P.X. Farms Podcast

P.X. Farms

Join James at P.X Farms as he sits down with industry leaders across all areas of agriculture. From cutting-edge machinery to the future of sustainable farming, each episode dives into the challenges, innovations, and stories shaping the industry. Whether you're a farmer, contractor, or ag enthusiast, this podcast offers real insights from those at the heart of British farming. Tune in for expert knowledge, candid discussions, and a behind-the-scenes look at modern agriculture.

  1. 3d ago

    The £13 Million Challenge, and Why We Are Now Praying for Rain

    With harvest behind us, the focus is now a relentless eight day push to get the cultivations finished before we move onto the new farms we have taken on. In this episode we battle on through rock hard, bone dry ground, and after a lifetime of complaining about rain, find ourselves doing something that feels almost alien, praying for it. Everything now hinges on a good soaking to get the crop drilled. We also open up the business side in a way most farms never would. We spend around £13 million a year on inputs, and James explains why finding savings has become the single biggest opportunity in the business right now, more valuable than farming itself, along with a rather painful story about just how much prices can vary. There is honest frustration too at yet more fly tipping, and a hard look at why the promised fines are proving toothless even when the culprits are caught. Elsewhere the welding course pays off in a breakdown, the tracks and cultivators keep the workshop busy, and there is a birthday to mark. From the business of saving money to a desperate wait for rain, this is another honest look behind the scenes of a modern farming business. For those interested in our new merchandise: https://pxfarms.myshopify.com/ Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:22 Matilda's birthday and the cultivation plan 2:17 Spreading ash and servicing the crawler 3:56 More fly tipping, and toothless fines 6:01 The £13 million input bill and finding savings 8:57 Cultivating hard ground with Glenn 11:13 Breakdowns and nursing the kit through 12:41 How much rain we actually need 14:18 Onto the new blocks of land 15:13 Converting the crawler back to air brakes 15:51 Delivering the lunches 16:45 The welding course pays off 17:56 The final big push, and praying for rain P.X. Farms is proudly supported by: Hectare - https://www.wearehectare.com Spaldings - https://spaldings.co.uk Agrii - https://www.agrii.co.uk Anglia Farmers - https://af.farm Charles and Dean - https://www.charlesanddean.com/px-farms Everywhen - https://www.everywhen.co.uk Syngenta - https://www.syngenta.co.uk Fendt - https://www.fendt.com/uk/ RTKFNet - https://www.rtkf.net Chavereys - https://chavereys.co.uk Horsch - https://www.horsch.com/en/home Lodi - https://www.lodi-uk.com S&A Buildings - https://www.s-and-a.co.uk All views expressed in this video are our own and do not reflect those of our sponsors. Follow us on: https://www.instagram.com/px_farms/ https://www.tiktok.com/@px_farms https://x.com/pxfarms https://www.youtube.com/@PX_Farms Contact: Email: media@pxfarms.com #Farming #Agriculture #FarmingUK #BritishFarming #ArableFarming #FarmBusiness #Cultivation #Drought #FlyTipping #FarmMachinery #Subsoiling #FarmLife #FarmVlog #Harvest2026 #PXFarms Thank you for watching and supporting our farming journey! Don’t forget to like, comment, and share this video! Your support helps us bring you more content from the farm.

