Countryfile tonight

[steveR]

I agree, it is a massive opportunity to explain the good and bad times Agriculture experiences.The fact that he glosses over what I would consider to be a rubbish loss making crop and is still able to afford the brightest newest machinery to boot. And unlike most he had a ‘ man ‘ that does it!.. It’s not envy, it’s the bias that comes with his reporting a sugary sweet version of life that most of us do not see. I am not sure who he represents, not me or hundreds of other Farmers.

You make him sound like Beatrix Potter!!

 

[maen]

I think you are correct in your observation . Countryfile is a bit like a nursery story with lots of happy endings. The reality Is harder to swallow and hidden and merely glossed over, portraying a very inaccurate view of what we all do. Where we are all going post Brexit and with post Covid 19 debt we will need more than NFU protectionism to see us through. Some honestly would be a good start.
The previous re-wilding with 6 pigs and how many kilometres of fencing is a case in point. The King has no clothes, we need to show through this bu____ks. A Panarama approach of journalism would have cut through the absurdity.

Honest reporting would be a great start.

 

[DeeGee]

I think you are correct in your observation . Countryfile is a bit like a nursery story with lots of happy endings. The reality Is harder to swallow and hidden and merely glossed over, portraying a very inaccurate view of what we all do. Where we are all going post Brexit and with post Covid 19 debt we will need more than NFU protectionism to see us through. Some honestly would be a good start.
The previous re-wilding with 6 pigs and how many kilometres of fencing is a case in point. The King has no clothes, we need to show through this bu____ks. A Panarama approach of journalism would have cut through the absurdity.

Honest reporting would be a great start.

Good luck on that with the BBC and it’s lurch to the left. Far too much focus on yoghurt knitters. Divorced from reality.

 

[Renaultman]

My apologies if my post offended. It was meant mostly in jest and should maybe have included an emoji or two.

I think he does a great deal of good on a Sunday evening and, for the most part farmers see that, but nobody is ever going to be all things to all men.

Got to agree. He always seems to engage the public, if that occasionally means over simplifying stuff then so be it. I had serious kit envy when I saw his shiny drier set up but not enough to make me bitter.

 

[neilo]

I agree, it is a massive opportunity to explain the good and bad times Agriculture experiences.The fact that he glosses over what I would consider to be a rubbish loss making crop and is still able to afford the brightest newest machinery to boot. And unlike most he had a ‘ man ‘ that does it!.. It’s not envy, it’s the bias that comes with his reporting a sugary sweet version of life that most of us do not see. I am not sure who he represents, not me or hundreds of other Farmers.

Personally, I don’t know of anybody farming (mostly all contract farmed/rented iirc) 4000ac that don’t have several ‘men’ that do it, or that muddle on with old kit, or that stick the product in a hessian lined bin in an old Dutch barn.

Given significant investment in what is clearly a pretty new/recent yard development, would your grain handling system not resemble a factory, with stock housed in big, open sheds that could be turned to any use in the future?

IMO we could have far worse ambassadors for our industry, putting over a bit of ‘farming’ to what is largely a non-farming audience. Good luck to him.

 

[livestock 1]

Personally, I don’t know of anybody farming (mostly all contract farmed/rented iirc) 4000ac that don’t have several ‘men’ that do it, or that muddle on with old kit, or that stick the product in a hessian lined bin in an old Dutch barn.

Given significant investment in what is clearly a pretty new/recent yard development, would your grain handling system not resemble a factory, with stock housed in big, open sheds that could be turned to any use in the future?

IMO we could have far worse ambassadors for our industry, putting over a bit of ‘farming’ to what is largely a non-farming audience. Good luck to him.

New crushes new sheep handling gear sheds all kitted out with all new iae gear. Not a hurdle with string or pallet as a divider to be seen. Any joe public looking at his set ups will automatically assume the rest of us have got it wrong

 

[neilo]

New crushes new sheep handling gear sheds all kitted out with all new iae gear. Not a hurdle with string or pallet as a divider to be seen. Any joe public looking at his set ups will automatically assume the rest of us have got it wrong

Maybe we have? We don't supplement our income from elsewhere.

