From Dickens to Decline: The Fate of Festive Geese

With only 1% of British shoppers plumping for a Christmas goose, could this once popular festive feast be facing extinction?

From Shoot to Table: Why Wasting Game Isn't Sporting

Woe betide the gun who sneaks off without their woodcock, but what about the rest of the quarry? If we don't make use of what we shoot, how can we defend our sport against critics? Buckle up and get inspired with fresh ideas for the dinner table.

Red Rachel's Strike: Government Faces Farming Shit Storm

Kicking up a stink: in protest against the 'Family Farm Tax', some farmers are refusing to help dispose of sewage cake

Has the NFU lost the plot?

Farming's "wishy washy" trade union has copped a tonne of criticism over its response to the budget. It needs to stop the rot, and fast.

Tax Troubles in Agriculture: Impact on Farming Succession Plans

It’s in the DNA….IHT is a pernicious tax which should be abolished but to gold-plate it and go after the next generation of successor farmers is cynical and grossly unfair

An Epic Adventure with Cornish Tuna

An adventure on the high seas with memories made I battle with the fish of my dreams but did I win or Lose?

Text messages signal the end for mink in the UK

The American mink is a vicious, invasive non-indigenous predator. They've decimated UK wildlife for almost a century. Now the UK is fighting back thanks to new technology, which could rid us of theres voracious creatures for good!

Farmwashing, Freedom and Freizeit: A Swiss Perspective

Burned out and disillusioned, I packed up my car and drove to Switzerland with my dog, laptop and hiking boots, in search of a different take on things. I didn’t expect Farmwashing to be one of them.

Hen Harriers, Fates and Fortunes, Part One

Has there ever been a bird quite so mysterious, fascinating and controversial as the humble Hen Harrier? I take a look at this sleek predator of vole, songbird and grouse, and study its fates and fortunes over the years.

A day at Opening Meet: Horses, Hounds, and Hedge-Hopping

The start of the hunting season is heralded by thrills, spills, mud and plenty of port

"Honey, I've broken the dog"

We spend an awful lot of time and money on our dogs, yet us first-time dog owners seem determined to undermine all of that by being... impatient.

Escaping Ideological Traps

In the fight over the future of land management it is easy to attribute blinkered perspectives to people who oppose our views when sometimes we need to check that our own positioning isn't being driven by a lack of objectivity or outright tribalism.