High Ergot Levels Threaten Our Wheat! Inside the Grain Lab’s Critical Role

[@CPCarpentry2022]

35:30 love that store very organised, Leading by example James well done 👍

[@MichaelSloyan-t8r]

One of the best farming channels available, very interesting to view the work occurring after harvest that leads up to next years harvest. The investment in machinery both on the land and in the stores must be colossal. You seem to have a very dedicated work force that appear flexible in work hours etc. Is the majority of imported grain sorted to such a standard.

[@richardstrange7629]

Great insight as usual from the PX team. Absolute professional farming business .

[@StimulationSimulated]

Alot of work goes into the drying very interesting the challenges you have to take on... And how you overcome them... Shame about the black grass

[@tomwainwright7102]

The rapport, James, between you and your employees is first class.👍👍

[@Easydrillman]

Your presentation is 10/10 .. interesting, informative and right to the point

[@alistairdickson3462]

Excellent informative tour of your grain cleaning and colour sorter systems. Very well narrated James with lots of information, may have to watch again in case I missed something! Many thanks.

[@sarahmansell3611]

Great update James what a great setup it brings it home much grain gets rejected & the costs Involved 😮😮 😮

[@MartinDowney-p1i]

Great video again james very impressed with your grain hospital. Top class set up

[@andyh1]

Love this channel, your life must be stressful with such a huge operation but you come across as really relaxed and the way you talk to and look after your staff tells me staff welfare is one of your top priorities bosses like you are very rare, happy staff = hard workers much respect keep up with the great content.

[@petertiffney4413]

Hi James I'm very impressed with your set up and the way you invest in your staff tech and machinery, I'm 63 now grew up in North Yorkshire in the same village as the founder of ripon farm services Mr Robert Chester a true gentleman farmer he would often give me a lift home from school in his rolls Royce corniche very hard times to be a farmer today keep up the good work 😊

[@adrianlayen4119]

Great update James, it's unbelievable the grain cleaning and colour sorting. I think you, Andrew and Michael should get together and do a podcast, it would be great to hear all of you together and the banter would be hilarious. Many thanks James.

[@tractortamno1]

James, somehow the industry needs to showcase you as an employer. I don’t think it can overstated how well you treat your staff. Only problem is it’s makes the rest of realise we are just numbers to our employers. 😂

[@markcox530]

Thanks for another fascinating video James 👍

[@philhicks5818]

Incredible grain storage system, just imagine what’s coming into our docks , fancy a bet it’s not to this standard

[@matthewholbrow6893]

Brilliant video James as always. The knowledge you have for every aspect of your business is truly amazing. The part of the video which explained how the grain hospital works was very interesting. Looking forward to the next video, always great content. Thankyou.

[@markspeller5722]

Great video James, they keep getting better and betterr. Well done to you and the team.

[@paulstorer6937]

Fascinating insight into the Grain Store James very interesting for a non farmer. Looking forward to seeing the Sowing Season. When you’re showing samples of the crops could the camera zoom in closer so we get a better picture of the Grains.👍

[@DJC995]

Hi James That's a very impressive grain cleaning and storage set up you have Interesting look round Thanks again

[@smogger88]

Sorry if you’ve answered it in another video…why do you not go zero til? Wouldn’t it save a lot of work, money and benefit the soil?

[@Downsviews1056]

Hi folks 🎉 Nice 📹 as always, the logistics of PX farms is amazing, top job all round for a fantastic team 👏 . Have a lovely break in France 🎉

[@AndyClarke-j1b]

A very impressive store you have there. I would certainly love to have a look round, if you ever have an open day. Looking forward to seeing the drilling. You are going to have to get your gardener that new wheelbarrow now.

[@PeterGunton]

There was me sitting in my motohome in Cornwall thinking what I was going to do next then another px farms video pops up. Thankyou 👌

[@richardbaker22]

Great video James very interesting looking around the grain cleaning and the colour sorting system very impressive set up

[@BenKiwi-nq7un]

Great video Mr Peck. Looking forward to the next one. Safe travels.

