I grew up on a farm near Huntingdon in the 50&60's, By the age of 7, I could drive and reverse a International B275 and 3 ton wheatley trailer in and out of any shed. By 10 I could plough and maintain a very straight ridge and furrow with a Track Marshall 55 and a ransome 4 furrow trail plough. With the modern equipment and safety features young people should be able to do the same. Love the video's, helps keep me in touch with my roots.
I agree if there is a spare seat and belt there should be no issue. I grew up in the tractor without a seatbelt just leaning on the wheel arch. Things have changed in my day we rode on the drawbar, in the grain trailer and on the bale trailer on top of the bails. Lots of risk when you look back.
The said children are far safer in the machine on a passenger seat than hanging around the vicinity of a working machine. The operator also knows where that child is and safe.
I remember when I was a child, I used to ride on the road as a passenger on a David Brown cropmaster to the steam shows, It never even had a safety frame, the crop master was designed as a two seater with clutch and brake both on the left side and I believe the independent brakes was on 2 levers.
Your comments on the younger generation are valid, should not be demised, we need to encourage youngsters into the industry, as with my interest in the transport sector, we need more people like you to keep banging on about this subject. I continue to watch your you tube videos, my interest is in road transport compliance and i understand where you are coming from on this age barrier. Please keep up the good work!! and remember you have my support on the issues you have spoken about. The last You Tube video was very passionate about the subject, really reveals you caring side of the industry, anyway no more waffle (like Andrew Ward) keep up the good work!! David Parry...
It really does seem that the UK government is doing everything they can to destroy this vitally important industry. You and your company do an incredible job, everything is done right and yet you get so little support from the government. I really do worry for the future of this country. You and your team do an amazing job with this channel and using it to bring light to these issues is a great way to increase awareness and start a discussion on such topics. Thank you for your efforts in providing this content to us, completely free of charge. Nothing on general TV comes close to this!
Greatly enjoyed your vlog, you ask pertinent questions and get to the core of the problems. Your enthusiasm is infectious it’s like a good tonic, please keep it up as the community depends upon your knowledge and expertise. Thank you.
Hands down the most informative, well explained arable videos on UA-cam. I work on an arable farm every single day yet still look forward to watching your videos. Keep up the good work James and the team 👍🏽
As you are a year younger than me,you possibly had the same youth as me. I grew up around farming and I used to stand between my dad's legs on his 595 massey ferguson in the early eighties and I knew that I wanted spend my working life farming and I did for about 25 years until mental health kicked in and I'm now a mechanic for the kings lynn borough council working on mower,chainsaws and strimmers. Keep up the fantastic work! You are a shining star of farming.
I love the way you laugh at things when most people would cry you are a inspiration for farming. I know lots of non farming people love these videos too.I am a retired farmer keep up the great work you do for British farmers
Great video as ever keep them comming. It would be nice after drilling to get all your staff together in a line up and let them give us a little back history and how long they have worked for you. 👍👍👍
Totally agree with your thoughts on children should be allowed to sit and learn about where their food comes from. We all seem to struggle to get the younger generation into our way of life. Great video. Keep them coming 🤓🤓😂
Great video as always. totally agree that you should be allowed in the tractor cabs if there is an official seat with seat belt. I love trips to my cousins farm, and time in the cab learning what they are doing
I agree with you on the riding in tractors, theres also another aspect here - children loose in the yard is more dangerous than strapped in a seat next to you, the law needs amending for sure. Your a huge influence as is Olly Harrison you guys need to get togehtor as you have the same views great video as always
The “rules” for the can and can’t do’s in agricultural are archaic. I totally agree that in interests of vocational opportunities for the generations to come, it’s paramount that avenues are created to create interest and passion in all aspects of agriculture. The extra seat and seatbelt is certainly a step in the right direction.
Great update James, really good and interesting content. When you spoke about children on tractors etc, it was evident how it has affected you. You are absolutely right about the industry of farming and the basic understanding of where our food comes from. I am 54, when I was at secondary school in the 80's we studied Rural studies. It gave us a good understanding of food production and where it came from. Watching Wardys waffle, he takes a tractor and seed to the local school and shows the children, which in my mind is brilliant. I enjoyed many hours on a tractor as a youngster and there were no seat or seat belts for a passenger. It is sad if you can't take children on a machine to see it working or just sit in the seat. Anyway, great to hear you and Michael chatting. So it's good night from me and good night from him.
Fully agree with James re. his views on having children in the cab. Some of my grandchildren under 13 have been in tractor cabs & combine on my son-in-laws farm, always belted into spare seat, totally safe, no problem. It is all about engaging, and hopefully attracting them into a career in agriculture.
