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A proper "Earthy" Country Show - Weald of Kent Ploughing Match 2024
It's only on for one day, but the Weald of Kent Ploughing Match somehow manages to package up and deliver the Great British Countryside in bite size form.
In this film we discover the origins of the ploughing match, which was all about showing off your tractor skills. There's also visitors trying to toss sheafs, race dogs whilst witnessing the evolution of "working the land" from heavy horses to steam engines to tractors to drones...and don't forget the morris dancers!!!!
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Are your fields good enough to eat?
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Dave Edwards is a soil expert and loves getting stuck in. He says if the grass doesn't taste good to you, it won't taste good to the cows and sheep. So he's come north to the Highlands to visit Niall Rowantree, our Canny Crofter, to assess his ground and offer him some advice. Niall wants to breathe life into his fields and return to techniques used in the past such as spreading seaweed on your...
How to avoid grain store fires
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Harvesting a crop is one thing - storing it is another. Farm manager Andy Crow is cutting the last of his wheat around the field margins, but some is green and unripe. The moisture it contains has the potential to generate heat because of microbial activity and if the conditions are right, it could start smouldering and even set the stored grain alight. Andy shows us what he does to make sure t...
Gareth Wyn Jones reacts to Sir Brian May's BBC Badger show
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Welsh Farmer Gareth Wyn Jones @GarethWynJones interrupts his holiday in Greece to give us his reaction to the BBC2 documentary about Bovine TB and Badgers presented by Queen guitarist Sir Brian May. Even before it was aired there was concern from the likes of the Countryside Alliance, the NFU and the AHDB's top vet Sarah Tomlinson about they saw as a lack of “balance” in the story telling. Gare...
Farming Britain #7 - Grass taste test
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This month Charlotte Ashley presents Farming Britain #7 and we're grassed up. From harvesting turf to harvesting wheat to grazing your own pasture. We start with young farmer George Lawrence who is showing us how to cut turf on his farm near Clacton on Sea - George's boss, farm manager James Groom explains "potatoes" telling us that the supermarkets labeling them white or red is not helpful. We...
Supermarket Strawberry Test - winners and losers
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Not all strawberries have the X Factor - some just don't make the grade - in this film we learn a bit more about what the British consumer wants and therefore what supermarket asks their growers to deliver. But it's tough as there are so many factors that influence the strawberry plant and what happens to it after it is picked. Agronomist Devon Swart gives us a tour of Mansfield's strawberry fi...
The raw milk dairy farmer putting up a fight
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Raw milk divides opinion - some believe it's unpasturised state carries too high a risk to health from bugs like E.coli. Others think it has incredible health benefits for the consumer. Steve Hook from Hook & Son in East Sussex has been delivering raw dairy products to his local community and the farmers markets in London for over 15 years. Hook and Son has a dedicated following who believe raw...
Farming Britain #6 - Strawberries and Cream
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To celebrate the great British products traditionally served at Wimbledon we talk to the farmers and growers producing strawberries and cream. We start at Kent fruit growers Mansfields near Canterbury and discover the tough tests the berries have to go through to make the grade, or they're off to the jam factory. Size, weight, colour are all important and that depends on light, temperature, win...
Royal Highland Show 2024 - Countryside Cool
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What a show! - if you wanted to get a sense of just how vibrant, exciting and diverse the rural sector is, the Royal Highland does the job. The 4 day event celebrates farming and everything that sits alongside it and attracts 220,000 visitors. We meet TH-camr Cammy Wilson for the first time and talk about making sheep farming accessible and cool plus we hear how youngsters can access countrysid...
Government plan to ‘re-sea’ North Somerset
