P.X. Farms Podcast

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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.

  1. 4d ago

    Back From America, and the Software to Run Our Whole Farm

    Back on home soil after the trip to America, it is straight back to reality, jet lag and all, and the focus now is the drilling campaign. In this episode we explain why getting the timing of drilling right is arguably even more important than harvest itself, and sit down to plan the logistics of keeping four drills running. We also take a proper look at Cropwise, the new software we are using to pull all of the farm's scattered data, from satellite imagery and weather stations to yield maps going back to 1999, into a single system, with the ambition of eventually running the whole farm from one screen. It is an idea born on our trip to Brazil, and it could change how we make decisions. Elsewhere, the combines are being tucked away for winter, we get a bit of sticker shock at the price of a new pickup, and we walk the emerging oilseed rape, keeping a nervous eye on the flea beetle. There is a warm word too for Nuffield after hosting some mock interviews, and a heads up about the Grandstand show at the end of the month. From a new way of managing data to the big drilling push ahead, this is another look behind the scenes of a modern farming business. ​👕 P.X. Farms Merchandise: https://pxfarms.myshopify.com/ ​⏱️ Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:25 Back from America, and back to reality 1:59 Why getting the drilling right matters most 3:06 A £52,000 new Hilux 5:19 A deep dive into Crop Wise 8:53 Drones, sprayer cameras and logging problems 11:03 The soil data and one master system 13:24 The idea born in Brazil 14:16 Servicing the combines for winter 15:24 Walking the rape, and flea beetle 17:42 Nuffield mock interviews 18:38 Ready for the big off, and the Grandstand show ​🤝 P.X. Farms is proudly supported by: Attara - https://attara.co 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 #Drilling #OilseedRape #AgTech #PrecisionFarming #FarmData #FarmMachinery #CropWise #Nuffield #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.

  2. Sep 6

    What American Farming Does Differently, Our Trip to the Farm Progress Show With Fendt

    This week we take you across the Atlantic. Fendt kindly flew James and Tom out to Boone, Iowa, for the Farm Progress Show, one of the biggest farm shows in America, and the launch of their new machinery. In this episode we get a proper look at how farming is done on the other side of the pond, and it is a real eye opener. We climb aboard the latest Fendt with its new cab and a 60km/h top speed, and get up close to the cutting edge autonomy on show, including a driverless grain cart that follows the combine and unloads on demand, something that could transform an operation like ours. We ride an American Gleaner combine, marvel at the sheer scale of the machinery and the rail network that moves the grain, and dig into the things the UK simply does not have, from government backed crop insurance to USDA support that helps farmers invest and weather a bad year. There is a fascinating look at a new tyre pressure system with Titan, and we get to meet some of the biggest names in American farming YouTube along the way. A huge thank you to Fendt for a brilliant trip and for looking after us so well. From driverless machines to a very different way of farming, 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 0:36 The journey to Iowa 2:07 Arriving at the Farm Progress Show 2:43 A tour of the Fendt stand 4:06 The new Fendt cab and a 60km/h top speed 5:18 First look at the autonomous chaser cart 6:38 Farm simulators getting kids into farming 7:21 The Horsch stand, and America's harvest 11:24 Riding an American Gleaner combine 17:00 The story behind the Gleaner name 18:34 A combine for every size of farm 20:20 The driverless chaser cart in action 24:28 The retrofit autonomy system explained 28:42 How American crop insurance works 33:13 The USDA and support for farmers 34:24 A new tyre pressure system with Titan 37:07 The Pressure Perfect system explained 43:04 Lightning stops the show 46:48 Meeting the American farming YouTubers 50:58 The journey home, and thanks to Fendt P.X. Farms is proudly supported by: Attara - https://attara.co 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 #Fendt #FarmProgressShow #Iowa #USAFarming #AmericanFarming #AgTech #Autonomy #FarmMachinery #Combine #Titan #FarmingUK #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. Sep 2

