How new ways of establishing a crop have reduced the amount of diesel we use by 75%

[@Mrenginekid]

Harry isn't just good at what he does, he's out standing in his field!

[@monkmodemalik8225]

Fantastic

[@timhouston1638]

@@monkmodemalik8225 He's literally out standing in his field (I'm sure that's what you were putting out there) Just seems like the real deal. His last garage video he talked about reading a car magazine while in farming class or something.

[@MrLundefaret]

Legend!

[@barryhumphries4514]

I see what you did there! 👍👀

[@jimburns3636]

*groan*

[@mjhvids]

I thought I loved Harry’s Garage, but it turns out I just love Harry. I am not a farmer but this is very interesting - thanks Mr Metcalfe! 😁

[@SorensenBjerring]

Same here 😳😂😂😂👍👍💯

[@lotus-e-clan]

Me too. I love the maths and the practical biology. I used to teach biomed @Durham uni (recently retired) alongside plant profs who thought they were sooooo clever (lots of competitive banter between disciplines within a uni dept!) ..but now I have new respect for the Triffids (as we called them) ...via Harry's Farm! Pretty sure Harry would have been a very popular prof @ Durham too ..but he'd not have as many cars in the garage mind you!

[@Bensharp2468]

Same

[@everestyeti]

Harry is another one of those guys that you wish, was one of your teachers in school. I have learnt more about percentages and fractions than I ever did before. I know I did it in school but it went in one ear and out the other. Listening about the way farming is changing, especially arable crops and how the basics for our food is manufactured is fantastic. Must of us take for granted that there is a loaf of bread on the table or oil to cook with, I think if we understood the process from start to finish, including how the land is treated with respect as Harry is showing us, we would have a greater appreciation and probably as a result a lot less food waste.

[@davidbrocklesby3638]

As a former farmers son I find contemporary methods and associated world problems extremely interesting as Harry explains minimal cultivation methods to try and reduce cost in order to create a margin Very well explained and very interesting both on the farm and in Harry's Garage !!!

[@megapangolin1093]

A great advert for the use of Glyphosate. It helps save the planet by reducing diesel use amongst many other things. Well done Harry.

[@procatprocat9647]

No. It needs to be banned asap.

[@tommadgwick9673]

@@procatprocat9647 expand your viewpoint, always interesting to hear other’s opinions.

[@chrisfryer3118]

The IPU ban was unfounded, I worked on that MAFF project. A bunch of idiots cut corners and confused a nylon pipe additive with IPU. The nylon pipe was used to sample rivers, and the plastizer additive leached from the pipe to the sample. All true.

[@rl3898]

I seem to remember it was MAFF who encouraged the use of all offal in cow cake, which I think was the main reason for mad cow disease. It's so reassuring that the government department is still, even with a newname, causing so much Sh.t ! And being well paid to do it !!

[@PHILCHUDS]

@@rl3898 When i was a herdsman , MAFF caused me no end of problems. Then there was the payments for extra protein , butterfat etc , which when planning crops and other foodstuffs for the next few years merely added to the headaches !

[@rl3898]

@Richard Harrold It does if its founded on incorrect information, just like my example !

[@militarymad2840]

Being a retired farmer I worry for the future when the Single Payments end our forward looking Government has decided not to pay farmers anything for growing food but just to keep the countryside looking nice so we can totally rely on on imports and talk of banning Glyphosate, think they are heading towards food shortages.

[@TheMickybutler]

And they'd know they are heading toward food shortages. Question is. Why?

[@richardjelley3074]

Is agriculture the most adaptable of all industries, with so much legislation and rising costs, they have little choice. Adapt or die!

[@Tom-ih8gr]

Why would there be shortages? A shortage increases the price which makes growing it more profitable. More it happens the more incentive there is to grow wheat again. Issue comes if the floodgates are open to cheap imports.

[@iconicon5642]

Perhaps everybody should remember the before the EEC Britain's food was supplied by Canada Australia and NZ. When was Britain last self-sufficient in food? 1600's?