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For rewilding on steroids, look at Somerset. The government believes that nuclear power station Hinkley Point will kill 800 acres of fish. It wants owner EDF to offset that by flooding 800 acres of land with sea water. It wants EDF to re-sea the land. Read the accompanying article on Scribehound www.scribehound.com/shooting-talk/s/conservation/government-plan-to-re-sea-north-somerset?ref=share&...
Milk from robots
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@charlotteashleyfarm has been working up to this moment for years. We first met her in August 2023 when all she had was an empty shed and lots of hi-tech kit on pallets scattered around the farm. In May 2024 it has all come together and she has taken deliver of a herd of robot trained jersey cows and she's never worked harder as she gets to grips with a very different lifestyle.
Why drones are better than tractors
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We're showcasing a groundbreaking innovation in agriculture combining drone technology with natural fertilizers, offering a glimpse into the future of farming. This drone can cover between 150-200 ha per day, it can reach remote areas of a farm, it's not stopped by steep dangerous inclines and water logged soil doesn't ground it. The drone also consumes far less fuel. farmdronesuk.com/
How to stop dogs worrying sheep
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After multiple attacks on his sheep, farmer Tobin Bird from Kent decided to start offering dog owners some training. He now offers sessions to deter dogs from worrying sheep. Tobin has a big problem with what people call, "positive" reinforcement and believes that a dog's prey-drive will not be interrupted by a treat and that all dogs being walked through fields should be on a lead. Book a sess...
Farmers losing 100's of lambs to eagles, crows and ravens
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Farmers losing 100's of lambs to eagles, crows and ravens
Farming Britain #5 - Smart Farming - Drone and Robot tech test
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Farming Britain #5 - Smart Farming - Drone and Robot tech test
Ollie culls 35 cows because of anti-social dog owners
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Ollie culls 35 cows because of anti-social dog owners
Farming Britain #4 - Lamb attacks pushing farmers to the edge
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Farming Britain #4 - Lamb attacks pushing farmers to the edge
Charlotte's top farm tool
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Charlotte's top farm tool
How to become a crofter - Blind bull makes impact!
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How to become a crofter - Blind bull makes impact!
Hand shearing 800 sheep 1983 - BrewDog's Highland estate
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Hand shearing 800 sheep 1983 - BrewDog's Highland estate
Farming Britain #3 - 🙏 Pick up your dog poo🐕 💩 - Blind Bulls, Beaver Fever & rare farming footage
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Farming Britain #3 - 🙏 Pick up your dog poo🐕 💩 - Blind Bulls, Beaver Fever & rare farming footage
London Tractor Rally 2024 -100 Tractor Convoy hits Capital
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London Tractor Rally 2024 -100 Tractor Convoy hits Capital
Farming Britain Podcast #1 - Charlotte Ashley - Robots, blind sheep and social media mistakes
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Farming Britain Podcast #1 - Charlotte Ashley - Robots, blind sheep and social media mistakes
£22K Rubber Rings - How farmers stay afloat on wet fields
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£22K Rubber Rings - How farmers stay afloat on wet fields
R.I.P Small Family Farms - 300 acres not enough
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R.I.P Small Family Farms - 300 acres not enough
@Farm Expo 2024 - Watch out London..the tractors are coming
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@Farm Expo 2024 - Watch out London..the tractors are coming
Sorting welsh sheep = 1,000,000,000 + views
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Sorting welsh sheep = 1,000,000,000 views
Farming Britain #2 -Charlotte's world, Gareth's billions & R.I.P small family farms
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Farming Britain #2 -Charlotte's world, Gareth's billions & R.I.P small family farms
Is 2024 "the year of Bluetongue?"
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Is 2024 "the year of Bluetongue?"
Farmer Demo Day Dover - Loads of PRESS!
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Farmer Demo Day Dover - Loads of PRESS!