[@robhardingham6770]

Enjoyed this one. Good to have an insight around the granary and what goes on.

[@michaelpower4188]

James, your output on all aspects of the harvest is phenomenal, down to your knowledge of the grain, temperature, size, samples, and out going produce to miller's, and Electricity supplies, my Question is, what do you use the screening grain for, does it go for feeding on your own farm, or sent to animal feed, the oat, wheat, barley, pea screenings all go for livestock feeding, I worked in a milling company called Flavahans porridge oats, and animal feed, the hulls from the oats was used in animal feeding, your videos bring back memories of the 90's working there, with a great Team of people and the owners of the factory, thank you for these updates, the banter and craic are a bonus as usual, Michael power. portlaw, IRELAND [EIRE]

[@michaelpower4188]

James, the story goes that when they were digging the ground down to make the pits for the long standing elevators at the factory in flavahans mills, 4 men were gone down about 12 feet or so and the 2 elderly owners called to look at the work carried out, the oldest man BUDDY, shouts down, for God sake, don't go to town[waterford], on the digging,, a man down in the pit replied, no sir, we will only go as far as the sweep, the sweep was about 6 miles from waterford city, the banter back then was even hilarious, just the same way that you are enjoying yours with your team, great videos every time James, would love to visit your business, and your daily running of the show, thanks James for the opportunity in looking at real men who know the ins and outs on harvesting Michael power, portlaw county Waterford, IRELAND [EIRE]

[@nigelhales874]

Very interesting about the cleaning part of the different grains down the road from me is a big grain 🌾 company denneis farming family thanks for a great 👍 video again ole I live south east UK

[@BRM101]

Another really interesting video thanks guys for putting this together it’s always great to watch.

[@stusmith1074]

Gordon knows that machine inside out 👍🏼 it was fascinating to listen to both of you explaining the whole process. Does the bad seed get incinerated ? Does the rejected seed that's not the best quality go for animal/chicken feed ? Or is it what I buy to put in my bird feeder ?

[@peterwilson-qj2ds]

A very impressive plant James, was nice to see how it is run and how it cleans and grade the grain. I have also noticed more people ploughing this year, and more mole drainers working too. Have a good trip and will be looking forward to Sunday's update.

[@peterhanratty1757]

Can you do a video on how you manage pest control, i imagine its hard to keep control of birds and rodents with so much food available to them. Love your focus on efficiency through every facet of your operations from sowing through to haulage, you can see how you have engrained it in the company culture when employees talk on camera. Once you have the right culture your company will flourish as is evident from your videos. Kudos to you sir for an impressive operation

[@JamesBond-wy6sb]

Absolutely fascinating insight. Brilliant!!

[@udo5479]

Excellent presentation as always James.

[@gth1985]

Great to see you Gordon

[@billharcourt5950]

Exceptionally Enlighten and the thought that goes into the cleaning and sorting is incredible, was the cleaning equipment British? but it goes if buy the best upfront pays dividends. and the fact you can track from start to finish is incredible. and you have the finger on the pulse and the people working there are very knowledgeable and they have the same enthusiasm as you have for attention to detail which is testament to good management. Thanks for the insight and safe journey to France.

[@KeithHill-wc3ew]

I’m on holiday in a holiday cottage on a farm in Northumberland and they are busy combining and baling straw today.

[@andymercer8092]

Really impressive set up.

[@JanHenW]

Hi James, I'd love to get some insight on why your neighbour is an "ex-direct-driller". Why did he get back into cultivating and what where the challenges with direct drilling. Over here in Germany it is gaining traction right now and more people are getting into it. Thanks for the insight in such a tidy and well run business!

[@davidnorris6262]

another great video james cheers.

[@puririnoalfarms2984]

Cool seeing the cropping side of things, my parents have an 800-acre dairy farm in New Zealand. Just interested to know how many acres you harvest between the four combines!

[@OakbankGame]

Really interesting and very well delivered - Top work!