Changed day’s James, I, along with almost ALL farmer’s children, was doing spring, hay and harvest work on tractors unsupervised while almost no more than toddlers 😱. We all started as kids with the simpler jobs like rolling, harrowing etc. just goes to show what “progress” brings with it 🤷♂️
Yes i enjoyed my days as a youngster riding on combines and cabless tractors and riding on the top of loads of hay, agree times have changed but i have no doubt those days helped me choose a career in agriculture. Great update once again, good luck with some decent drilling weather. 👍
Remember back in day riding on the drawer bar of a Ford 5000 and 3 tonne Weeks trailer in the summer holidays, must have been all of 12years old, by 13 I was driving a Ford 4000 doing the corn cart, fantastic time. Way before H&S became such a concern and rightly so. Fully agree with you insights into farming as an industry, it needs to thrive for the future, keep up the great work with videos. All the best. Ian
Water, Food (farming) shelter (building) are the core industries none of us can live for long without, they need emphasising not vilifying! I came to farming later in life, from building (I've always had a big interest in farming) best thing I ever did, I cannot say how it has improved my life, bit poorer but far richer...😊
Great video again such valuable topics spoken about especially the one regarding the child on a machine with a spare seat, I’m like you grew up on tractors with no seat!! Being allowed on machinery is what creates keenness on going into farming/driving of any kit!!! Also Cousin Micheal needs to embrace his fame 🤣🤣
Your videos are excellent James. I have loved watching them and look forward to the next release each week. I think your comment on food security is so important. Without our own food supply we become so venerable as a nation. It would be good to hear your views regarding subsides, as I understand these are being phased out. To be honest as a UK tax payer I would be happy for subsidies to continue if it underpinned our food supply and security. I know it a contentious topic but an important one. Fingers crossed the rain stops so the drilling can start again soon.
Olly Blogs mentioned it few weeks ago (about children not allowed in tractors/other farm machinery) I grew up on farm, spent many many hours in the cab (started driving when I was 5 or 6). But I was made fully aware of what to do/ not to do to stay safe. Good old days 🚜
Also with regards to having the children in the tractor in a seat with a seat belt surely it’s safer there for them than it is in the yard with the machines driving around them and the trip hazards etc etc it boggles my mind to think they are safer in the ground in a farm environment compared to being in a seat with a seat belt
Another fantastic insight in to your farm James . I do hope the rain stops to give you a good chance to get the crops in this year when they should go in ! And yes count me in for a open day visit in the future!
Such a valid point regarding under 13’s on machines as passengers, I grew up on a large estate in Wiltshire with many tenant farms, having no family in farming I grew an interest in agriculture and helped out with lambing, cattle handling, and harvests this got farming into my Bones. This would not have happened without those farms allowing me to take part in the seasonal tasks. I am now working as a building inspector which is a job I enjoy but my heart lies with farming and each year I see the harvests going on I think fondly of my years in agriculture. Farming is as you say a multi tasking, every day is different kind of life and by heck I miss it dearly
Hi James, great video as always. I had the good fortune of being able to study farming at secondary school. We were lucky enough to have a farm unit on site. So I agree that farming should be taught in school. It brought the industry to my attention, and I haven't looked back since. Keep up the good work 👍
All the best to you toJames I`m not into farming, in fact a retired HGV driver , but I do enjoy your videos, especially your views on farming, catch you Sunday
I remember travelling from field to field riding on the pick up hitch or the drawbar and driving a tractor aged 10 it was part of the fun using a Perry loader or being up on the trailer stacking the bales and keeping a space to sit as we go along to the farm ducking from the trees smoke in your face H&s is getting stupid
Excellent as always, the Banter is infectious and always bring a smile. What ever happened to common-sense it is becoming a nanny sense considering the safety features you have in cabin !!! and how are we meant to encourage youngsters to go into the sector... unbelievable. I think not that it would make any difference but politicians need to understand and actually see what farmers in across all sectors and see what you have to deal with and get an understanding if we don't produce food we will have food security and become reliant on imports and will be held to ransom..
You are right James. Without a GPS dozer they cannot get that pad right!!! Especially with an excavator... they must be drunk. It has a hump alright! Glad to see ole gangsta not falling out of his tractor, hat round backwards... And my daughter grew up in a claas chopper cab. 10 year's she grew up with me in cabs.. 8320r also. The other kids riding In my harvester over the years are the new operators. 25% is traffic being respectful for tractors. James you have a voice here... please help us all and keep speaking up.!
James, when are you going to have a weekly spot on counytry file? You would get your farming message out so much further as you would want and your input would be of great value. A slightly different angle to the programme, ask them ?
Good evening James another brilliant video explaining how farming life goes it’s a shame the weather has to stall you but you have had it worse than Yorkshire for sure. And the spare seat is there for a reason there should be no law against having your children or someone that is interested in the trade we are loosing good farmers like yourself and there will be no body to replace them!!! Hope you get drilling by the weekend 🤞
Hi Andrew, totally agree with your views regarding children and modern machinery. As for comical duo’s, with the laughter and banter between yourselves about who’s ways are best, surely it should be the Chuckle Cousins….. blame me, blame you!!😂
Tahnks for your answer to my question about beets and potatoes. Too bad they no longer fitted your business as (early-) potatoes are our bread and onions our butter. I could not imagine growing only grain as we are located in the largest vegetable growing area of Germany.
