Harvest 2024 is only weeks away but it won't stop raining. How are the crops coping?

[@scatmancraig1974]

I was working on a farm for a while while my usual employment (bus & coach driving) was still recovering from covid. Being a non-farmer, I got a lot of the simple jobs, as well as looking after an old fashioned 6000 ton grain store. One of my favourite odd jobs was weedkilling the field borders with the quad bike, which usually got done on nice sunny wind free days. Although I no longer work on a farm, I'm still an avid watcher of this channel (and Harry's Garage). I've learnt as much from watching Harry's Farm as I have in my two years farming, which says a lot about how good Harry's relaxed but very informative presenting is. Keep up the excellent content!

[@feolender2938]

Are you looking forward to alzheimers from spraying that shit?

[@martinhunt6004]

@@feolender2938 What is your source/ reference to such?

[@matthewdickson7838]

You may get it 😂​@@feolender2938

[@lksf9820]

@@martinhunt6004 He's got Alzheimer's, how would he know?

[@cynic-al]

I send these videos to my grandad. 96, retired from farming at 80 but still likes to see what's going on on the land. Thanks 👍

[@ianmckay1780]

If you want a good explanation of what's going on in farming stay where you are. Harry is very good at explaining the nuances of the subject.Thanks Harry.

[@long_view]

Agree - a must watch. (Note to all new MPs - this means you too).

[@WelcomeToTheWorldOfTheReal]

Hi Harry, I'm sorry the rain has given you so much trouble this year. Still, it could have been worse, you could have been living in Dubai where they really screwed up the weather(can't you see? Look up!).

[@Nazza16]

Why don't you tell the truth about geoengineering. They are spraying the skies and you know it.

[@ibrstellar1080]

@@WelcomeToTheWorldOfTheReal He won't touch the cloud seeing geoengineering subject.

[@turokforever007]

@@ibrstellar1080 If people just looked up, it's easy to see what is going on.

[@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne]

As a keen motorcyclist I judge the weather by how often I can get out on my bike, and the end of the last prolonged decent period of dry weather ended on June the 28th *last year* As you are a farmer, you have my sympathy. It must be a nightmare.

[@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne]

@@buildmotosykletist1987 Absolutely. If it rains I'm in the Rolls Royce.

[@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne]

@@buildmotosykletist1987 I applaud those who enjoy riding in the rain. I don't. Riding my bike is my way of recharging, and I love it.

[@carmadme]

⁠@@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOnemy father rides his bikes year round he loves it I don't have a bike myself but if i did it would be something pre-war Good enough excuse to only take it out in the dry I figure

[@pistonburner6448]

Pffft! Lazy farmers should get to work and put roofing over all of their fields!

[@pistonburner6448]

@@buildmotosykletist1987 Whoosh!

[@dannmarceau]

Finally, KZbin shows me a channel that is of value.

[@feolender2938]

If you like monocropping and glyphosate

[@tomosorio7530]

If you like affordable bread too!

[@EthanolEnthusiast]

Don't forget Harry's Garage..

[@PaulFellows3430]

3,000 litres of diesel! Just under 660 gallons in old money - just for harvest! I knew that fuel isn't cheap and I knew that big machines are thirsty but even so - that was a real eye-opening shock! Thanks Harry fpr bringing the hard realities of farming home to those of us who simply enjoy the countryside without thinking about making their living from it. And 8-grand for a set of new boots for the combine - that opened my eyes too, I can tell you!

[@howertingsyaboya3789]

Re tyre tubes: As a cyclist of a certain vintage, I would generally put a little talc on the inner tube before inserting it and re-fitting the tyre - it helps to prevent binding and pinching of the tube when re-inflating. Obviously a combine tyre and tube is a different animal, but it might be worth a try. PS - also inflate the tube slightly after insertion and before re-rimming the tyre.

[@rupertm2542]

French chalk if you want to follow the old skool best practice.

[@johncourtneidge]

@@rupertm2542 and talc is now replaced by starch.

[@BenAllen-m2k]

Slightly after insertion and before re-rimming

[@jimmcculloch3786]

Thanks Harry, between you, Jerremy and Farming Today on R4, we have to keep British farming going, instaed of this green meadow stuff. Feeding 70M is not easy, but better we produce our own than importing all the time.

[@stco2426]

Tom Lamb is another good YT site, too.

[@MIEJ4]

We can’t produce enough of our own to feed us. Simple.

[@javahne4007]

Thank you very much, Harry, and good luck in the next weeks. Growing season here in the Netherlands hasn't been any better, I'm afraid.

[@CCP24]

Harry, I look forward to your videos because they are so informative. I'm not in to farming but take a great interest in British farming. I'm a firm believer that we should protect our farming industry and prioritise our own food production over importing it. I detest the globalist approach of successive governments and will follow closely what the new Labour government does for farming and fishing industries. I've said before that rewilding is all very well but food security is essential. I've been extremely critical of DEFRA's policy of maintaining 60% home produce. I'm certain we're capable of producing much more than that. What I see across Herts are acres and acres of empty fields with nothing growing and no animals,als grazing. Pitiful.

[@alastairward2774]

How can you have food security in a body of land that's too small to support the population? If you can demand food security, what about security in other resources like energy or minerals? If you insist on home produce only, what happens when consumers, the government or both can't afford to maintain it?

[@jimjones-bk2is]

Without 'globalism' though, where would we get our tea? Coffee? Chocolate? Fresh fruit and veg 365 days a year. Now, I happen to partially agree with you, but I'm not entirely sure you'll be able to persuade the population to eat only home grown.

[@wally9391-p8c]

But use the resources available to the greatest extent@@jimjones-bk2is

[@jimjones-bk2is]

@RichieReportsUK rewilding at scale though generally doesn't take place on productive agricultural land. It's pretty much irrelevant now anyway. Only the insects will be able to adapt quickly enough

[@jimjones-bk2is]

@RichieReportsUK I do agree with your point more generally though.

[@bobz1736]

I'd happily watch Harry explaining how paint dries. Top chap !!!

[@stevepennell8008]

Have a good harvest harry

[@ronmccullock1407]

Thanks for the farm update Harry

[@johnwarwick4105]

SLUGS 😳everywhere at the moment never seen so many. Surprised they haven’t wiped out the bird cover plants. Strange the wheat price dropping given how little has grown this year.

[@paullawrence3541]

Harry. The kerbside tyre is often the one that gives issues. The unloading auger adds weight/stress to the tyre also. I always increased the pressure in that tyre by 3psi over the other to avoid issues. P

[@harrysfarmvids]

Good advice. It was when we had spec weights of 80kg/hl+ that I noticed the left tyre looked flat when unloading but after a day’s combining, the damage to the tube had been done. I had the puncture repaired but it started to lose pressure again as we were putting the combine away for the winter. Fingers crossed it lasts another season but I might add a bit more pressure after reading your comment..

[@paullawrence3541]

You are lucky if you get away with a tube. My tyre exploded (no tube) so had to have a new one. You live and learn.

[@neilbuckland1463]

So British Agriculture is now growing seeds for the birds. Government policy is so short sighted. We need to be a lot more self sufficient and not rely on imports. The Government has not learnt from history.

[@GT380man]

They know exactly what they’re doing. Mistakes have not been made. It’s all intentional.

[@richardrichard508]

399m delivering our Chinese red cross parcels twice a week, which we all are responsible for every time we decide on what to click the mouse. It is nothing to do with government. Admiring the Union Jack each time one shops in Aldi makes one feel so patriotic. LOL

[@Stonework140]

Been waiting for an update. Cheers Harry

[@ewanstewart8011]

The crops look great for the start they got but as you said the combine will tell us the full story, best of luck Harry and to the rest of the hard working and all to often stressed farmers in Britain 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍🏻

[@robhardingham6770]

Good explanation as normal. Don't want too much rain now on that green wheat- top heavy and the pigeons will sort the rest out.