[@mattharte7334]

Super impressed by your grain handling facility another great video, shame there’s no commercial market for the dreaded ergot.

[@richardedwards2269]

Another great one... Absolute dogs bollocks of a set up... Very, very professional 👌

[@Tommy-vh7xj]

Well run farm and a great bunch of lads

[@jr4ff3]

Hugely interesting as always James!!

[@jeremymurfitt1512]

Pete’s Wheelbarrow - I think you need to factor in running costs in your decision making. Challenger/Fendt on strong land must be getting through 500+ litres per day. Pete just needs tea and a sandwich. Very informative video.

[@markbaillie2895]

Respect dew James, so informative 👏.

[@paulmoore8520]

That’s amazing. Thanks for showing that

[@oliverhaines4549]

Great videos to watch james. Does your cousin Micheal just do your agronomy through agrii or others aswell?

[@gablair1965]

Im interested in fact that you can out load faster with a Telehandler compared to a Loading shovel. It would be interesting to see how you feel about ownership cost as well. Our running cost are much lower for loading shovels compared to Telehandlers.

[@peterclarke3300]

Very interesting video James and congratulations on 15K,i think what you were thinking of was a reverse air jet for cleaning the dust socks, and a fantastic setup for grading and cleaning the grain and thanks for showing us all around you plant 👍👍

[@adambridewell308]

Another interesting vid seeing a differernt side to your mammoth operation, will certainly buy a tshirt when the become available. How is the battle with the energy companys coming along, refering to pylons and poles running through your land and any gain back? Thanks again for a great vid.

[@swblandyman]

Great video, I had just been on your website 5 minutes before you mentioned the merch lol

[@paulstinson4956]

nice one james keep them coming.

[@Rugbyman269]

I may have missed something but what was being referred to as needing to be over 12 presumably % for milling wheat .

[@Rugbyman269]

Just realised the number refers to protein levels

[@steveweth4123]

Great video james, impressive setup you have.

[@ianking7842]

Love your videos you really don't mess about

[@olliefaxon3049]

Awesome farm awesome videos and awesome fella!

[@paullawrence3541]

I scrapped the dresser as it slowed the store and needed watching. I liked to sell as much of the 2% screenings at full grain price as possible. Paul

[@Martin-t9s4y]

Very interesting video. I love the content and in depth i have never heard of ERGOT ❤

[@jimboyd6615]

Very enteresting the drying procedure thank you great channel

[@michaelt6898]

The retained samples must add up to a decent staff party😉😉

[@Happyfarmer595]

So once the ergot has gone to the AD plant where is all the chaff going and the good but small grains going?

[@johnhyde8892]

Hi James a very interesting video and lots going on around the farm. Would wind power and battery storage storage be useful.

[@grahamkelland]

They could sell their own brand of seed with the cleaning handling setup (PX seeds). It seems the plough is making a return, black grass, and weed control.

[@davidanderson7776]

How difficult is it to clean the plant when changing between crops?

[@Willdu87]

Hi James. What do you do with the waste ergot? I can’t imagine you would be able to compost it. Can it be sold to pharmaceutical?

[@PX_Farms]

Not found a buyer to date

[@meeganian]

Excellent video. Very informative James👌. What do you have in mind to replace the UniMog?

[@jascollinscork]

Brilliant tour….. best I’ve ever seen!! Such high standards it’s outrageous and will pay for itself in the long run 👏🏻👏🏻 AND congrats on 15k subs!! Looking forward to the Horsch event myself now😊 and I also can’t wait to see drilling either, hopefully ye will get a big Class 4 track on demo…. But could be unlikely now with cultivating nearly over 🥲

[@tractortamno1]

Mug and brolly ordered 👌👌

[@adrianhutchin4925]

very interesting video well done and safe journey in france

[@Nicknofish]

Great video, as always. Wow, some setup, James. Is black grass a recent thing, or has it been about as long as ergot?. Cheers.

