IDIOTS! THE WORLD WILL NOT SURVIVE ON JUST MANURE... SPRING IS COMING!!
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- Опубліковано 13 чер 2024
- In today's video we are having a look around our land to see how well we have done coming into spring!
We have a big rant about how MP's have got it completely wrong!
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Ginge hit the nail on the head, food security is the biggest issue coming over the horizon. Sensible decisions need to be taken, devoid of emotion or politics. Good luck to all the farmers out there, you do an amazing job in the face of adversity!
Thanks so much 😊
Here in Alberta, Canada, we had an Agriculture Minister a few years ago that tried to enforce an 8 hour work day for farmers. It clearly wouldn't work for those of us with cattle, so she said, "If you don't put your bulls out at night, you won't have to go out and check to see if cows are calving at night." Just absolutely clueless.
OMG, clueless
Definitely clueless well beyond just farming...
I don't understand. The government in Canada can tell you how much you can work in your self-employed business? How does that even work...you report yourself after refusing your own request to...yourself?
@@jasmadams key word here is tried. It was part of a larger farm safties act. It actually had a few good items in it like hired help that are outside the family must be covered for workplace injuries. But the whole bill was thrown out almost immediately and that government was voted out in the next election
@@jasmadams
It's probably to force a food shortage. Crops need to be harvested when they're ready. You wait too long and and you've lost your crop. It's not like their are a bunch of workers available in the workforce, either.
Firstly id like to thank you both for letting people who are not from a farming background be involved and aware of some of the problems you as farmers face and secondly using the platform you have to speak out for the farmers that do not have the voice and notability that you do to get your point across. I just hope it can get to the right ear and make a difference
Thanks so much for the comment, we are trying 😊
Tom and the Ginger, don't apologize for the rant. It's as you said, an issue that needs to be addressed and addressed in a responsible and knowledgeable position. Stay safe!
Thanks Colin
Well now Georgie Useless talking about farmyard manure is something to listen to for a hobby farmer and a man who gets paid by the hardworking taxpayers who grows a few spuds and apples But there you are if you vote tories that’s what you get They have done nothing in the past 12 years except feathering their own nests
@@briandolan2685 To be fair all the main political parties have the same ideas. Although you could go back to Thatcher with the idea that you can import anything, you can't buck the market was the phrase at the time. So if you can import milk for example, cheaper than it could be produced here, then that is what you should do. Of course the fact, that imported milk might well have been subsidised by the producer already, was neither here nor there.
@@bobandrew8884
Yep and it's all well n good until you can't get it here because the ships crew have covid and can't Dock. Governments are so short sighted.
Well if it didn't matter when it was the miners, the steel workers or the mill workers, I am sure it doesn't matter for the farmers? I mean you all vote for the Tories, so presumably you're OK with it?
Tom and Ginger there is no reason for you to apologize for what you are saying! You guys are very smart about your land and your fertilizer! Everyone is being effective by what is going on in the world! I would have to say that I agree 💯% with your statements.
Thanks so much 😊
@@TomPembertonFarmLife can you explain why "organic" is being used here? Im one of those folk who only eat "organic", but by "organic" I means free of pesticide and herbicide. fertilizer is made from pretty basic methane compounds, right? why is that not organic?
I'm loving the fact that Tom and his father are actually making none farming families like mine into their views. Please don't apologise for ranting because honestly we need this information. What a brilliant video xx
Couldn’t agree more! The misinformation coming from leaders sitting in an office being fed to the public with no farming background is a true detriment to the stability and sustainability of our countries. Farmers like you who are countering that misinformation with truth and experience is what will make all the difference.
It’s crazy!!
It wasn’t a rant, it was an enthusiastic education segment. You need to get the word out so folks understand. Keep up the good work
You nailed on the head about farming. You are told you shouldn’t do this or shouldn’t do that, because you are harming the environment.
There is a saying, never complain about farmers with your mouth full.
