Will's World WILL'S WORLDWill's World: 8 predictions for farming in 30 years' timeI made my annual trip to the Oxford Farming Conference recently, and as ever, thoroughly enjoyed the experience. It was lovely to catch up with friends, old and new, and… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: Why our household is always braced for impactIs anyone else married to a hideously clumsy oaf? You have my heartfelt sympathies if you are, and particularly if your offspring have also inherited the dubious trait. This isn’t… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: Healthy argument for giving UK cheese a chanceI’m writing this during that strange hinterland period between Christmas and new year. I couldn’t tell you the date, or even what day of the week it is. I had… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: All the right ingredients for a happy new yearWe all know you have to be an eternal optimist to be a farmer, and a quick look back at my first column of 2025 reminds me that I had… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: Christmas ghosts perform a minor miracleI’m not certain why it happens, but it’s hard not to be curmudgeonly as a man when you hit your mid-40s. One minute you’re a ray of youthful sunshine, hopelessly… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: Rats, red tape and a reluctant re-educationOne thing I really enjoy as a fully grown adult man of 47 years of age: having to give up an entire day to sit in a classroom and be… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: Footloose and daughter-free at the Winter FairTo misquote the English playwright William Congreve, hell hath no fury like our numerous daughters when they’re forced to go to school instead of the Royal Welsh Winter Fair. And… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: Hedge proud, and not ashamed to say itEven though in some circles it makes you about as popular as the bloke who shot Bambi’s mother, I really like hedgecutting. And if you didn’t realise that hedgecutting could… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: Banquet of the vanities at environment eventHave you heard of the Earthshot Prize? No, I hadn’t either until a few weeks back. It was founded in 2020 by Prince William and David Attenborough to celebrate innovative… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: Sun, sea and budgie smugglersThere he stood, a god among men, women and screaming children. Thinning red, curly hair, hands like grain shovels placed manfully on his hips – clearly no stranger to a… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: Rural reading for your Christmas wishlistAt the start of this year, I set myself a challenge of reading 20 books in 2025. It’s part of a wider effort to implement positive daily habits and reduce… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: 4G or not 4G? A question for connected timesFor a few traumatic hours on a recent Monday evening, pure unadulterated horror visited the Evans household. Tempers were frayed, tensions ran high, longstanding Snapchat streaks were threatened, and our… More articles
