Biblical rain, Noah's ark and the hunt for perfect gumboots

And the rains fell, and the flood came...

Exhibit A: The Rural Dweller

Some Londoners come to look at me.

Bad to the Bone: Living with Rogue Dogs

Fed up with hearing about the good dogs, I thought it high time to come out to bat for the villains. From underwear theft, to car jacking and political assassination, this is the story of true canine crime.

Legacy Lost: Demise of The Benham Estate Shoot

Tragic events three years ago have led the shoot where I go beating to close for good - the effect on the shoot's close-knit team is immeasurable

Unveiling the Controversial Sustainable Farming Scheme in Wales

A personal view of the farmers' struggle with the Sustainable Farming Scheme.

Rejected for TV fame: A Conventional Farmer's BBC Struggles

When word got out that filming was due on my old acres, a golden opportunity seemed ripe for the taking. But I think I said the wrong thing.

Wild Galloway Goats: Folklore and Reality

The Galloway Hills are alive with the sound of bleating, and while goats often fail to meet our expectations, they have a great deal to offer on the wide moorland spaces where many fear to tread.

Taking the Sin out of Syndicate

Want to go shooting but have no land. One answer is to join a Syndicate. Resident or roving, its all about managing expectations and how not to alienate everyone.

The kids are going mad for game

I spent a day in a butcher's shop in West London and realised that people are excited about wild meat – British culinary culture is changing and it could be our moment

Australia’s largest feedlot sets the standard for sustainable farming

My fascination with feedlot farming and the criticism often thrown at its door, has taken me into the heart of Queensland, where Grassdale is leading the charge in reshaping the narrative on feedlot farming and driving positive change in agriculture. Use the 'Listen' function to hear me read my…

The remarkable power of field to fork

It's not just sustenance and satisfaction that we get out of eating together...

Don’t worry if your parents’ garden tools break, I have a solution

We do timeless well in the UK. An ancient, preloved Barbour jacket can have more value than a new Schöffel fleece. Garden tools like a spade and a fork can be seen as plain implements for gardening tasks, but you should demand more, and expect more.