Not trying to rub it in....but im watching this on a beach , my holiday in zanzibar just off Tanzania!!! 36 degrees, Rum an lemonade, the beach is amazing and watching PX FARMS. might be sad but i generally dont care....haha love it. Keep on farming fellas/gals 👍🏻😎👍🏻
Luv this channel. Great video, as always, James. Since watching PX, i have become an expert in winter wheat. Where i walk my dogs, there are a lot of fields that have been drilled. I can't help but stop and inspect them! Lol. Cheers and take care.
Drainage brings me out into a cold sweat. Back in the very early 80's I worked on a farm in Leicestershire. As you probably know, Leicestershire is very very clay based land, at least where I worked. My boss adapted a mole drainer to take poly drainage pipe that was pulled through the mole drain. Sounds like a great idea but there was no gravel used. Long story short, myself and another lad spent months digging trenches over the pipe ( by hand) and back filling with gravel. Our hands were so chapped that they were splitting down to the knuckle bone. Kids these days have no idea what hard graft is......am I an old curmudgeon for mentioning this lol!
OMG absolutely outstanding video best one so far for me this year 👌🏻😍 in 🇮🇪 some land drain with very narrow digger bucket AND for best drainage work use sandstone gravel but some cheap skate with limestone chips!!! Looking forward to seeing these boys doing drainage for you 🤞🏻 AND the concreting of the big toys shed 🤞🏻🤔😃
James, I found it interesting that you wanted the drains not to interfere with moling on controlled traffic. As you are only moling every 5 or 6 years and only at 3 metres would it not be best to run the drains at best to drain and mole best to work with the drains and for this one operation ignore controlled traffic?
Love the videos James very informative and a great insight into farming. I have a question for you and cousin Michael, Can you see a visible difference between the different drills used this growing season this early in the crops, including the drill that was hired in? Many thanks from Northern Ireland.
Morning. There are visible differences due to the different coulter configurations but in all honesty, I think the percentage establishment behind each drill seems pretty similar. We were very lucky that we had a longish spell of dry weather after drilling that allowed just enough time for the wheat to get going. If anything the Avatar and our disc drills (where they would run) have given more precise seed placement compared to the tine drills. On heavier land, where we’ve used a tine drill, the coulters have tended to rip big lumps up, especially behind the wheels and consequently the seed depth is very variable. Thanks to the favourable weather, we seemed to get away with most things though.
@@MichaelDungworthThank you for your reply, it will be interesting to follow the crops through the growing season to see the benefits of the different drills if any. Thanks again and would it be possible to do regular updates on yours and James thoughts on each system during the year. Greenmount agriculture college rules...😊
A lot of comments about volume. For whatever reason I don’t have a problem with the sound when I’m watching (I always watch on my phone though). However, the thought of installing some kind of volume control on James seems a brilliant idea to me.
Great video James I am playing catch up the Mrs wasn’t very well 4 days in A&E wow that was 2 weeks ago now 🤦♂️ then she got told she had cancer so it’s been a bit chaotic here 👍👍
Hi James, Do you find with all of the drainage work that there might be some nutrient loss through leeching and that that might lead to environmental issues with the environment agencies?
How deep are the drains and how deep does the mole plough go? And do you know exectly where all the drains are....? You can probably guess where I'm going with this - is there a risk your mole plough could rip through a drain? Thanks.
Are all land drains laid at a standard depth or does it depend on topography? Is there any danger of hitting drains with cultivation equipment such as mole drainers?
I totally agree, you cannot farm with wet feet ! We are trying to under drain in front of potatoes, as a lot of our systems have come to the end of there life, where the are shot, in crops like over wintered Cauliflower it really stands out. They say it’s expensive, £1000/ac, over 50 years if looked after comes to £20/ac/year, peanuts ! You don’t buy a £500,000 combine and not look after it, so use the same thinking for your drainage
I notice that sometimes the sound is a bit low and need hear it a second time whilst viewing on phone. Dire I say Wardy's waffle seems to have his sound levels right and he's a one man band!
This from section 2d of the Climate and Nature bill which is about to be read for its second time this month. "ensuring the end of the exploration, extraction, export and import of fossil fuels by the United Kingdom as rapidly as possible; ", which will screw the majority.
I unfortunately have what I call an unhealthy obsession with drainage on our farm. What has most concerned me is I have recently dug up to view some of the laterals in a 1980’s scheme that was put in. The scheme used a drainage plough on the trenchless idea, not a trencher. What I dislike about this is I feel the trench the plough creates isn’t wide enough for the heaviness of the ground. If you’re going to the trouble of putting them in, like your man said in the video, do it once do it right. On the heavy ground for future I’d insist on wider trenches for a bigger catch area, more gravel and larger lateral pipes. On all the drainage schemes of the past it also seems like they were obsessed with keeping 8-10 metres away from the edge of the field. I understand trees and their roots can be a problem etc but it’s a long way to find the start of a drain when you are pacing it out!
James I really enjoy your videos, but honestly the audio is poor which makes it hard work listening. I understand I'm not the only one experiencing this problem, can't something be done about it?