Hope you are keeping safe & warm. 😊
The Bio-sludge they convinced everyone was great, has contaminated the land, now its a hazard and not safe to grow on.. Just wow!
thank you for letting people (who are not farmers )be more aware of the problems of farming and the world should be on board to help with this food problem across the world . I'm from Brandon Manitoba, Canada. This is a great episode about organic fertilizers. George needs to get his head out of the sand and help. Not just talk
I agree! 😊
This video should be shown in schools and to the elected officials - to get the word out - this is such a GREAT video of knowledge - common sense and thank God for FARMERS
Hi Tom & Ginger Guy, These MPs seem to forget that the wild buffalo, boar, deer and other animals in Africa that were once so plentiful have been hunted almost to extinction by the rich. Did these animals not produce methane? Also all the hardwood trees that were cleared sold off by wealthy landowners and replaced with conifers to produce bio fuel. Most of these people talk a load of DUNG - Their goal is plain and simple to be re-elected and live off the backs of the workers.
They've been hunted a lot more by the African poor trying to feed themselves, protect their livestock or supply the Asian novelty markets than 'the rich'. Furthermore, most of the culling done in the ivory hunting days was by professional shooters, not 'the rich'.
Some of these professionals became quite well off, but not like 'the rich'.
Some of the reserve areas have carefully calculated animal populations, in which overpopulation causes mass starvation and die offs. So the animals have to be culled to maintain the calculated level.
This is where 'the rich' come in, paying, and paying well for the privilege of hunting these animals and staying in the area. Which is a win win that maintains the status quo.
Changing the situation to favour the animals over the indigenous Africans would effectively mean genocide. This is a somewhat less than optimal outcome, as I'm sure you'd agree.
@@kieranh2005 Not seeking to debate this topic. Before the 'white hunter' the natives lived in harmony with the land. Had they not, there wouldn't be a human population in Africa it would have been wiped out long before David Livingstone discovered the Victoria Falls in 1855. The Asian novelty markets only began to demand more Ivory when rich tourist started buying up trinkets. The 'Cull' as you put it is simply an excuse to kill wild animals for 'Sport' and who came up with that term of phrase? Kings, Queens and the idle Rich! So no I don't agree with anything you've said.
No, grass fed animals do not produce methane like grain fed cattle do. Grass fed cattle also do not produce as much methane. Its the grain. Fattening up on grain is not remotely natural.
Enjoy the Father & Son moments Tom. Words of wisdom... Listen & Learn!
I totally agree with you (It sounds like Britain needs a Michael Healy-ray like Ireland)
You boys talk so much sense and in a way that non-farmers can easily understand. You need to invite Clown George down for a chat. Keep doing what you’re doing 👌
Hell get him down!
I have just come to realize, that people just don’t know where their food comes from. The people in this day and age are just idiots. It’s just mind boggling. Keep up the good work Tom. I feel your pain, and hope things change.
No they're not idiots, maybe you're an idiot. The shear amount of knowledge people know NOW compared to 100 years ago is mind boggling. Dozens of traffic laws, how to navigate by car, plane or train, how to manage a budget that has over 200 different expense categories electronically AND on paper, how to run 3 businesses simultaneously while taking side gigs and paying taxes on it all following the most complex tax code ever devised, managing 300+ online accounts while maintaining above-average security and sifting through 100 emails per day, using smartphones with a new operating system every year, computers with a new operating system every year, repairing and maintaining internal combustion engines inside the most complex personal vehicles ever made, building and maintaining modern houses that have 1000% more features than old cabins used to have while following the modern BS we call "building codes," FAR more basic health knowledge including everything from how to treat infections to what foods are healthy/unhealthy for different tasks. Every person I know is fully qualified to do almost every profession that existed 100 years ago, but there's 5 billion of us well-educated young people so we're expendable.
Yeah, maybe I didn't know how much nitrogen fertilizer is used in modern farming, that's a possibility isn't it. But maybe this farmer guy doesn't actually know how much total organic fertilizer exists in his entire country. How do you think he gathered that information? Is there a national manure inventory posted somewhere? Color me a skeptic but I have SOME ability to discern that an MP may have a different source of information than a farmer and maybe the MP is talking about using HUMAN waste; seems appropriate to me that when everyone is apparently full of it you could be using it for emergency fertilizer. Before anyone gets squeamish on me, what do you think a water treatment plant does? If you're OK pouring treated sewage back into your local river why not pouring it on farmland? Either way, the MP's words are meant to reassure the fickle mob that the problem is solvable so there is no run on fertilizer causing another incredible hike in prices. Don't be arrogant, just because you have a 5% view of an issue that you think is correct doesn't mean you've got a corner on knowledge.