Your videos are great and create a real insight into modern farming techniques on large scale farms. I watch yours and wardy’s waffle videos, cousin Michael is everywhere 😂😂😂
A good point James if a child under 13 can't be on a tractor, combine or what ever with seat & seat belt fitted why should they be allowed in a car or Lorry what is the difference just don't make sense to me. It is important to engage children in farming, as they are the future farmers, farm workers and the best way to learn is to start young. I was on tractors, and machinery when I was a young boy and that is what got me interested in farming although I wasn't from a farming back ground. This is something we all must engage in, and get this point across . Hopefully the weather will let you get started drilling , and you can get cracking on. A very good video, will catch up with you on Sunday's update .
I agree with your comments James, regarding the subject of engagement in agriculture. Children in cabs; the law needs to catch up with the times. Safe use of buddy seats and seatbelts makes sense. No buddy seat should mean no one else in the cab. We've all had bear misses with mudguard riding and bouncing around a restrained in cabs.
I love this channel great banter the respect between boss and lads , lads and boss fantastic credit to you all .Nice to see a farmer investing in his future. Well done px farms
The children in cabs issue, is bigger than we think, how many children wouldn't see their dad uf they weren't sat next to them. We all have the best memories of sitting with our fathers in the tractor. It is as you say the start of the learning process
Hi James as far as taking children on farm machinery they're safe in the cab than being on the outside. My son is tractor mad how do you till him he's not to go in for a ride !! Life is full or risks but as long as you take every precaution to keep them safe common sense has to prevail !! These kids are the future and children growing up on a farm are educated to the dangers and were not go or not to stand etc. Great video thought provoking as always 👌👍
James that was a very interesting and good point about food security.. my sister and I had the local village school come and have a morning around the yard and maze field.. showing the kids about farming.. the shock for me was how many kids said my mum or dad said food comes from the supermarket..
So fascinating as usual. I am surprised James didn’t know about the age limits though. I remember being gutted I couldn’t legally ride in Dad’s tractor (with passenger seat) to a ploughing match way back in 1995 or so. The stupid thing is- in a busy farm yard, a child is actually way safer in the cab of the machine!!!
Kids have no place in farmyards or on machinery. Agriculture kills more children than any other industry. This idea that tractor cabs are some sort of play pen is dangerous rubbish. Having the child in there presents the risk of them falling from cabs, getting caught up in in field repairs when the operator is distracted.
@@eddiewatts7792 Cool story bro but if you are showing a local kid around as per James’ example then they are much safer in the cab (attended). I know where I’d rather my son is……
@@ASGundogs the laws prohibits a child being on a tractor performing an agricultural operation so you could, arguably, take them for a ride round the field. I maintain that under 13s shouldnt be on tractors when the operator is working or running loose round the yard
@@eddiewatts7792but that’s not a practical reality in many farmers lives. Their homes and businesses are often intermingled in a way that is pretty unique.
Like so many old laws that have not been amended to keep up with present day modernisation. Yes spent many hours standing on foot steps and hanging on to mudguards. New cabs with seats and belts are as safe as a car etc
Agriculture is far more important than the medical professions, if you’re lucky you might only rely on the medical profession two or three times in your lifetime, but we all rely on agricultural industry three times a day!
Enjoying the content, thank you. Regarding the u13s law - read up on the rules for pillion passengers; a motorcycling parent arrived at our school this week and his 7yr old son hopped on the back! This astounded everyone, but apparently, it’s perfectly legal! I’d rather have my boy strapped into a cabbed tractor with driver supervision and communication. I lived where you farm in Comberton and often rode on the farms’ Deutz 6.10 and Track Marshall 135, up and down those fields alongside Long Road throughout the 1980s…I’m still here to tell the tale and can clearly recall much of what I learnt in those early years. I’m now based in Rutland, where we can actually count, but maybe my Cambridgeshire upbringing helped! Let’s hope the weather improves markedly for October.
I totally agree with you about kids in the cab. The construction industry is suffering from the same issues. Young people aren't interested in these careers because they have no idea what they are about.
the law seriously needs looking at surely it's safer to have a child in the cab fastened in than walking about surely much safer but then again I don't work in an office and know nothing about agriculture and can I say thanks for the videos it's great following what you do take care and stay safe 👍🏻 😊
Another great video James and the rules on children in cabs is so out of date, i remember standing on the drawbar of a 135 going down,the road at the age of 12 and driving as well plus being,on the back of bail sledges stacked bails and i am still alive seats and seatbelts, were brought in for the reason of keeping a passenger safe in cabs but keep up with the great video 👍👍
Growing up on the Isle of Man in the 1950s/60s we were always told you could not be on a tractof if you were under 14, not many cabs and seat belts in those days either.
James just a heads up but the gentleman on the roller @2:50 needs the rollcage in the up position like the other one in case it rolls over. Just be careful with HSE
I feel the pain and frustration James of this bad weather too. We had 5 inches of rain in 36 hours here in Bedfordshire, I can confirm that my rain gauge works just fine👍now half of my farm is flooded by the Ouse. Hoping to crack on drilling this weekend if the weather let's us. Child age 13 has been around for many years not allowing children under that age on farm machinery and I'm 49. My 12 year old son wanted to get on the combine this year, but my wife said no. Only one year to go. So he can jump on next year with me legally. But I agree this modern world of agriculture needs to change as the cabs and passenger seats have got a lot better over the years, and the safest place I feel is in the cab sat beside the driver. So hopefully HSE will look at this and act accordingly 🙏 👍
James - could you possibly detail what you do with regards to plant nutrients, the major ones, NPK & S and also the use of trace elements please. Have you considered the minefield that is plant growth "promoters"
How else are the young of today supposed to learn about where the food on the table comes from. unfortunatly the agricultural industry has suffered in past years from the lack of young blood coming into the industry, which is a great shame. but hopefully your videos, while entertaining also give a very good insight to the industry. keep up the good work james and co.
