I have total respect for your views Olly - it was not a rant or a waste of time, or boring. It was nine minutes of unscripted complete common sense. You are an extremely intelligent and talented farmer and people need to wake up to your sensible thoughts and suggestions. 😊👏👍🚜

Hi Ollie, If farmers want to protest it might be worth it for them to each buy a couple of shares of the big supermarkets and then turn up en masse at their annual shareholders meetings. They would surely make the news and the public wouldn't be affected. Cheers, Gavin

That was six and a half minutes of complete common sense. I ABSOLUTELY agree, well said Olly!!

Well said Olly. I’m not a Farmer but have seen the change in the tide with lobbying MP’s through the years. People quickly loose their patience with protests - look at the Just Stop Oil protesters. Initially they had people on their side but once the protests started stopping ‘ normal life’ they soon lost their way. Persuasive Pressure works.

The Welsh situation is really bad as the Welsh Government have no real understanding of food production or sympathy for farmers and are soley focused on environmental issues. Combine this with their naivety regarding the TB policy in Wales, the extended NVZ's and you can see why there is such frustration in the Welsh farming community. 90% today - another great video and your observation about protesting/explaining using the media rather than a tractor is spot on - keep the public onside.

Your videos are never boring Olly especially when you tell it like it is. Common sense is a priceless commodity these day and you have it by the bucket full ! 👌👍.

It's not waffle when it's reasoned, logical, informative and sensible. 100% agree with you! From a non-farmer just across the river.

Super markets must be the focus . You hit their profits and they will listen . Socal media can also get the message out but maybe explaining the poorer condition of the food coming in to the country . Most homes if they knew wouldn’t buy it . People must think if the supermarket sells it it must be ok .

Olly - YOU speak so much sense. Hope people (farmers) listen Get the public onside!

Good points well made. Target the supermarkets not the public. We need the public behind us & don't want to become the subject of hate like 'just stop... etc'

Olly, you are bang on the money about social media and using it as a tool. I'm not involved in farming at all, almost everyting I now know about it is because of you and your channels. Blocking the roads will only do harm to your cause but getting the public behind you on social media could make a massive difference.

Your approach to campaigning is spot on Ollie 💯👌🏻💪🏻

Olly , brilliantly put and very well said . I’ve never met ya , but by god I’d love to sit n have chat . Thank you

Completely agree with you, and people should take time, take stock and think long about responses. Shooting yourself in the foot is easy when your not looking at the target.... hats off to you for all your hard work, I honestly cannot fathom where you get the time from...

Hello Oli, I read some of the comments on the forum , I was discussed by some of the comments, everyone is entitled to an opinion but when it got personal they were well out of order, all the best Robin

Well said Olly, its a fine lin between having the country with is or against!

Olly , very good rant. You make a lot of sense. Keep up the good work. 100%😊

Politicians do NOT want cheap food. If they did they would subsidise growing food, not flowers. They would also be ensuring food security!

We’re not farmers - you delivered an excellent video 👏🙏🏻

Well done Olly on the rant well behind you and and what you said, it makes totoal sense keep iy going

Good Rant boss, unfortunately this is the downside of KZfaq popularity I’m afraid, whether you like it or not, you are now one of the faces of Agriculture in this country, and people want to know your opinion, all you can do is what you’re doing. Keep up the great work Olly 👍🏻🍻

Well said just hope others listen and don't ruin it for everyone else. A united front is needed.

Olly, I completely concur and agree. Building understanding, agreement, concurrence with the wider public is the way to go. Who, ever, persuaded anyone about anything by slapping them in the face with a wet fish? Nobody ever. Communicating, building solidarity, diligently persuading, seeking the consent of the 'silent majority' over time is the way to construct the future. You are a very practical person, not political, not ideological, 'what you see is what you get'. Communication is Key. You will succeed without pissing people orf. Like you say, we, the food eating public, can be brought on board. I so respect your insightful, balanced and thoughtful take on the challenges we, either as consumers or farmers, face. Better than Clarkson, imho. You explain situations objectively, quite impartially and very much practically. Sound as a pound.

