Harvest 2024 Begins!

The wait is over!

We finally kick off the harvest season with a full force of four combine harvesters in the field, tackling the oil seed rape. It’s an all-systems-go moment, and we can’t wait to share the action with you!

The weather has held off just enough for us to get started, though we’ll still need to use the dryers. We simply couldn’t wait any longer, as further delays would compress the rest of the season, impacting our overall schedule and yield. Watch as we navigate these challenges and make the most of our window of opportunity.

Join us as we navigate the challenges and triumphs of harvesting, showcasing the hard work and dedication that goes into bringing in the crops. From the roar of the combines to the teamwork of our crew, this is a harvest you won't want to miss.

Key Moments
00:00 Intro
03:39 Claas
04:15 Combine Losses
05:42 Grain offloading
07:09 Meet Maciej
07:41 Yield Data
10:30 Meet Jimmy
11:43 Grain Store Moisture Check
13:20 Broken Chaser Bin
14:55 We need more lorries
16:44 Adrians House Build Continues
17:16 Compressor
18:22 Crop Drying
22:23 Matilda's Driving Lessons
24:52 Outro

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[jonwright]

Loving the videos, so used to 'small' farm things its go nice to see how a large farm operates, can not believe you take such a personal interest in so many different aspects of everything rather than just delegate and get reports. Managers from big companies could certainly learn a lot from your approach.

[BenKiwi-nqun]

James and team, this is fantastic content. The way you are presenting your operation is outstanding and the operation itself is very impressive. James, the way you manage your team is a credit to you... you would be highly sought after employer. I can tell by the personal connection you have with your team that is shown on each video and your team's professionalism, competence and knowledge they show. I've been watching for the last week after discovering the content. Keep uploading. Have a safe and enjoyable harvest. From a Kiwi dairy and beef farmer.

[andykeeble]

I am really loving your channel James. Your daughters are living the best life so good on you. Cherish them because they grow up so fast (my little girl is now 31!).
Your channel is so informative, thank you.

[techlifemachine]

Absolutely thrilling to see the harvest season kick off with such intensity and precision. Your crew’s unity and strength are truly commendable, congratulations on a successful harvest!

[gth]

Great to see the dog is happy and doing well

[themunter]

Harvest 😊😊. Brings back all my summers memories on the farm, hauling grain with the TW25 and 10 ton trailer.

[paulbarnes]

Thank you for a very well explained view of your farm I was in farming over 40 years and there arnt many farmers who explain in such detail, hope weather and yields are kind to you, regards paul

[marshgatelaneposse]

Thank you for this really informative especially the drying I had no idea

[ftreacy]

First time I've come across your vids cracking content

[vincentearnshaw]

Great video. Thank you for being so honest about the rape yields and the fact that once you deduct the areas taken out due to failure the outcome is probably negative.. I take inspiration from your positiveness and can do attitude.

[CT-oeug]

I like the sound of the catering! Hot meals delivered sounds much better than my warm sandwiches 😂

[andrewmaccall]

Great to see it all happening at last- must be great for you and your team to get going. Great way of introducing members of your team over the coming videos. Stay safe and keep on harvesting.

[robertallen]

Excellent informative video for agricultural and novice viewers. As a retired combine service engineer, I always look forward to harvesting videos. I know its a busy and stressful time of year for you, and appreciate the time it takes to produce quality video output. Relatively local to you (West Suffolk), but havent seen any combines working nearby yet. Keep up the good work and best wishes to you and all your team.

[dypk-xn]

really enjoyed watching matilda master the jeep . hope the harvest goes well. take care

[jamesfordjhfcontractingltd]

A very tidy setup, I’ve always been told if you won’t to make a small fortune out of farming you need to start with a big fortune 😂

[garyroberts]

So glad I've found this channel it's so interesting and the boss is a natural presenter looking forward to the next one 👍

[andymercer]

Nice to see you starting. Hopefully the weather stays good!

[philipkimber]

love the videos. That drier is certainly much more advanced that when i ran one. Same principles though. I would get it all set up - then grandad would come in and start speeding it up behind my back and it would go out wetter or hotter than it should be. Just wonderful fun most of the time. (when i look back shovelling corn and putting malathiane dust on manually don't want to do that again!) keep going team.

[merv]

It so frustrating to hear people that do not appreciate what farmers have to go through, to do all the work to discover you haven't made a profit, lets hope that the yields will improve, I really can not see oil seed rape being grown for too much longer in the UK.

[MrMurrayWood]

This is my first season as a subscriber with you guys and girls. As an ex farmer/mechanic I can relate to getting choreography finely tuned for efficient outcomes. Looking forward to seeing more of your work