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Farming and 5000HP! Ft. David Jones | Series 1 Ep.1
Farming: The long View
In this first episode of Farming: The Long View, we sit down with local arable farmer David Jones of JH & MM Jones.
David has built a reputation for growing strong, healthy crops year after year. But behind that isn’t luck — it’s a long-term approach to farming that he and his father have developed over decades, focusing on getting the land right and improving the productivity of every field.
In this conversation we explore:
- Why soil and land management sit at the heart of a successful farm
- The importance of patience and long-term thinking in agriculture
- What quietly reduces productivity on many farms
- The decisions that echo for years in a farming business
And towards the end, David shares the story behind “Just Smokey”, the tractor that’s become well known in tractor pulling — and what competition means to him as a farmer.
Because in farming, the work never stops.
Farming: The Long View is a podcast exploring the ideas, decisions, and people shaping the future of British agriculture.
Produced in association with AMTEC Machinery.