Spot on, your bang on the mark I feel. Thank you.

Totally agree with your thoughts and 100% behind getting better deals for farmers 👍🏾

As an American small farmer, I couldn’t agree more. I believe everybody has a right to voice their opinion, but not at the detriment of your neighbors. Keep up the good work.

Not boring, good content we need more people like you who put things plain and simple

I am not a farmer, but i can only say, I have heard more common sense from you in the last ten minutes than a weeks worth of waffle from politicians. You are so right that social media has way more influence than direct protest. Keep doing what you are doing, it's worth it's weight in gold! Good luck and good health to you and your family.

Great video Olly well said about what you said about protesting and how to do it

Common sense and honest view Olly, I for one have learned so much about the real problems farmers encounter on a DAILY basis and all from watching your videos. You explain it all in plain English. Keep it up!!

Farmers need to win the hearts and minds of the public. And through channels like yours they can make a huge impact

Olly you are definitely right with social media it is very powerful tool a comment on that will reach 10x more people favourably than sitting in your tractor angering people

Hi Ollie. One of the best speeches Iv heard in a long time,keep going with you directions and thoughts as it makes total sense to us non farmers. Well done 👍

Well said Olly, I don't always agree with your views but love the way you put them across. Do very much agree this time.

Well said Olly. I agree something needs to be done my only worry is we have the people behind us but how long will it last once the supermarkets are empty of food shelves empty. And Yes I'm in farming all my life. Great video and it's certainly not a boring video

You are spot on with your views. They shoukd use there time snd energy and shout in the right direction. I think most of the protestors are just jumping on to what is happening abroad. Im 85% today and would love you to tell us how you are every day too so we can make sure your ok too 👍

Well said Olly, good idea about the supermarkets.

Olly, hopefully you did fish the old valve core out of the mini merlo tyre, I’ve known a small stone to be left inside a tyre and it completely destroys the inside layer of canvas and creates a multitude of punctures

Spot on Olly your rants are some of the best content sometimes. As you know I am not a famer but suppoet farmers 100%. Its great to hear your exploring options to put pressure on the supermarkets where necessary. The social media/influencer edge is probably more effective than most of us have concidered. It could just work out to be the most effective tool in the box 👍

Total agree with the protests rant, the farming reputation is good at the moment but reputations can be easy lost and hard to gain. Because of the weather this winter I’ve only worked a few weeks since December it’s sucks but that’s why I work hard through summer for the lean times

It’s good way of explaining/expressing your opinion/thoughts, possibly a better way of protesting, it sad to think that we were self sufficient many years ago, before supermarkets took over the power of shoppers, now hold the world to ransom, feeling 80% as my father home from latest hospital stay, and I going for my new knee replacement surgery in two weeks time, so not binge watching but everyday instead

Well said Olly, I am from Northern Ireland, if living here for half a century has taught me anything it’s if your going to call people into the streets to protest, you need to have an achievable and measurable objective otherwise the protests will quickly become unpopular with the general public. You also have to take responsibility for everything that happens during that protest which is difficult to control and often attracts extreme factions. We have got issues in agriculture at the moment but they are not on the same scale as European farmers yet. We do have devolved governments who are free to tweak our farm payments to suit each region without interference from the EU. It’s up to us to make sure our political representatives are constantly scrutinised and held to account by our farming leaders. That only happens when public opinion is on your side and the media organisations support your argument. Social media and positivity can achieve alot. If you want to see what protests on the streets achieve, just look at the last 50 years here!

Great video. You are 100% correct on what you said. Protesting by hindering the public is not the way to go, it only alienates them and turns them against you. Social media is a powerful tool now if used correctly and the best way to educate people about the problems

You are absolutely correct on the public support and protests. Brilliantly put and on the nail.

