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Land, territory and confrontation: the murder of Tristan Voorspuy

by Martin Hole | Jan 12, 2021 | The Farmer

This article was originally published on 25 May 2017. Property rights lie at the heart of civilisation – not just in terms of commerce, but in the ability to safeguard long term interests and express natural territorial needs. Whether it is a farm such as ours...

Managing tenants and coexisting with wildlife

by Martin Hole | Sep 8, 2020 | The Farmer

This article was originally published on 11 April 2018. I received a text message recently from the tenant of our converted granary. It requested that I telephone her immediately, there was a problem requiring my urgent attention. On calling, she relayed that in the...

A letter from the Weald of Kent

by Nigel Wheeler | Aug 11, 2020 | The Farmer

ARTICLE ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED 11TH NOVEMBER 2017 Dear Editor, We have entered the season of early, dark nights. Some enjoy closing the curtains, lighting the fires and settling in for the evening: some pine for the longer days and more time outside in the light. Winter...

Investing in Agriculture – what should you think about?

by David Sackett | Sep 18, 2018 | The Farmer

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. Agriculture is the new black! Add to that the lack of correlation between agricultural...

The Price of Farming

by John Moverley | Aug 9, 2018 | The Farmer

Having sufficient food is a basic human need. Sadly it is not always the case in certain areas of our world and many still die of famine. However in developed countries often its supply is taken for granted and not really valued. We expect full supermarket shelves,...