Discussion
I think after the latest announcement, a separate thread is a good idea.
That also means I can ask a question I've been wanting to for ages if Harry himself is reading (and has the time to answer):
What are the names of the fields and do any of the names have a good story behind them?
Every now and then when a name is mentioned or pops up on the combine screen, I'm intrigued as to how many fields there are, their names and the reason (if any) for the name.
Maybe I need to get out more, lol
That also means I can ask a question I've been wanting to for ages if Harry himself is reading (and has the time to answer):
What are the names of the fields and do any of the names have a good story behind them?
Every now and then when a name is mentioned or pops up on the combine screen, I'm intrigued as to how many fields there are, their names and the reason (if any) for the name.
Maybe I need to get out more, lol
Old Man Peabody said:
I think after the latest announcement, a separate thread is a good idea.
That also means I can ask a question I've been wanting to for ages if Harry himself is reading (and has the time to answer):
What are the names of the fields and do any of the names have a good story behind them?
Every now and then when a name is mentioned or pops up on the combine screen, I'm intrigued as to how many fields there are, their names and the reason (if any) for the name.
Maybe I need to get out more, lol
I've already asked him this because most farms have quaint names for fields. Harry's fields had the names they do when he bought the farm. He doesn't know why.That also means I can ask a question I've been wanting to for ages if Harry himself is reading (and has the time to answer):
What are the names of the fields and do any of the names have a good story behind them?
Every now and then when a name is mentioned or pops up on the combine screen, I'm intrigued as to how many fields there are, their names and the reason (if any) for the name.
Maybe I need to get out more, lol
I've been watching Harry's Farm vid's from the begining, its been interesting his struggles with growing Rapeseed its all a bit hit or miss some years.
In the past few weeks I've noticed the Rapeseed around here is starting to flower and I can't see any patchy areas of no growth just tall healty looking plants, before drilling the farmers had plowed over the ground and prepared it vs Harry's light tilling of the soil, could this be the difference between a failed crop and a full harvest.
I don't profess to know anything about farming but the farmers around here clearly do and they have very nice looking fields full of Rapeseed.
In the past few weeks I've noticed the Rapeseed around here is starting to flower and I can't see any patchy areas of no growth just tall healty looking plants, before drilling the farmers had plowed over the ground and prepared it vs Harry's light tilling of the soil, could this be the difference between a failed crop and a full harvest.
I don't profess to know anything about farming but the farmers around here clearly do and they have very nice looking fields full of Rapeseed.
Smollet said:
Latest video shows the huge disparity to the start of this year to last. Hardly any rain compared to 2024. I don’t think I saw a butterfly until late May last year due to all the rain we had. This year saw them as early as mid March.
Not sure really matters this year as Harry is mainly growing government funded weeds. Think most of the country got a good drop of rain yesterday though. Fir what it's worth surely the government subbing a less profitable breakcrop would be better than growing weeds?
Clad-Hach said:
I've been watching Harry's Farm vid's from the begining, its been interesting his struggles with growing Rapeseed its all a bit hit or miss some years.
In the past few weeks I've noticed the Rapeseed around here is starting to flower and I can't see any patchy areas of no growth just tall healty looking plants, before drilling the farmers had plowed over the ground and prepared it vs Harry's light tilling of the soil, could this be the difference between a failed crop and a full harvest.
I don't profess to know anything about farming but the farmers around here clearly do and they have very nice looking fields full of Rapeseed.
Thanks for watching! Growing OSR in the Cotswolds got too hit & miss to continue, due mainly to cabbage stem flea beetle damage, which we used to not suffer from thanks to a seed dressing that got banned in 2013. The result of the ban was CSFB populations exploded in some areas, like the Cotswolds, and now most farms around here no longer grow OSR as a result. But some areas of the UK don’t suffer as badly and can continue growing it. In the past few weeks I've noticed the Rapeseed around here is starting to flower and I can't see any patchy areas of no growth just tall healty looking plants, before drilling the farmers had plowed over the ground and prepared it vs Harry's light tilling of the soil, could this be the difference between a failed crop and a full harvest.
I don't profess to know anything about farming but the farmers around here clearly do and they have very nice looking fields full of Rapeseed.
In its heyday we grew 2.4million tonnes/year of OSR and as a country we consume around 2million tonnes, mainly to make mayonnaise, but UK production is down to 0.5million tonnes today, so we have to import 1.5million tonnes /year and that comes mainly from countries that didn’t ban the seed dressing. Go figure!
paulw123 said:
Not sure really matters this year as Harry is mainly growing government funded weeds. Think most of the country got a good drop of rain yesterday though.
Fir what it's worth surely the government subbing a less profitable breakcrop would be better than growing weeds?
You’re forgetting about Net Zero, which is/was the Government’s main agenda. Farmers growing weeds means I’m not using any fertiliser or burning much diesel, so my carbon emissions are much lower. Than if I was growing crops for food. The Government have prioritised low carbon emissions over domestic food production and are paying farmers handsomely to do so. I can’t see it lasting but as a business I can’t ignore the financial rewards for following current government policy. Fir what it's worth surely the government subbing a less profitable breakcrop would be better than growing weeds?
M4SER said:
paulw123 said:
Not sure really matters this year as Harry is mainly growing government funded weeds. Think most of the country got a good drop of rain yesterday though.
Fir what it's worth surely the government subbing a less profitable breakcrop would be better than growing weeds?
You’re forgetting about Net Zero, which is/was the Government’s main agenda. Farmers growing weeds means I’m not using any fertiliser or burning much diesel, so my carbon emissions are much lower. Than if I was growing crops for food. The Government have prioritised low carbon emissions over domestic food production and are paying farmers handsomely to do so. I can’t see it lasting but as a business I can’t ignore the financial rewards for following current government policy. Fir what it's worth surely the government subbing a less profitable breakcrop would be better than growing weeds?
.Gassing Station | TV, Film, Streaming & Radio | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff