P.X. Farms Podcast

It is the 7th of July, and we are cutting wheat. That is the earliest we have ever started in a whole career of farming, and a sign of just how much this hot, dry summer has brought everything forward. In this episode we take the very first wheat off, check the early moisture, bushel weights and protein, and place our bets on what the yield is going to be before the result is revealed. Between fie...

The barley harvest is in the shed, and the big question of the year is finally answered. In this episode we reveal the results of our hybrid against conventional trial, and after nine weeks of drought the yields are better than we dared hope. With the combines blown down, attention turns to the cultivations and the careful job of putting right the damage left behind by the infrastructure projects...

Get Your Tickets - https://pxfarms.myshopify.com/products/range-rover-raffle-ticket Harvest 2026 is properly underway, and the first barley is coming into the store. In this episode we get the full field by field picture of how the crop is yielding after nine weeks of drought, and the early results are more encouraging than we feared. We also explain a costly quirk of this year, with the grain com...

Get Your Tickets - https://pxfarms.myshopify.com/products/range-rover-raffle-ticket This is the moment we have been building towards all season. Harvest 2026 is finally here, and the combines are rolling into the barley. In this episode we take the first samples of the year, sweat on the moisture and the all important bushel weight, and find out whether the crops are going to be as kind as we hope...

Fresh from the fiftieth birthday party and Cereals, we sit down with two farmers who have come a very long way to be here, brothers David and Ed Cox from Western Australia. With one of them due to fly home within the hour, we take the chance to talk honestly about what farming looks like on the other side of the world, and how many of the same pressures are being felt everywhere. We get into the g...

Harvest is now just days away, and everything is coming together. In this episode we walk the crops one last time before the combines roll, checking over the wheat, the oats and the barley, weighing up the yield potential after a difficult dry spell, and allowing ourselves a little cautious optimism that it could be better than we feared. Behind the scenes the harvest team complete their health an...

It is the final week before harvest, and there is a huge amount to get done. In this episode we get the combines and chaser bins fired up and ready, fill the tanks with fuel, welcome the harvest team back for the season, and work through the long list of jobs that has to be ticked off before the first field is cut. We also sit down for two proper deep dives. First we talk grain store hygiene with...

This week we celebrate a big one, James' 50th birthday, with a party that will take some beating. We open the doors on the shed for the first time to see it transformed, with the combines lined up as the centre piece, a disco ball overhead and 450 friends ready to dance. There is food cooked over the fire pits, two bands, and the now famous tale of just how many bags of oak it really takes to...

We are at Cereals 2026, and what a show it was. In this episode we take you behind the scenes of our first time exhibiting, from setting up the Trailer of Dreams late into the night to two busy days on the RAGT stand with the beer flowing and the merchandise selling fast. It was wonderful to meet so many familiar faces, and we were honoured to sit down with the President of the NFU for an honest c...

With Cereals 2026 just days away, it is all hands on deck to get the Trailer of Dreams onto site and show ready. In this episode we lay a woodchip path to keep the mud at bay, load up the merchandise, and get the beer, the gin and the branded barrels ready for the stand. After nine weeks of dry weather we also finally get the rain we have been praying for, and we look at what almost 100mm could me...

After months of work, the Trailer of Dreams is finally coming together ahead of Cereals 2026. In this episode we get inside for the full transformation, from the bar and seating area to the merchandise space and the wrap, as the team work flat out to get it show ready and onto a very muddy site in time. We also reveal what we will have on the stand, including the notebooks, pens, bags, tops and a...

When you are putting big horsepower to the ground, the tyres matter more than most people realise. In this episode we sit down with Scott Sloan, who has flown in from the USA, to take a proper look at the 1100 super singles on our Fendt and why we moved away from duals. We cover compaction, flotation, VF technology and the real cost of getting your tyre pressures wrong, with some yield numbers tha...

