You seem to be labouring under the misapprehension that most of those who actually farm the land also own the land. (View Post)

Indeed, and they'll probably do a better job of looking after the land, too. In my experience, also coming from a farming family, the focus of most of the landowners in my area is very much on the bo… (View Post)

Do you think the farmland is just going to vanish into thin air after it is sold? Of course not. It will still be farmed by somebody, and very likely in a more productive fashion. In the area where I… (View Post)

Yes, me too. I enjoy whiskey, but I never buy it for myself. Instead, I suggest it as a Christmas/birthday gift. I means my friends and relatives don't have to think too hard; it comes in a range of … (View Post)

Nah, the biggest story in the world is and remains climate change. I know it's not fashionable or sexy to talk about it any more, but the gradual rendering uninhabitable of large areas of the Earth s… (View Post)