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 Intro0:22 Matilda's birthday and the cultivation plan2:17 Spreading ash and servicing the crawler3:56 More fly tipping, and toothless fines6:01 The £13 million input bill and finding savings8:57 Cultivating hard ground with Glenn11:13 Breakdowns and nursing the kit through12:41 How much rain we actually need14:18 Onto the new blocks of land15:13 Converting the crawler back to air brakes15:51 Delivering the lunches16:45 The welding course pays off17:56 The final big push, and praying for rainP.X. Farms is proudly supported by:Hectare - https://www.wearehectare.comSpaldings - https://spaldings.co.ukAgrii - https://www.agrii.co.ukAnglia Farmers - https://af.farmCharles and Dean - https://www.charlesanddean.com/px-farmsEverywhen - https://www.everywhen.co.ukSyngenta - https://www.syngenta.co.ukFendt - https://www.fendt.com/uk/RTKFNet - https://www.rtkf.netChavereys - https://chavereys.co.ukHorsch - https://www.horsch.com/en/homeLodi - https://www.lodi-uk.comS&A Buildings - https://www.s-and-a.co.ukAll 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_farmshttps://x.com/pxfarmshttps://www.youtube.com/@PX_FarmsContact:Email: [email protected]#Farming #Agriculture #FarmingUK #BritishFarming #ArableFarming #FarmBusiness #Cultivation #Drought #FlyTipping #FarmMachinery #Subsoiling #FarmLife #FarmVlog #Harvest2026 #PXFarmsThank 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.