    The Real Cost of the Drought, and a Bank Holiday to Forget

    On a quiet bank holiday, we take the chance to sit down and be honest about the numbers. In this episode James walks through the harvest field by field, laying out exactly what the drought has cost us, from milling wheat well down on budget to disappointing oats and mustard, and just how far the market now needs to move for the industry to make money. It is a frank and rarely seen look at the real finances behind a difficult year, and the thinking behind next season's rotation. It would not be a bank holiday without a few surprises, and this one delivers, from a gate rammed clean out of the ground to a burnt out van, and a bridge between two of our blocks that has quite alarmingly collapsed. There is a fonder moment too as we say goodbye to our brilliant harvest team, with the students heading home after a superb season. With the rape now emerging after the long awaited rain, and the team off to the Farm Progress Show in America, the next chapter is already beginning. From an honest look at the money to the first green shoots of next year, 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 0:27 A quiet bank holiday, and Will's work experience 3:10 A temporary welding solution 5:07 The long trailers and new lights 6:34 What the rain has done 7:27 Saying goodbye to the harvest team 9:58 The real cost of the drought, field by field 13:13 The disappointing oats and mustard 14:27 Reading the yield maps 17:08 Why we are dropping spring crops 17:58 A rammed gate, a collapsed bridge and a burnt van 19:54 The rape is emerging 21:12 Nearly two inches of rain 22:14 Off to the Farm Progress Show 23:49 Thanks, and a fond farewell 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 #Drought #GrainPrices #FarmBusiness #ArableFarming #Yield #FarmMachinery #FarmLife #FarmVlog #Wheat #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 30

    The Rain Finally Comes, a Game Changer for Cultivations

    At long last, the rain has come. In this episode a sudden 34mm downpour transforms everything, closing up the cracks and turning the brutally hard ground into near perfect cultivating conditions almost overnight, lifting output by a third and, as Glenn puts it, proving a complete game changer. The timing could hardly be better, with the oilseed rape drilled and now set to come racing out of the ground. With cultivations back in full swing, the focus turns to the new farms we have taken on. We explain how we map unfamiliar land to keep the team working safely and efficiently, from marking hidden manholes to using our new Crop Wise software to manage tasks and avoid first year mistakes. There is reward too, as the team head off for a well earned end of harvest bash after an incredibly hard, dry season. It is a proud and reflective moment, with the business in a comfortable place and drilling now just around the corner. From the rain we have waited so long for to the next chapter ahead, 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 Rain at last, 34mm and a game changer 2:07 Mapping the new farms 2:52 Finishing dates and running four drills 4:48 Rained off, and a good soak 6:06 Crop Wise in the cab 7:09 First year niggles on new land 8:25 What a difference the rain makes 9:32 The obstacle problem and marking manholes 11:34 A well earned end of harvest bash 13:56 In the bad books before the party 16:27 A proud, reflective moment 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 #Cultivation #Drought #Rain #ArableFarming #OilseedRape #FarmMachinery #PrecisionFarming #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.

  5. Aug 26

    The Oilseed Rape Is Drilled Just in Time for the Rain, and the Logistics of Going Bigger

    After a long, dry wait, this is a big milestone. All of the oilseed rape is now drilled, and in near textbook conditions, with the first proper rain in weeks finally forecast to arrive right on cue. In this episode we get the last of it in the ground, and look at the logistics challenge that comes with going bigger, because keeping two 18 metre drills fed means moving as much as 80 tonnes of seed a day. It has not all been smooth. We work through a relentless run of breakdowns as the brutally hard ground takes its toll, with hitches snapping and frames cracking, and a big winter rebuild already looming. We also make a clever change to the sprayers to cut wasted chemical, and check in on the cut down cultivator project that is proving its worth. Looking ahead, the merchandise trailer is being loaded up ready for the Grandstand show, and we are off on a trip across the Atlantic to the Farm Progress Show in Des Moines. From the last seed in the ground to the rain we have waited so long for, 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 0:39 The rape is all drilled, and the seed logistics 1:49 Seed dressing and the bunt results 2:38 Drilled just in time for the rain 3:48 Cultivation nears the end, and the breakdowns 6:28 Fertiliser and new winter tyres 7:46 The 18 metre drill up close 9:35 The snapped hitch and the Camso tracks 12:12 The cut down cultivator pays off 15:02 The flail explained 16:07 Cutting wasted chemical on the sprayer 20:01 75 tonnes of seed a day 21:39 The fertiliser yard and combines for winter 23:09 A gripe about chemical labelling 24:24 The merchandise trailer for Grandstand 27:30 Off to Farm Progress in Des Moines 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 #Drilling #OilseedRape #ArableFarming #FarmMachinery #Horsch #Cultivation #Seed #FarmLife #FarmVlog #FarmProgress #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. Aug 23

