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IrelandA £150,000 wall repair puts Harry's Farm costs in perspective
Harry Metcalfe's harvest-payment update combines boundary repairs with a stark calculation of what remains for tenant farmers.
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I got paid for harvest 2026 & it's not good. I'm starting to worry for the future of UK farming.
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- 2:23Restoring the collapsed stone walls is too expensive, so Harry chooses sheep netting.
- 10:30Autumn wheat is emerging well after direct drilling into uncultivated stubble.
- 11:05The harvest pool's feed-wheat payment falls below the market price Harry cites from August.
- 14:58Wheat and straw sales leave a gross profit after contracting and variable costs, before the tenancy calculation.
- 16:54Adding rent leaves very little average annual gross profit in Harry's four-year tenant-farming comparison.
- 18:55Harry links weaker wheat demand to tariff-free US ethanol imports and domestic processing-plant closures.
Sheep netting is the practical choice. Harry Metcalfe would like to restore the collapsed dry-stone walls around his fields, but the estimated £150,000 bill puts that beyond consideration. Before his harvest update reaches the wheat accounts, the boundary walk has already made the point: looking after farmland brings costs of its own.
That was Harry's Farm's only new upload this week, and it has reached roughly 367,000 views. As we reported here, the harvest payment left Harry worried about farming's future. The fuller walk also takes in a rain-replenished spring pond, a neighbour's Sussex cattle and autumn wheat emerging after direct drilling. The next crop looks promising even as the previous crop's payment disappoints.
The distinction that matters in his accounts is between gross profit and a living. Harry sets out wheat and straw income against contracting and variable costs, then asks what would remain if a tenant also had rent to pay. He blames tariff-free American ethanol imports and the loss of domestic wheat-processing demand for pressure on grain prices.
The channel added subscribers over the week, while its daily viewing is close to its usual level. The harvest discussion supplies most of its current momentum; October's Commons appearance and electric-bike review, plus August's baler tour with Kaleb, continue drawing smaller audiences.
There is a useful connection to that baler video: straw is not just a harvest by-product here. In the new accounts, its sale makes a substantial contribution to the farm's income.
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- Channel views, last 7 days
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