[@stephenbolger5925]

The cold weather and heavy rainfall constantly this summer in south-easthern Ireland has been unbelievable. Tillage crops were already late into ground so its looking like a disastrous harvest

[@turokforever007]

Look up it is all planned.

[@c.m1133]

Weather manipulation, chemtrails, haarp..

[@MikeG-rh1lk]

It is deliberate while I’ll admit I don’t understand the technologies used I can see it happening with my own eyes and it increased in severity from 2023

[@TheAslakVind]

I have no understanding of the farmers´stress level every day. Things you hope fr, then weather coms. Gets better, then the prices drop. then 6K for new tires. Praise the UK farmers feeding us,you have the minerals. Great video, Harry!

[@pendragon6207]

Been thinking about when we'd get an update from the farm lately! So glad to have one ^^ I use the same 5 amp CTEK charger, it's brilliant!

[@worldofrandometry6912]

This summer has been appalling, Wet, cold and windy here in Scotland. It's more like Oct or Nov. Yes, I do know what we're going to be told about it. Rolls eyes.

[@rawper23]

Did you ever do an update on that stone wall you were having repaired in a video about four years ago? I know it’s a niche subject, but I am a big fan of them and love people who keep up the tradition and would love an update or even a stonewall tour around the farm!

[@jamesellsworth9673]

Thank you for the farm update.

[@greengreenie55]

I know very little about farming even though I'm surrounded by farm land so find these videos very interesting. As someone who loves country walking I know all about the rain this year.

[@garethdesborough7960]

Good luck Harry! I’m praying for some sun, my bees are suffering as much as your wheat!

[@harrysgarage]

Bee numbers seem to be really down this year, which is a big worry..

[@garethdesborough7960]

@@harrysgarage yes, most queens have slowed way down in terms of producing brood - the forage isn’t there so they don’t want to over populate the hive and stretch food stores

[@jimmason1072]

Really like the Harry's Farm video...a different prospective coming from across the pond....

[@gnoelalexmay]

I've seen some insane "cloud" formations recently 😬 I've never seen a wispy cloud-like haze across the sky that makes a weird circular rainbow before 🤔

[@Cl89-p5q]

I keep seeing these too - saw one on Friday in Leeds. My mate has just seen one is Eastern Europe today.

[@beetleything1864]

Weather manipulation

[@royfontaine5526]

Probably full of aluminium oxide and somehow refracting the light.

[@kungfu_koala8082]

At least one person is awake. Same problem in the North of Ireland. Planes flying overhead every single day spraying toxic chemicals into the skies starts very early morning until late evening. Cross crossing across the skies....

[@levelcrossing150]

Cloud Seeding

[@rogermarris3868]

Harry great up date, I had a tractor that tyre that went though tubes all the time so took the tube out fitted a tubeless value and added several litres of anti puncture gunk , never loss air or went flat again.

[@derekdee9592]

As usual very informative Harry 👍🚜good luck with your harvest 👍🚜

[@RaithUK]

Thanks for the video Harry. There are alot of us who are starting to get really worried about where world food supplies are going right now specialy with all the bad weather and Government programs.. the longer all this is going on the worse the outlook is getting.

[@spacemonkey200]

I love these update videos. Thank you Harry.👍❤️

[@fergie41]

Really enjoy these videos Harry thanks. My goodness it's a challenge farming in this Country. In fact maintaining a domestic garden is a challenge when we have the volume of rain we've had this "summer". Fingers crossed for you for a hot end to July !! That said I'm slightly worried on all our behalves about next week as its the Royal International Air Tattoo down the road and that's not typically blessed with good weather....

