18/08/2026
Safe to say the last four weeks have been incredibly humbling and an honour — from finding out I’m a Finalist for the British Farming Awards for Content Creation, to seeing a new newspaper article showcasing what I’ve been working towards and achieved over the last few years.
I don’t often sit down and appreciate what I’ve achieved beyond the farm gate, so here goes —
For those who don’t know me personally, I never really saw life beyond the farm gate. Anxiety always felt like a limitation — or at least that’s what I thought. It’s since become one of my biggest driving forces to push myself outside my comfort zone and show that, no matter how tough something feels, you can achieve things you never thought possible.
Life for me now isn’t just beyond the farm gate — it’s seemingly beyond the airport gate!
Turn the clock back to 2021…
My best mate Tom and I wanted to head to America to do the custom harvest run. We’d seen it on YouTube, but there wasn’t much information on how to actually get involved.
It was never my goal to become a content creator. I bought a camera and drone when we managed to get out on harvest and started filming — initially producing videos for JKD Harvesting alongside my own content.
That led to my videos being shown on the Ohio State University stand at LAMMA, thanks to John Beardmore, developing into a brilliant friendship and opportunities to present talks, promote the Ohio State programme and share my experiences through photography and travel talks.
I returned to America for fall harvest in 2023, then again in 2024 to photograph Jim & DeAnn’s retirement from harvesting — meeting some incredible people within American agriculture.
Then came Australia.
What started as an exciting opportunity quickly became a lesson in resilience, self-worth and knowing when something isn’t right. Leaving a farm after just 10 days was a life lesson in itself, but ultimately led to opportunities with Solterra Farms, Topfield Farms and CAICOS, where I’ve now spent two seasons and made some brilliant friendships.
I’ve also been incredibly lucky to work alongside Harvest Support USA/UK, travelling to America with Paul to launch the Harvest Crews Holiday and filming promotional content. That led to my first documentary, Life On Custom Harvest: The World on the Wheat Run, following the people who make the 2,000-mile harvest run — just like Tom and I did in 2022.
Earlier this year came my second documentary, Farming the Field of Opportunity, exploring what New Zealand agriculture has to offer and answering the question I’ve heard time and time again:
“What’s farming in New Zealand actually like, and is it worth leaving the UK to chase a life out there?”
Looking back over the last five years, it all comes back to one thing:
My content is never going to be about me.
I want it to inspire farmers and young farmers to achieve the unthinkable — whether that’s leaving the home farm, talking openly about mental health, pushing outside your comfort zone, seeing the world, learning new skills or finding opportunities that once seemed out of reach.
But equally, I want to promote the farmers, contractors and people across our industry who work tirelessly to keep food on our plates, often without enough recognition.
I want to help bridge the gap between consumer perception and the reality of agriculture — showing the people behind the food, where it comes from, how it’s produced and the work, skill and challenges involved.
If my content can inspire the next generation, give people a better understanding of agriculture and showcase the reality of food production, then that’s what makes it all worthwhile.
I’ve been incredibly lucky. So many people have backed me, opened doors and given me opportunities — and it’s honestly been the making of me.
America taught me confidence.
Australia taught me resilience.
New Zealand taught me to be at peace with my anxiety.
When people congratulate me, my usual response is:
“I don’t know what the fuss is all about… all I do is drive combines in another country and film it.”
But I guess, in between all that…
A lot has happened.