As above, most of the buildings shown now are at the new set up on a greenfield site. If you were borrowing the sort of money to put that up, would you start off with pallets and string?

It wasn't many years ago he was showing feeding cattle in offlying sets of old buildings, surrounded by gates tied up with string and knee deep in sh*te round ring feeders. I suspect at the time, there would have been commentators on internet forums saying how bad it looked, keeping cattle in squalor like that. I know I thought it.

 

[Robt]

my neighbours wife has bigger knockers than my wife ( sorry no pictures BaldRick). Does the other neighbour think she is better than my wife? no! They dont care and neither do the public when watching Adam and his assets..... Only farmers tend to notice the difference on countryfile.
If Public think thats how farming should be and notice his tractor is a 20 plate rather than a 59 plate. Does it really matter?
We all over think too much sometimes

 

[Ramrod]

If Adam had big tits, I think we would have noticed!

 

[Hampton]

Was Henson not reported on here to have said when someone shook hands with him and they commented how his hands weren't " workers hands"
Re replied " no, they are hands for counting money"

Once went to an awards ceremony (a foodie thing with my wife’s old job, not FW awards) and Henson was the guest speaker. He got so pee'd during the dinner that he could hardly string a sentence together. Compere has to take over from him. He had been paid several grand to present.

 

[Hampton]

If Adam had big tits, I think we would have noticed!

Like Meatloaf on fight club

 

[Henarar]

If Adam had big tits, I think we would have noticed!

And some on here would be jealous of those two

 

[livestock 1]

Maybe we have? We don't supplement our income from elsewhere.

As above, most of the buildings shown now are at the new set up on a greenfield site. If you were borrowing the sort of money to put that up, would you start off with pallets and string?

It wasn't many years ago he was showing feeding cattle in offlying sets of old buildings, surrounded by gates tied up with string and knee deep in sh*te round ring feeders. I suspect at the time, there would have been commentators on internet forums saying how bad it looked, keeping cattle in squalor like that. I know I thought it.

Well I suppose it all comes back to us all criticising everything he does. I suppose it wouldn’t matter what he did we would have something to say about it.

 

[maen]

It is only a request that what is transmitted has a bit more dept in the reporting. When talking about his poor harvest it seem of little concern. I know many that will be very concerned financially.
Likewise, explain the AHA system to a tenant that is in a buy to let and has just lost his /her job. Remember members of Parliament expenses and how the public felt disadvantaged.

 

[JP1]

Not sure if any of our Lincolnshire members know Washingborough Academy School but their Headmaster Jason O'Rourke deserves a very special mention.

He has a hob in every classroom for what I would have known as Home Economics and they have their own garden and polytunnel and regular video conferencing with Jake Freestone in Warwickshire for the pupils

Fantastic contribution from all sides

 

[primmiemoo]

Just sat and watched it all. It was a really good programme, tonight. All of the contributors were informative, professional, and shone beyond the presenters.

Had to pinch meself!

 

[jondear]

Just sat and watched it all. It was a really good programme, tonight. All of the contributors were informative, professional, and shone beyond the presenters.

Had to pinch meself!

Most of it was lead by a famous 90 something year old who is passionate about farming and food !

 

[JP1]

Just sat and watched it all. It was a really good programme, tonight. All of the contributors were informative, professional, and shone beyond the presenters.

Had to pinch meself!

The clue might be in the Guest Editor Mary Berry ..........

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Not sure if any of our Lincolnshire members know Washingborough Academy School but their Headmaster Jason O'Rourke deserves a very special mention.

He has a hob in every classroom for what I would have known as Home Economics and they have their own garden and polytunnel and regular video conferencing with Jake Freestone in Warwickshire for the pupils

Fantastic contribution from all sides

Just as a point of order, hopefully not being pedantic, but I think Overbury Farms and Jake Freestone are in Worcestershire.

 

[JP1]

Just as a point of order, hopefully not being pedantic, but I think Overbury Farms and Jake Freestone are in Worcestershire.

You are correct. I kept freezing the recording to get the names etc. For once I watched the entire programme first without fast forwarding to the weather!

You never answered my Epwell question on the other thread - Tustian's?