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The Balancing Act of Costs vs Income in Farming & 2023 Recap
The shocking reality of farm costs and farm income – is farming really going to be a sustainable business in…
A reflection on Harvest 2023: Flat wheat & teamwork!
A look back at our intense 2023 wheat harvest, learning to combine flat wheat and getting it done! (I am…
Festive Farmers Raise Thousands for Rural Charity
108 tractor drivers came together for the Louth Tractor Run on December 18th, raising over ÂŁ4,000 for the Lincolnshire Rural…
Combine Talk: one farm’s experience of harvest 2022
The summer may seem a long time ago but it’s a key time in the farming calendar. In this video…
How to start a pumpkin patch with a homemade planter
Pumpkin season may now be over for another year – but there’s nothing stopping you from getting in on the…
JB farming vlog – Jen shares harvest headaches and winter planting
The challenges of 2020 continue with harvest headaches and difficult drilling! It’s my (Jen) first solo vlog (so go easy…
James and Jen get the last of the oats in
It’s been a busy time and thanks to some awesome filming from Joey Media we got this little clip of…
Flooded fields and dry desert – James and Jen get drilling
April and May proved to be a busy time on the farm as we worked around the clock to get…
James and Jen get draining with a 1982 Barth Holland K171
We needed to do some drainage works in one of the fields that was a bit saturated over winter. This…
JB Farming vlog: Battle of the breakdowns
Here’s our fourth JB Farming vlog and it’s a big’un! It’s been a mad rush to try and get drilling…
James and Jen test the Fastrac 4220
Arable growers James and Jen had this yellow beast – the Fastrac 4220 – on demo for a weekend (before…
Video: Geoff does a late sugar beet harvest
With not so much capture on the farm in the last few months due to the weather, Jen went to…
Video: Jimmy B’s millet harvest doesn’t go to plan
It’s wet wet wet. Everything has ground to a bit of a halt and we couldn’t bring in the millet…
Stubble finishing before the rain in Lincolnshire
Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Here’s our first ever vlog from a few weeks ago: Jimmy talks through cultivation after…