  2. Aug 12

    After Harvest, the Big Clean Down and a Frustrating Battle With the Mill

    The combines may have finished, but on a farm this size the work never really stops. In this episode we take on the big and rarely seen job of cleaning down after harvest, blowing down and washing the combines and chaser bins, converting the fuel, and getting everything put away properly before the rodents move in. We also turn straight into the next cycle, mapping and cultivating the new farms we have taken on, soil sampling, and getting seed beds ready for drilling. There is some fascinating detail along the way, including a near 50% difference in fuel use between two tractors doing the same job, and a look at how we clean and colour sort the mustard, with a new sorter on its way from Italy. We also share a frustrating and honest story from the grain market, where wheat we sold at £270 a tonne is now proving a battle to shift at £200, after a mill started rejecting it over chaff. Behind it all, the new fertiliser yard drainage goes in, a clever cultivator project takes shape, and the ever reliable workshop keeps the show on the road. From the job nobody sees to an honest word on the market, this is another look behind the scenes of a modern farming business. For those interested in our new merchandise: https://pxfarms.myshopify.com/ Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:24 Cleaning down the combines and chaser bins 1:32 Converting the fuel back to white 2:12 How to blow down a combine 4:13 The Green Goddess breaks down 4:40 The cut-down cultivator project 6:14 Onto the new farms 8:37 Cultivating hard ground and a 50% fuel difference 11:23 Seed beds and a drills update 13:07 The fertiliser yard drainage 15:05 The concreting bill and the horse 15:57 New tyres to trial 17:26 The Green Goddess saga continues 20:45 Cleaning the mustard and a new colour sorter 23:40 A frustrating battle with the mill 25:09 Why the clean down matters 26:21 The food, and thank you P.X. Farms is proudly supported by: Hectare - https://www.wearehectare.com Spaldings - https://spaldings.co.uk Agrii - https://www.agrii.co.uk Anglia Farmers - https://af.farm Charles and Dean - https://www.charlesanddean.com/px-farms Everywhen - https://www.everywhen.co.uk Syngenta - https://www.syngenta.co.uk Fendt - https://www.fendt.com/uk/ RTKFNet - https://www.rtkf.net Chavereys - https://chavereys.co.uk Horsch - https://www.horsch.com/en/home Lodi - https://www.lodi-uk.com S&A Buildings - https://www.s-and-a.co.uk All views expressed in this video are our own and do not reflect those of our sponsors. Follow us on: https://www.instagram.com/px_farms/ https://www.tiktok.com/@px_farms https://x.com/pxfarms https://open.spotify.com/show/4AmELtVJYW9JxUiHyeO6ks?si=006712aad9214551 Contact: Email: media@pxfarms.com #Farming #Agriculture #FarmingUK #BritishFarming #Harvest2026 #Combine #GrainPrices #ArableFarming #CombineHarvester #FarmMachinery #Cultivation #Mustard #FarmLife #FarmVlog #PXFarms Thank you for watching and supporting our farming journey! Don’t forget to like, comment, and share this video! Your support helps us bring you more content from the farm.

  3. Aug 9

    Harvest 2026 Is Over, and the Combines Come Home

    Harvest 2026 is finally over. In this episode we cut the very last of the crop, the twice drilled mustard and a tiny field of seed, and bring an extraordinary, relentless and remarkably early season to a close. It is an emotional one, as the combines make their way home in convoy for the final time this year, with the first proper rain arriving almost to the minute, and James reflects on the relief, the quiet sadness, and the wonderful team that got it all in safely. There is no real rest though, as the farm turns straight into the next cycle. We follow the cultivations and straw clearing racing ahead, get an honest and rather comical update on the accommodation trailer build, the self titled trailer of horrors, and look in on the seed shed and the new fertiliser yard as they take shape. There is even a teaser about some new land joining the operation. To everyone who has followed this harvest with us, and to the team and the businesses who supported it, thank you. From the last field to the combines coming home, this is another look behind the scenes of a modern farming business. For those interested in our new merchandise: https://pxfarms.myshopify.com/ Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:34 Harvest finished, and the team's effort 1:32 An extraordinarily early finish 2:03 Cultivations and clearing the straw 3:26 Next season and a teaser about new land 5:28 Hugo brings his drone 6:15 The last runs of the mustard 7:51 The mustard yield, a symptom of the year 11:44 Relief, sadness and the end of harvest 12:19 The last field and the SFI seed 14:45 The trailer of horrors, with Luke 18:30 Back to the fiberglass and finishing touches 22:10 The seed shed and fertiliser yard 24:06 New tracks and a crawler repair 25:21 The pool is finished 25:55 The combines come home 29:05 Harvest is over, and thank you P.X. Farms is proudly supported by: Hectare - https://www.wearehectare.com Spaldings - https://spaldings.co.uk Agrii - https://www.agrii.co.uk Anglia Farmers - https://af.farm Charles and Dean - https://www.charlesanddean.com/px-farms Everywhen - https://www.everywhen.co.uk Syngenta - https://www.syngenta.co.uk Fendt - https://www.fendt.com/uk/ RTKFNet - https://www.rtkf.net Chavereys - https://chavereys.co.uk Horsch - https://www.horsch.com/en/home Lodi - https://www.lodi-uk.com S&A Buildings - https://www.s-and-a.co.uk All views expressed in this video are our own and do not reflect those of our sponsors. Follow us on: https://www.instagram.com/px_farms/ https://www.tiktok.com/@px_farms https://x.com/pxfarms https://www.youtube.com/@PX_Farms Contact: Email: media@pxfarms.com #Farming #Agriculture #FarmingUK #BritishFarming #Harvest2026 #HarvestComplete #Combine #CombineHarvester #ArableFarming #Claas #FarmMachinery #FarmLife #FarmVlog #EndOfHarvest #PXFarms Thank you for watching and supporting our farming journey! Don’t forget to like, comment, and share this video! Your support helps us bring you more content from the farm.