YOU might not know, and many other may not, but you should avoid speaking generally when you are referring to your own limited experience
Personally I think it would be a good idea to start bringing actual farmers into a school to teach the kids about food growing.
Then as they get old enough to understand more bring them back to show more of it.
Only problem is that actual farmers are too dang busy for it.
@@Nirrrina really good idea. This should be a requirement for college Ag students. More awareness early on would be wonderful .
There is a difference between ignorance and stupidity.
While some people are ignorant about food, where it comes from or how it's processed, I will admit I'm finding more and more idiots out in public.
But I'm not certain that there's a correlation between there apparently being more idiots nowadays and ignorance about food.
Maybe there's more idiots because there's more people.
Maybe the government is breeding more idiots with their social programs.
Tom & Ginge. Thank you for letting us know the problems you are having with fertilizing your fields. It's very true what you say about supply & demand, you pay more, we pay more. I don't think you should have any ministers that aren't or have been farmers. Because they don't know unless they have experienced it themselves. Great long video. I love it when we see you more, we always wait in anticipation for Tuesday's & Fridays videos 😀😀
this is one of the big issues these days. all our MPs with very few exceptions all went to university to become MPs. Labour, libdem, conservative are all the same. We have lost all those that came from industry or farming or any other walk of life to give a broader representation, they are all isolated from the 'real world' in a well paid political bubble so they talk about caring they talk about understanding but actually they dont have a clue
Thing is George Euston mp was brought up on a farm in Cornwall and is still clueless to how they work
@@bens8919 your 200% spot on.
THANK YOU PEMBERTONS. This message needs to go viral around the world. Non-farmers need to be educated on the reality, not their imaginations.
Thanks, We are trying ! 😊
TOTALLY right in what you are saying about the potential lack of food. the government's attitude toward the farming industry is appalling and will come back and bite them in the bum. we SO need our farmers right now and they need as much support as possible as we will really be needing them in years to come.
Thank you for your Dad and you for telling us the truth of what farmers are going through. The MPs need to start listening to you farmers and the people or there will be a revolution in this Country.
Well done for putting your and your dads point across anout what is happening with the issue within the agricultural sector and no need to apologise for having a rant keep up the good work
There you have it! Fantastic how you and the Ginger Warrior are talking about the farming issues around the world, Tom. Farmers around the world know what you two are talking about. It's everywhere the same, less carbon footprint, but more produce,.... it can't be done !! Love to see how the Ginger Warrior is putting his foot down!😉
Thanks so much 😊
@@TomPembertonFarmLife Hi Tom , here in California ( northern part ,no movie stars ) the powers are playing games with who gets water . Some are plowing up old growth Almond trees as they require lots of water . Already seeing shortages of certain foods. My old lady friends can't see whats happening nor care .Drives me mad . Evil days coming. Love to you and your family.
Brilliant rant, people are so far removed from our food sources now, they go to the supermarket and forget who grows their food, they think its an amazon delivery service. This fert shortage and climate change is a major issue, foos will be short, people will go hungry. Things are changing and thank goodness farmers like you are already looking at it. Why on earth are we removing more and more agricultural land from production to make houses/solar farms/re-wilding when we need it for food security - its madness to me.
Don’t ever be sorry for ranting. It’s the best way for you to get a point across! We need this kind of rant for us as people because you lot as farmers are the UK. We need all of your farms for our survival and your just as important as anyone here! Keep doing what your doing!🥇
Thanks so much 😊
Well done with your “rant”. If you can see the future with shortage of basic foods in this country, why can the leaders not start to plan to secure our food security and supplies?. Please keep going. Your videos are a pleasure to watch what ever the topic.
Thanks so much 😊 we are trying!
Saying it how it is! Doesn't get any clearer. Love this video🙌🙌
You’re amazing, thank you for what you do for our country - bless you both 😘
Good on you gentlemen. George, you listen to these fellas...in doing so you save your country from rack and ruin.