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  • @willyfindlay4398
    @willyfindlay4398 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Great points.😊

  • @grahamhowland566
    @grahamhowland566 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great video that is me and my tractor at 15 and 47 seconds, I didn’t win any prizes but had a very enjoyable day and really looking forward to competing again next year 🚜😀👍🏼

  • @ISREALHASGOD
    @ISREALHASGOD 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Ignore that guiter player..

  • @GavinM161
    @GavinM161 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I loved visiting the Weald of Kent match last year. Scorcher of a day but watching everything from overgrown 'cultivators' to the massive steam traction engines with the turn of the (20th) century tractors in between, was fascinating.

  • @hobi1kenobi112
    @hobi1kenobi112 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Wholesome. ❤🎉❤

  • @martinhambleton5076
    @martinhambleton5076 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Well done, Gareth!

  • @davekeeling6342
    @davekeeling6342 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Last comment Helen Keeling

  • @davekeeling6342
    @davekeeling6342 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Cows milk should not be given to humans. We have been weaned. Also there is terrible cruelty in milk production , !!

  • @richardlewis1539
    @richardlewis1539 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    All the cows are now gone. Very sad state of affairs. Farm is for sale.

  • @SaaidAdi
    @SaaidAdi 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Please, brother, I follow you on TH-cam and Instagram. Please help me find a job contract on a farm. May God bless you.🇲🇦🇭🇲🇲🇦

  • @SaaidAdi
    @SaaidAdi 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Please, brother, I follow you on TH-cam . Please help me find a job contract on a farm. May God bless you.🇲🇦🇭🇲🇲🇦

  • @DemonDestroyer7
    @DemonDestroyer7 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Gareth hates badgers, vegans, Brian may, joey Carbstrong, other wildlife, and so on. Just a hater

  • @antonylane2837
    @antonylane2837 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Musicians should stick to what they are good at; never getting their hands dirty...

  • @ddoherty5956
    @ddoherty5956 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Not sure how controlling badgers in farmland is any different to controlling rats in restaurants. If we had a decent forrestry/environment department the job would be done and theee would be no debate!

  • @DianeD862
    @DianeD862 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Farmer Phil and Father Phil and family are the best in the world 🌍 got it .

  • @NatNay-cu3uv
    @NatNay-cu3uv หลายเดือนก่อน

    Stop destroying tge ground with herbicides and pesticides Silly people Stop listening to Experrts ?

  • @GeoffreyMoore-i9k
    @GeoffreyMoore-i9k หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fabulous, informative, brilliant to see natural products being used, seen loads of historic images of seaweed being spread on agricultural land. Believe Edwardian Farm showed seaweed manure for strawberry production Good luck on your crofting journey, i hope we get to come along with you to see your progress

  • @littledavey2169
    @littledavey2169 หลายเดือนก่อน

    First

  • @michaeloconnor9809
    @michaeloconnor9809 หลายเดือนก่อน

    11 minutes. TB animals and the food chain..now that's relevant but completely ignored.

  • @christopherchambers8961
    @christopherchambers8961 หลายเดือนก่อน

    We all know now the T B test that has been used is a was of time . We also know that TB is spread mainly by cows slurry all better for Farmer to stop the spread of this terrible infection.

  • @jonathanmormerod
    @jonathanmormerod หลายเดือนก่อน

    Einstein said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. The last government made a complete hash of controlling bovine TB; the current one has made no noises to suggest it will do anything differently, other than possibly stopping badger culling. I don't agree with the direction Brian May was coming from, but if some of the conclusions his research team reached, such as other routes to reinfection and a lack of specificity and sensitivity in the skin test, larger studies need to be conducted urgently to confirm or refute those conclusions. The loss of a few thousand badgers is inconsequential compared to the suicide rate amongst livestock farmers. And before I get jumped on by a bunch of Vegan eco-warriors, just remember - a lot of the stuff you eat can be just as environmentally damaging as a cow's burp. Your quinoa comes from South America, your almonds and avocados are destroying the ecosystem and the agricultural economy in California's central valley. Livestock can be farmed on areas that will NEVER be suitable for arable farming. Just a couple of examples of why Veganism is not a panacea. Oh, and if it is such a great place to be, why does everyone spend so much time trying to make plants look and taste like chicken and bacon?🤣🤣

  • @richardfearn6638
    @richardfearn6638 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fifty years ago I worked with a lady who always thought the spread of the disease was introduced to the badgers from cattle faeces.

  • @Lucan44.40
    @Lucan44.40 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's a BBC program. What did we expect...?? Brian May is a brilliant musician who is fortunate enough to live in the countryside. A countryside created by generations of farmers and country folk who knew how to manage the land....Brian May should stick to what he's good at and leave the rural folk to do what they are good at....

    • @mikenco
      @mikenco 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Brian wasn't the Vet who did the scientific research.

  • @cstuartcook9390
    @cstuartcook9390 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Vinnie Jones series on Discovery + was very good re badger/hedgehogs. He wanted to stock his farm with rehome hedgehogs from a refuge but was refused due to the presence of badgers.

