffat]

Amazing insight to the day to day operation of a modern farm. The overall impression I see is a great team of staff dedicated to making the farm work, really enjoy all your informative videos. Well done.Thanks Stu.

[@fenlandagriphotography3045]

Another amazing video, truly informative and an impressive agri business.

[@nathong3229]

Not only is this a fascinating look at farming and a peek behind the scenes - As a Designer it's refreshing to see a company truly embrace consistent branding, from plant machinery to lunchboxes! Looks awesome and always gives employees a sense of belonging/pride as well as instant recognition in the industry. Nicely done!

[@markbaillie2895]

I commended you on how you treat your staff James,I all the years I have been around farming that really is a first.On a lighter note an old farmer friend told me once don't make baby's in the winter or you will mess up harvest, and eat well so you don't have a heart attack or you will be a man down. We have just got started on the barley in South Oxfordshire very poor year ,to much rain in the spring ,i have never seen so much black grass, Cound not spay it off,but harvest is a go now best time of the year.

[@RebuildingScotland]

James talking about the two-week difference in harvesting for a distance of 70 miles, reminds me of something I heard; that harvest delays one day for every 12 miles further north. It would be interesting to see if their data supports anything like that.

[@isuzubighorn8986]

What an amazing insight into how your business works. Thanks so much for documenting it in so much detail. Really enjoying the updates. Keep up the great work

[@philwhiting3818]

Another great video! Enjoyed the discussion about the yields and the way the two farms have varied so much. One day ill come back into the Agricultural industry and i hope to have a boss who looks after their team like you do. Incrediable business you have and its a joy to have a insight into it.

[@anthonybrooks861]

As farmers we always plan for a better year next year, I will stick my neck out here and say next year is going to be one of the best we have seen in long time

[@adrianhutchin4925]

Well done on the organisation, the army of people to keep us fed and happy is amazin well done to your team, much apprecited ...i can i hae range rover like your love it, but seriously well done to you all

[@sarahmansell3611]

Great video James farming has been a hard slog ever since last harvest let's hope for a better drilling season

[@chrislee2221]

Think your cousins comments on taking a 10 year average is a fair assessment, clearly the barley was going to struggle the moment it hit the seed bed, 23/24 has been an exceptional year with record rain fall . Yes gets my vote the 2850 drove one from new as well as a 3050, both good tractors but the 2850 just had something . Farmer ( now retired) still owns it I have asked him many times to give me first refusal to buy it.😍

[@Paul-f4w6t]

Excellent well organised outfit, great job!!!🚜🚜

[@JohnD-t9p]

Another great video. One of my favourite you tube channels.

[@johnhennebry3205]

Thanks again for sharing your experience and ideas. 👍🇺🇸🇮🇪

[@philhicks5818]

I’m a new subscriber, on my 4th video , what an absolutely well organised farm , credit to you all , it’s really nice to see ,

[@chuffa62]

Hello James, found your channel recently and enjoying watching. I am a former farm manager from 30 years ago but love the fact that the same things cause problems. When Ibwas a student I worked for GW Topham who I think must have been your neighbour and I lived in Papworth. Biggest tractors we had were three Fiat 1880’s and our biggest combine was a New Holland 8080 with an 18 foot header! All the best for a reasonable harvest!

[@scottunderwood3481]

Great video as always guys, really interesting and very informative, your a credit to farming, keep up the good work.👍

[@charlieatkinson9451]

Good to hear you know hedges the biggest problem today is people trying to tell you how to do it that have no clue

[@andymercer8092]

Bloody good video! 3050 for me, lovely sounding 6 cylinder.

[@andrewwoodhead8305]

3050 TB Turbo even better

[@mattharte7334]

At 12:49 Michael mentions buying the seed. A 2,500 acre arable farm in Essex I worked on in the 90’s used its own wheat for drilling next years crops. Wheat from sections of their most productive land was passed through a grain ‘dresser’, separating the best grains from the average, the best then being used for drilling next year. I believe they still do this, and wonder if this is a system you use at PX Farms? Great videos, excellent farm, very interesting.

[@charleydavidson69]

Enjoy your discussions with your cousin. By the look of it your team is well looked after. Also noticed how quiet your car is. Thanks for the video.