[@bigbadbo2]

Very interesting video - I would be interested to hear Harry's thoughts on regenerative farming in the future

[@0skar9193]

This weather isn't just hard for farmers, try having a full summer diary of external painting & repairs booked. Last year I lost 18 days over 3 months to rain. This year looks a little better but I've lost 3 days so far.

[@ohsweetmystery]

People have had to deal with weather issues for the entire history of civilization. It is easier to cope with than ever before. People need to have some gratitude about how easy our modern lives are, thanks to the industrial revolution and the abundance of fossil fuels.

[@nealm1814]

@@ohsweetmystery Says a climate change denier. You realise our lives will not remain easy if we continue to burn fossil fuels.

[@Crosshatch1212]

You not clued up to what's happening and why it's like this,

[@brianjames5685]

The best physical shape I was ever in was while working as a commercial tyre-fitter. Spent all my days changing truck tyres and doing call-outs at farms. Huge tyres are extremely difficult to remove and refit and in about a month I had a physique like Rambo lol.

[@chrislee2221]

Agree with you Harry ref the combine tyres, tons of tread on those tyres against the cost of a new tube it's a no brainer .I would even buy a spare tube to have in stock just in case you have a tyre problem during harvest.

[@BrianJensen-ym5gk]

Hi Harry. I am pretty sure that the "maize" plants in your birdmix crop is actually millet. There was a healthy dose of millet in your mix. Fingers crossed for drier weather, this feels like a re-run of 2023 so far. Take care.

[@kevinmccormack6610]

Hi Harry, if you get the weather i would bale the straw. Market for baled straw has been very good last year dut the total lack of stock out there. Worth a look,

[@megapangolin1093]

Cracking update, Harry, the sheer complexity of running a farm writ large. I am assuming that Labour with its greeny-weeny outlook will be hacking away at your livelihood even more over the next minimum 5 years. Good luck with influencing them to get farmers respected and ensure that food security is high on the agenda, and not to go round banning all sorts of things. Thank you.

[@oldmcdonald6319]

Time will tell, hopefully they've scrapped the compulsory land purchase (for housing) at arable land rates. (It was a Corbyn policy)

[@petergoodman4922]

Thanks for the video Harry. Really enjoy watching them. Look forward to the next one and hope your harvest goes alright.

[@MartinRVWhite]

Hi Harry, yes it's been awhile. Starting to suffer from withdrawal symptoms here. Always find your updates very interesting. I farm 300ac 45 minutes N of Winnipeg MB Canada. Cheers

[@zw4mp]

Didn't watch the video yet but yes in Sweden it also just keeps raining... Just like last year

[@harrisonrawlinson5650]

Throughly interesting video, I’m glad I found this channel

[@davetaylor4741]

Hope it dries out and the sun comes out. Harvest is always a very trying time for farmers. Good luck.

[@gerrymccarthy9568]

Was at British GP at the weekend…. Artic conditions! So unusual in global warming world.😉 Around where I live in Cork, Ireland, dairyland area, very wet. Best of luck with the harvest Harry. Hope prices improve.

[@tonynewcombe9075]

Love your videos Harry , keep them coming , as a village idiot I can relate to your pain in trying to produce food for the nation!, god bless you Sir. 😊

[@greggardiner9066]

Thanks for the info Harry cheers from Greg in Australia (farmer)😊

[@GrrMeister]

*According to the BBC Met Office we have had the Hottest May and June !*

[@richardrichard508]

The Met office gives forecasts. The BBC is the media outlet for the public sector who's job is spin, to try and convince the taxpayers that the public sector are giving value for their money.They are completely separate. Anyone who's livelihood is dependent on the weather would be bonkers to rely on the BBC for factual information.

[@matt-lo8ut]

Rainfall and temperature are not the same thing you spanner.

[@macducati2304]

Really hope the weather improves, we're all sick of it!

[@paulineprice9534]

Nothing to do with spraying of our skies of course! 😊

[@abattle4101]

You are spot on! The Tennessee state House of Representatives passed a bill Monday designed to prevent geoengineering, the practice of intentionally modifying the atmosphere to counteract global warming.

