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 February 2022. Seemingly unused space can be receptacles of history. In the middle of our farmyard sits an empty barn. The footprint is bigger than that of a village church, with chalk block work and the thick flint and brick walls dating back more than 260 years. A Czech...
As we look forward over the coming year, British agriculture is having to manage uncertainty – much like any other sector. Britain’s departure from the EU is not the only issue....
My heart goes out to the people of France. The image of the burning cross taken from the air above the enflamed cathedral of Notre Dame is shattering. Its ruination, though, is...
There are two types of invertebrate on our farm that I refer to as “the enemy”. They are the fly and the liver fluke, one an external parasite and the other an internal one, each...
It is always a pleasure to come across someone who makes you proud to be British. Baroness Trumpington, who died, aged 96, on 26 November, was one such person. While she will be...
The marking of territory is as instinctive as it is practical. Elephants do it by ripping out trees, certain dragonflies by flying in repetitive circles. When I first surveyed a...
In June 2018, the London Wheat Futures market was hovering around £150/tonne. Whilst this represented a modest improvement over the position 12 months earlier, there seemed to be...
What are the regional effects of climate change on farmland / crop yields? As can be seen from the green (benefiting from climate change) and red (suffering from climate change)...
Most of us have probably heard that the we need to increase food production by 70% to feed the world in 2050. Sounds impressive. Sounds like an opportunity to make some money....
The construction of the World’s largest vertical farm, in Dubai, was recently announced. Effectively a high tech, multi-storied urban greenhouse, once built it will produce 2.5...