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.

Healing Through Farming: How Life on the Farm Helped Me Find Peace

Being social was very much in my DNA, surrounded by people and thriving off connection. Until we couldn't connect anymore..

A Contemplation of Curlews

Will people walking the seawall in fifty years time still be able to see - and recognise - flight of curlew pass them against a pink and purple sky?

Hunting the Impossible: My Top 3 Hunts that will NEVER happen

I have a hunting bucketlist as long as my arm, but thanks to geopolitics some of those dreams are a step too far. Here are the top three international hunts I'll likely never go on

Salmon Fishing – is it really expensive casting practice?

A tonic to Mark Firth's ''Salmon Fishing - Expensive Casting Practice''. Look at the positive mindset required for fishing for salmon in Scotland and a warning against blinkered negativity.

Protecting Game Shooting: Our Collective and Individual Duty

As the Scouts used to say 'Be prepared'. Game shooting may well be in for a bumpy ride. What can we do individually and collectively to prepare for what may be more challenging times?