[@billkeaveney1526]

Thanks Harry

[@twcmaker]

This weather's been a right pain.. I finished a video with "keep watching, keep subscribing, more videos coming along soon.." started laughing because I realised what I'd done. So followed it with "thanks Harry" 😂 I don't think anyone would notice. So funny I had to leave it in.

[@cristianmolina8148]

Oh man I like this channel...I like Harry´s Garage as well, but this is my fav..I like the way Harry analyze and explain everything, just with common sense from a farmer who understand how much pain (clime, prices, volatility, bureaucracy) is in this game..when he mentioned that flat tire and that wire eaten by probably a mice in the combine, the only thing I can say is shit happens everywhere...huge respect and good luck in the coming season. all the best from Chile..

[@andykemp4968]

Another great update video. Thanks Harry 👍

[@derekantill3721]

Life as a farmer growing crops this summer must be very difficult 😣

[@aleccrombie7923]

Harry, you are not convincing me to go into farming! Knowing my luck as well as all the problems you have shown,I would probably get locusts! Anyway keep the videos coming. I am a car nut but strangely being drawn into your farming reports. Great content, thankyou!

[@timwilkinson8023]

Excellent update Harry. Thanks for posting and good luck for August.

[@briankennedy9829]

Cold and wet for you too. We have been "suffering from the climate emergency drought" in Western Canada; cold and wet. We finally got some heat this week. A couple more rains in the next month and it could be a record harvest.

[@cralee6892]

1st watch for me enjoyed it very much ,, eyes shut I would say it was James may lol

[@judebrown2672]

Ad always fascinating insight into farming. Thanks. I watch this as well as the garage channel. Both equally as fascinating. Let's hope summer sun is on its way.😊

[@richardbaron4161]

Harry, do you think the Governments cloud seeding projects are giving us these dreadful wet summer conditions?

[@largesmallgarden7648]

Yes

[@Suckeggs-q5m]

Yes. It's so obvious if you look up

[@vintageautomobilia]

Took a chance and finally managed to cut our hay at the weekend. Looking good for tedding it this week. Hope the cereal crops work out ok

[@MegaRetr]

Have a good harvest harry)))

[@Mr01monkey]

When I was a marine sparky, Ctek were always the best, buy nice, or buy twice

[@pt99810]

Detailed update and fascinating detail as usual. Many thanks.

[@Hedgehogsinthemist123]

I guess there is going to be a serious food shortage come autumn. The vegetables in the supermarket are pretty poor quality already and horrendous in price.

[@stevecarter5084]

A great video, great explanations for us novices. Nice to see the real farming world, difficulties and all. Fingers crossed for the harvest 🤞

[@TheWoodlandOrchard]

Fascinating to get these insights into commercial scale agriculture.

[@gregj7916]

Has brexit led to traders ignoring the UK grain producers as there's too much paperwork?

[@mwmingram]

Great update. Thanks Harry.

[@shadowred1980]

Thank you for the update.

[@billweaver6092]

I am lucky enough to live in a small village in South Oxfordshire, and I’m surrounded by fields of spring-sown barley which appears to be further advanced than Harry’s crops. But to be honest I haven’t had a walk round the lanes to check more closely because, as Harry says, it’s been a bit damp hereabouts!

[@richardmosley4549]

Thanks for the update Harry. BTW - how's the solar panels doing?

[@colinmeatyard9093]

Straw going to be in short supply corn boys should be bailing more straw for the stock farmers

[@Nicknofish]

Hi Harry. Will the wet spring, summer cause issues with ergot? Cheers.

[@harrysfarmvids]

Yes! I can find it everywhere, it's going to be a nightmare for those growing milling wheats this year..