    The New Horsch Avatar 18 Metre Drills Arrive And We Put Auto Steer on a Toyota Hilux

    After weeks of waiting, drilling finally begins. In this episode the first oilseed rape goes into the ground, and our two new 18 metre drills get to work, covering an astonishing 500 acres a day, a scale that would have been unthinkable a generation ago. We also get stuck into some brilliant home grown innovation, fitting RTK auto steer, section control and variable rate onto a Toyota Hilux using open source software and a worldwide community of tinkerers, and begin moving the whole business onto new farm management software inspired by what we saw in Brazil. The heart of this episode, though, belongs to James's father, who sits down to tell the story of the legendary drought of 1976, the year James was born. Fifty years on from a harvest he never forgot, he compares then and now, from the crops and the yields to machinery that has been transformed almost beyond recognition. We finish with some welcome news as the grain market finally starts to move, and an honest word on a poor year and the decisions it is driving. From the first seed in the ground to a remarkable look back in time, 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 0:18 The second drill arrives, cultivation nears the end 2:34 Auto steer on a Toyota Hilux 4:30 A homemade variable rate and section control 7:14 The story behind the DIY tech 13:04 Tom's verdict, and a ride in the Hilux 18:37 A tour of the yard and the new 18m drill 20:28 The grain store and the ADR tyres 21:48 Moving to Crop Wise farm software 24:13 Satellite data and the trial pit damage 26:44 Day one of drilling the rape 27:31 My father on the drought of 1976 32:24 How 1976 compares to 2026 35:58 The 18m drills flying at 500 acres a day 39:39 A sad reflection on the yield 40:35 The fertiliser yard drainage 42:02 The market turns up, and the rotation ahead 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 #Drilling #OilseedRape #AgTech #PrecisionFarming #AutoSteer #Drought #ArableFarming #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. Aug 19

    Cultivating New Farms in the Hardest Conditions of Our Lives

    The cultivations roll on, and this week we push onto the new farms we have taken on, working some of the hardest, driest ground the team has ever seen, hard enough to snap subsoiler legs at walking pace. With no proper rain in sight, we face a genuine roll of the dice, whether to gamble on drilling our expensive hybrid rape seed straight into the dust now, as our Australian friends would, or hold our nerve and wait for the heavens to open. There is real momentum too, with the two new 18 metre drills arriving any day, and we run through how the drilling teams will work once the weather finally lets us go. We also get a full tour of the accommodation trailer, now taking real shape, and look in on the last of the combine cleaning. To finish, an honest word on the market, from a comparison with the famous drought of 1976, to a potential world wheat shortage, and how hedging our fuel has just paid out to the tune of £33,000. From a high stakes gamble to the first signs of drilling, 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 0:44 Cultivation progress and repairs 2:06 The accommodation trailer wall fixed 2:43 Moving the straw, and a winter of welding 4:14 The dry seeding gamble, advice from Australia 5:19 Cultivating the new farms 6:27 The hardest field of my life 9:15 Cultivation technique on the headlands 10:35 Snapping legs, and the toll on the kit 14:06 Why we are rolling the land 15:38 The new drills, and the drilling teams 17:10 The compressors and the dust 19:40 A full tour of the trailer 22:21 The last of the combine cleaning 23:19 1976, the market and a wheat shortage 24:18 How fuel hedging paid out £33,000 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 #Drilling #Cultivation #Drought #OilseedRape #Subsoiling #FarmMachinery #GrainPrices #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. Aug 16

    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.

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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
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    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    229
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