agriculture

Clarkson's Farm has been a ratings hit on one the streaming platforms, and by all accounts, this show has brought the issues in farming in the UK into the public consciousness, a lot more than [...]

Recently, I came across this terrific book called You Are Not Your Farm by Jack Owen. The book is full of really valuable information, including a fantastic goal setting methodology. The first chapter asked what [...]

Value for money in agriculture often requires looking behind the price tag, and analysing what worth that purchase brings - to you personally and your farming business - in the long-term. Lot of things fit [...]

Recently I was reading a book on economics. Whether we like it or not, the workings of the economy impact all of us in one way or another. The sentence that got me thinking was [...]

Agriculture is a very capital-intensive business. This statement will be no revelation to anyone involved in the industry. Most people - including me - tend to think of capital in terms of access to funds. [...]

Farming is more than just a lifestyle - although this is an important aspect - it's also a profession, and there are some dedicated-to-the-cause operators out there. The genesis of this article came from talking [...]

Water is a scarce resource. For the market to be efficient there has to be a nexus between the water allocations and the food and fibre produced. One way to do this is to connect [...]

It never ceases to amaze me how much you can achieve if a deadline is looming, these can be work related or personal. Everyone would have numerous examples of when they have focused, and achieved [...]

I recently had the pleasure of meeting two young people, who are heavily involved in agricultural investment. Besides being very intelligent and focused young men, another aspect that stuck out to me was their passion [...]

We certainly live in a time of technological advancement. I shake my head sometimes at what has changed in only the past 20 years, and the changes keep on coming at a rapid pace. This [...]

I recently had a discussion with someone I know quite well, and have immense respect for. I have known him for a very long time, as he is the brother of one of my best [...]

There are a lot of uncertainties in the agricultural sector. Agriculture is never smooth sailing at the best of times but at the moment there are a lot of outside influences across the world that [...]