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.

[@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 !

[@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! :-)

[@IanRMcAllister]

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

[@nickturnbull4302]

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

[@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.

[@markjohnson8352]

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

[@matauboy]

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

[@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!

[@adamct44]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@watchfan6180]

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

[@garysavage5675]

When Harry speaks the weather god listens 😂👍

[@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

[@timedmunds9054]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@ozodyssey5528]

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

[@cgg5812]

Isn't roundup a piosen? In Sweden it is, it's banned in gardens! ??? Am I wrong? //C

[@davidangus6632]

No

[@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

[@endlessmotion2255]

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

[@drchunkybiscuit9973]

Best of luck Harry! Keep your chin up.

[@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

[@jaytoppo1670]

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

[@sensiblefarmer9286]

Good film well explained to the lay man. We need to explain the reason for glyphosate use especially on min & strip till systems. Keep up the good farming story telling. Has you neighbour manage to get his soya crop harvested? Here in Bedfordshire I have not yet managed to get any winter wheat drilled. Some have, others are starting to maul crop in. Some varieties will produce respectable yields from late November drillings albeit we will need to step up seed rates to 400 + sqm. It is crucial we only drill when soil will flow and we can get the pre-em on within a couple of days of drilling/rolling (although I have pushed it to a week this time of year in the )

[@technics-n-thuiast8346]

with that much stones...i'm surprised it is an arable land. Wouldn't it be better to run a stone picker of some sort. Rocks can be harsh on implements. And for harvesting. I know it is wheat you are seeding so you can lift the combines header up a bit but imagine soybeans there!?

[@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

[@4SmokingTailpipes]

Well done Harry. Such an interesting video. Subscribed as I do ‘HG’

[@michaelgoode9555]

Wish that there was a better alternative than roundup.

[@fritzbrause6332]

Ploughing, which is not good for the soil and the microorganisms. Or different, more damaging chemistry. Roundup is not the kind of devil the public opinion and the press wants to make you believe. In the carcinogenic classification of the IARC (World Health Org) it is on par with, let's say, Aloe Vera "May be carcinogenic". Alcoholic beverages, just to name one other "humble" substance you wouldn't expect to be dangerous, is on the level "Is definitely carcinogenic". That doesn't seem to bother anyone though.

[@sh-hg4eg]

Have to say, the WHO aren't exactly a great authority to reference, after they locked down the world for 2 years for something that had a 0.4% death rate.

[@terryatkinson899]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@davidmg1925]

yeah but those weeds are taking your nutrients?

[@themootankclan]

Not necessarily, the cover plants take up nutrients but as they are left in the field to rot, the nutrients are released back into the soil for the crop to use. Bare soil can lose more as the rain washes nutrients deeper into the soil where the crop can’t access it. They also stop soil washing away on slopes taking nutrients with it and potentially affecting watercourses.

[@acdrones48]

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

[@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....

[@arthurtulloch455]

Brilliant vidio as ever, explaining the problems of an extremely wet autumn and min till. Lucky you are on Cotswold brash and not Essex clays. Ever thought of spring wheat ?

[@harrysfarmvids]

Grew it once, won't bother again! Late maturing, low yield, hard to sell too.

[@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 🙈😄

[@v8bmwboy]

What a fantastic channel! Hi from just the other side of Witney. Has anyone told you that you sound a lot like James May?

[@idleobserver7211]

CCR? Damn, Harry, you're dating yourself.

[@rogerjayraphael]

? I thought Roundup/ glyphosate was banned in Europe ?

[@williamsmith9507]

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

[@mikeprater]

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

[@ginggur17]

The stone must play hell with the implements.

[@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.

[@JayFreezy86]

God I bloody love this channel.

[@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.

[@jep1912]

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

[@benoitbourdaire4194]

Doesn't the Round Up kill the seeds you planted? Sorry if it's a silly question but don't know anything about farming.

[@sh-hg4eg]

The round up is used before the seed is sown.

[@robertpowell7672]

Very informative as usual. Thanks Harry

[@johnhaynes9910]

All the best Harry despite the soggy conditions.