[@marcob1729]

@@arrowmouse different economies have different strengths and weaknesses. You can’t apply a fraction of logic from one country to another and think that it should be apples to apples. That’s not even getting into topics such as the Ord River project and its subsidies, and attempting to find equivalents in the UK

[@andrewbibby7060]

Nice vid; can remember myself, my dad and bother all in david brown 995s working the ploughing ,your pic took me back 35 plus yes ,all most had a tears in my eyes ,,I think then deisel was 15 pence a GALLON good old days.

[@lordbonville]

Well done again Harry. Keep the public educated Nitrogen prices may drive some to more spring cropping and growing beans Pig slurry can be applied much more accurately than solid manures. It provides about 2/3 of my N requirements

[@simongoodwin2035]

You could use digestate by using a dribble bar in the spring? Agrivert are just up the road!!

[@jonhorsfall8910]

Great article in The Telegraph today, I am sure it will attract more viewers and therefore more people will understand the difficulties of farming to make food for the country within the confines of a political agenda and bizarre weather. Thanks for all your videos.

[@philmarwood69]

Changed a lot since I was a boy in the yorkshire countryside. I learned to plow in my early teens lol I noticed when i moved to Canada they dont plow here either and when you think about it, its the best most economic and environmentally friendly way to go. What also is different here to there is harvesting with snow falling lol couldn't believe it when I first saw it here. Bringing back lots of memories for me Harry ! 👍

[@michaeldennis6724]

Makes me appreciate all the more how farming keeps us alive. Never realized the technology involved. I drive a fair bit and most of that driving is done in the countryside and I see farmers doing their job never realizing just how complicated it is. Keep up the good work!

[@richardjelley3074]

Still nice to see a well ploughed field, getting rare and completely understand why minimal cults is normal now. I have a "No Dig" policy with my allotment and it does work.

[@piccalillipit9211]

My sister worked in a farming research lab 20 years ago - she has been banging on about it since then. The CO2 capture is astonishing.

[@buildmotosykletist1987]

I can dig that.

[@Duckandcover01]

Just returned from a week in Tuscany 14th October. Took my drone with me and filmed the Tuscan countryside. Most of the farmers fields have been ploughed and the clods are 12 to 15 inches in length. The land looks so dry it’s hard to believe the farmer will get more than a winter crop to harvest. Also of note is how steep the land is that has been ploughed. How on earth can these poor farmers compete? Finally, we travelled many hundreds of miles during this holiday (flew in to Rome) and with the exception of a pet donkey we didn’t see a single animal grazing the land. Arrived back at Manchester airport yesterday and travelled back home to Cumbria. Livestock everywhere. So green and we realised how lucky we are to live in this wonderful country. Harry, please keep producing these wonderfully informative videos. I’m not a farmer but love what you do.

[@harrysfarmvids]

Thanks. The subsidy Italian farmers get per hectare from the government is extraordinary. An Italian olive grove is the best pension you can get in Italy! The other factor is many Italian farmers are well past pensionable age, don't like change and don't have an extravagant lifestyle, which all helps to keep Tuscany beautiful but not really sustainable without big government handouts.

[@PhilUKNet]

@@harrysfarmvids Does the subsidy come from the Italian government or the EU under the CAP?

[@TheSheepGame]

Looking forward to this Harry. I have my own farming KZbin channel and the info u provide and topics you cover are always really well explained and interesting. Even to a sheep farmer like me! 👍

[@mudkipsarekool]

that defender is looking great on your farm Harry

[@michaeldoran8157]

4:20 I used to play bass in the Unhappy Thistles.

[@clockwork9827]

420 eh ?

[@michaeldoran8157]

@@clockwork9827 😉

[@66ralphy]

for a field that size, I would recommend a spade rather than a trowel.

[@ThePlantdecor]

Thank you for explaining why fields are no longer deep ploughed after the harvest, I'd been wondering about that for years!

[@evansisgreat]

11:39 white van man spec is to just put the belt on and sit on it, it's what I did when I was white vanning my way through university.

[@lionelmarytravels6003]

Tractor drivers today. They don’t know what it was like in the 50s and 60s. No cab and when eventually cabs were fitted, we had noise in our ears and it was years before the Q cabs came along. Of course, we still had to steer the tractor, accurately, across the ground. Eventually the manufacturers lifted the cab above the tractor chassis, which got rid of the noise. But they could still very hot in the summer, so along came air conditioning. Something else to go wrong!. And now tractors and combines steer themselves, but they probably cost a whole lot more. Great informative video Harry. Thanks.