100% Agree with you Olly well said you are a good man 👍👍👍👍👍

I want to see how muddy the fields are, want to hear your spring drilling plans, what machines do what.

Watching dragons den this week and Peter Jones commented that the mark-up going into supermarkets is 70-80% otherwise they don't bother. This is the issue that government needs to address but to many of them are on the boards.

Our fields are soo wet in Worcester, this afternoon turned out really nice weather wise

I went to a sfi meeting last week. Came out with a headache but there was positive from the meeting. I am with you on not protecting . we are getting a better deal .

Lets have a look at who they are picking on....nurses,junior doctors,train drivers,lorry drivers,ambulance drivers,Farmers.Basically all the people who never stopped working during the pandemic.All the people who hold society together. Because the aim is to divide,we have to have everyone on board.Its no good going as individual groups or they are just going to pick you off.

Your brillant olly what a sensible man go for MP olly best of luck to u olly from cork ireland

I’m not a farmer but I 100% agree with your shaming the worst supermarkets and getting our (as in non farmers) support to stop shopping at them that’s the only way it will change they have to pay u more for the product u all produce. Great video olly thank u for educating us all.

Absolutely 100% agree Olly, direct action is not the way forward, that sort of action reminds me of 1984 and the miners and we all know how well that went, keep up the good work Olly you are doing a great job.

Well said Olly,I am not a farmer but have friends in that sector so understand quite a bit of what is happening. I agree with you 100% over using social media as a platform to gain the public support,it does work in other areas so yes farming and agriculture use it first.

Wise words Ollie the key being keeping the public on side. If they can realise and see benefits in social media campaigns supporting farmers and get supermarkets to pay fair prices to farmer and reduce there profit margins everyone wins. NO FARMERS NO FOOD HUNGRY COUNTRY

Hello Olly, having worked in horticulture the majority of my working life as a grower I am fully behind your comments we all work very hard long hours in an industry we love. Keep up the good work we all do an excellent job

Am sure you're correct Olly not rubbing the public up the wrong way. If annoyed by farmers, they wont give their support when they could be a handy tool for the cause.

Never a boring video Olly.

100% agree with you on protesting. You also don't have to explain yourself for looking after your own businesses and having family time. Like I have said before I don't know how you find time to do everything you do. You must have a good team helping you. Keep up the good work over 100000 subscribers can't be wrong

Great video, your point of view makes sense to this none agricultural neighbour. Name the supermarkets concerned and I’ll do my level best to support British / English agriculture.

My little boy is 8 and has grown up knowing that if we don’t have farmers we won’t have food. But there’s also a lot of other kids his age that don’t understand that. So I think we need to do something asap to make people and kids aware because one day soon we will be hoping that the kids have grown up and understand.

85% today so feeling okay. 100% agree with your comments loose the public loose the fight and nothing will annoy the wider public than holding up peoples lives such as insulate Britain or just stop oil movements but a campaign on mainstream social media to explain in plain language the rural point of view will get/keep more people onside rather than French style rabble rousing

Interesting and well communicated view on your position which does make sense at the moment.

Your video isn't boring Ollie. It's true life. It's your life. It's farming life and as one of the Joe public I'm 100% in agreement with your views and support British farming whole heartedly. Take care. I'm 90% today. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️

Well said Olly ! My farmer hubby and I totally agree with all you said !

Well said Olly I think you are spot on in what you say

Totally agree with what your saying as a farmer keep with what your doing and saying

well said Olly 100 % agree kerp up the great work 👏 👍

Morning Olly, you are spot on with your views on protesting. Without public support it will not work and could even backfire as spectacularly as JSO has with the public. Blocking roads etc would be the last, last, last resort, the anger farmers receive just by moving machinery by some of the public is digesting, let alone when they realise you'd be doing it on purpose. Running a boycott campaign would be superb 👍

Well said Olly , what you say makes sense to me.

