Adam's Farm - Countryfile

pakalasa

Lots more of his videos too on Youtube.

bogman_bass

I think he's a fantastic spokesman for farming

Arrow in the Knee

I only watch Countryfile to see what Adam is up to.

I also like Tom as he has usually something good to report on!

razor8

Same here, usually tape it on the sky box and then skip through the rest to get to adam farm

Wooly Admirer

Poor owl Adam gets serious stick across the water - claims he paints an all too rosy picture of farming. You never see him in the lambing shed, with the sweat pouring off him with dead lamb and ewe after spending an hour and a half trying to squeeze the lamb out.

He plays to the urban viewer, but IMO what he does for UK agriculture is worth millions.

razor8

Wooly Admirer wrote: »

Poor owl Adam gets serious stick across the water - claims he paints an all too rosy picture of farming. You never see him in the lambing shed, with the sweat pouring off him with dead lamb and ewe after spending an hour and a half trying to squeeze the lamb out.

He plays to the urban viewer, but IMO what he does for UK agriculture is worth millions.

dont think it would be wise to show that kind of detail on any programme!

we still need people to eat our lamb, not turn them off it!

Wooly Admirer

I agree completely.

gav86

Wooly Admirer wrote: »

Poor owl Adam gets serious stick across the water - claims he paints an all too rosy picture of farming. You never see him in the lambing shed, with the sweat pouring off him with dead lamb and ewe after spending an hour and a half trying to squeeze the lamb out.

He plays to the urban viewer, but IMO what he does for UK agriculture is worth millions.

He did a lambing live piece i think last year and the year before, was all set up with cameras in the sheds showing lambs being born and that, think you could watch online 24/7. I think he does a great job. Very optimistic and driven about agriculture and to be fair you do see him mucking in and doing bits on the farm even if it is for show. Prob makes as much from the farm as he does from the Beeb, that said he does have an open farm with tours and that!

Muckit

gav86 wrote: »

Prob makes as much from the farm as he does from the Beeb, that said he does have an open farm with tours and that!

.... and only 2000 acres!!!

Squeaky the Squirrel

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=78135858

moy83

Did any of ye see the Royal Appointment on Countryfile the last day ? They swopped Adams Farm for prince Charles' farm . I thought it was a good show , he seemed well enough clued into how much farmers were struggling
over there

kerryjack

moy83 wrote: »

Did any of ye see the Royal Appointment on Countryfile the last day ? They swopped Adams Farm for prince Charles' farm . I thought it was a good show , he seemed well enough clued into how much farmers were struggling
over there

ya seen it i think he is more of a farmer than a king in waiting

kowtow

Wooly Admirer wrote: »

Poor owl Adam gets serious stick across the water - claims he paints an all too rosy picture of farming. You never see him in the lambing shed, with the sweat pouring off him with dead lamb and ewe after spending an hour and a half trying to squeeze the lamb out.

He plays to the urban viewer, but IMO what he does for UK agriculture is worth millions.

I can assure you he does get his hands dirty - I bought some Tamworth gilts from his Father many years ago and spent a hot afternoon chasing escapees across a standing crop...

His family have been central to an ongoing move back to quality farming in the UK, picking up rare breeds and saving them the only practical way - by getting them back into the butcher's shops.

Birdnuts

kowtow wrote: »

I can assure you he does get his hands dirty - I bought some Tamworth gilts from his Father many years ago and spent a hot afternoon chasing escapees across a standing crop...

His family have been central to an ongoing move back to quality farming in the UK, picking up rare breeds and saving them the only practical way - by getting them back into the butcher's shops.

A very powerfull advocate for sustaineable farming in Britain which benefits both small scale producers, rural communties and the countrysides natural heritage. I'm no royalist but its a great shame that we appear to lack influential leaders with simliar views/visons in this country:(

moy83

Birdnuts wrote: »

A very powerfull advocate for sustaineable farming in Britain which benefits both small scale producers, rural communties and the countrysides natural heritage. Its a pity we lack leaders with simliar views/visons in this country:(

His kind of thinking would be even more valuable in this country than over there .

Muckit

God Adam's Farm section of counrtyfile was far depressing

pakalasa

Watched it. 1/3 of the UK autumn Rapeseed crop has failed.