[@colinwaters2725]

Superb 😊

[@philipgraham6980]

Hi James luv your videos. I am Ex Lackham Student. For how many years can you keep your own seed from a single crop. In other word do you ever have to start again with C1(new)seed.

[@AffectionateHorse-cp9ih]

Very good video thanks

[@alanb9337]

Would the grain industry consider an 'industry name' or 'industry abbreviation' for ergot? (Maybe REG, reject ergot grain?) In Farming/ woodlots/ forests, when the media gave 'outdoor' mushrooms a bit of hype, there was an increase in the number of mushroom hunters in the countryside. Solar batteries - just get something small for starters. Polarium, Tesla Powerwall 3 etc. It would keep some lights on, run an office etc.

[@jonathanwhitbread7652]

… try a battery storage unit for overnight electricity usage from your solar … just be careful what batteries you use in your battery storage system. Liaise with your commercial insurer … they might insist your battery storage is away from buildings. Also think about installing wind turbines as this balances out the lack of solar in the winter …

[@ianking7842]

Why can I hear spooky voices when your in the grain building

[@roberthiggins6401]

How many tonnes does the colour sorter, sort in 48 hours James? Just wondering how much ergot per tonne.

[@paullawrence3541]

James Interesting that you get so many claims (2 on the day of the video). As a farmer you tend to know if your crop has issues. But quite often you get claims that you know are spurious, but have little option but to accept them. I found that asking for the grain to be returned to farm tended to see the spurious claim dropped. Once you are known to want it returned the claims seemed to magically stop. I must emphasise that this is for grain you know to be well within spec. Paul

[@alistairnelson3216]

So what’s the plan for replacing the unimog? Tractor or lorry?

[@roberthoward3723]

Interesting and impressive.

[@paullawrence3541]

James. Do you sell the chaff to horse feed suppliers? Paul

[@JimSessford]

We have a lot of oak trees on the farm ,if I get any bits of oak twigs in the sample Cam grain always tell me it's ergot .And that's in the years when nobody has ergot ..

[@markyoull6744]

great video james now i know why all your staff always happy there all high on lsd 😂

[@JohnWhiting-mp2so]

May I ask where the £190 alloy wheels are from im looking for 6 Many thanks

[@PX_Farms]

Give paul a call in transport 01954210211

[@SarahGibbs-d6p]

Glyn just mentioned that he’d be keen to model the Merch 😂.

[@EddieWatts-j9i]

Big problem this year for all of us. Barley was the worst.

[@andrewmeasures2792]

How do you dry the corn at different depths in the same pile because there is different resistances to air flow ? ATM.

[@geoffreymoore2204]

Great plan there but solar same problem from house holders to ur plan ,when power needed days not long enough, no river near u as water mill works in winter better

[@johnjock6052]

maybe been answered but why are your grain stores named after Scottish towns ?

[@SamHart8]

Can organic LSD be purchased from the farm office if I am in the area?🤯

[@cheechU38K]

Maybe add some ergot in the Cat drivers so they dream of a Fendt crawler 😝

[@grandpaandlucas7054]

another great video James.don't fancy being prime minister do you. 🤣 what about polo shirts

[@grahamdunn8292]

No PX Farms branded Hi-Viz gear yet? I know the wrong colour but ...........

[@johnstoned6768]

Ofcourse a lot of the ergot is ground up by the combine and not seen. The millers still take it hopfully they suck all the dust out of the load otherwise all the cleaning px do is pointless but the millers are saving money by making the supplier do the cleaning and taking the cost.

[@dypk-x3n]

wouldn't it be great if all the crop looked like it does at 29:37

[@lmm4214]

💪Grainstore 💪 Mr Peck is not a very good betting man. I'm sure he lost his last bet too? 🤔

[@suresren]

My partner wants to know, what is the picture of behind you when you answer the questions in your office please,

[@lmm4214]

Isn't it The Rocketeer from the film? Maybe PX will hand out rocket packs to the staff 🤔 That would be really helpful for getting other half home quicker 👌😂😂