Luv the channel but the audio is garbage now, every other channel I have set at 42% volume but yours I need 65% at least changing up and down. Just reviewed previous video's and it was during the Kelly's Turkey video and since then that the audio has gone wrong.
@@PX_Farms I've since watched Ollyblogs, Tom Lamb and Joe Seels tonight all with normal sound level for the adverts at the beginning and their video's. So watched PX again where advert volume is fine and then your video follows and the volume is low. I watch using a laptop hooked up to a larger monitor and separate speakers. I watch all sorts of TH-camrs from different parts of the world and PX is the only one that has low volume. Tell a lie, when Farmer P TH-camr began volume was crap until he changed the editing software for a more expensive more professional software.
Hi Tom and James, the audio on your vids seems to be getting worse, maybe try new mics or fit them closer to the mouth. Jezz, Terrace, British Columbia.
its crap audio its up and down i agree is so low of volume to the rest of you tube for sure been like it weeks now,. they have all the gear and a camera man and cant have good audio its a joke
Not trying to rub it in....but im watching this on a beach , my holiday in zanzibar just off Tanzania!!! 36 degrees, Rum an lemonade, the beach is amazing and watching PX FARMS. might be sad but i generally dont care....haha love it. Keep on farming fellas/gals 👍🏻😎👍🏻
That’s cool
My mother was heavily involved in land drainage - Hugh Pearls was her company it very important to drain and maintain the land as you know, well done
Luv this channel. Great video, as always, James. Since watching PX, i have become an expert in winter wheat. Where i walk my dogs, there are a lot of fields that have been drilled. I can't help but stop and inspect them! Lol. Cheers and take care.
Drainage brings me out into a cold sweat. Back in the very early 80's I worked on a farm in Leicestershire. As you probably know, Leicestershire is very very clay based land, at least where I worked. My boss adapted a mole drainer to take poly drainage pipe that was pulled through the mole drain. Sounds like a great idea but there was no gravel used. Long story short, myself and another lad spent months digging trenches over the pipe ( by hand) and back filling with gravel. Our hands were so chapped that they were splitting down to the knuckle bone. Kids these days have no idea what hard graft is......am I an old curmudgeon for mentioning this lol!
As well as employing great staff and great kit, James you use the best drainage company (Moorfoots) in the eastern counties 👌
OMG absolutely outstanding video best one so far for me this year 👌🏻😍 in 🇮🇪 some land drain with very narrow digger bucket AND for best drainage work use sandstone gravel but some cheap skate with limestone chips!!! Looking forward to seeing these boys doing drainage for you 🤞🏻 AND the concreting of the big toys shed 🤞🏻🤔😃
Cheers James for another fantastic interesting video.
Another great update James , nice to hear the wheats are looking good.
i like the way james grills everyone, keeping everyone on his/her toes
Thanks James great up load as always . All the best to you and all at PX for 2025 regards.😊👍
Great video! Looking forward to seeing the 1167 on big plough
James, I found it interesting that you wanted the drains not to interfere with moling on controlled traffic. As you are only moling every 5 or 6 years and only at 3 metres would it not be best to run the drains at best to drain and mole best to work with the drains and for this one operation ignore controlled traffic?
Once again, an interesting update. 👍
Fendt 1167 & 14 furrow Plough would be very interesting to come & film in action if you are keen. Keep up with the very informative videos!!
Hi James & Team Nice one Thanks again
Love the videos James very informative and a great insight into farming. I have a question for you and cousin Michael, Can you see a visible difference between the different drills used this growing season this early in the crops, including the drill that was hired in? Many thanks from Northern Ireland.
Morning. There are visible differences due to the different coulter configurations but in all honesty, I think the percentage establishment behind each drill seems pretty similar. We were very lucky that we had a longish spell of dry weather after drilling that allowed just enough time for the wheat to get going. If anything the Avatar and our disc drills (where they would run) have given more precise seed placement compared to the tine drills. On heavier land, where we’ve used a tine drill, the coulters have tended to rip big lumps up, especially behind the wheels and consequently the seed depth is very variable. Thanks to the favourable weather, we seemed to get away with most things though.
@@MichaelDungworthThank you for your reply, it will be interesting to follow the crops through the growing season to see the benefits of the different drills if any. Thanks again and would it be possible to do regular updates on yours and James thoughts on each system during the year. Greenmount agriculture college rules...😊
A lot of comments about volume. For whatever reason I don’t have a problem with the sound when I’m watching (I always watch on my phone though). However, the thought of installing some kind of volume control on James seems a brilliant idea to me.
Can’t wait to see you
😂
You should be at least 50Thousand going by some of the gash on TH-cam.keep up the good work very entertaining
Well done your great to watch 👍👌
Great video James
This could be on BBC tv, instant hit...
Wonder what Adam "woke" Henson makes of it???🤔
I do hope you are joking. PC BBC Instant turn off more like!
