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

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.

Harvest 2026 Is Underway, the First Barley Yields Are In

Get Your Tickets - https://pxfarms.myshopify.com/products/range-rover-raffle-ticket Harvest 2026 is properly underway, and the first barley is coming into the store. In this episode we get the full field by field picture of how the crop is yielding after nine weeks of drought, and the early results are more encouraging than we feared. We also explain a costly quirk of this year, with the grain coming in so dry that we are losing weight and value, and the clever solution we have found to win some of that back over the winter. Out in the field the whole operation is in full flow, with four combines, the chaser bins and the lorries all working together, and a brilliant team settling into the rhythm. We get into the detail that makes the difference, from a new tyre trial and our move to 48 metre tram lines, to the big test of the year, hybrid barley against conventional, and what it could mean going forward. There is also time to enjoy the best bit of the whole year, watching the store fill up, an honest word on the accounts and grain prices, and a final reminder about the Range Rover raffle for charity before Friday's draw. From the first yields to the team bringing it in, 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 0:17 The first yields, field by field 2:13 A costly moisture problem 2:39 The team and the plan 3:45 The wheat turning early 4:12 Day one teething and a big blow down 5:56 A new tyre trial with ADR 11:29 Moving to 48 metre tram lines 13:12 Watching the combines at work 15:17 The view from Crafts Hill 18:04 An honest word on the accounts 18:33 The best bit: filling the store 19:27 Back in the cab with the team 21:56 What the yield maps are telling us 23:14 Moving into the hybrid tonight 25:27 The Range Rover raffle 26:12 Hot off the press: the latest results 27:34 A great start, 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 #Yield #FarmMachinery #FarmLife #FarmVlog #Fendt #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.

Testing the Combines and Checking the Barley and Raffling Off The Range Rover!

Get Your Tickets - https://pxfarms.myshopify.com/products/range-rover-raffle-ticket This is the moment we have been building towards all season. Harvest 2026 is finally here, and the combines are rolling into the barley. In this episode we take the first samples of the year, sweat on the moisture and the all important bushel weight, and find out whether the crops are going to be as kind as we hoped after such a difficult dry run. With four combines, chaser bins and lorries all coming to life at once, we also meet this year's harvest team, a brilliant international crew from Ireland, New Zealand and Australia, and explain the system that keeps it all running smoothly. Behind the scenes there is a new grain testing machine to speed up the weighbridge, the new fertiliser store taking its first tanks, and the small army of jobs it takes to get day one right. It is not all work. James is raffling his beloved green Range Rover, the swimming pool is finally being filled ready for the harvest party, and the famous harvest meal rota is revealed. We finish with the latest grain prices and an honest look at where the market sits as the first loads come in. From the first cut to the team behind it, 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 0:31 Testing the first combine 1:17 The team and the plan for the day 3:01 Pairing up the chaser bin teams 4:11 Final combine checks 6:01 Mowing the way in and GPS codes 9:34 Betting on the first sample 11:36 The first result is in 13:04 A new £13,000 grain testing machine 15:28 Raffling the Range Rover 17:05 Treating the grain store 19:38 Why day one matters most 21:15 The plow restored and ready 23:43 A 50th birthday combine painting 24:36 Meet the harvest team 29:03 Filling the pool with a bowser 33:23 The fertiliser store takes its first tanks 37:15 The first loads come off the field 39:16 The pool party and harvest meals 44:42 Ready for the off, and grain prices 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 #PreHarvest #Harvest2026 #Combine #Barley #ArableFarming #CombineHarvester #FarmMachinery #FarmLife #FarmVlog #Claas #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.