Another amazing video James. You and Michael are like a double act 😂 the 13 year old thing has been a major topic recently after the farmer was fined for it and I’m with you I didn’t realise they wasn’t allowed in the cab either I’ve done it myself many times my daughter spent hours riding in a forgerer and combine with me.
I was caught twice or my Dad was for been in a tractor. I remember both. I was only 3-4 around 1977. I had a seat in the tractor in the back complety safe no problem watching the plough. The police put me on my dads knee with no seatbelt to take me home. A labour goverment.
To get more people in agriculture or just to retain them there needs to be a financial return for the hard work long hours and financial risk. On the HSE, far better to have children in the cab secure than loose on the yard. People often say you wouldn't have them in a factory with you, but with agriculture you home is also your place of work. You just have to minimise the risks.
So when will you be doing the "Fork Handle" / Four Candles sketch and will you and Cousin Michael be starring in a Christmas Pantomime? Being from the much safer oil & gas industry it never ceases to amaze me why farmers / farm workers are not wearing Hi-Viz all of the time. If you think it about it logically from a safety point of view is dark green company clothing in the green countryside with green Fendts, dark green lorries, bowsers, etc. How easy is it to see a person standing with their back to a reversing machine? Even the silver reflective bands sewn on would help massively especially in the dark reflecting in lights.
James the Wife wasn’t much interested in your videos at the start but since we’ve got the 2 Ronnie’s ( cousin Micheal & yourself) she’s got more interest in it,I’ve had to explain to her about the role of a Agronomist and other bits she thinks you’ve got a wicked laugh 😂be nice if you could give Jenny a shout out on Sundays episode.
What I’d like to see in terms of emissions is how much of them a get further up into the atmosphere, because co2 is not un reactive or unused down here but a plane at 40000 feet there’s no plants or anything to absorb, intercept or react with the emissions
Brilliant video diary as always, during the mid to late 70's i worked on an 1800 acre farm in Oxfordshire. 1100 acres was wheat and barley i can remember that we had a little Bell helicopter in to do all our spraying and top dressings. I wander if you have considered using helicopters in this way or would it just be to expensive in this day and age.
A basic understanding of farming and how food is produced is going to be a major issue in years to come if the next generations fall as far behind as some of today's young people. The amount that think chocolate milk comes from brown cows is embarrassing. Great video and best of luck with the remaining seeding.
Hi there, interesting video again James, just a few words on the youngsters of knowing where food comes from, Scotland has the rhet, royal Highland educational trust where there is 12 countryside initiatives across Scotland each run by a committee of volunteers with activities organised by an area project coordinator where schools visit farms, England behind the times!!
Hi James. Another enjoyable video. The matching draw bars on the wheeled and tracked machines are a great idea. Where did you get the 942 draw bar made / modified? That is something we would like to do to ours.
As a child farmer ,now a pensioner, children on farms is a huge subject. Danger areas too numerous to mention here, certainly needs a thorough discussion .
I grew up on a farm near Huntingdon in the 50&60's, By the age of 7, I could drive and reverse a International B275 and 3 ton wheatley trailer in and out of any shed. By 10 I could plough and maintain a very straight ridge and furrow with a Track Marshall 55 and a ransome 4 furrow trail plough. With the modern equipment and safety features young people should be able to do the same. Love the video's, helps keep me in touch with my roots.
I agree if there is a spare seat and belt there should be no issue. I grew up in the tractor without a seatbelt just leaning on the wheel arch. Things have changed in my day we rode on the drawbar, in the grain trailer and on the bale trailer on top of the bails. Lots of risk when you look back.
The said children are far safer in the machine on a passenger seat than hanging around the vicinity of a working machine. The operator also knows where that child is and safe.
I remember when I was a child, I used to ride on the road as a passenger on a David Brown cropmaster to the steam shows, It never even had a safety frame, the crop master was designed as a two seater with clutch and brake both on the left side and I believe the independent brakes was on 2 levers.
@@mcscotty1625 yes!! Standing on the drawbar!!! I forgot about that 😄
You’ll now have to sign off with “It’s good night from me “, glasses off, “and it’s good night from him”, glasses on! Keep the videos coming!👍
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@@AndrewShaw-n3b just don't start going around the yard looking for "fork handles"
Your comments on the younger generation are valid, should not be demised, we need to encourage youngsters into the industry, as with my interest in the transport sector, we need more people like you to keep banging on about this subject. I continue to watch your you tube videos, my interest is in road transport compliance and i understand where you are coming from on this age barrier.
Please keep up the good work!! and remember you have my support on the issues you have spoken about. The last You Tube video was very passionate about the subject, really reveals you caring side of the industry, anyway no more waffle (like Andrew Ward) keep up the good work!! David Parry...
