"Oh no, they've brought their beastly dog with them!"

We love other people's dogs. But don't bring them if they pee on the furniture, steal food, kill your pets, pick a fight and bite you

Turning Plougshares into Swords

National security is back on the agenda: where does farming fit in?

"When the boot is on the other foot" - a tale of trails and trespass

Walking across Northumberland sheds light on issues around land access... particularly when the trail becomes hard to follow. A farmer lost on somebody else's farmland finds the boot on the other foot...

A Little Madness in the Hedgerow

As we head into the summer festival season our fields and forests will bear witness to all sorts of chemically-enhanced social gatherings. It turns out that this nothing new - rural folk have been exploring the fringes of reality for centuries.

Votes v Nature

In a Scribehound exclusive, I reveal how a Prime Minister put votes before nature, and ask the question - is the Starmer government truly prepared to make the 'Tough Decisions' for wildlife conservation?

Rethinking Agriculture: UK Farmers Adapt to Post-Brexit Realities

British farmers face a crossroads: post-Brexit trade, vanishing subsidies, and shifting policy leave the industry in flux. What’s next for UK agriculture?

Firearms, Fun Sponges, and Wedding Disaster

Liberal society champions its tolerance of minorities - unless you don't fit its definition of an acceptable minority. Should liking guns make you a social pariah?

A new chapter for hill farming — but at what cost to stockmanship?

Could new technology being trialled on Scotland's hillsides transform how cattle are managed for the better or are we edging toward a future where stockmanship skills are left behind?

How a two-headed antelope makes the government look stupid

We have a roller-coaster couple of years ahead of us with the government’s plans to ban aspects of hunting. Shorten your stirrups, sharpen your skinning knives – it’s going to be exciting.

Jeremy Clarkson: Farming Fiasco or Rural Revolution?

Jeremy Clarkson might be a Marmite character – but shouldn't we be embracing his foray into farming, and the light his programme is shining onto the difficulties that farmers face?

Harvesting hope and long-term thinking

When you think about it, farming is a very weird business - but that's where its strength lies

From 'cash cows' to pedigrees : It's time to level up.

After years of dabbling with cattle, its time to level up our beef herd