[@GRASSorMUCK]

Your forgetting the bad backs/hips and half deaf drivers also.

[@GTFour]

This is absolutely fascinating Harry, such interesting content

[@oohmeconkers1968]

Can’t believe he’s digging the fields with just a trowel! All that tech and he’s harvesting each seed by hand.. now that’s dedication!!😂😂😂 Such an interesting series, i had no idea about farming practices but this is so informative and interesting! Well done H

[@dudley7540]

Just takes a little bit longer!

[@Dani-it5sy]

Until someone comes by and says : Why do we need farms? I just go to a supermarked to get my food. With some people it is al about adjusting your expectations. 😆

[@neilthreadgold1090]

I broke out the plough for the first time in 5 years to Bury the god awful mess that was left after the OSR. I quite enjoyed myself and it looked lovely after, I just didn't look at the l/ha. I noticed that when you were rolling the field on your screen was already painted green, possibly from when it was straw raked. If you want to get rid of this on one of the run screens either add and press or if it's already there press a tab called 'operational instance' and selec select 'new'. That clears the previous work recorded.

[@harrysfarmvids]

Many thanks for the info, I didn't know how to clear the previous work but now I do! It was a close call whether I needed to find a plough to bury the mess left by this year's so called OSR crop but ended up topping it and then discing it three times over a period of 4 weeks. I also had a bit of a burn on the worst bit of the field, which cleared it up a treat. Those were the days..

[@AnthonyHigham6414001080]

@@harrysfarmvids That's interesting. I asked about stubble burning elsewhere. Would a return to burning help farming? I thought it returned nutrients to the soil faster and helped to sterilize the ground so reducing the need for herbicide and pesticides? In terms of CO2 it only returns to the atmosphere what was previously captured.

[@OliverWoodphotography]

Many years ago I had a seasonal job as green keeper on a large premiere golf course and still have fond memories of driving around in a Ford New Holland listening to radio 4 :)

[@steveb6593]

Great tip regarding the seat belt blank I have been frustrated with that beeping while driving round the farm for years. Arrived today instant peace and quiet all for £2.50 delivered thanks Harry Great advice and great videos

[@RogerBergqvist]

Nice to see Harry using "Väderstad Verken's" farming tools. Really nice and effective products made in Sweden.

[@DunbarDan2010]

love the Whistler BC shirt Harry. Hope you checked out the Audain Museum while you visited. Have a good weekend

[@PhilUKNet]

Harry, I left the UK in 2003 but I still try to stay up to date with what's happening there. Recently, I've been hearing a lot about heat pumps. It would be more Harry's Farmhouse than Harry's Farm, but a video about your heat pump experience would be interesting.

[@terrid6349]

Love the technology. As an engineer it’s great to see how innovation from smart engineers is helping to feed the world in a more sustainable way.

[@martinbradshaw692]

Harry is great at explaining farming to us, the non farmers.

[@tnew6701]

An excellent and educational video on modern farming technology.

[@Le_Royaliste_Perlino]

Love your channel! It’s great to see a Defender in its natural habitat, coming from a fellow D90 owner, 22 MY.

[@thetessellater9163]

Its just not a defender in the original sense - its far too plush !

[@Le_Royaliste_Perlino]

@@thetessellater9163 True, but I love mine. Fav car I’ve ever owned

[@beaviccoon470]

@@thetessellater9163 it's a different market now and people want a car like this now.

[@teresawalsh4114]

A lot of farmers will have to go that way to survive good on you Harry

[@dhdove]

Nice coverage in the Telegraph today Harry, congratulations.

[@nickgratton5341]

It would be good to see how much the fuel costs today for the 9ltrs per hectare against the days of ploughing and cultivating,maybe the difference in the cost of fuel would make it look better +the labour cost was less..i worked on a farm years ago and it was not unusual to have 6 Ford 5000 tractors working in the same field but no farm would stand that cost today….great video as always Thanks

[@JohnJohnson-xm2mu]

Great to see Harry with his whistler tee shirt,even better to see him on the big jumps🤟

[@bobspeller2225]

Very interesting Harry, make us non farmer think a lot more about your 24/7 activities and the vever changing cost. Kepp up the great work. Cheers Bob

[@OnzeManInKazakhstan]

Harry, any comments on how you see the future for electric tractors? Would that be theoretically possible?

