Why is there so many farming programs on TV.?

[Greythundercloudys]

The TV makers down in London must think its good TV, apart from countryfile to make these programs, her of lambing live, mud sweat, and tears, Highland vet, Yorkshire farm+ vet, towns folk must love seeing what does on in the sheds.

 

[Two Tone]

I once had a pair of freelance TV program makers approach me about making a program about real farming. They came to visit and one of them let slip she was a vegetarian!
Not surprisingly, the series never got made.
She seemed most upset as to why I turned them down.
What did she expect?

 

[yellow belly]

Outdoor filming is easier than indoor with current restrictions

 

[yellowbelly]

towns folk must love seeing what does on in the sheds.

They do, and some of them aspire to what they think is a less stressed and bucolic way of life.
Hopefully if they watch enough, some of it will rub off and they'll remember us when they do their food shopping - don't hold your breath though.

 

[Lincs Lass]

Alot of folks need educating to where their food comes from,,
They are quick enough to complain about mud on the roads ,cattle making noise and tractors everyware , but most dont know how their food gets to the table .

 

[robo]

Alot of folks need educating to where their food comes from,,
They are quick enough to complain about mud on the roads ,cattle making noise and tractors everyware , but most dont know how their food gets to the table

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they dont know they dont care but in my opinion most dont want to know .. unless of course villagers !!!!!!!!!!!are stuck in a snowdrift, then tractors are most welcome

 

[Still Farming]

General Public love to see how "real" things are done possibly and grasps how the 'real' World work and how detracted it is from their own!

 

[Robt]

I once had a pair of freelance TV program makers approach me about making a program about real farming. They came to visit and one of them let slip she was a vegetarian!
Not surprisingly, the series never got made.
She seemed most upset as to why I turned them down.
What did she expect?

Don’t farmers grow vegetables?

 

[HolzKopf]

I watch Adam Henson so I can see all the kit I haven't got:
New sheds
New pickup
New tractors
New yard
New gator
New bull
etc

 

[7610 super q]

Don’t farmers grow vegetables?

Nope, not any more. The veg industry is now in the hands of vast agri companies.

 

[7610 super q]

The only thing worth watching from a farmers point of view is the Blood sweat and tractors series on BBC 4. The other programs are just cuddly zoo type of things. I'm not knocking that, it's probably best that the general public have an image of cuddly old straw chewing farmers who look after their half dozen meercats. Public image these days is everything.

 

[Greythundercloudys]

Adams farm looks a good place, along with the BBC sub cheques.

 

[Yale]

Nope, not any more. The veg industry is now in the hands of vast agri companies.

@Lowland1

 

[Greythundercloudys]

I wonder if some of those guys that let them film lambing get all the new gates payed buy the TV company, this farming life isn't to bad.

 

[Robt]

Adams farm looks a good place, along with the BBC sub cheques.

Surely wouldn’t every farmer so the same given the chance? I can’t stand him but do admire his business acumen!

 

[Hilly]

Nope, not any more. The veg industry is now in the hands of vast agri companies.

Along with pigs poultry , cattle next then closely filled by sheep .

 

[Paddington]

When a non farming person says they are really interested in farming and watch Countryfile every week and Adam wosname says that.........apparently I make an "urrgh" noise and shake my head.I'm quite unaware I do this.

 

[Bogweevil]

Who wouldn't want the long hours, low pay, abysmal weather, , ankle-deep in slurry for 11 months of the year (actually that could just be Dorset), a long drive to anywhere, dire pubs, dark endless winters...?

There should be programmes for farmers; Flight to the Suburbs, Cityfile, Manchester Vet and so on.

 

[le bon paysan]

They are generally great PR for farming
Especially this farming life!
Better than Liz Bonnin and Roger anaemic Harribin

 

[Fendt516profi]

Who wouldn't want the long hours, low pay, abysmal weather, , ankle-deep in slurry for 11 months of the year (actually that could just be Dorset), a long drive to anywhere, dire pubs, dark endless winters...?

There should be programmes for farmers; Flight to the Suburbs, Cityfile, Manchester Vet and so on.

There are already loads of programmes for farmer's to watch about city life, there called
crime .....
Police ......
........ On benefits