  • @243fliptop
    @243fliptop หลายเดือนก่อน

    Who's farted at 1 min 44..🤣🤣🤣

  • @richardmatthews3304
    @richardmatthews3304 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The badger cull does work, and also shows a great boost ti other wildlife, hedge hogs groundnesting birds ground nesing wild bees etc, its about tine somebody had the balls to say this on mainsteam media

  • @johnwiffen6655
    @johnwiffen6655 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Badgers and red kites are completely out of control. A bit like immigration really.

  • @Whipkick2
    @Whipkick2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video with concise information.

  • @raybede
    @raybede หลายเดือนก่อน

    Gareth was poorly treated, as always, the media has its own view about farms and farmers and they do not wish to change as they are lazy. The Devon farmer and attendant vet were clearly known to the Badger group and is biased. An enormous opportunity lost. Much work to be done. May telling he is without power is ludicrous. We love you anyway Gareth

  • @Spotteroo
    @Spotteroo หลายเดือนก่อน

    I don't understand why badgers are not put on the general licence the same as foxes are. Where they don't cause problems they'll be left alone, where a farmer needs to address a localised problem he'll be able to protect his livelihood. Simple

  • @gillycooper8717
    @gillycooper8717 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It sounds as if they had already decided to ignore Gareth's honesty & knowledge & listen to a man whose skill is playing a guitar! Biased Broadcasting Corporation. Everyone who sees their bias, hypocrisy & ignorance is cancelling their TV licence. To paraphrase one of their threatening letters - are you one of them?!

  • @scottwalker7269
    @scottwalker7269 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Best thing you can do is cancel your tv license.

  • @philipranby3889
    @philipranby3889 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Retired gamekeeper told me he found 8 bumblebee nests scragged but badgers and hedgehog trust locally have said badgers are their biggest threat and predator

  • @richardspalding3622
    @richardspalding3622 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I haven't studied this problem to deeply but I heard you say over population of the badge is one of the problems it seems the program was set up to put you Farmers in a bad light you guys must be smarter than that, the BBC is very good at that ,being honest in this situation isn't always the best thing,demand the same time to but your point of views across, Sir Brian May is used to the inner workings of the BBC might have been a good idea to check out the back ground off the program officials to check if there is any hidden bias, wild live is important my father and my sister were Farmers and they done alot to encourage wild life and plants,Badgers are known to carry TB so some control on their population IS required, Be abit more wary with BBC if you don't put your case over as strongly as you can you are playing into their hands, they/we need you Farmers

    • @gillycooper8717
      @gillycooper8717 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Good advice, but unfortunately Gareth doesn't fabricate, he gives the facts, based on a lifetime of experience passed down over many generations. I describe it as decent guy versus a spiv!

  • @theresamarie1379
    @theresamarie1379 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As with other things of late, the testing is the issue. That is what needs addressing as it is not an open and shut case.

  • @DanielPurvis-q7m
    @DanielPurvis-q7m หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi very interesting as a beef farmer myself. I live very near to a chap called Brian hill in fact I know him fairly well he kicked up a stink a few years ago and went head to head with Brian may I just wandered what you’re take on his views are.

  • @AlisonAbel-zc1hf
    @AlisonAbel-zc1hf หลายเดือนก่อน

    Spot on wildlife is being lost because of overpopulation of badger's. Think the closed herd , blaming the bull is a red herring

    • @guitartommo2794
      @guitartommo2794 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wildlife has reduced due to loss of natural habitat. Farmland is not natural habitat. It’s man made to feed humans.

  • @leonorarosales2694
    @leonorarosales2694 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why does it matter that he’s a rock star,he’s also an astronomer!!!! At least he’s trying to help and do something to help everyone!!! I don’t see the governments in a hurry to help either!!! Instead of everyone being hard headed,why don’t you try and work together and solve the problem!!! He did bring a lot of attention to the issue!!!!!

  • @2626stephen
    @2626stephen หลายเดือนก่อน

    Brian may 's documentary was interesting. Will the uk ever be TB free ?

  • @Rhodietoo
    @Rhodietoo หลายเดือนก่อน

    Farming is not a job, it is a vocation - has anybody any information on the farmer led trial in Cornwall where the badgers have been vaccinated? apparently this has been promising enough to roll out on a wider scale.