It really does seem that the UK government is doing everything they can to destroy this vitally important industry. You and your company do an incredible job, everything is done right and yet you get so little support from the government. I really do worry for the future of this country.
You and your team do an amazing job with this channel and using it to bring light to these issues is a great way to increase awareness and start a discussion on such topics.
Thank you for your efforts in providing this content to us, completely free of charge. Nothing on general TV comes close to this!
They seek to be doing everything they can to destroy everything!
Greatly enjoyed your vlog, you ask pertinent questions and get to the core of the problems. Your enthusiasm is infectious it’s like a good tonic, please keep it up as the community depends upon your knowledge and expertise. Thank you.
Hands down the most informative, well explained arable videos on UA-cam. I work on an arable farm every single day yet still look forward to watching your videos.
Keep up the good work James and the team 👍🏽
As you are a year younger than me,you possibly had the same youth as me. I grew up around farming and I used to stand between my dad's legs on his 595 massey ferguson in the early eighties and I knew that I wanted spend my working life farming and I did for about 25 years until mental health kicked in and I'm now a mechanic for the kings lynn borough council working on mower,chainsaws and strimmers. Keep up the fantastic work! You are a shining star of farming.
Great comments re getting young people into agriculture, such an important issue worldwide, loving the videos
I love the way you laugh at things when most people would cry you are a inspiration for farming. I know lots of non farming people love these videos too.I am a retired farmer keep up the great work you do for British farmers
Great video as ever keep them comming. It would be nice after drilling to get all your staff together in a line up and let them give us a little back history and how long they have worked for you. 👍👍👍
Totally agree with your thoughts on children should be allowed to sit and learn about where their food comes from.
We all seem to struggle to get the younger generation into our way of life.
Great video. Keep them coming 🤓🤓😂
Great video as always. totally agree that you should be allowed in the tractor cabs if there is an official seat with seat belt.
I love trips to my cousins farm, and time in the cab learning what they are doing
I agree with you on the riding in tractors, theres also another aspect here - children loose in the yard is more dangerous than strapped in a seat next to you, the law needs amending for sure. Your a huge influence as is Olly Harrison you guys need to get togehtor as you have the same views great video as always
The “rules” for the can and can’t do’s in agricultural are archaic. I totally agree that in interests of vocational opportunities for the generations to come, it’s paramount that avenues are created to create interest and passion in all aspects of agriculture. The extra seat and seatbelt is certainly a step in the right direction.
Great update James, really good and interesting content. When you spoke about children on tractors etc, it was evident how it has affected you. You are absolutely right about the industry of farming and the basic understanding of where our food comes from. I am 54, when I was at secondary school in the 80's we studied Rural studies. It gave us a good understanding of food production and where it came from. Watching Wardys waffle, he takes a tractor and seed to the local school and shows the children, which in my mind is brilliant. I enjoyed many hours on a tractor as a youngster and there were no seat or seat belts for a passenger. It is sad if you can't take children on a machine to see it working or just sit in the seat. Anyway, great to hear you and Michael chatting. So it's good night from me and good night from him.
Fully agree with James re. his views on having children in the cab. Some of my grandchildren under 13 have been in tractor cabs & combine on my son-in-laws farm, always belted into spare seat, totally safe, no problem. It is all about engaging, and hopefully attracting them into a career in agriculture.
Is it time to produce a 2025 PX farms calendar, with all of that fabulous equipment you could have some great pictures
Changed day’s James, I, along with almost ALL farmer’s children, was doing spring, hay and harvest work on tractors unsupervised while almost no more than toddlers 😱. We all started as kids with the simpler jobs like rolling, harrowing etc. just goes to show what “progress” brings with it 🤷♂️
Absolutely crazy u can't have u kids in with you
Not even allowed as a passenger under 13 yet children of any age can ride horses or bicycles on public roads
Yes i enjoyed my days as a youngster riding on combines and cabless tractors and riding on the top of loads of hay, agree times have changed but i have no doubt those days helped me choose a career in agriculture. Great update once again, good luck with some decent drilling weather. 👍
Remember back in day riding on the drawer bar of a Ford 5000 and 3 tonne Weeks trailer in the summer holidays, must have been all of 12years old, by 13 I was driving a Ford 4000 doing the corn cart, fantastic time. Way before H&S became such a concern and rightly so. Fully agree with you insights into farming as an industry, it needs to thrive for the future, keep up the great work with videos. All the best. Ian
Water, Food (farming) shelter (building) are the core industries none of us can live for long without, they need emphasising not vilifying! I came to farming later in life, from building (I've always had a big interest in farming) best thing I ever did, I cannot say how it has improved my life, bit poorer but far richer...😊
Great video again such valuable topics spoken about especially the one regarding the child on a machine with a spare seat, I’m like you grew up on tractors with no seat!! Being allowed on machinery is what creates keenness on going into farming/driving of any kit!!! Also Cousin Micheal needs to embrace his fame 🤣🤣
Your videos are excellent James. I have loved watching them and look forward to the next release each week. I think your comment on food security is so important. Without our own food supply we become so venerable as a nation. It would be good to hear your views regarding subsides, as I understand these are being phased out. To be honest as a UK tax payer I would be happy for subsidies to continue if it underpinned our food supply and security. I know it a contentious topic but an important one. Fingers crossed the rain stops so the drilling can start again soon.