  4. Aug 5

    From Field to Pint, Growing Our Own Barley to Make Beer

    This week we harvest one of our most unusual crops, a small field of Arrow spring barley grown for one reason only, to brew our own beer for the Cereals show. We are joined by Rob from RAGT, who has spent years breeding barley, to talk through what makes this variety special, and he even climbs aboard the Lexion to cut it himself. We also work out just how many pints you can get from a single field, and set ourselves a rather ambitious target for next year. It is an honest look at a dry season too, as we explain why so much of the region's barley is struggling to hit malting spec this year, and what that means for the crop. Away from the beer, there is a clever project on the go as we cut a new cultivator down to size, a comedy horse riding lesson, a breakdown scare on one of the tractors, and an update on the accommodation trailer nearing completion. With only the mustard left to cut, the end of harvest is genuinely in sight. From field to pint to the last few acres, this is another look behind the scenes of a modern farming business. For those interested in our new merchandise: https://pxfarms.myshopify.com/ Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:25 The beer barley, with Rob from RAGT 1:36 What makes the Arrow variety special 4:29 Trials across the country and a changing climate 7:56 Checking the combine, and a stone trap tale 9:09 How many pints from one field? 10:59 Rob drives the Lexion 13:04 The yield, a symptom of the year 15:30 What makes malting spec, and the nitrogen result 17:11 Cutting a new cultivator down to size 20:17 A comedy horse riding lesson 22:02 A big tidy up and the spray store 24:22 The fertiliser yard takes shape 25:10 A breakdown scare on the Challenger 26:19 The barley misses malting spec 27:00 The accommodation trailer update 28:01 The end of harvest in sight P.X. Farms is proudly supported by: Hectare - https://www.wearehectare.com Spaldings - https://spaldings.co.uk Agrii - https://www.agrii.co.uk Anglia Farmers - https://af.farm Charles and Dean - https://www.charlesanddean.com/px-farms Everywhen - https://www.everywhen.co.uk Syngenta - https://www.syngenta.co.uk Fendt - https://www.fendt.com/uk/ RTKFNet - https://www.rtkf.net Chavereys - https://chavereys.co.uk Horsch - https://www.horsch.com/en/home Lodi - https://www.lodi-uk.com S&A Buildings - https://www.s-and-a.co.uk All views expressed in this video are our own and do not reflect those of our sponsors. Follow us on: https://www.instagram.com/px_farms/ https://www.tiktok.com/@px_farms https://x.com/pxfarms https://www.youtube.com/@PX_Farms Contact: Email: media@pxfarms.com #Farming #Agriculture #FarmingUK #BritishFarming #Harvest2026 #Barley #Beer #MaltingBarley #ArableFarming #Combine #RAGT #FarmMachinery #FarmLife #FarmVlog #PXFarms Thank you for watching and supporting our farming journey! Don’t forget to like, comment, and share this video! Your support helps us bring you more content from the farm.