[@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.

[@anthony342]

does the funky farmer watch this

[@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.

[@JohnnyMotel99]

Have you come across YQ Mixed Population wheat seed? I have read it is great demand from artisan bakers.

[@harrysfarmvids]

I've not heard of that before but will check it out. Millers are generally very fussy on single variety so maybe it's only one or two mills that accept it on contract.

[@JohnnyMotel99]

Harry's Farm www.ukgrainlab.com/availablegrains

[@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!

[@robprior6650]

Very insightful, thanks Harry.

[@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!

[@jeffdoell5064]

Great channel Harry. I’m in Australia. Our farmers would give an arm to have your rainfall! Do you allow one bad season for every 10 years or similar? Must be tricky with such uncertainty knowing how much seed and fertilizer to buy. Good luck mate.

[@pipoo1]

We have to have the flashing lights on our vehicles when we're working on the airfield at LHR, and it is so easy to forget about them. I did think to myself this must've answered a lot of farmers prayers just a shame it couldn't hold out. Just a question Harry, I grew up in Eastern Scotland and in that part of the world spring barley is by far the biggest acreage grown, probably followed by OSR and winter barley/wheat. Is there a big difference in the profit margins between them and wheat?

[@beebee766]

is it worth combing out the stones?

[@beauchamphuberville1355]

no chance in that region of England!

[@harrysfarmvids]

Not really as more stone appears afterwards. All the stone walls were constructed from stone picked out the fields and that didn't make much difference either!

[@beauchamphuberville1355]

@@harrysfarmvids literally an exercise in futility...i've seen this where i was just south of you. Stoney stone stoney!

[@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 👍

[@peterscandlyn]

Are farming correspondents any less optimistic then motoring correspondents Harry? Fan of these videos and knowing you have a boot in both, just curious.

[@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.

[@mattlostatsea]

Your channel is the best on you tube...

[@DUNAIRD15]

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

[@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.

[@wotrulke5868]

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

[@wayneprice6393]

Keep your chin up Harry. Love your videos mate!!! What a crap season we’re having..... any chance of seeing the Tz working?😉

[@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.

[@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 :)

[@stevepearce6689]

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

[@DaveJudd]

Great insight to farming and crop yield thanks Harry. Whats your worry's on Brexit?

[@tedturner4527]

Plough then combi drill

[@Kalimerakis]

Seems like you have to start growing rice ... Btw maybe consider removing the tire tracks from your intro, on the green background it looks like bad 90s to me. sincere feedback! big fan, enjoy getting an insight into farming!

[@Gustav4]

Definitely direct drilling is the way to go in ground like that, all with a goal of building more soil to bury the stones, add cover crops, living root all year and livestock properly managed, in 10 years the stones will be gone.

[@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

[@pauld5812]

Seeing you drive that tractor on the public roads, I now know who to blame for dumping mud on the racing line of our favourite Cotswold roads 😂

[@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 .

[@GreenOval_Adventurers]

It will definitely pour rain on ye tonight as its been moving over us in Ireland today ( extremely heavy rain) and its heading eastwards.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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! 👍

[@Tommy-vh7xj]

just gose to show you with bit of the right weather some land can dry out really fast

[@harrysfarmvids]

Surprised me too!

[@livingladolcevita7318]

makes me laugh us allotmenters worry about stones and seeing yours one realises it's only an issue for root crops really. I have managed to obtain neat Glyphosate what ratio do you use? I am putting 10 ml per litre of water

[@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.

[@darrenguest7284]

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

[@simonprice1938]

Get the massey 30 out harry...that would certainly carry on. Lol.🤣🤣

[@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!

[@willmurray1877]

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

[@ianmangham4570]

She's round-up ready,the man from Monsanto he say YES

[@georgedoorley5628]

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

[@dsinglehurst9393]

Typical English weather only helps the ducks geese and swans this time of year

[@johnfurnival4133]

At least you have started planting, had your neighbour harvest the soya yet? Excellent as ever

[@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

[@urbanrider5406]

You explain the problems so well, can you explain the brexit problems to us,Chris