[@jascollinscork]

Great harvest update video!!! Love the farm cottage 👌🏻 your lads are well spoken on camera too 😁

[@marksayfritz913]

Great video as always

[@michaelpower4188]

James, another great video, all the views on cutting, hauling, drying, storage, baling, to accommodating men, in houses, while working away is just pnuenominal, you really go above and beyond catering needs you are like the Top class Hotel, in looking after the men, James do you remember a Barley seed variety called BLENHEIM, it was a great barley variety, Top class on all reports everytime, all the best for the Harvest, to you and the Team of men and women in your business , Michael power ballycahane, county Waterford Ireland [Eire]

[@stephenclark2058]

Farming is a massive daily gamble , I like the story of the old farmer , years ago , who won the first million pound football pool , and when asked by a reporter what he was going to do with it , he replied “ well , I’m going to keep farming till it’s all gone “ 😂😂 Farming can be a wonderful way of life when all goes well . I owned and bought 3 farms in the 70 s 80 s 90 s . Sold nearly everything in 1997 . Looking at farming today is much more difficult . I sold my last tonne of wheat in 97 for £ 150 . It cost £ 85 per tonne to produce . Happy days 🤔

[@theunisher7956]

Px farms seems incredibly well run and organised… plus some cool kit to

[@Rob-zx8lm]

I should have watched the video to the end, as you answered my questions.

[@DJC995]

Hi James & team Nice video Thanks again

[@nigelhales874]

Happy it's staying dry fingers crossed 🤞 p,x farming family

[@jimbostruckingvids8173]

what a fantastic farm .keep up the great work guys .

[@garethgeorge580]

Hi James Another cracking vid of a well run farming enterprise 👌 Keep them vids coming Happy days from west wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🥛🚚💨💨

[@guys4561]

The weather is gonna be good next week. So plan ahead and crack on 👍

[@ThomasPate-s2j]

Another great video. In a previous video you talked briefly about an automatic gate system you had for certain access points that can be operated remotely by mobile phone. Where did you source these? What brand/make/company? This system would be ideal for us on the rural/urban fringe where flytipping etc is a real problem.

[@Farmer_phil]

The jack russell makes me laugh😃

[@themunter4488]

Food delivery 😊 looks better than mum dropping off a sandwich and bottle of orange squash, which sat getting warm behind the seat 😅

[@dardie37]

It must take a lot of organising to keep the combines and chaser bins and the trucks moving and not wasting time , great to see how you look after you team with food and accommodation , will you be starting a perch store with you own branded insulated bags and shirts and hoodies , stay safe and keep the vlogs coming

[@DouglasBarnard-hk6lb]

You do look after your workers and that is the problem been good staff today due to you and your business

[@robinblackwell8268]

Thank you for an excellent informative video thoroughly enjoyable Could I ask why you don't transport the combines on lorries to Lincolnshire thank you

[@johnhyde8892]

Have you thought about a Low loaders to move the combines and tractors , and equipment around. And i still use a old 2140 Jd and a 3050 Jd.

[@johnhyde8892]

I do follow your channel, you are a big farmer but all a part of the food chain and possible animal grain supply. My self I am only a very small old school farm, I don't even have Hp on anything. Everything bit of kit I have is paid for, and I yes still run two older tractor a 3050 and 2140 what are now antique 😆

[@TheGamingWarrior10]

Great video! I’ve nearly binge watched the whole channel this week after just discovering you recently

[@nigelphillips9426]

Thanks for the video

[@TheCollins212]

certainly a delayed harvest compared to usual down here in Essex, we drilled OSR last year on the 28th july.. i only just spayed off some wheat this morning so wont be going for a little bit yet!

[@peterwilson-qj2ds]

If I was younger I would be sending my CV to you , I have worked for a few a couple of farm contractors but they need to take a leaf out of your book. Full marks to you on how you look after your staff, and for the care and consideration you show towards them. Another great video , do you run your own balers ?

[@chrislangford2985]

Just seen a P.X lorry going into Norwich ,expect its loaded with mustard for Colmans .

[@rupertm2542]

I was looking at the winter barley outside my house this morning, it looks like they’ve lost 10% on the floor due to rain and whats still standing looks to have picked up some form of infection, covered dark speckles.

[@davidnorris6262]

Hi James another great video thank you.

[@jr4ff3]

Love the vids always a 10/10 watch. And love James using Range Rover properly!! Rarely seen

[@Luke-xx1kn]

Hi James, love the channel really informative. Can you do a program on the solar panels? Cheers

[@mowerman60]

I've been saying that for 25 years,next year will be better. Classic farmer 😂😂

[@gunton21]

Nice video. 👌

[@merv690]

sir I whole heartedly agree with supreme champion 😆😆 simply superb farming business congratulations

[@MrFatdaz]

Apparently putting talcum powder on the track helps reduce friction and heat?? I saw that on Ollyblogs channel when he drove the length of the uk! Another great video! 👍🏻

[@peterclarke3300]

Great and very interesting video again 👍👍

[@Agri-Farm-UK]

Our 2850 jd nearly went in the deal for the next fendt but my father loves his to much too. Personally always hated the cab and clutch in them but the controls were always to hand. If the valve covers weren’t covered by the vario grip a set of tyre pressure monitors is a very cheap way of alarming you to drops in pressure and what temperature the tyres are running at 65k we find. Say the uni mog was running the bowser at high speed you get a puncture the little 12 volt monitor will alarm the operator to stop and get off the road if a puncture is occurring same as in a car. Hopefully that way less tyres and rims same on sprayer or whatever.