  • @KTD1713
    @KTD1713 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Disappointed he didn’t appear more! Mr I am! He said contamination could also happen with dirty drinking water! Cows poo anywhere! Animal age is the biggest cause of biodiversity loss and you blame the badger! If a farmer had presented it, imagine the greenwashing!

  • @johnseabrook1703
    @johnseabrook1703 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Impartial BBC, at it again.

  • @cliffg4437
    @cliffg4437 หลายเดือนก่อน

    @Garethwynjones Thanks for your considered views. I do understand the bias in the BBC programme better now. However, and having read some of the peer-reviewed scientific reports also, I think there's a big difference between badgers being one vector (which I'm sure is true, if you look at the TBUK site film of badgers in cattle sheds) and the idea that culling badgers is the only/main solution. I actually don't think you think it's the only solution, either. The studies done on culling show very questionable, or no, benefits to culling. You mention good work dome in Derbyshire and a 20% reduction in TB from culling. I'd make the point that a 20% reduction actually demonstrates that culling is ineffective. If it were effective, you should be seeing 70, 80 or 90% reductions! Sorry that you had a breakdown. The bull was skin and gamma tested, and later proven clear, but what other biosecurity measures did you take *before* the breakdown, for all possible sources? Did you do, for example, the recommended blocking of badgers from farm buildings, etc, as per TBUK.

    • @cliffg4437
      @cliffg4437 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Not TBUK, I meant TBhub

  • @nevillewalker6299
    @nevillewalker6299 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Badgers destroy wildlife simple. They are arch predator and ANYTHING edible will be devoured. There are now far too many in the environmenr. I have not seen a hedgehog on my area for 40yrs.

  • @marklelohe3754
    @marklelohe3754 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Typical that the BBC would bias an investigative programme on TB away from the badger cause. Obviously, to do this, they would cut out the evidence that the farmers would have presented. After all, they are the main observers of the interaction and balance of nature in the environment. This should have been the focus of the programme. The problem is that people without a background of country knowledge are not going to able to provide a balanced view. So to focus on wildlife groups and activists is not going to provide much use. The programme makers obviously have a position on the outcome. This is not going to be good as they are townies and unlikely to be knowledgeable.

  • @Kenseth-q6t
    @Kenseth-q6t หลายเดือนก่อน

    Look at the end of the day Brian may don't care about the farmers in Wales he's got more money than all the farmers it cost a lot of money for farmers over all over stick to music butt

  • @cliffg4437
    @cliffg4437 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ithin the reality is that there are many more routes of infection than just badgers or just intra-herd or just deer. The farmign community mention peer reviewed literature clearly demonstrating the effecyiveness of badger culls. Really?: "Veterinary Record, vol 190 issue 6 p e1384 Analysis of the impact of badger culling on bovine tuberculosis in cattle in the high-risk area of England, 2009-2020 Thomas E. S. Langton, Mark W. Jones, Iain McGill First published: 18 March 2022 Results Analyses based on Defra published data using a variety of statistical methodologies did not suggest that badger culling affected herd bTB incidence or prevalence over the study period. In 9 of 10 counties, bTB incidence peaked and began to fall before badger culling commenced. Conclusion This examination of government data obtained over a wide area and a long time period failed to identify a meaningful effect of badger culling on bTB in English cattle herds."

  • @edchapman7561
    @edchapman7561 หลายเดือนก่อน

    We can't take lessons from May who said badgers shouldn't be ever culled even if the science said it was necessary. More people have died from Mays promotion of his hedonistic and low moral standards that have been his profitable career with Queen. All the TB problem's , and proposed tree planting, and other farming restrictions are coming from a Vegan agenda within Welsh Government.

  • @m.b.brognon3145
    @m.b.brognon3145 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I can understand your frustration about the program. Like you, I think it would be great to have a series to allow more space for every aspect of the problem. I think that the initial goal here was to show that the badger cull is not THE solution and to open the door to a reflection on the method. The format of one hour TV program has its own rules and it's up to the BBC to do more. I think it's unfair to say that Brian May is not able to talk about tBT. He's a scientist and he knows how to deal with a science problem. Finally, may I remind you of his conclusion to the farmers : let's get together and have a rethink of the problem. So I don't think he doesn't care about farmers.

  • @oliveringram3056
    @oliveringram3056 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Shame that May and the BBC producers won't see this....