Sounds like the MP needs to watch this video, and then step down from his position and let a farmer take it over for him. 😂 Love these rants, talking head videos are necessary sometimes and it's fantastic to hear from farmers about this stuff! Much love from the US, Tom and Gingerbeard man!
100% something needs to change!
George Useless has always been useless!
Tom, give the gas company a call, they will send their asset protection team out and mark the line and level of the gas main, and it a free service!
People need to hear from farmers. It's important that everyone understands these issues. I appreciate hearing your thoughts. Thank you.
Fantastic to see father and Son Pulling together in such a Positive way !!
I thank you both for the education you provide on agriculture and the ups and downs of it. Unfortunately so many of our departments have heads that have no experience in the field/department they are heading and it ends up as our losses. I really appreciate your knowledge and that you share it and by the way it all makes sense! Keep educating us because we share the information amongst other and it also helps us to provide knowledgeable support to our hard working farmers across all our lands.
Will do 😊
Great great video, Explaining the realities of agricultural policies is so important. I would very much like to hear from the MP came to the conclusion that there was enough organic matter to provide all of the fertilizer needs for the country. Many thanks
Thank you so much. It really wasn't making sense. Now it is, frighteningly, crystal clear.
Just found your channel and LOVE it. I've already learned some new things (I'm trying to grow vegetables in my garden) especially about manure, when to use and how. What YOU guys do is incredible and so understated. What you do, should be at the very heart of discussion and importance right now... particularly in light of what's coming! Thank you both and all our wonderful UK farmers
Things we can learn from people with experience, everything. No ends to the ginger guys expertise, experience and memory of that chap.
Just commenting as a young lad from Cornwall who loves to learn!
Thanks for watching 😊
Another awesome video from Tom & the Ginger warrior ! I 100% agree no apology needed it’s not a rant it’s making. Your viewed aware of the grass rounds facts from the people that know their land, a dam site better then anyone fact, you reach out to the experts in all field’s, soil
Analysis, slurry testing the works !
One questions,
do you ever work with / barter with local poultry farms and processors ,could you use their waste direct or dose it need to be more broke down before it can be used on your fields, For food producer hero’s like your family and team?
You've both got my vote. A real pleasure to see two well dressed guys swanning around in the Rolls talking knowledgibly about muck. Wonderful video.Greatly entertaining. Turned the TV off.
As an horticulture student with no background in agriculture, I coudlnt agree more with your rant, food security should be the most important issue to solve but unfortunatly most people are simply not educated enough on the matter especially if they get their informations from disconnected politicians!
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, you are absolutely correct and your doing the right thing. Keep up the great work.
Thanks so much 😊
You are so welcome! We are hearing the same thing here in America. It makes no sense . Praying for you and your family, hang in there.
Thanks for another great video.
One day, can you and your dad explain the benefits of having sheep on your fields over the winter, please
I love your dad I could listen to him talk about farm stuff all day so happy in his work
Charity begins at home. Great Britain needs to put ourselves first. Put our own house in order. Thanks Dad &Tom 🐮🐮
Stands to reason if you take something away (milk and beef, in your case), you will deplete your soil unless you import some sort of fertiliser, even if every drop of manure is put on the land. If only vegetables were grown, no livestock to provide manure, how would you fertilise the soil?
I would be a mess… or a dust bowl
The only way I know is the pre industrial one, let the land lay with no crop for a year or more, and then plow. Also some plants add nitrogen to the ground, these are also needed for a year every few. But overall it of course decreases productivity
Reapplying the muck builds soil organic matter, counting on synthetic fertilizer depletes SOM , this has been confirmed by both scientific research, and a walk into my field where there is literally no topsoil left in places and I have no choice but to convert it from tillable acreage back to perennial pasture and I have to resort to bale grazing to restart the biology and use the waste biomass act as a mulch to retain moisture for seeds to germinate.
@@the_retag cover crops actually build fertility and productivity in the long run.