[@Timscotteswoldfarm]

Really interesting Harry. We too have gone from Plough - Combi to min-till and are now looking at direct drilling. We've reduced our fuel and labour by similar percentages to those quoted above.

[@ronnieg6358]

Nearly 80 years ago a guy called Edward Faulkner wrote a book called Ploughmans Folly. In it he advocated disc harrowing instead of ploughing (direct drills hadn't been invented). I've heard farmers say that over the years there develops a hard pan below the seed bed that eventually needs ploughing. What do you think?

[@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754]

in America i replaced my disk ripper with row cleaners on the planter, went from a primary pass in the fall, couple finish passes in the spring to basically no tillage other then some touch up work. dont buy much commercial fertilizer because applied fertilizer isnt what grows our crop. our ancestors used livestock and crop rotation to provide nutrients for the farm so it can work today.

[@corgraveland4874]

Another excellent video. Soo, informative, full of agronomical and agro-technical detail and sure farmers joy and inspiration. Thank you Harry for doing all this!

[@JJ-zg1hh]

Great vid Harry. What's the update on the miscanthus project?

[@laytonphillips6667]

Great video harry, really good detail.

[@ashleyjarvis954]

Thank you, very informative. Interesting to see how a more conservative less invasive approach has taken off (e.g no ploughing), also interesting in how you can let the tractor do a lot more of the driving - have a friend at a firm I can’t name setting those up - sometimes it involves setting up another additional radio beacons on the farm to tighten up the accuracy.

[@danielmarshall4587]

Cheers for insight, another great vid.

[@roberto33812]

Excellent work Harry 👍

[@jjkk5400]

Brilliant very educational felt like back in school again. Throughly enjoyed

[@fredoeilts8000]

Lieber Harry, wie immer sehr gute Informationen im Ackerbau in UK und auch für Nichtfarmer verständlich. Sie haben eine sehr ansprechende und freundliche Art Fachwissen verständlich zu erklären, besonders die Finanzen. Ich bin sehr gerne auf ihrem Kanal. Fredo Eilts aus Norddeutschland.

[@wmbrice]

Harry has such a knack for explaining things. Very informative!

[@stevenc1603]

I've noticed where I live in Scotland, all the fields near me still get ploughed and then replanted the old way. I wonder why this is still done given the fuel costs to do it that way. Is it just the soil type or something else that dictates that min-til is not appropriate.

[@class185]

Could be part of weed management system also disease in continuous cropping , too expensive to change equipment

[@ronmccullock1407]

Because it is the best way if you want a good crop

[@basstrammel1322]

Here you don't get that much in subsidies for not plowing, so many still do. I would guess typography plays in as well.

[@jamesbentall3984]

@@ronmccullock1407 glad someone said it . The reason our farm is not as bad as it used to be for blackgrass is due to ploughing

[@oliveringram3056]

@@ronmccullock1407 Totally agree. Ploughing helps eliminate Black Grass, [not many chemicals available to do it now, and expensive], buries weed seeds, avoids carry over of disease that may be present, eliminates cost of slug pellets. When i visited Cairo Museum, I saw a plough that was 5000 years old, so i guess it must be the right tool for the job.

[@Wanderhirsch]

I enjoyed getting these insights as a someone who doesn't know much about farming!

[@dougpeterson5257]

Thanks for another great video, such an informative explanation for farming practices. I say again that the government needs to listen to you before they make policy decisions.

[@sightseekertours]

Nice Whistler t-shirt Harry!

[@Mikep54044]

Thanks Harry for yet another excellent and informative farming video.

[@markopolo5695]

Very informative Harry Layman's terms are best

[@edwowen]

Really informative thanks as always Harry.

[@KJohansson]

As always, Harry is informative and interesting as ever!

[@keithdarcy7302]

Having watched all your videos I feel I am entitled to an Agri Science Degree! When do we graduate 🎓

[@paulbridgeman]

Love it when Harry gets his trowel out!

[@ronmccullock1407]

Me as well, Harry has a big one....