  5. Aug 2

    Nearly the End of Harvest, and Two New 18 Metre Drills on the Way

    With the oats finished, the main harvest is all but done, and only the mustard is left to cut. In this episode the team finally earns a well deserved rest after a relentless, rain free run, and we start to turn our attention to next season. We head into the seed shed to explain how producing our own seed saves the business around £200,000 a year, and get the ground and the plan ready for drilling this year's oilseed rape. There is a real sense of gearing up for what comes next. Two new 18 metre drills are being built and are already on their way, a new cultivator joins the fleet, and the new fertiliser yard is nearly finished. We also stay on top of the jobs that never stop, from a run of tyre failures and the search for a fix, to welcoming a new horse to the farm. We finish, as ever, with an honest look at the grain market, where the prices are still not telling the story this difficult year deserves. From a major money saver to the first signs of next season, this is another look behind the scenes of a modern farming business. For those interested in our new merchandise: https://pxfarms.myshopify.com/ Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:26 Harvest all but done, just the mustard left 1:12 The fertiliser yard takes shape 3:10 Tracks and cultivation repairs 4:23 Chasing straw, and a bit of rain at last 6:03 A new horse arrives from Ireland 7:16 The team earns a rest 8:59 The oilseed rape seed and next year's plan 9:43 Saving £200,000 a year on seed 10:37 Workshop repairs and a new tyre to try 13:29 Why oat straw is hard to bale 14:09 Ideal drilling conditions, if the rubbish grows 16:25 The tyre failure and a Bridgestone contribution 17:28 Moving the grain, and analysing the trial 19:04 A well earned rest and a new cultivator 20:35 Two new 18 metre drills on the way 21:16 An honest look at the prices P.X. Farms is proudly supported by: Hectare - https://www.wearehectare.com Spaldings - https://spaldings.co.uk Agrii - https://www.agrii.co.uk Anglia Farmers - https://af.farm Charles and Dean - https://www.charlesanddean.com/px-farms Everywhen - https://www.everywhen.co.uk Syngenta - https://www.syngenta.co.uk Fendt - https://www.fendt.com/uk/ RTKFNet - https://www.rtkf.net Chavereys - https://chavereys.co.uk Horsch - https://www.horsch.com/en/home Lodi - https://www.lodi-uk.com S&A Buildings - https://www.s-and-a.co.uk All views expressed in this video are our own and do not reflect those of our sponsors. Follow us on: https://www.instagram.com/px_farms/ https://www.tiktok.com/@px_farms https://x.com/pxfarms https://www.youtube.com/@PX_Farms Contact: Email: media@pxfarms.com #Farming #Agriculture #FarmingUK #BritishFarming #Harvest2026 #ArableFarming #Seed #OilseedRape #Drilling #FarmMachinery #GrainPrices #FarmLife #FarmVlog #Cultivation #PXFarms Thank you for watching and supporting our farming journey! Don’t forget to like, comment, and share this video! Your support helps us bring you more content from the farm.

