Farming program CH5

[Cab-over Pete]

Yes, I knew what you were getting at, but with very experienced Farmers assisting and all things going well is there really any harm done?

It’s probably a producers nightmare wanting to please the viewers but having to potentially wait hours for the ewe to produce the goods!

I dare say they have some sort of code word to cut the filming if it’s all going to go pear shaped!!

 

[ThatsSomeSheep]

Agree with what you say Pete, and I’m certainly not criticising the experience or professionalism of the people involved. Buts let’s just say if it was my sheep the cameras have to wait, end of.

TSS

 

[upnortheast]

Whilst I’m not disagreeing with you, the programme is good infotainment.

Any viewers will soon turn off if all they see the shepherd doing is wandering around the shed and being patient. Viewers want to see lambs born and thats what they’re getting.

The ewes would undoubtedly be better left and I hope they do show some natural births, but is there any real harm in showing the Nicholson’s assisting?

I thought "This Farming Life" was a better prog - from a farmers viewpoint.
However it seems in this day & age the fashion is to have a so called celebrity involved. Gets on my wick a bit but if that is what it takes to get the urban public to pay attention then we just have to go with it.
Well done to the farmers involved to have the balls to get involved, not everyone could do it

 

[Traffic dodger]

It’s tough, the program depends on bums on seats. If the general public doesn’t watch it , the advertisements will not get their money’s worth and not advertise leads to the program dropped. They have to make it public friendly or it’s not going to last. Like everything in life it’s all about the money.

 

[bravheart]

It’s tough, the program depends on bums on seats. If the general public doesn’t watch it , the advertisements will not get their money’s worth and not advertise leads to the program dropped. They have to make it public friendly or it’s not going to last. Like everything in life it’s all about the money.

So Arla tanker, cheviot vets, stewart trailers and a MF tractor, he was a walking billboard, who didn't get their moneysworth!
Sure there was a handling system in there too but my brain was on logo overload and passed the name bye.


Well done @Fergieman, good show believe its big bro's turn tonight.

 

[Rowland]

It’s tough, the program depends on bums on seats. If the general public doesn’t watch it , the advertisements will not get their money’s worth and not advertise leads to the program dropped. They have to make it public friendly or it’s not going to last. Like everything in life it’s all about the money.

Like you say it’s about the money! I’d dare bet the budget for the program is not that great . The Yorkshire Vet had a few dodgy bits at the start, now I think it’s spot on nice little gentle show that’s easy watching.

 

[Traffic dodger]

So Arla tanker, cheviot vets, stewart trailers and a MF tractor, he was a walking billboard, who didn't get their moneysworth!
Sure there was a handling system in there too but my brain was on logo overload and passed the name bye.


Well done @Fergieman, good show believe its big bro's turn tonight.

The general public would not know a Stewart trailer or an MF tractor if it them on the head and they are the biggest % of the viewers. It’s the advertisement between the program that pays for it. If joe public doesn’t watch the program it’s off air , simple.

 

[jade35]

So Arla tanker, cheviot vets, stewart trailers and a MF tractor, he was a walking billboard, who didn't get their moneysworth!
Sure there was a handling system in there too but my brain was on logo overload and passed the name bye.


Well done @Fergieman, good show believe its big bro's turn tonight.

There were also some nice IAE stickers on the calf pens which made me smile after the ongoing comments about Adam Henson's crush/handling system but
thought the best one last night was the chap with the nice new Harbro (?) boilersuit on the beef farm, seemed to be several good shots of that boilersuit

I think the programme is ok, certainly better than some that have been on before and it is not viewing farming through rose tinted spectacles, the explanations given for what is going on may not be perfect but they are trying to explain what is happening, and why, to a non farming public.


My favourite bit so far was on Monday night with the poor chap spending ages trying to revive the twin lamb in the background and then being asked what was going on and was the lamb ok must admit we were surprised to then see two live lambs beside the ewe.


Well done @Fergieman and family.

 

[Still Farming]

The general public would not know a Stewart trailer or an MF tractor if it them on the head and they are the biggest % of the viewers. It’s the advertisement between the program that pays for it. If joe public doesn’t watch the program it’s off air , simple.

