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 October 2022. A comparison of today’s inflation context vs that of 1970s. Most economists work for financial firms and their interests are served if markets expect low interest rates. Perhaps for this reason, these folk have tended to opine (incorrectly) that inflation would...
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...
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)...