  6. Jul 29

    The End Is in Sight, and the Fertiliser Store Is Finally Complete

    The end of the main harvest is finally in sight. In this episode we push through the last of the wheat and turn to the spring oats, with the whole team hoping to wrap up the bulk of the year and earn a well deserved rest. We are joined by Tim, a Claas combine specialist who travels the world setting machines up, and he explains why this extraordinary dry season has our harvest feeling far more like Australia than England, and the counterintuitive way you have to set a combine to cope. Behind the combines the work goes on. We battle to cultivate rock hard, cracked ground that is proving even tougher than last year, deal with a dramatic chaser bin breakdown, and finally complete the new fertiliser store, with all twenty four tanks now in place after years in the planning. We also take a moment to remember three good people the farming world has lost recently, who meant a great deal to us. From an expert's eye on a strange season to the last big push of harvest, this is another honest look behind the scenes of a modern farming business. For those interested in our new merchandise: https://pxfarms.myshopify.com/ Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:36 The fertiliser tanks are all in 3:15 Where we are with harvest 4:01 The mustard is not ready yet 5:07 A chaser bin breakdown 6:47 Seed processing and next year's plan 8:24 Remembering three good people 9:31 The hardest cultivating conditions in years 13:29 Why we spray before drilling 14:45 The crawler, the cracks and the dust 18:08 Workshop repairs and string trouble 19:26 A Claas specialist from Germany 20:20 Why this harvest is like Australia 21:55 Setting a combine for dry conditions 25:51 Setting up combines around the world 28:06 Workshop wear and tyres 29:24 Telematics and the last of the wheat 30:32 Onto the oats, and the finish in sight P.X. Farms is proudly supported by: Hectare - https://www.wearehectare.com Spaldings - https://spaldings.co.uk Agrii - https://www.agrii.co.uk Anglia Farmers - https://af.farm Charles and Dean - https://www.charlesanddean.com/px-farms Everywhen - https://www.everywhen.co.uk Syngenta - https://www.syngenta.co.uk Fendt - https://www.fendt.com/uk/ RTKFNet - https://www.rtkf.net Chavereys - https://chavereys.co.uk Horsch - https://www.horsch.com/en/home Lodi - https://www.lodi-uk.com S&A Buildings - https://www.s-and-a.co.uk All views expressed in this video are our own and do not reflect those of our sponsors. Follow us on: https://www.instagram.com/px_farms/ https://www.tiktok.com/@px_farms https://x.com/pxfarms https://www.youtube.com/@PX_Farms Contact: Email: media@pxfarms.com #Farming #Agriculture #FarmingUK #BritishFarming #Harvest2026 #Combine #Claas #Drought #ArableFarming #CombineHarvester #Cultivation #FarmMachinery #FarmLife #FarmVlog #PXFarms Thank you for watching and supporting our farming journey! Don’t forget to like, comment, and share this video! Your support helps us bring you more content from the farm.

  7. Jul 27

    Harvesting on the Road in Lincolnshire, and the Team's Verdict on the CR11

    Harvest is on the road, and this week finds us up in Lincolnshire pushing through the wheat and the beans. In this episode we take stock of where we are with the end genuinely in sight, walk the beans and explain the difference between the feed and human consumption markets, and take an honest look at a turbulent grain market where even the mention of peace talks is moving the price. We also get into the business side that rarely gets shown, from selling the barley and the fuel and fertiliser buying decisions, to the accommodation and logistics that keep a team running hundreds of miles from home. There is a demo of a new version of the Joker cultivator to weigh up, a few breakdowns to fix, and the team give their honest verdict on the New Holland CR11 they drove last week. From an honest market update to life on the road at harvest, this is another look behind the scenes of a modern farming business. For those interested in our new merchandise: https://pxfarms.myshopify.com/ Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:32 Where we are in Lincolnshire 1:23 The plan: Bedfordshire, oats and mustard 2:08 The beans and the human consumption market 2:29 A turbulent grain market and the sales 3:34 Fuel and fertiliser buying 4:27 Breakdowns and repairs 6:08 A closer look at the beans 7:08 How beans are priced and stored 9:56 Cooling the peas 10:56 The Lincolnshire accommodation 12:34 A new version of the Joker cultivator 15:26 The wheat yields and betting on the finish 16:54 The team's verdict on the CR11 18:05 Nearly there, and the pool awaits P.X. Farms is proudly supported by: Hectare - https://www.wearehectare.com Spaldings - https://spaldings.co.uk Agrii - https://www.agrii.co.uk Anglia Farmers - https://af.farm Charles and Dean - https://www.charlesanddean.com/px-farms Everywhen - https://www.everywhen.co.uk Syngenta - https://www.syngenta.co.uk Fendt - https://www.fendt.com/uk/ RTKFNet - https://www.rtkf.net Chavereys - https://chavereys.co.uk Horsch - https://www.horsch.com/en/home Lodi - https://www.lodi-uk.com S&A Buildings - https://www.s-and-a.co.uk All views expressed in this video are our own and do not reflect those of our sponsors. Follow us on: https://www.instagram.com/px_farms/ https://www.tiktok.com/@px_farms https://x.com/pxfarms https://www.youtube.com/@PX_Farms Contact: Email: media@pxfarms.com #Farming #Agriculture #FarmingUK #BritishFarming #Harvest2026 #Combine #Wheat #Beans #GrainPrices #ArableFarming #CombineHarvester #FarmMachinery #FarmLife #FarmVlog #PXFarms Thank you for watching and supporting our farming journey! Don’t forget to like, comment, and share this video! Your support helps us bring you more content from the farm.