[@EleanorPeterson]

😲

[@WhiskeyGulf71]

I’m not certain but fairly sure the dealership can disable the belt warning, maybe anyone with a bidirectional scan tool as well. The reason disabling is a better option is that if your vehicle thinks the belt is buckled the car’s computer arms the airbags for that seated position. If you have an airbag deploy in your face without a seatbelt you are likely to break your neck.

[@MrBoatbuoy]

No need to go to a dealer. Anyone can disable the seatbelt alarm on their Land Rover. A quick Google search will reveal the ‘secret’ procedure!

[@Nygle123]

This is so interesting. Thanks Harry for helping me learn what it takes to grow our food, and the ways you look to optimize results. Love BOTH your channels. 👍

[@I2YANx]

Would love to see a video of all the big tools and a run down of what theyre used for and when... drillers, sprayers etc the lot in one go! Love the vids

[@thetessellater9163]

Check out Harry's back catalogue of videos - its all there. Also see 'Ollyblogs' too.

[@iangregory3994]

We used to just stuff the seat belt clip in as usual THEN get behind the wheel! NOT recommended for Everyday Road Use.....or3-Point Harness! Harrys Farm is so good I was moved to put an OO Scale Model Farm together for the "Toy Railway". First thing folk mention when they see it. They love it.(And so do I. Well done Harry.Thanks.A lot!)

[@MrSamsmithmard]

Another cracking video Harry. Any chance of a video on that naughty looking fendt

[@ginggur17]

10:32, was that ‘SPRING BARley’ Harry?? 😜👍

[@ronmccullock1407]

really enjoyed this episode

[@grahamholliday9962]

Great video Harry Would welcome an overview on type of crop rotation you use on the farm; would you graze kale or other cover crop in a fallow year to get more organic matter into the Cotswold brash? Must be close to getting the overview on this years harvest financials. Please keep these great videos up so informative for us non-farmers but lots of us are interested in where our food comes from & what a struggle it is for farmers financially.

[@columlynch4229]

It's all very good in only using a quarter the amount of diesel with less soil compaction and increased microbial health but my concern is herbicide residue in the soil. Perhaps a green manure like clover, birdsfoot, vetch and other legumes as part of your rotation, which can be grazed off prior to planting would be a better option. It would surpress the weeds and add nitrogen and the grazing cattle or sheep would also provide nitrogen and added income. A fully regenerative setup is absolutely possible and economically viable apart from being obviously ecological. I'm a cabinet maker by trade and never farmed but I love nature and I firmly believe in a more holistic approach. Thanks for your honesty and hands on insight and knowledge of farming . You tell it like it is and that's a rare thing.

[@nickhoward9343]

Really enjoyed another informative episode

[@stefflus08]

Nice to see your soil structure improved. Too bad it's probably unfeasible to stop with fungicides, because fungi could improve it further.

[@kilcool01]

Great job of explaining how it all works...very enjoyable

[@livingladolcevita7318]

just wondering if you could plant clover or similar to put the nitrogen in.

[@thetessellater9163]

It is done - clover, vetch and specific grasses are used just for this purpose, in rotation. Also, any legumes - beans, etc - fix nitrogen in the soil too.

[@Tommy-vh7xj]

Farming is getting very technical nowadays great video

[@fthyme87]

Could be interesting to see a series of "Harry's Farm Abroad" - where you visit farms in other countries and hear about different ways of farming - just an idea :)

[@92gunnerjoe]

Any possibility you could get a drone? I would like to see your land and the tractors working it from a bird's eye view. Very interesting video as usual.

[@gerry6420]

Another very enjoyable video Harry. Didn’t know you were an f1 fan..... something other then farming we have in common 😊👍

[@adrianflower3230]

Great update thank you. I'm just curious, why doesnt Glyphosate damage the wheat as well as the weeds?

[@richardl7161]

It's because it's applied before the wheat starts to grow. It would kill wheat if it landed on the foliage.

[@adrianflower3230]

@@richardl7161 Thank you 👍

[@HappyDaysNI]

Thanks Harry. No history of farming here in Sweeney Towers. Found your channel after following Harry’s Garage. Really interesting!!! If you want an idea for the off season, what about explaining how a combine harvester works? Your easy style would really make is perfect for non-techs. I enjoy both of your channels. Thanks!