@@russellsmith3825 thats kinda what i said... but they need so much time that over the decade fertilizer yields more
What a great video very informative and as usual know what you are talking about. You are not ranting, It's time governments woke up on what they are saying and if people like you your dad and Olly can speak up with the truth and honesty that you guys put over people will listen keep the videos coming. I used to be in farming now retired so look forward to whatching both You and Olly🤠🇦🇺
The World is getting scarier and scarier every moment. This kind of information should be given in primary schools already. Fertilizer prices are going nuts, gas prices, grain, electricity, everything has gone through the roof. Best bit so far was 3 days ago I read on paper how mayor of our capital city gave a statement that in his opinion all farms which aren't profitable enough should be shut down. Hiring people is extremely expensive, and if you spend your profits to give someone a job - people only see how your farm isn't making enough profit...
May God bless and keep you Pembertons . The Ginger Warrior is Spot on.
All ridiculously important information moving forward into a precarious few years. This is the reason we watch farming vlogs, so we understand supply chain repercussions and how it affects the consumer. Also helps to see how ag agencies manage, helping or hindering. Please rant away. Please keep sharing your knowledge and opinions. Thanks.
Thanks so much 😊
Well done gent's for letting people know exactly what is happening. I farm in Ireland and we are having the very same problems. The next two years are going to be extremely difficult and people make the rules are living in a fantasy world.
Tom & The Ginger Warrior, many thanks for your comments, they are not rants they are common sense opinions. From people who know what they are talking about unlike the politicians who sadly are clueless. I also follow Olly H and its very interesting to get the views of an arable farmer as well as the dairy boys. Both singing from the same song sheet. You cant all be wrong.
Tom,Gerry from Clare in South of Ireland here, call it rant if you want but that was a super video, ye told d truth, its exact same here in Irl, and politicians shouting the same, keep up the great work, im very impressed with yer new cow 🐄 hotel. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
This proves beyond a shadow of a doubt how VALUABLE those “girls” are and how important the investment their new home continues to make in every part of the farm. Great video!
I LOVE this video! Diving into the mechanics of field work is right up my alley. I too, wish politicians would take 3 seconds to check with people in the profession that they're talking about. The fields are looking promising! Good luck with the dock.
Thanks so much 😊
Don’t apologise for the rant. You both have a extremely valid point of view.
I LOVE listening to you guys!! I don’t understand over half of what you say(your lovely accent), but I catch enough to greatly appreciate what you’re doing!! And get a good chuckle out of you too:)
On a serious note- THANK YOU!!
Excellent video Tom, spelled out in no uncertain terms, the food output catastrophe that is in the making.
Currently only affecting farmers, but ultimately it will seriously impact the whole population and the economy.
If you want to get more nitrogen out of your slurry and therefore more grass, dilute it. Sounds stupid, but if you check the figures, the lower the dry matter of the slurry, the higher the nutrient take up by the plant.
The wetter the better.
I was watching 10th Generation Farmer in the USA a couple of weeks ago and he is trailing an organic Urea on some of his fields - simply on cost and availability - so that will be interesting to watch his comparison from standard Urea to Organic Urea and the yields they both give - I would like to see what would happen especially with the new paddles to move the slurry pit adding fish fertilizer pallets to the slurry pit and spread it with the muck on the fields or anything else that can be added to the slurry to add the nutrients you want to put on the fields
I’ll have to check this out
WONDERFUL CONVERSATION.Tom,you need to edit this and send it to every politician and policy maker that you can.brilliant,keep the message alive.Hopefully the media will latch on and amplify yours and Ollie’s experiences.
Don't apologise for your "rant", you talk so much sense, why can't the politicians see or make sense of it. Great video, as always
Brilliant Vid and that Ollys is a legend he does amazing videos every day 🤣🤣🤣🤣
What a bloke 😂
No apology needed Tom! Go for it you’re right.
Our premier from Saskatchewan, Canada is heading your way to talk about fuel and fert. We have the potash you need! Great video and so great to see someone passionate about what you do!
Thank you for voicing the opinions of many people across the world. What you are explaining about your country is happening in the United States. Thanks for the videos.
Iv been waiting a couple years for your so called rant Tom because we are going through the same shit here in South Australia city circus clown politicians telling land owners what's best yet they probably couldn't find a farm location without a sat nav
Politicians have no real farming knowledge nor background. They can talk the gab and some people actually listen to what they say but it as no real backing to what they say. God help us if they get any more power over our farmers.
Carl, I have friends with horses in Australia and we have had heated discussions. I always say how are you going to feed your horses if the farmers are not allowed to farm. They are really left wing and environmentalists and have absolutely no idea.