Olly Blogs mentioned it few weeks ago (about children not allowed in tractors/other farm machinery)
I grew up on farm, spent many many hours in the cab (started driving when I was 5 or 6). But I was made fully aware of what to do/ not to do to stay safe. Good old days 🚜
Some happy memories of my 6 yr old cousin sat on my knee hauling silage.
What a cracking channel. Professional agri business, not (much) moaning and clearly a professional, profitable business . Good work !!
Also with regards to having the children in the tractor in a seat with a seat belt surely it’s safer there for them than it is in the yard with the machines driving around them and the trip hazards etc etc it boggles my mind to think they are safer in the ground in a farm environment compared to being in a seat with a seat belt
Another fantastic insight in to your farm James . I do hope the rain stops to give you a good chance to get the crops in this year when they should go in ! And yes count me in for a open day visit in the future!
Such a valid point regarding under 13’s on machines as passengers, I grew up on a large estate in Wiltshire with many tenant farms, having no family in farming I grew an interest in agriculture and helped out with lambing, cattle handling, and harvests this got farming into my Bones.
This would not have happened without those farms allowing me to take part in the seasonal tasks.
I am now working as a building inspector which is a job I enjoy but my heart lies with farming and each year I see the harvests going on I think fondly of my years in agriculture.
Farming is as you say a multi tasking, every day is different kind of life and by heck I miss it dearly
Hi James, great video as always. I had the good fortune of being able to study farming at secondary school. We were lucky enough to have a farm unit on site. So I agree that farming should be taught in school. It brought the industry to my attention, and I haven't looked back since. Keep up the good work 👍
All the best to you toJames I`m not into farming, in fact a retired HGV driver , but I do enjoy your videos, especially your views on farming, catch you Sunday
I remember travelling from field to field riding on the pick up hitch or the drawbar and driving a tractor aged 10 it was part of the fun using a Perry loader or being up on the trailer stacking the bales and keeping a space to sit as we go along to the farm ducking from the trees smoke in your face
H&s is getting stupid
Excellent as always, the Banter is infectious and always bring a smile. What ever happened to common-sense it is becoming a nanny sense considering the safety features you have in cabin !!! and how are we meant to encourage youngsters to go into the sector... unbelievable. I think not that it would make any difference but politicians need to understand and actually see what farmers in across all sectors and see what you have to deal with and get an understanding if we don't produce food we will have food security and become reliant on imports and will be held to ransom..
You are right James. Without a GPS dozer they cannot get that pad right!!!
Especially with an excavator... they must be drunk. It has a hump alright!
Glad to see ole gangsta not falling out of his tractor, hat round backwards...
And my daughter grew up in a claas chopper cab. 10 year's she grew up with me in cabs.. 8320r also. The other kids riding In my harvester over the years are the new operators.
25% is traffic being respectful for tractors.
James you have a voice here... please help us all and keep speaking up.!
James, when are you going to have a weekly spot on counytry file? You would get your farming message out so much further as you would want and your input would be of great value. A slightly different angle to the programme, ask them ?
Good evening James another brilliant video explaining how farming life goes it’s a shame the weather has to stall you but you have had it worse than Yorkshire for sure. And the spare seat is there for a reason there should be no law against having your children or someone that is interested in the trade we are loosing good farmers like yourself and there will be no body to replace them!!! Hope you get drilling by the weekend 🤞
Hi Andrew, totally agree with your views regarding children and modern machinery.
As for comical duo’s, with the laughter and banter between yourselves about who’s ways are best, surely it should be the Chuckle Cousins….. blame me, blame you!!😂
Tahnks for your answer to my question about beets and potatoes. Too bad they no longer fitted your business as (early-) potatoes are our bread and onions our butter. I could not imagine growing only grain as we are located in the largest vegetable growing area of Germany.
Your videos are great and create a real insight into modern farming techniques on large scale farms. I watch yours and wardy’s waffle videos, cousin Michael is everywhere 😂😂😂
Great business well done a credit to you
And thanks for answering my question on the ploughing
Excellent video thanks
I fully agree with you. The law on children in tractor cabs needs updating.. for the reasons you mention
A good point James if a child under 13 can't be on a tractor, combine or what ever with seat & seat belt fitted why should they be allowed in a car or Lorry what is the difference just don't make sense to me. It is important to engage children in farming, as they are the future farmers, farm workers and the best way to learn is to start young. I was on tractors, and machinery when I was a young boy and that is what got me interested in farming although I wasn't from a farming back ground. This is something we all must engage in, and get this point across . Hopefully the weather will let you get started drilling , and you can get cracking on. A very good video, will catch up with you on Sunday's update .
I agree with your comments James, regarding the subject of engagement in agriculture. Children in cabs; the law needs to catch up with the times. Safe use of buddy seats and seatbelts makes sense. No buddy seat should mean no one else in the cab. We've all had bear misses with mudguard riding and bouncing around a restrained in cabs.