With temperatures rising, we switch to night spraying to give our crops the best possible conditions while making the most of every spraying opportunity. In this episode we prepare the sprayers, explain exactly what products are going into the tank, and head out into the oats after dark. One year on from taking delivery of our 48-metre Horsch sprayers, we also look back at how they’ve performed, w...

This week we film through the hottest day of the year so far, taking a closer look at how the heat is affecting crop progress and what it could mean for the profitability of farming this season. We check in on the wheat and barley as conditions continue to dry out, discuss whether it’s simply too hot to concrete effectively, and explain the long-term thinking behind continued investment in infrast...

The countdown to Cereals 2026 is officially on, and progress continues on the long-awaited Trailer of Dreams as we push to have it ready in time. This week we continue improving the yard infrastructure, concreting cracks, digging out more broken concrete and laying a brand-new track. We also spend time hand roguing blackgrass patches, discuss the role of solar panels around the farm and continue s...

This week on the farm, the long-awaited P.X. Gilets are finally available to buy, something many of you have been asking for over the past few months. Alongside the launch, there’s plenty happening around the yard as preparations continue ahead of harvest. We dig up broken concrete, install kerbs in the back yard, seed grassed areas and recycle hardcore to keep improving the infrastructure around...

In this episode we visit one of Syngenta’s major agricultural test sites at the Allerton Project, exploring the research and field trials helping shape the future of farming. We take a look at trials involving hybrid wheat, biological products, drainage systems and soil management, while discussing one of the biggest questions facing modern agriculture, what does sustainability in farming actually...

This week we’re joined by Tom Lamb as he delivers the BBQs for James’ upcoming birthday party and as expected, they’re anything but ordinary. Alongside the BBQ arrival, there’s plenty happening around the farm. We continue transforming the yard with fresh concrete, hardcore for the next project and progress on the new sprayer washout area. Materials also arrive for the swimming pool as work contin...

This week we’re joined by Syngenta’s Head of Seeds to discuss one of the biggest upcoming developments in arable farming, the future launch of hybrid wheat. We explore what hybrid wheat could mean for yield, crop resilience and the future of UK agriculture, while also looking at the challenges surrounding blackgrass, fertiliser timing and crop establishment. Alongside the discussion, we map blackg...

This week we head to Didly Squat Farm, taking a look around one of the most talked-about farms in the UK before returning home to continue managing crops and tackling the realities of the season. Back at P.X. Farms, we redrill mustard, assess the progress of the barley and wheat, and review trial pots for cereals as we continue monitoring crop performance. We also discuss the profitability of mill...

It’s another busy week on the farm, and once again, something completely unexpected happens… We start with ongoing yard maintenance and preparations for the next phase of our shed build, with more stone arriving and progress continuing on the base. As harvest approaches, we also begin clearing wheat pre-harvest and making sure everything is ready for the weeks ahead. Alongside this, we review curr...

After a long wait, we finally get some rain on the farm but unfortunately, it’s nowhere near enough to make a real difference. With conditions still challenging, work continues as we begin putting down stone in preparation for a new shed, carefully getting the levels right to support the next stage of development. Alongside this, we deal with ongoing issues including broken land drainage, hedge cu...

It’s a big week at P.X. Farms as we dive into the financial side of farming with Charles and Dean, discussing how modern farm businesses approach funding, investment and long-term planning. We also catch up with Tom Lamb, who shares insights into his next invention and ongoing projects, before turning our attention to machinery decisions for the future, including trailers for Cereals 2026. A major...

Preparation for the season continues as we lift the sprayers to change tyres and make sure everything is ready for the workload ahead. Alongside machinery maintenance, we review tissue analysis results to better understand crop performance and nutrient uptake as the season progresses. There are several updates across the yard, including repairs to the Hilux, progress on James’ pool refurbishment,...

With fertilising still in full swing on the farm, we take a deeper look into how we keep the process efficient using tankers and bowsers, keeping the sprayers full without leaving the field. We take a look at the second wheat, which was drilled using our Avatar Drill, and the first mustard plants are beginning to come through. The dry weather threatens to cause the spring crops issues and we disco...