They follow the ad's ?
Subliminal messages ?
You are going to buy a product ???

 

[Traffic dodger]

What would the general public want with a tractor ? I bet you would be surprised how many in cities do not even drive or own cars now let a lone a tractor.

 

[xmilkr]

What a hell of a good program for educating the gen. public, opening the eyes of many but how can Adam on a public platform like this not get over the fact that dairy farmers are paid the same now for their milk as they were paid over 20 years ago, 26/28p litre, good chance wasted.

 

[Bruce Almighty]

I am on my 3 rd bottle of Henry westons @Steevo

I bet you slept well after that.

I think it's an excellent show for the public, well done Ch 5

 

[Chips]

@Fergieman and family doing a sterling job

 

[primmiemoo]

Saw part of today's, and relieved they've toned the pace down.
That's more like it - well, that's what I feel. There's more time, and more depth. There will be more general public feeling involved, maybe.

The swinging lambs thread in Livestock forum comes unlocked (the padlock opens on the address bar, so I'm not happy to post this enquiry there), so would anyone here be kind enough to tell me why so many of the lambing interventions are made with the ewe standing?
Is it a Yorkshire thing?

 

[Philip Watkins]

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The swinging lambs thread in Livestock forum comes unlocked (the padlock opens on the address bar, ....

Something odd going on there it only happens on page 3, pages 1,2 & 4 are locked.

 

[Chris F]

Saw part of today's, and relieved they've toned the pace down.
That's more like it - well, that's what I feel. There's more time, and more depth. There will be more general public feeling involved, maybe.

The swinging lambs thread in Livestock forum comes unlocked (the padlock opens on the address bar, so I'm not happy to post this enquiry there), so would anyone here be kind enough to tell me why so many of the lambing interventions are made with the ewe standing?
Is it a Yorkshire thing?

Something odd going on there it only happens on page 3, pages 1,2 & 4 are locked.

It was because one of the images that was inserted was from an unsecure link, so making the whole page non-secure. I have fixed it now. Thanks for highlighting.

You are fine to post on the thread @primmiemoo

 

[supercow]

Farming program on channel 5 at 8 pm every night this week, what a hell of a good program for educating the gen. public, opening the eyes of many but how can Adam on a public platform like this not get over the fact that dairy farmers are paid the same now for their milk as they were paid over 20 years ago, 26/28p litre, good chance wasted.

When u take into account the rise in lamb prices, I remember we used to get 40/50/60£ for fat lambs, now they are 80/90, milk price hasn't really moved with inflation!

 

[Hilly]

When u take into account the rise in lamb prices, I remember we used to get 40/50/60£ for fat lambs, now they are 80/90, milk price hasn't really moved with inflation!

comparing eggs with apples, and lambs averaged 130 last week.

 

[upnortheast]

but how can Adam on a public platform like this not get over the fact that dairy farmers are paid the same now for their milk as they were paid over 20 years ago, 26/28p litre, good chance wasted.

We want a positive image of farming.
IMO it`s best to avoid the wingeing farmer image. Joe Public in the urban jungle has plenty problems of his own. Complaing about milk price would probably turn him off the programme

 

[DrWazzock]

Yes we want a positive image or do we?

There is reward and and satisfaction in farming but it comes with effort, a certain amount of anxiety, and fair amount of work, some of which can be tedious, exhausting or difficult. That is all part of the challenge of farming.

You never see people struggling to change a rusted on bearing, or setting a plough up, hoovering out a grain store, rodding drains, etc. I suppose a lot of this is perceived as unattractive, but to me it isn't. It's as necessary and important as having your hand up a sheeps back end which seems to be all that ever happens on a lot of these TV farms.

My least favourite job on the farm in the farm is lambing a sheep, which I'll do for the sake of the welfare of the lambs and sheep if I have to, but I consider we have already failed if the sheep needs assistance. I don't really consider the birth of the lambs to be a moment of great joy really, just another one of those things. I'd rather be welding or something, I.e. something that has progressed and moved on a bit since medieval times, whereas lambing the poor old sheep hasn't.