PX FARMS VERY PROFESSIONAL FARMER'S UP THE FARMERS 💯. 🤙🦊
Pity you and cousin michael not going to Lamma,i wore my "October drilling is for loosers" T Shirt specially 😂
Brilliant
@@PX_Farms Most of the big names of TH-cam farmers* were there, what a shame that you missed out.
@adrianchetwynd1334 yes and look the same as on you tube 🤣 J Clarkson there too
Great content, as always, drainage is key well done, team PX 👏 ❤
Great video James I am playing catch up the Mrs wasn’t very well 4 days in A&E wow that was 2 weeks ago now 🤦♂️ then she got told she had cancer so it’s been a bit chaotic here 👍👍
Sorry to hear that
@ thank you 🙏
great stuff james
Hi James,
Do you find with all of the drainage work that there might be some nutrient loss through leeching and that that might lead to environmental issues with the environment agencies?
How deep are the drains and how deep does the mole plough go? And do you know exectly where all the drains are....?
You can probably guess where I'm going with this - is there a risk your mole plough could rip through a drain?
Thanks.
Great video as usual but can you turn your audio up very difficult to here you at times
A further thought: James for PM, cousin Michael as DEFRA secretary and Tim Sissons as Environmental Minister - a win for farming 😂
Good to hear crops looking good - while it’s slow how about a farm and equipment tour?
Are all land drains laid at a standard depth or does it depend on topography? Is there any danger of hitting drains with cultivation equipment such as mole drainers?
Typical drains at 36 inch mole drainer at 24”
I totally agree, you cannot farm with wet feet ! We are trying to under drain in front of potatoes, as a lot of our systems have come to the end of there life, where the are shot, in crops like over wintered Cauliflower it really stands out. They say it’s expensive, £1000/ac, over 50 years if looked after comes to £20/ac/year, peanuts ! You don’t buy a £500,000 combine and not look after it, so use the same thinking for your drainage
well done james your videos are very good , but with all that money your making a new microphone would be a great purchase
Are watching on a phone, tv, tablet? I’ve not got the problem on my phone or tv
@ on a laptop , always seems to be yours when your in the office , you’ve just gone out in the garden and seems a lot better
I notice that sometimes the sound is a bit low and need hear it a second time whilst viewing on phone. Dire I say Wardy's waffle seems to have his sound levels right and he's a one man band!
Drainage one of the things that as been put on a back burner on some farms and the price is being paid
This from section 2d of the Climate and Nature bill which is about to be read for its second time this month. "ensuring the end of the exploration, extraction, export and import of
fossil fuels by the United Kingdom as rapidly as possible; ", which will screw the majority.
I unfortunately have what I call an unhealthy obsession with drainage on our farm. What has most concerned me is I have recently dug up to view some of the laterals in a 1980’s scheme that was put in. The scheme used a drainage plough on the trenchless idea, not a trencher. What I dislike about this is I feel the trench the plough creates isn’t wide enough for the heaviness of the ground. If you’re going to the trouble of putting them in, like your man said in the video, do it once do it right.
On the heavy ground for future I’d insist on wider trenches for a bigger catch area, more gravel and larger lateral pipes.
On all the drainage schemes of the past it also seems like they were obsessed with keeping 8-10 metres away from the edge of the field. I understand trees and their roots can be a problem etc but it’s a long way to find the start of a drain when you are pacing it out!
James I really enjoy your videos, but honestly the audio is poor which makes it hard work listening. I understand I'm not the only one experiencing this problem, can't something be done about it?
We are lost as we can’t replicate as when we listen we have no problem
Threshold an American puting 6" plastic pipe with a track dozer pulling a tile plough called dirt perfect
Drainage needs to start with EA sorting out rivers.
Luv the channel but the audio is garbage now, every other channel I have set at 42% volume but yours I need 65% at least changing up and down. Just reviewed previous video's and it was during the Kelly's Turkey video and since then that the audio has gone wrong.
When I play it it’s working fine ?
@@PX_Farms I've since watched Ollyblogs, Tom Lamb and Joe Seels tonight all with normal sound level for the adverts at the beginning and their video's. So watched PX again where advert volume is fine and then your video follows and the volume is low. I watch using a laptop hooked up to a larger monitor and separate speakers. I watch all sorts of TH-camrs from different parts of the world and PX is the only one that has low volume. Tell a lie, when Farmer P TH-camr began volume was crap until he changed the editing software for a more expensive more professional software.
Audio issues need addressing.
Hi Tom and James, the audio on your vids seems to be getting worse, maybe try new mics or fit them closer to the mouth. Jezz, Terrace, British Columbia.
Why has the audio been so low? That mics need screwing up
It’s fine on my phone but awful on the tv 🤷🏻♂️
Works ok for us?
@@PX_Farms is up and down but very quite to the rest of you tube so needs sorting out
its crap audio its up and down i agree is so low of volume to the rest of you tube for sure been like it weeks now,. they have all the gear and a camera man and cant have good audio its a joke
@orkidknog4147 I think you need to calm down.
Really enjoy the videos hate the audio
Hello, P.X. farms If it's okay with you, I was just wondering where you obtained the challenger with the spud planter modal in your office.