Combining the Beans in a Drought, and Why Our Yields Are Down

Combining the Beans in a Drought, and Why Our Yields Are Down

Harvest rolls on, and the drought is really making its presence felt. In this episode we get the combines into the beans, and explain the fine timing involved in cutting them before the heat splits the pods and the crop ends up on the floor. We also take an honest look at what this dry year is doing to our yields, with some crops coming in as much as 50% down on what we hoped. Behind the combines the whole operation keeps moving. We follow the straw and baling and explain exactly why we bale in the first place, get into the challenge of cultivating rock hard ground ahead of the oilseed rape, and spread organic muck to put goodness back into hungry land. There is family involved too, with the children on board for drone duty and directing. We finish with a frank look at the numbers, the latest grain prices, the options position, and just how far the market needs to move for a year like this to add up. From a race against the heat to an honest word on the money, this is another look behind the scenes of a modern farming business. For those interested in our new merchandise: https://pxfarms.myshopify.com/ Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:50 Finishing the peas, into the beans 1:43 Cutting beans against the clock 2:45 Drought and yields down 50% 4:21 The dirtiest field and the rotation 5:35 Logistics and back loads to Lincolnshire 7:44 The kids on drone duty 8:08 In the wheat with Paul 9:26 Straw yields and keeping to contract 11:59 Cultivating rock hard ground 13:40 The trenches and the extra cultivations 14:31 Why we bale at all 16:15 Hedge cutting and a cultivator breakdown 18:12 An honest look at prices and options P.X. Farms is proudly supported by: Hectare - https://www.wearehectare.com Spaldings - https://spaldings.co.uk Agrii - https://www.agrii.co.uk Anglia Farmers - https://af.farm Charles and Dean - https://www.charlesanddean.com/px-farms Everywhen - https://www.everywhen.co.uk Syngenta - https://www.syngenta.co.uk Fendt - https://www.fendt.com/uk/ RTKFNet - https://www.rtkf.net Chavereys - https://chavereys.co.uk Horsch - https://www.horsch.com/en/home Lodi - https://www.lodi-uk.com S&A Buildings - https://www.s-and-a.co.uk All views expressed in this video are our own and do not reflect those of our sponsors. Follow us on: https://www.instagram.com/px_farms/ https://www.tiktok.com/@px_farms https://x.com/pxfarms https://www.youtube.com/@PX_Farms Contact: Email: media@pxfarms.com #Farming #Agriculture #FarmingUK #BritishFarming #Harvest2026 #Beans #Drought #Combine #ArableFarming #CombineHarvester #Yield #GrainPrices #FarmLife #FarmVlog #PXFarms Thank you for watching and supporting our farming journey! Don’t forget to like, comment, and share this video! Your support helps us bring you more content from the farm.

One of Those Days, a Run of Breakdowns and the Range Rover Winner Collects His Prize

Some days at harvest just do not go to plan, and this was one of them. In this episode the grain store conveyor belt fails, two tractors go down with sensor faults, and the dry conditions start to bite hard on skids and cultivator points, all while the combines have to keep rolling. We take an honest look at the reality of a tough day, the value of a good team, and why, as James puts it, farming is all about backup plans. There is a happy moment too. Marcel, the winner of the Range Rover raffle, finally arrives, all the way from Germany, to collect his prize and drive it home. We also switch the combines onto a high value pea crop and explain the fuss over colour and where it ends up, follow the cultivations racing ahead of the oilseed rape, and dig into some interesting fuel data now the whole fleet is on one system. Behind it all, the new fertiliser store and yard continue to take shape, and a new three year straw contract is agreed. From a run of breakdowns to a winner collecting his keys, this is another honest look behind the scenes of a modern farming business. For those interested in our new merchandise: https://pxfarms.myshopify.com/ Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:44 A conveyor belt failure, back onto peas 1:51 The dry conditions start to bite 2:42 A run of faults and turning 50 4:53 Marcel collects the Range Rover 5:54 Horses, family and a Scotsman in Windsor 9:20 The peas: drying and the colour that matters 10:54 Where the peas end up 11:51 The mustard, the naughty child crop 12:08 The earliest harvest and a dirty stop 13:30 Firefighting and a midnight cherry picker 15:15 Cultivating ahead of the oilseed rape 17:08 Fuel data across the fleet 18:55 Straw cleared and a new contract 20:25 Conditioning the peas 21:54 The belt is fixed 22:18 The fertiliser store and yard take shape 24:11 Sunday's combine incident 24:40 A slick save from the parts team 26:32 A tough day, handled without a tantrum P.X. Farms is proudly supported by: Hectare - https://www.wearehectare.com Spaldings - https://spaldings.co.uk Agrii - https://www.agrii.co.uk Anglia Farmers - https://af.farm Charles and Dean - https://www.charlesanddean.com/px-farms Everywhen - https://www.everywhen.co.uk Syngenta - https://www.syngenta.co.uk Fendt - https://www.fendt.com/uk/ RTKFNet - https://www.rtkf.net Chavereys - https://chavereys.co.uk Horsch - https://www.horsch.com/en/home Lodi - https://www.lodi-uk.com S&A Buildings - https://www.s-and-a.co.uk All views expressed in this video are our own and do not reflect those of our sponsors. Follow us on: https://www.instagram.com/px_farms/ https://www.tiktok.com/@px_farms https://x.com/pxfarms https://www.youtube.com/@PX_Farms Contact: Email: media@pxfarms.com #Farming #Agriculture #FarmingUK #BritishFarming #Harvest2026 #Combine #ArableFarming #CombineHarvester #FarmMachinery #Peas #Breakdown #FarmLife #FarmVlog #RangeRover #PXFarms Thank you for watching and supporting our farming journey! Don’t forget to like, comment, and share this video! Your support helps us bring you more content from the farm.