I love this channel great banter the respect between boss and lads , lads and boss fantastic credit to you all .Nice to see a farmer investing in his future. Well done px farms
The children in cabs issue, is bigger than we think, how many children wouldn't see their dad uf they weren't sat next to them. We all have the best memories of sitting with our fathers in the tractor. It is as you say the start of the learning process
Hi James as far as taking children on farm machinery they're safe in the cab than being on the outside. My son is tractor mad how do you till him he's not to go in for a ride !! Life is full or risks but as long as you take every precaution to keep them safe common sense has to prevail !! These kids are the future and children growing up on a farm are educated to the dangers and were not go or not to stand etc. Great video thought provoking as always 👌👍
Come on James, get 30 tons of Cheer ordered, cousin Michael deserves to go Skiing!
The profit won’t buy me an hour at the snow dome! But I like the way you’re thinking.
Great video as usual.
James that was a very interesting and good point about food security.. my sister and I had the local village school come and have a morning around the yard and maze field.. showing the kids about farming.. the shock for me was how many kids said my mum or dad said food comes from the supermarket..
Great video James
So fascinating as usual.
I am surprised James didn’t know about the age limits though. I remember being gutted I couldn’t legally ride in Dad’s tractor (with passenger seat) to a ploughing match way back in 1995 or so.
The stupid thing is- in a busy farm yard, a child is actually way safer in the cab of the machine!!!
Kids have no place in farmyards or on machinery. Agriculture kills more children than any other industry. This idea that tractor cabs are some sort of play pen is dangerous rubbish. Having the child in there presents the risk of them falling from cabs, getting caught up in in field repairs when the operator is distracted.
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Cool story bro but if you are showing a local kid around as per James’ example then they are much safer in the cab (attended).
I know where I’d rather my son is……
@@ASGundogs the laws prohibits a child being on a tractor performing an agricultural operation so you could, arguably, take them for a ride round the field. I maintain that under 13s shouldnt be on tractors when the operator is working or running loose round the yard
@@eddiewatts7792but that’s not a practical reality in many farmers lives.
Their homes and businesses are often intermingled in a way that is pretty unique.
Send em out on public roads on a horse, that,s perfectly legal
great video again 👍
The recently trimmed farm hedges look very smart on the A52 in Lincs.
I think the safest place for young people is in the cab, no doubt.
It would be interesting to know the make of weather stations you use, even though they don’t seem reliable!!! Thankyou
T shirts mmm ,ronnie Barker on the front and ronnie Corbit on the back ,great vid james ,wish you well with the weather ❤
Top quality video as usual
Great video again 👍🏻👍🏻
I could really for you pain about kids and grandkids James. H & S is a good thing at times but can go over the top. Love the channel.
Those t shirts definitely need to be a thing !
No they don’t!!!!😡
@@MichaelDungworth there isn’t a vote system on UA-cam …. damn
Other great video 👍🏻.....love the Ronnie glasses 🤓
Hi James another top quality video as always, The 2 Ronnies lol cheers. 🤣🤣😂😂👍
30mm of rain, lucky you, we have had 5 inches in Oxfordshire since Friday!
Like so many old laws that have not been amended to keep up with present day modernisation. Yes spent many hours standing on foot steps and hanging on to mudguards. New cabs with seats and belts are as safe as a car etc
Agriculture is far more important than the medical professions, if you’re lucky you might only rely on the medical profession two or three times in your lifetime, but we all rely on agricultural industry three times a day!
Enjoying the content, thank you.
Regarding the u13s law - read up on the rules for pillion passengers; a motorcycling parent arrived at our school this week and his 7yr old son hopped on the back! This astounded everyone, but apparently, it’s perfectly legal! I’d rather have my boy strapped into a cabbed tractor with driver supervision and communication.
I lived where you farm in Comberton and often rode on the farms’ Deutz 6.10 and Track Marshall 135, up and down those fields alongside Long Road throughout the 1980s…I’m still here to tell the tale and can clearly recall much of what I learnt in those early years.
I’m now based in Rutland, where we can actually count, but maybe my Cambridgeshire upbringing helped!
Let’s hope the weather improves markedly for October.
PX FARMS VERY PROFESSIONAL FARMER'S. 🤙 🦊
I totally agree with you about kids in the cab. The construction industry is suffering from the same issues. Young people aren't interested in these careers because they have no idea what they are about.
great stuff i said you and michal are a comedy duo
the law seriously needs looking at surely it's safer to have a child in the cab fastened in than walking about surely much safer but then again I don't work in an office and know nothing about agriculture and can I say thanks for the videos it's great following what you do take care and stay safe 👍🏻 😊
Another great video James and the rules on children in cabs is so out of date, i remember standing on the drawbar of a 135 going down,the road at the age of 12 and driving as well plus being,on the back of bail sledges stacked bails and i am still alive seats and seatbelts, were brought in for the reason of keeping a passenger safe in cabs but keep up with the great video 👍👍
RGT Goldfinch deserves to be getting group 1 classification soon which will be an interesting variety. Having a seed crop of it this year.