Tom,
Y'all are spot on! Back during WWII they had a program where it was encouraged that every household would grow a "Victory Garden" to provide food for the families so that the large producers could grow for the war effort. Well now we are experiencing similar shortages but instead of people doing their due diligence and taking care of their own food needs they're creating a scare with their hands out worried about where their food will be coming from. I bet the Ginger guy remembers the family garden and the fact that everyone had one. Here in the southern US we keep watching the prices of meat, fruits & vegetables go up with no end in sight. There are already times when certain vegetables are running in short supply.
Our family started almost 5 years ago with a small garden and raising rabbits. The cost of the rabbits was negligible but the organic fertilizer they produce is insane. We have yet to buy fertilizer for the garden but it does get a weekly dose from under the rabbit cages. So cost to us is almost nothing.
Keep doing what you are doing and I hope the politicians keep their hands out.
It’s not 1945, people even in larger modern homes have enough space for a Patio and not much more.
What a belter of a saying from the boss ( if your cold you can put a coat on , if your hungry, your hungry )
Both of you are super great thank you bless your families
More videos with Ginger man👍
He was on fire today
Thank you 🙌 honestly thank you for speaking about this 🙌
Its men like you that keep everyone in the cities fed. Thank you!
So what your saying is “ the government doesn’t know what they are saying?” I find incredibly not hard too believe!! Watching your father look at his land shows your/his passion for dirt and cattle and food and the whole process! Thank you for sharing. Signed a guy in Ontario Canada
Such a brilliant video tom and the ginger warrior hit the nail on the head your dad is so right if you're cold you can put on a jumper if you're hungry you're hungry Irish viewer ❤️ ye are smashing it💪👍👌🤠
Thanks for watching, we try our best 😊
Thank u 4 the knowable I’m getting better from ur dad good information he gives to everyone, my farm has been so now so I move in on Saturday to start my life In farming, keep up the video,❤️
You are spot on fellas about the food /fertilizer food security situation
Hi Tom it was a pleasure to meet you and your father yesterday thanks very much for taking the time, it was amazing to see the farm, great video as always
Great video the public need to know what the possibilities are going to be maybe not today or tomorrow but in the coming months we’ll done on makeing a good point, wake up George and smell the muck lad !!!
Really good vid enjoyed seeing how the other fields are coming on. 100% agree with the mighty ginge that it's a matter of national security that we should be self-sufficient. Defiantly, we should be supporting uk farming and all other businesses.
Great video addressing one of the hottest topics facing farming and the country at the moment. This shouldn’t just be broadcast on UA-cam, it should be shown on every news channel and media outlet in the country! It’s a shame our industry is regulated, dictated, overlooked and blamed by the powers that be who have very little idea what’s actually involved or goes on in the real world. I hope they see this brilliant explanation of the situation and wake up before it’s too late. Keep up the good work.
Tom do not apologies for real life issues you are totally correct with your concerns keep the good work up
I actually had to stop this video halfway through just to put a comment in I love what you guys do I enjoy your videos very much I love your father and the way his thoughts are and you guys are spot on we can't live without food and it's a society no matter where you live no matter what country you live in we must protect our farmers and our industry and work together as a people to feed everyone rich or poor because starvation doesn't care about money it doesn't care about land and the monsters in this world need to realize this and we must be self-sustaining as a people I love you guys be strong and farm on here in the states we're going to hurt this year and prices are going to be high when we take it to market what little we will make because I know many producers will probably reduce their production just because of the price of fertilizer God bless you
The other side of this is how viable farmland is being given over to solar farms rather than for its intended purpose. Solar farms should only be allowed on land that is unsuitable for farming. Food security should be up there with national security in the minds ("laugh") of politicians.
@@willdsm08 and housing. At least solar can be given back to crops if needed, concrete can’t
Rant away ! More people need to be made aware of these issues, cows are not solely responsible for global warming! The government totally ignore the fact that there is more cars/vehicles on the road than ever! Wanting electric buses ! Remind me what trams were? 🤣 government don't have a clue! Keep up the great work guys ....