The Driest Wheat We Have Ever Cut, Combining Milling Wheat in a Drought

The heat is relentless and the ground is cracking, and it is having an extraordinary effect on harvest. In this episode the milling wheat moisture crashes from over 20% to below 10% in a matter of days, the lowest James has cut in his whole career, and we get the combines into it before the weather takes anything away. We take an honest look at what farming in a drought really means, from tiny, short crops to disappointing pea and spring cropping yields, and why it is prompting a rethink of the rotation. There is plenty going on behind the combines too. We check the results of a nitrogen trial line by line, follow the straw and baling operation as it races to keep up with the fast changing crop, and get an update on the new fertiliser store as the tanks go in, along with the frustrating reality of trying to buy fertiliser in an uncertain world. We also take a moment to enjoy the best of it, the bales out in the field, the view across the farm, and a team in full flow. From record low moisture to an honest look at a difficult season, this is another look behind the scenes of a modern farming business. For those interested in our new merchandise: https://pxfarms.myshopify.com/ Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:42 Milling wheat moisture crashes 1:35 Disappointing peas and spring crops 2:18 The drought and the feed wheat result 3:55 A closer look at the peas 7:12 Seed in the shed of dreams 9:29 Turning the grain store 10:48 Why the rotation is changing 11:54 Baling behind the combines 13:22 The nitrogen trial, line by line 15:44 Short straw and the straw contracts 17:03 The view, the bales and the losses 20:26 The tiniest wheat and record low moisture 22:58 The cracks, the plowing and the digs 24:55 A grain store problem and a baler fault 27:25 The fertiliser store takes shape 29:51 A fertiliser deal falls through 30:24 Plowing the Field of Dreams 31:56 Blown away by the moisture drop P.X. Farms is proudly supported by: Hectare - https://www.wearehectare.com Spaldings - https://spaldings.co.uk Agrii - https://www.agrii.co.uk Anglia Farmers - https://af.farm Charles and Dean - https://www.charlesanddean.com/px-farms Everywhen - https://www.everywhen.co.uk Syngenta - https://www.syngenta.co.uk Fendt - https://www.fendt.com/uk/ RTKFNet - https://www.rtkf.net Chavereys - https://chavereys.co.uk Horsch - https://www.horsch.com/en/home Lodi - https://www.lodi-uk.com S&A Buildings - https://www.s-and-a.co.uk All views expressed in this video are our own and do not reflect those of our sponsors. Follow us on: https://www.instagram.com/px_farms/ https://www.tiktok.com/@px_farms https://x.com/pxfarms https://www.youtube.com/@PX_Farms Contact: Email: media@pxfarms.com #Farming #Agriculture #FarmingUK #BritishFarming #Harvest2026 #Wheat #Drought #Combine #ArableFarming #CombineHarvester #Yield #FarmMachinery #FarmLife #FarmVlog #PXFarms Thank you for watching and supporting our farming journey! Don’t forget to like, comment, and share this video! Your support helps us bring you more content from the farm.