I’m with you Olly. What you say does make sense

Some very wise words especially around keeping the public onside.

Hi olly if you didn't know about it it didn't work very well I think you are spot on

Very well said Olly. Hope others will think again with how they are protesting.

Not waffle! Not boring! Very articulate. Keep up the good fight.

Wise words Olly ! Well done Matey 😊👏🏼🙌👍🏼

Boring video, I think not! Doesn't matter where in the world you are a farmer your advice is spot on, I hope people listen! It makes very good sense what you are saying!

Hopefully a little of what you have said will sink in and prevent a protest that will just piss off the very people that farmers need on their side. I agree 100% with your comments, it certainly is not waffle. There is a lot wrong with the social media monster but, in this case, it is exactly the platform to use.

Great video Olly and you are right about blocking the roads if you remember years ago the farmers, had the same problem and we targeted the distribution depots, off said supermarket and blocked them peacefully,and that worked and random ones and we got loads, off publicity and it didn’t affect Joe Public 👏👏👍👍

As usual Olly, you Intelligence, Insight and passion for farming shine. Hopefully the numpties in Londonland will take note of your comments and make some sensible decisions for a change! Thanks.

Hmmm... salted or sweet popcorn... 🍿😉

Well done Olly,I was in a lorry doing the protest on the M25 years ago did,not do any good things are just the same nothings changed.

Yes you are right there . I am 100%with you on this one

Well said olly I’m with you on this we don’t need to take to the roads a pee the public off get them on board and we can hopefully make a change as a country

I'm afraid I have to agree with your rant tonight Mr Harrison. Some MPs are also farmers so they're not all stupid (OK, most of them are) The NFU needs to do more and so do the AHDB. Gareth put up a post with the largest subsidy collectors listed. Councils and National Trust were there. I had my sheep thrown off the park (Cheshire West) because they were collecting countryside stewardship payments and wouldn't allow low density winter grazing

You will never please everyone but I agree with your views and you’ve got them across in a sensible way. Keep up the good work and videos.

From a buyer of farmers produce perspective, AHDB and red tractor are essential. AHDB we work with constantly testing and developing new malting barley varieties through malting and brewing trials. Red tractor is essential for us as you say as an assurance scheme. If it’s not that then it’s TASCC. Which would be essentially the same processes from your perspective. NFU we don’t have much direct contact with but I can see how vital it is to farmers.

I totally agree olly we must keep public onside

Well done olly enjoyed your rant social media is a great tool to help get the message out there.

It’s not waffle, you’ve got a sound reasoned argument 👍

Spot on! We live in a democracy, lets use it to our advantage, eventually politicians will listen and legislation will be brought in, its going to take time but with a fraigle environment and many more mouths decisions have to be thought out very carefully!👍👍

Regarding the AHDB, i've found their resources pretty useful as an aspiring new entrant in learning about farming in preperation of perhaps one day, being able to farm myself.

100% common sense and correct thinking from you, no waffling Ollie just truth and what's best for mainly farmers but also the public.

Excellent points and very eloquently put, certainly not waffle.

well said olly. i hope things get better for british farmers we the public need you to servive. but it always seams to go in circles help the farmers or help the building industry and as you can see with the amount of houses being build at the moment,its not the farmers. i may be wrong but have seen it in the past.

Well said let's support our farmer the right way

I'm all for showing solidarity with other farmers, especially those in Wales. I agree that driving tractors around and slowing everyone up isn't ideal! I'd much rather prefer lines of tractors parked up along a busy road without obstructing traffic - a show of force, perhaps. But mostly to raise support and solidarity for all UK farmers.

As a member of the public who supports British farmers I am totally in agreement with you re the protests. One thing you are Olly is true to yourself and say it as it is. When criticism is needed at NFU and others you do it. No one can accuse you of anything but honesty.

Olly you talk a lot of sense,valuable points made in your views

Hello olly it wasn’t boring I totally agree with what your saying 👍👍