[@Crosshatch1212]

​@harrysfarmvids you not noticing up there, that's the problem ,weak men bring hard times ,being silent, hmhm. You know you ain't stupid harry

[@Nicknofish]

@harrysfarmvids Hi Harry. The reason I asked. My daughter has a four acre paddock. Last year, she had an agronomist in as the horses had a high liver count. The chap found ergot on the grass seed heads. I've never heard of it before. Live and learn. Cheers.

[@harmonicresonanceproject]

New to the channel, that was absolutely fascinating thank you.

[@sianwarwick633]

Thanks again for your frank apprsaisal of weather conditions, growing conditions. Hoping mid-July will give you the sun and heat, or else I would wait 2-4 days past your average harvest date. Or else, dry wheat with a drier in the shed.

[@johnnunn8688]

Why is the Govt encouraging farmers to not grow food, when according to them, we may end up embroiled in a war?

[@GT380man]

Simple. They hate us & want us dead. I’m absolutely serious.

[@hugheaston7598]

A bunch of not entirely sane green extremists who've got into the civil service is my guess. I saw a video the other day where they were going to flood hundreds of acres of prime farmland with seawater as part of "rewilding". Completely bonkers. That plus our corrupt and not very bright politicians, who no doubt assume we'll always be able to import food cheaply and easily. In fact, we're likely to end up severely short of food in the event of a war, just as happened during WW2. That time the Americans saved us, otherwise we'd have had to surrender to Germany, that's how bad the situation was.

[@Matty18795]

Planting wild bird seed is not a great plan.

[@phillipchandler8862]

Interesting update on all Harry. Cheers.

[@tunnel7]

Wild Bird Mix well thats gonna feed us en it what bull crap they giving you now Harry god help us..

[@long_view]

A must watch. (Note to all new MPs - this means you too)

[@jamesmcconnell1401]

We’ve seen inside his garage and his farm, am I the only one who also wants a run down on Harry’s watch box? 👀

[@charlesscaling9466]

Might be worth baling the straw this year with the prices so high. Get a contractor in especially if you have an old shed or two to store it. Might be a bit more if a faff but hard to ignore prices of well over £100/ton

[@upbury]

@@charlesscaling9466get Kaleb out with his baler! 🤣

[@edwardrook6246]

Another interesting video . More please as I find them so interesting .

[@geriatricmotorcars9516]

Very informative for the novice aka me Thanks

[@peterpanini96]

I moved temporaly to manchester because work... and oh my boy not a single day whitout rain... i can feel your pain... 😅

[@edwardellery3032]

Remember our local farmer was cutting corn in November in the mid/late 1960's it was that wet in July/August here in Cornwall.

[@davidcole8268]

Don’t worry about the weather Harry. The new government will sort it out - along with everything else. Simples!

[@fastasfox]

We are 2.2 trillion pounds in debt, so it will be interesting to see how our new Government are going to fix all our problems without as they stated " raising tax"

[@matthewdickson7838]

​@@fastasfoxthey are going to borrow their way out of debt 😂😂

[@Jeff-bg7pt]

You're videos are worth waiting for

[@oliversorensen5178]

Great episode

[@BRM101]

I do enjoy a Harry’s farm update it’s always interesting

[@davidhughes3304]

Harry, did you see the video from Gareth Wyn Jones, appealing to farmers not to chop their straw? This is due to the shortage of crops which may lead to a shortage of straw. Enjoying the videos!

[@johnhyde8892]

A great video as ever Harry.

[@JohnRolyAU]

I have both the 5amp and 25amp Cteks, awesome gear, I use Anderson plugs on my Landcruiser, Ctek Pro25 and jump pack for easy connections

[@laytonphillips6667]

Great update harry, do you not start the combine up innthe winter to blow out any squirrels?

[@davidsandilands1285]

Love Ctek chargers the best. Gave up on the monitoring/charging tails as they only lasted a couple years then they stop working.

[@djsimonrossprice9400]

Dawsum is a group 4 but low grade milling wheat that some millers will take with decent protein %.