Cutting Wheat on the 7th of July, the Earliest We Have Ever Started

It is the 7th of July, and we are cutting wheat. That is the earliest we have ever started in a whole career of farming, and a sign of just how much this hot, dry summer has brought everything forward. In this episode we take the very first wheat off, check the early moisture, bushel weights and protein, and place our bets on what the yield is going to be before the result is revealed. Between fields there is a huge amount to catch up on. We continue the careful job of putting right the land damaged by the infrastructure projects crossing the farm, and take an honest look at the lasting yield hit we expect to see for years to come. We also get the fertiliser store secured with its new gate, press on with the soil and lime work ahead of the oilseed rape, and keep the straw and baling operation moving. There are updates too on the tyre trials and the warranty conversation, and a look at some of the clever kit that keeps the straw coming in whatever the weather. From our earliest ever start to the last of the barley ground being put right, this is another look behind the scenes of a modern farming business. For those interested in our new merchandise: https://pxfarms.myshopify.com/ Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:28 A new gate and the fertiliser tanks 2:14 The tank system and concreting 3:12 Repairing the infrastructure damage 4:19 Glynn in his ploughing happy place 5:50 The lasting yield hit 8:20 A first go at wheat later today 9:03 The muck spreader heads to Lincolnshire 10:29 Tyre trials and a Bridgestone update 11:37 The wheat transformed, and the first sample 12:47 Lime and the ryegrass problem 15:45 The big clear up 17:03 Baler twine and a swath turner 20:25 The first wheat result 21:41 Betting on the yield 22:47 The earliest wheat cut of my career 24:05 Early yield indications with Andrew Creasey 27:26 Find out who won the bet P.X. Farms is proudly supported by: Hectare - https://www.wearehectare.com Spaldings - https://spaldings.co.uk Agrii - https://www.agrii.co.uk Anglia Farmers - https://af.farm Charles and Dean - https://www.charlesanddean.com/px-farms Everywhen - https://www.everywhen.co.uk Syngenta - https://www.syngenta.co.uk Fendt - https://www.fendt.com/uk/ RTKFNet - https://www.rtkf.net Chavereys - https://chavereys.co.uk Horsch - https://www.horsch.com/en/home Lodi - https://www.lodi-uk.com S&A Buildings - https://www.s-and-a.co.uk All views expressed in this video are our own and do not reflect those of our sponsors. Follow us on: https://www.instagram.com/px_farms/ https://www.tiktok.com/@px_farms https://x.com/pxfarms https://www.youtube.com/@PX_Farms Contact: Email: media@pxfarms.com #Farming #Agriculture #FarmingUK #BritishFarming #Harvest2026 #Wheat #Combine #ArableFarming #CombineHarvester #Yield #FarmMachinery #FarmLife #FarmVlog #WheatHarvest #PXFarms Thank you for watching and supporting our farming journey! Don’t forget to like, comment, and share this video! Your support helps us bring you more content from the farm.

Barley Harvest Complete, the Range Rover Winner Revealed and a Field Fire Averted

The barley harvest is in the shed, and the big question of the year is finally answered. In this episode we reveal the results of our hybrid against conventional trial, and after nine weeks of drought the yields are better than we dared hope. With the combines blown down, attention turns to the cultivations and the careful job of putting right the damage left behind by the infrastructure projects crossing the farm. There is plenty happening away from the fields too. We take a close look at a tractor track conversion system and the numbers behind it, get into a frustrating tyre failure and warranty battle, and meet more of the harvest team and hear their stories. We also draw the Range Rover raffle at last and find out who has won the keys, with a good sum raised for charity in the process. And then there is the moment that could have been a disaster, when a spark in a dry field started a fire with the wind blowing towards standing wheat, and some quick thinking saved the day. From the first yields to a lucky escape, this is another look behind the scenes of a modern farming business. For those interested in our new merchandise: https://pxfarms.myshopify.com/ Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:26 Barley finished: the hybrid vs conventional result 1:37 Moving on to the cultivations 2:18 Tractor tracks with Outland 9:09 Day three: combining the big field 10:15 Sectional control and cutting waste 11:09 The SFI cap and losing environmental land 13:34 A Bridgestone tyre failure and warranty battle 16:09 Watching all four combines at work 18:45 Meet the team from Ireland 21:36 Paul and the harvest logistics 24:48 Paul's story and moving house 26:22 A work experience lesson for Rowan 29:33 The damage from the infrastructure projects 33:16 A worry about the beans 34:18 Fly tipping and severed land drains 39:02 The real cost of field obstacles 41:28 Baling and a clever bale chaser 45:36 The pool nears completion 48:41 The Range Rover raffle draw 49:48 We nearly had a field fire 51:56 A lucky escape, and what's next P.X. Farms is proudly supported by: Hectare - https://www.wearehectare.com Spaldings - https://spaldings.co.uk Agrii - https://www.agrii.co.uk Anglia Farmers - https://af.farm Charles and Dean - https://www.charlesanddean.com/px-farms Everywhen - https://www.everywhen.co.uk Syngenta - https://www.syngenta.co.uk Fendt - https://www.fendt.com/uk/ RTKFNet - https://www.rtkf.net Chavereys - https://chavereys.co.uk Horsch - https://www.horsch.com/en/home Lodi - https://www.lodi-uk.com S&A Buildings - https://www.s-and-a.co.uk All views expressed in this video are our own and do not reflect those of our sponsors. Follow us on: https://www.instagram.com/px_farms/ https://www.tiktok.com/@px_farms https://x.com/pxfarms https://www.youtube.com/@PX_Farms Contact: Email: media@pxfarms.com #Farming #Agriculture #FarmingUK #BritishFarming #Harvest2026 #Combine #Barley #ArableFarming #CombineHarvester #FarmMachinery #Tracks #Yield #FarmLife #FarmVlog #PXFarms Thank you for watching and supporting our farming journey! Don’t forget to like, comment, and share this video! Your support helps us bring you more content from the farm.