Serious investment thinking that doesn’t take itself too seriously.
Perspectives on conservation, land management and investing in agriculture from farmers across the globe
Originally published June 2021. I was five years old when my father decided to move to the north of Scotland, to farm at the edge of the world and the edge of the farming world. Why do I describe it thus? To the north, the east and southeast, his neighbours did not farm. His was the last...
Dear Friends and Colleagues, 1. Will agriculture finally out-perform energy? This Commentary explores the likely pathways of food vs. energy commodities in the 2020s and ‘30s. It...
Unleashing innovation is the key to a new, improved British agricultural policy As discussions on the future of UK agriculture continue, many have given voice to their...
Global population will soon start to fall, making much farmland redundant The world is heading for demographic change more quickly than many foresee, bringing challenges of...
With the support of the Atlas Network, CapX is publishing a new series of essays on the theme of Illiberalism in Europe, looking at the different threats to liberal economies and...
When winter bites, there are few better places to escape to than New Zealand. I’m just not too sure about the names of the sports teams. ‘Tall Blacks’ and ‘White Caps’ anyone? A...
Pesticides and GM crops: the facts We live in a world of instant communication and 24-hour news, where the power of social media alone means any story can be transmitted at the...
Farms are peculiar assets. Returns are undeniable – but inaccessible. And subsidies, it seems, only make things worse. Farms are capital-intensive businesses, with land,...
Despite the best possible conditions, hundreds of species of bird are dying out before our very eyes. It may be too late for some – but action can still save others. It is...
The chiffchaff, willow warbler and wood warbler are not easily distinguished from one another, except, as discovered by the curate of Selbourne, Gilbert White, at the end of the...