Tom, you certainly don’t need to apologize ranting. I’m not a farmer and have the utmost respect for those that are like yourself. This world is in big big trouble. The People that run our countries have no idea what goes on in the real world. Thank you for always being honest and straight forward! I have watched your channel for years and love it! Thanks for all that you and your father do! God bless farmers
This is my kind of video. I love listening to u tom and your father
I love videos with your dad in he is amazing at explaining he should do his own channel to explain and spread his knowledge or start a book
Thanks so much 😊
Give 'em what for. Seeing you stand up as well as, of all people, Jeremy Clarkson. And call out the nonsense being foisted on you farmers is good to see. You have the platform and the voices and glad that you're using them.
All the best from Down Under.
Indeed! “Clarkson’s Farm” on Amazon did an excellent - if almost accidental - job detailing just how difficult a farmer’s job truly is! Agriculture is vital to survival, and your are the first voices I’ve heard mentioning how the war in Ukraine is going to affect world food prices.
yes i love it when your old man comes on you should do more with him let him ramble on his knowledge is priceless,all the best
That is always the scary part of the disconnect of the government and what is actually happening on day to day operations.
the rant was the truth! even smart americas know that! Keep up the great videos.
Great video, so interesting to hear the real concerns from a farmers perspective. You and all the other farmers are the life blood of our nation. You have our respect and our gratitude.
We really enjoyed your thoughts. So many farmers on YT are talking about the prices of the fertilizers and how difficult it is or will become to obtain. If the farmers cannot use them, we will all suffer in the long term. Always look forward to your videos.
You're 100% correct. And it's not incompetence it's not an accident it is intentional.
I just totally appreciate hearing your father's point of veiw. He's, quite often, right on spot. Thanks
Would you consider tall grass mob grazing with a multi species sward with nitrogen fixers, grass etc. You would have deeper rooting plants wich would help with drainage, the nitrogen fixers will help the fertiliser situation, and there is many other benefits aswell. I'll try and find the video I seen and link it for you
If you have a diverse-flora field, 'nitrogen-fixers' are hardly necessary because 1) it's the microorganisms that do the fixing, 2) diverse flora provide the supports for the microrganisms to bind the nitrogen.
Interestingly diverse flora in field does many things. It counterintuitively reduces the need for irrigation, fertilizer, pesticides, herbicides. It does a fibe job of sequestering carbon into the soil, too. Diverse flora plantings means farmers pretty much only need be concerned with toxic plant removal in pastures. It does mean farmers need to start planting multiple-species, continuous cover crops and avoid any bare earth/fallows to reap benefits. Planting must be continuous.
Planting into annual fields requires a crimper-roller to flatten the cover crops for planting, and seed drills to replant.
Another method to follow is Mark Shepard's. It increases farm resilience over other systems and is a great method to employ. I suggest reading his book, Restoration Agriculture. It is wonderful.
I love you letting us in on this. Your farm is doing all it can and more!
Great rant, points well made, we are having the same problems here in Ireland. Our government is actively encouraging increased production this year. Unfortunately your government seems totally ignorant about how food is produced, has to be disheartening when the MP for agriculture comes out with comments like that, but are we surprised when he is in a Boris Johnson cabinet.
Not a farmer, but I’m now 70 and lived in the countryside for most of my life surrounded by farms.
I’ve been listening to a lot of YouTubing farmers and like you and your dad they all have the same worries about fertilisers and food security. I watch Wardys Weekly Waffle, a Lincolnshire arable farmer who is very knowledgeable (as well as Ollyblogs) and he says it’s unlikely he will be growing wheat suitable for milling as he will be unable to put on enough nitrogen fertiliser. That means there could easily be a shortage of bread flour if other farmers have to do the same. Bread, a staple food and so expensive that it will be out of reach for some people.
Or they move the limits of making milking wheat… if they can 🤦♂️
Yes he’s top drawer!🤣🤣🤣
It's sad to see that you have a group of leaders as we do. 2nd largest economy and they want to end the use of oil tomorrow. I don't know if you can see it from your backyard, but the worlds problem is not just the U.S.
So true about the fert and muck, I bet if you ring the gas board they won’t know if there’s a pipe there or how deep it is !
It's great that you are highlighting these issues for those of us who know nothing about it but will be affected by the issues you highlighted