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| YouTuber Farmer P makes more money online than from herd | YouTuber Farmer P makes more money online than from herd |
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| Ian Pullen owns a 60-acre cattle farm in Gloucestershire | Ian Pullen owns a 60-acre cattle farm in Gloucestershire |
| A cattle farmer says he is making more money from YouTube than from his dairy herd. | A cattle farmer says he is making more money from YouTube than from his dairy herd. |
| Ian Pullen, from Wotton-under-Edge in Gloucestershire, has been posting content on the site since 2018. | Ian Pullen, from Wotton-under-Edge in Gloucestershire, has been posting content on the site since 2018. |
| His channel, Farmer P, has 37,500 subscribers and some videos get hundreds of thousands of views. | His channel, Farmer P, has 37,500 subscribers and some videos get hundreds of thousands of views. |
| Mr Pullen shows the things that go wrong as well as what goes right on the farm, and advises people to "stay honest" with their audiences. | Mr Pullen shows the things that go wrong as well as what goes right on the farm, and advises people to "stay honest" with their audiences. |
| When he started the channel, Mr Pullen never expected he would be paid for his work. | When he started the channel, Mr Pullen never expected he would be paid for his work. |
| "About two and a half years ago, I got a message from Google, saying we've just paid you £47'," he said. | "About two and a half years ago, I got a message from Google, saying we've just paid you £47'," he said. |
| "I was like 'what... where did that come from?'. | "I was like 'what... where did that come from?'. |
| "The next one was £80 and then £300. YouTube now earns me more than 40 cattle... who knew?" | "The next one was £80 and then £300. YouTube now earns me more than 40 cattle... who knew?" |
| Biskit the dog is one of the stars of the channel, and even has her own merchandise | Biskit the dog is one of the stars of the channel, and even has her own merchandise |
| He has bought a new barn with the online revenue, and invested in premium camera kit, including a drone for aerial shots. | He has bought a new barn with the online revenue, and invested in premium camera kit, including a drone for aerial shots. |
| He has also learned what content excites his audience the most. | He has also learned what content excites his audience the most. |
| Shiny tractors are popular, as is his dog Biskit, who even has her own merchandise. | Shiny tractors are popular, as is his dog Biskit, who even has her own merchandise. |
| Mr Pullen has invested in a drone licence so he can make his content more varied | Mr Pullen has invested in a drone licence so he can make his content more varied |
| Mr Pullen says he reinvests every penny he makes online back into his farm. | Mr Pullen says he reinvests every penny he makes online back into his farm. |
| Katie Jarvis from the National Farmers' Union in Gloucestershire believes the industry would benefit from having more vlogging farmers. | Katie Jarvis from the National Farmers' Union in Gloucestershire believes the industry would benefit from having more vlogging farmers. |
| "It is a very uncertain time for farming, and it will be for some time now," she said. | "It is a very uncertain time for farming, and it will be for some time now," she said. |
| "If they can make some money out of it while educating the public about what we do and the importance of food production and environmental management, then all the better." | "If they can make some money out of it while educating the public about what we do and the importance of food production and environmental management, then all the better." |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| YouTube | YouTube |
| Agriculture | Agriculture |
| Dairy farming | Dairy farming |
| Wotton-under-Edge | Wotton-under-Edge |
| Gloucestershire |