[@timh1907]

I'm pretty sure Harry covered that in one of the first videos on this channel

[@judih.8754]

Excellent report Harry.

[@luke_1152]

Another great video, always find them really interesting. Cheers, Harry

[@robertjones-vm7qu]

We are doing alot of no till seeding.It reduces cost considerably. Safe alot on moisture and fuel

[@lukewaring2832]

Put your passenger belt.into the drivers receptacle job done..thanks for sharing interesting 👍

[@johncooper2707]

Hi Harry, I have followed your podcasts for the last year and thoroughly enjoy them. Disappointed today to see you using Slug Pellets. Please investigate the use of nematodes, I think you will be pleasantly surprised

[@paullawrence3541]

Top tip. Never let the tyres down in the field by removing the valve. Sod’s law dictates that it will slip from your grasp and disappear, leaving you with a flat tyre😞😫

[@qualitygoldfish2198]

From a person that hates anything to do with the bbc,best show on youtube.

[@Taz6688]

I would love to see a proper discussion on farming and food supply, is it really cheaper to buy food from around the world, fly or ship it to the UK, per item cheap, Co2 cost high, do you want Co2 down or cheaper food, why not subsidise farmers like the EU did, except not leaving land set aside or fallow, but to grown cereals or crops, the EU have been paying for non production, because we had gluts of food, Butter Mountains, Wine, everyone wanted to jump onto the best subsidised method. We used to have dairies, sometimes 2 or 3 around a small village, a local milk person, a slaughterhouse, meat processor, new rules meant many just quit, but was that good when moving goods back and forth to larger plants where produce was processed and back again after, every time adding to the Co2 cost and price per unit, all the while the farmers margins got small as middlemen raised prices, we paid the higher price. I recently went back where I grew up, 4 dairies gone, 4 farms gone, 2 replaced by a much larger farming set up, with bigger machines, hedgerows grubbed out to make fields bigger, 2 farms are now housing estates, the orchard where we went scrumping gone and houses, the cattle yard and barns gone and second homes built no one in the village could afford the prices they went for. Things change but people still need food, none of the milk is produced local anymore, only 2 farms are still producing anything, not a single field with cattle, no seems to talk about producing food local and keeping the Co2 footprint down, jobs for locals so they dont need to travel into town, China is not the answer, buying food and shipping it around the world using tonnes of fuel and still selling it cheap than local produce is not the answer, we need to talk, do you want cheap food or less Co2.

[@5ebra1]

Thank you for these videos. I have learned so much.

[@davidedge2189]

What’s the saying ‘up corn ,down horn.’Very true this year !

[@waynesallotment7757]

I always look forward to your videos, you keep us well informed of exactly what your doing and why please keep them coming.

[@choochie4]

How often do you plan to plough or have you sold your plough. Do you grow any root crops like potatoes?

[@stevedarcy9542]

Awesome video as always Harry. Lots of info to take on board in one video, but absolutely fascinating stuff. Loving all the new tech, and the cost, mind boggling, I suppose it means next years bread and a pint of ale will go though the roof. Just a quick one, what was the price of fuel when you used to plough all those years ago. Thanks Harry for sharing.

[@jimburns3636]

Can you explain why the tractor runs (and the resultant rows) appear shifted about 90deg. from the pre-drilled field?

[@jakemurphy9536]

Working the land at a different angle evens it up, making it less likely for peaks and troughs to form.

[@jimburns3636]

@@jakemurphy9536 Thank you

[@neilorton5162]

Thanks Harry. I know its not on your farm, however, why do greenhouse growers add C02 to their greenhouses (levels over twice current natural levels) and why do they use greenhouses? Would higher C02 levels and temp be better for UK Agriculture?

[@barkershill]

Co2 is part of photo synthesis and so increasing it increases growth . Likewise heat increases transpiration which means plants draw up water also increasing growth

[@williambowman155]

Brilliant video

[@adrianrowden8266]

Harry, a good way to stop the seat belt beeping is to use it, unless of course accidents never happen on farms...

[@Silver3ides]

*Red wine late night question time , Can you add more worms to improve the soil quality or does a saturation of worms have the opposite effect , just curious to know

[@2of2DCH]

Always fascinating to learn behind the scenes.