Growing up on the Isle of Man in the 1950s/60s we were always told you could not be on a tractof if you were under 14, not many cabs and seat belts in those days either.
James just a heads up but the gentleman on the roller @2:50 needs the rollcage in the up position like the other one in case it rolls over. Just be careful with HSE
I feel the pain and frustration James of this bad weather too. We had 5 inches of rain in 36 hours here in Bedfordshire, I can confirm that my rain gauge works just fine👍now half of my farm is flooded by the Ouse. Hoping to crack on drilling this weekend if the weather let's us. Child age 13 has been around for many years not allowing children under that age on farm machinery and I'm 49. My 12 year old son wanted to get on the combine this year, but my wife said no. Only one year to go. So he can jump on next year with me legally. But I agree this modern world of agriculture needs to change as the cabs and passenger seats have got a lot better over the years, and the safest place I feel is in the cab sat beside the driver. So hopefully HSE will look at this and act accordingly 🙏 👍
You only need to look at the ridiculous rules hse imposed on cheffins on their sale days to realise how idiotic and narrow minded they are
James - could you possibly detail what you do with regards to plant nutrients, the major ones, NPK & S and also the use of trace elements please. Have you considered the minefield that is plant growth "promoters"
How else are the young of today supposed to learn about where the food on the table comes from. unfortunatly the agricultural industry has suffered in past years from the lack of young blood coming into the industry, which is a great shame. but hopefully your videos, while entertaining also give a very good insight to the industry. keep up the good work james and co.
Another amazing video James. You and Michael are like a double act 😂 the 13 year old thing has been a major topic recently after the farmer was fined for it and I’m with you I didn’t realise they wasn’t allowed in the cab either I’ve done it myself many times my daughter spent hours riding in a forgerer and combine with me.
I was caught twice or my Dad was for been in a tractor. I remember both. I was only 3-4 around 1977.
I had a seat in the tractor in the back complety safe no problem watching the plough. The police put me on my dads knee with no seatbelt to take me home.
A labour goverment.
To get more people in agriculture or just to retain them there needs to be a financial return for the hard work long hours and financial risk. On the HSE, far better to have children in the cab secure than loose on the yard. People often say you wouldn't have them in a factory with you, but with agriculture you home is also your place of work. You just have to minimise the risks.
So when will you be doing the "Fork Handle" / Four Candles sketch and will you and Cousin Michael be starring in a Christmas Pantomime?
Being from the much safer oil & gas industry it never ceases to amaze me why farmers / farm workers are not wearing Hi-Viz all of the time. If you think it about it logically from a safety point of view is dark green company clothing in the green countryside with green Fendts, dark green lorries, bowsers, etc. How easy is it to see a person standing with their back to a reversing machine?
Even the silver reflective bands sewn on would help massively especially in the dark reflecting in lights.
James the Wife wasn’t much interested in your videos at the start but since we’ve got the 2 Ronnie’s ( cousin Micheal & yourself) she’s got more interest in it,I’ve had to explain to her about the role of a Agronomist and other bits she thinks you’ve got a wicked laugh 😂be nice if you could give Jenny a shout out on Sundays episode.
0ver 100mm here (North Beds)in last 7 days to 26/9/24. A few miles west of us they’ve had double that!😮
i say if its your own private land then yes passengers should be allowed
How much does it cost to get all the hedges done around all the land
What I’d like to see in terms of emissions is how much of them a get further up into the atmosphere, because co2 is not un reactive or unused down here but a plane at 40000 feet there’s no plants or anything to absorb, intercept or react with the emissions
I spent many hours with my dad on a tractor sat inside with no spare seat inside mudguard was so comfy 😂
Brilliant video diary as always, during the mid to late 70's i worked on an 1800 acre farm in Oxfordshire. 1100 acres was wheat and barley i can remember that we had a little Bell helicopter in to do all our spraying and top dressings. I wander if you have considered using helicopters in this way or would it just be to expensive in this day and age.
A basic understanding of farming and how food is produced is going to be a major issue in years to come if the next generations fall as far behind as some of today's young people. The amount that think chocolate milk comes from brown cows is embarrassing. Great video and best of luck with the remaining seeding.
Oh my god, it's James Kray!
Most of us in are 40s was driving off the combine at 12 .13 i was with a case 885 and a 10 ton ken Wootton 😮
The government doesn't want you farming, they want to finish it here in the UK.
You farmers need to stand together like they do in France.
Yes, you looked like a young Ronnie Barker😂!
Wondering what weight is the crawler without any weights ?
Hi there, interesting video again James, just a few words on the youngsters of knowing where food comes from, Scotland has the rhet, royal Highland educational trust where there is 12 countryside initiatives across Scotland each run by a committee of volunteers with activities organised by an area project coordinator where schools visit farms, England behind the times!!
Hi James. Another enjoyable video. The matching draw bars on the wheeled and tracked machines are a great idea. Where did you get the 942 draw bar made / modified? That is something we would like to do to ours.
TWB, Terry birch
Chandlers organised for me
As a child farmer ,now a pensioner, children on farms is a huge subject. Danger areas too numerous to mention here, certainly needs a thorough discussion .
Put up a map showing the farm locations & farm sizes