[@danielclark8036]

Do you talc the tracs up on the lexions? Think it was a claas thing when Olly Harrison did his combine challenge to prevent wear on the tracs with road wear.

[@wallace19720]

Another great video.

[@Jonno180556ADI]

Hi. Disappointed to see one of your drivers pulling onto the Scotland Road roundabout in a pickup on his phone this morning😢😢

[@OscarStern-ui6wq]

Hi James hope you are well are you going to be visiting some ove the farms you whent to on your Nuffield scholarship

[@jamesbedford5605]

Could you please explain why the CTF potatoes didn't work out?

[@paulbarnes3791]

Very interesting many thanks

[@Rob-zx8lm]

What are the date restrictions, on hedge cutting these days? Do you have to cut in an annual or biennial basis?

[@philippepper8332]

Just stated watching your videos and find them fascinating,I used to be involved in large scale Arable farming but now have a commercial vehicle workshop ,MOT bay and deal in commercial vehicles I used to have an 8650 John Deere and could also only produce Daughters 😝🍺😝

[@allanmorris6324]

Any jobs going James? 😅 Would love to drive tractors and work in a team like that.

[@paulfreeman2259]

Should talk to Pete at Tanvic farm tyres at Newark always a good price

[@baggers391]

I noticed your not growing the spuds anymore?

[@steviembaker]

Love the branded tuck bags for the guys !….well looked after. Could do with one of those , you selling merch yet ? 😉🤷‍♂️

[@lincslad54]

Do you keep the beer for the lads in a lot bigger van

[@jascollinscork]

Great video can we meet or see the baling team??

[@tractortamno1]

Could I have the details of those lunch bags? Look just the ticket

[@themunter4488]

You must get some serious track wear in the combines doing those sort of miles. Could you put them on trucks to move them? Sorry if this has been asked already. 😊

[@nigelhales874]

Joe public don't realise the price of tractor tyre's a very organised farm good luck 🤞

[@Benet-Drone-Advance]

Use Talcum Powder on tracks

[@andrewwoodhead8305]

Down your trousers too when driving a fordson major in the summer ☀️ 🔥👍

[@ajpwheatley]

How come you are allowed to cut hedges in July? Thought it was closed season till 1st Sept? Is it only by special agreement on land that's coming OSR next?

[@PaulPinner]

Great to watch your videos, leads me to reminisce! The passion shown for farming and the environment by you and the whole team is addictive to watch. Maybe you should get a 2850 to put on the topper! Although an IH 956 would be better! Keep up the good work and honest delivery James👍🏻

[@philipkimber6302]

Great video. Blackgrass is like the poor, sadly always with us! At least we are not trying to farm in Ukraine, those poor people.

[@tractortamno1]

Can you claim insurance for the tyres? Another great video.

[@shirleydrury5565]

For James to be PM would be well below his pay grade! His well above that he has a brain and common sense. Unlike MP!!!😊👍👍❤

[@James-ml1ip]

So James, did the barley loose money in its own right, or did it make a profit, but not enough to pay the rent??

[@anthonybrooks861]

The boys and girls are not being fed they are being spoiled, hat's off to the cook, just one problem James can't find the link to place my order

[@kildare1773]

Talking about early drilling. Is bydv not a worry for you.

[@andrewwoodhead8305]

Growing all that barley james I'm assuming you and the team drink hawkstone lagers??🤔🍺#Back British Farming

[@philipgraham6980]

I didn't think hedge cutting was permitted until 01September.

[@MrJonah53]

It's not. I was about to comment, but thought I'd check to see if anyone had picked up on that.

[@MauriceBarton-w1b]

@@MrJonah53 I did wonder!

[@PX_Farms]

We cut the hedges from the 1st September onwards to end of October. We cut the grass and flail the ditches after the combines up till the 1st September then swap to hedges.

[@philipgraham6980]

@@PX_Farms I guessed that is probably what you meant. Glad to see you have been able to get on with harvest. Keep the videos coming. As an extractor driver i am jealous of all the tec you have now.

[@markyoull6744]

great video shame on the yeilds

[@JimBoB-te7dw]

should’ve not driven the tractor if possible with a soft tyre all because of a £12-£15 pound valve if safe to do so pull up and get it fixed a 10 minute job worked at tyres for 36 years and it’s something i always say don’t drive on flat ur soft pull up if safe to do so get tyre man out to fix

[@Digger72]

Yes, run for PM James and you have my vote. Great video.