  8. Jul 22

    We Demo the New Holland CR11, the Biggest Combine in the World

    We have a very special guest on the farm this week. Ernest Doe kindly brought down the brand new New Holland CR11, billed as the biggest and most powerful combine in the world, along with a 45 foot MacDon header, for us to put through its paces. In this episode James, Kieran and Sandy all take a turn at the wheel, and we get a proper technical walkthrough of what makes this machine and its radar controlled residue management so different, and how it stacks up against our fleet of Claas Lexions. There is talk too of the 61 foot header to come, and what a step up like that would really mean. For a bit of fun we also line all five combines up in the field together, with the New Holland flanked by our four Claas machines. Away from the demo, the wheat keeps coming in, with the early drilled crops holding up well in the drought, and we get an update on the BBM accommodation trailer conversion taking shape. There is progress on the house too, and preparations to move the whole operation up to Lincolnshire. From the world's biggest combine to five machines in one field, this is another look behind the scenes of a modern farming business. For those interested in our new merchandise: https://pxfarms.myshopify.com/ Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:17 The BBM accommodation trailer conversion 7:38 The biggest swath of the year at Mrs B's 8:27 The latest wheat yields 10:18 Splitting combines across beans and wheat 11:06 The lorry logistics 13:33 The New Holland CR11 demo 20:08 A class above: the technical walkthrough 21:13 Radar controlled residue management 22:25 New Holland vs Case, and the MacDon header 26:01 The 61 foot header to come 27:29 Kieran takes a go 28:09 Comparing the CR11 to our Lexions 29:03 Five combines lined up in one field 30:06 Header safety and hitching up 32:15 Progress on the house 34:18 Moving the fleet to Lincolnshire P.X. Farms is proudly supported by: Hectare - https://www.wearehectare.com Spaldings - https://spaldings.co.uk Agrii - https://www.agrii.co.uk Anglia Farmers - https://af.farm Charles and Dean - https://www.charlesanddean.com/px-farms Everywhen - https://www.everywhen.co.uk Syngenta - https://www.syngenta.co.uk Fendt - https://www.fendt.com/uk/ RTKFNet - https://www.rtkf.net Chavereys - https://chavereys.co.uk Horsch - https://www.horsch.com/en/home Lodi - https://www.lodi-uk.com S&A Buildings - https://www.s-and-a.co.uk All views expressed in this video are our own and do not reflect those of our sponsors. Follow us on: https://www.instagram.com/px_farms/ https://www.tiktok.com/@px_farms https://x.com/pxfarms https://www.youtube.com/@PX_Farms Contact: Email: media@pxfarms.com #Farming #Agriculture #FarmingUK #Harvest2026 #NewHolland #CR11 #Combine #CombineHarvester #Claas #Lexion #MacDon #ArableFarming #FarmMachinery #FarmVlog #PXFarms Thank you for watching and supporting our farming journey! Don’t forget to like, comment, and share this video! Your support helps us bring you more content from the farm.

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Join James at P.X Farms as he sits down with industry leaders across all areas of agriculture. From cutting-edge machinery to the future of sustainable farming, each episode dives into the challenges, innovations, and stories shaping the industry. Whether you're a farmer, contractor, or ag enthusiast, this podcast offers real insights from those at the heart of British farming. Tune in for expert knowledge, candid discussions, and a behind-the-scenes look at modern agriculture.

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    P.X. Farms
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
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