Harvest 2024 is only weeks away but it won't stop raining. How are the crops coping?

I was working on a farm for a while while my usual employment (bus & coach driving) was still recovering from covid. Being a non-farmer, I got a lot of the simple jobs, as well as looking after an old fashioned 6000 ton grain store. One of my favourite odd jobs was weedkilling the field borders with the quad bike, which usually got done on nice sunny wind free days. Although I no longer work on a farm, I'm still an avid watcher of this channel (and Harry's Garage). I've learnt as much from watching Harry's Farm as I have in my two years farming, which says a lot about how good Harry's relaxed but very informative presenting is. Keep up the excellent content!

If you want a good explanation of what's going on in farming stay where you are. Harry is very good at explaining the nuances of the subject.Thanks Harry.

I send these videos to my grandad. 96, retired from farming at 80 but still likes to see what's going on on the land. Thanks 👍

As a keen motorcyclist I judge the weather by how often I can get out on my bike, and the end of the last prolonged decent period of dry weather ended on June the 28th last year As you are a farmer, you have my sympathy. It must be a nightmare.

Finally, Youtube shows me a channel that is of value.

Re tyre tubes: As a cyclist of a certain vintage, I would generally put a little talc on the inner tube before inserting it and re-fitting the tyre - it helps to prevent binding and pinching of the tube when re-inflating. Obviously a combine tyre and tube is a different animal, but it might be worth a try. PS - also inflate the tube slightly after insertion and before re-rimming the tyre.

I'd happily watch Harry explaining how paint dries. Top chap !!!

3,000 litres of diesel! Just under 660 gallons in old money - just for harvest! I knew that fuel isn't cheap and I knew that big machines are thirsty but even so - that was a real eye-opening shock! Thanks Harry fpr bringing the hard realities of farming home to those of us who simply enjoy the countryside without thinking about making their living from it. And 8-grand for a set of new boots for the combine - that opened my eyes too, I can tell you!

Thanks Harry, between you, Jerremy and Farming Today on R4, we have to keep British farming going, instaed of this green meadow stuff. Feeding 70M is not easy, but better we produce our own than importing all the time.

Thank you very much, Harry, and good luck in the next weeks. Growing season here in the Netherlands hasn't been any better, I'm afraid.

So British Agriculture is now growing seeds for the birds. Government policy is so short sighted. We need to be a lot more self sufficient and not rely on imports. The Government has not learnt from history.

The crops look great for the start they got but as you said the combine will tell us the full story, best of luck Harry and to the rest of the hard working and all to often stressed farmers in Britain 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍🏻

Harry, I look forward to your videos because they are so informative. I'm not in to farming but take a great interest in British farming. I'm a firm believer that we should protect our farming industry and prioritise our own food production over importing it. I detest the globalist approach of successive governments and will follow closely what the new Labour government does for farming and fishing industries. I've said before that rewilding is all very well but food security is essential. I've been extremely critical of DEFRA's policy of maintaining 60% home produce. I'm certain we're capable of producing much more than that. What I see across Herts are acres and acres of empty fields with nothing growing and no animals,als grazing. Pitiful.

Good explanation as normal. Don't want too much rain now on that green wheat- top heavy and the pigeons will sort the rest out.

Have a good harvest harry

The cold weather and heavy rainfall constantly this summer in south-easthern Ireland has been unbelievable. Tillage crops were already late into ground so its looking like a disastrous harvest

Been waiting for an update. Cheers Harry

Thanks for the farm update Harry

SLUGS 😳everywhere at the moment never seen so many. Surprised they haven’t wiped out the bird cover plants. Strange the wheat price dropping given how little has grown this year.

I know very little about farming even though I'm surrounded by farm land so find these videos very interesting. As someone who loves country walking I know all about the rain this year.