Duchy of Cornwall ITV

[Princess Pooper]

Apologies if this is elsewhere and the programme is half way through as I type but it's really interesting, no doubt will be available on ITV hub. https://www.itv.com/news/2019-10-24...e-scenes-access-into-prince-charles-s-estate/ part 1 of 2 and it's mainly been about the farms so far.

 

[Fubar]

Apologies if this is elsewhere and the programme is half way through as I type but it's really interesting, no doubt will be available on ITV hub. https://www.itv.com/news/2019-10-24...e-scenes-access-into-prince-charles-s-estate/ part 1 of 2 and it's mainly been about the farms so far.

What an excellent programme. Best advert for farming on tv for a long time.

 

[wr.]

Just seen Sam Stables on the programme. We used to tack ewe lambs with Sam when he was in Somerset and he never lost one for us. Good chap.

 

[Grassman247]

What an excellent programme. Best advert for farming on tv for a long time.

Completely agree!

What a fantastic landlord and how superbly clean and tidy all the farms are!

A great advert for British agriculture vs some of the rubbish we’ve seen on the BBC lately.

 

[Robert K]

Half way through it and we have a power cut and it's still off now 22:47

 

[Fubar]

No one is more up on the environment than Prince Charles and here he was actively promoting sustainable livestock farming . No mention of destocking to save the planet. He said the uplands only look as good as they do because of farmers. I loved the couple who have been on bodmin for 45 years. And it was just as good to see the young couple in Herefordshire who are just starting out. Let's hope Prince William has the same interest as his father.
Couldn't help but notice the irony of 'the Tesco ad' being aired during one of the breaks.

 

[Johnnyboxer]

Fantastic programme and a compassionate and funny man

'Hands in the soil', sprang to my mind

 

[Stw88]

Its a shame more landlords didnt have a more hands on approach instead of being lead a merry dance by agents!

 

[Martin Holden]

Agee with above comments. I’m sure the rent reviews are sometimes “interesting”. As for Pounbury, having seen a bit of it I’m not sure I share the Princes view on the actual outcome. It does seem slightly false?

 

[Campbell]

Invite to Highgrove or a Palace garden party, followed by a rent review in the next post....................

 

[Martin Holden]

Invite to Highgrove or a Palace garden party, followed by a rent review in the next post....................

Precisely. Butter them up first!

 

[solo]

Loved the final comment from the character farming using his horse to check stock.”The less I earn the less I have to spend”

 

[primmiemoo]

Loved the final comment from the character farming using his horse to check stock.”The less I earn the less I have to spend”

Lovely humour. ?

Good hoss, too.

 

[glasshouse]

Invite to Highgrove or a Palace garden party, followed by a rent review in the next post....................

Well those parties have to be paid for!!

 

[HolzKopf]

Great programme - if only others genuinely followed suit. I'm sure it's not rosy coloured specs in the cold light of day as the struggles of the two young 'new' farmers showed. And it's much easier for the Duchy to risk its investments and be philanthropic when it has a multi-million pound safety net. But still a good model that we all can learn something from.

G'wawn 'oss

HK

 

[Martin Holden]

Loved the final comment from the character farming using his horse to check stock.”The less I earn the less I have to spend”

Yeh, absolutely great comment and 100% true

 

[Holsteinfriesian90]

Interesting program.

 

[Martyn]

Good to have a nose at other duchy tenancys, big difference across the estate on the level of investment on diffrent farms. Its a shame they continued to mention about future sons and grandsons careing for the estate, they dint mention once about any daughter farming in the future, thought it made it sound a very sexist industry, they have a mother and daughter tenacy close by doing a super job.

 

[Pilatus]

No one is more up on the environment than Prince Charles and here he was actively promoting sustainable livestock farming . No mention of destocking to save the planet. He said the uplands only look as good as they do because of farmers. I loved the couple who have been on bodmin for 45 years. And it was just as good to see the young couple in Herefordshire who are just starting out. Let's hope Prince William has the same interest as his father.
Couldn't help but notice the irony of 'the Tesco ad' being aired during one of the breaks.

I expect if truth be known,that Prince Charles is very concerned about whether Prince William or Prince Harry will be as interested in the Duchy of Cornwall Estates as he himself has been.
I think Williams wife Kate would be a lot more supportive of her husband taking an interest in the Duchy rather than that Meghan supporting Harry.
I was privileged to have been a Duchy Tenant till I gave up the tenancy to have a go at farming Canada (which was a disaster ) ,that said nothing against Canada a great country.

 

[worker]

Good to have a nose at other duchy tenancys, big difference across the estate on the level of investment on diffrent farms. Its a shame they continued to mention about future sons and grandsons careing for the estate, they dint mention once about any daughter farming in the future, thought it made it sound a very sexist industry, they have a mother and daughter tenacy close by doing a super job.

Yes I thought the same, irritated me so much I had to turn it off.