Will's World WILL'S WORLDWill's World: Everybody's free (to wear hi-vis)With apologies to Baz Luhrmann and his 1996 song, "Wear Sunscreen", some advice for new ag students. Ladies and gentlemen of the class of 2026, wear hi-vis. If I could… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: The timeless pull of a ploughing matchThere’s something tremendously evocative about a ploughing match. It might be the smell of freshly turned earth combined with diesel fumes and the faint whiff of distant tobacco. See also:… WILL'S WORLDWill’s World: The class of 1901 can teach us a thing or twoThe majority of my time over the past few weeks has been spent in a tractor cab sowing winter barley, but I did manage to escape for a day last… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: Wanted - spare axe for farm printerThere are some lines from the classic science fiction novel Dune by Frank Herbert that I often ponder. “Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: The incredible legend of Edgar v the rabbitsThe day had started well. I’d finished feeding cattle, packed a lunch and flask, hitched up the plough, and was heading off to turn over some earth in the early… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: PM, please back British farming with actionDear Prime Minister, Congratulations on your new job. I’ve followed your career with interest since as Culture Secretary you spoke at the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster in 2009… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: One man’s inspiring journey from woe to growGood lord, it’s September already. My numerous daughters, much to their collective indignation, are back in school, I’ve started splitting logs whenever I get a spare hour or two, and… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: Steve missed my farm, but he hit my last nerveI’ve just spent a few days away with my best mates from the old Harper Adams days. We decided to end the summer with a 15-mile walk along a section… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: How shank beat schnitzel in the warDid everyone get the government emergency alert on their phones last week? At the time I was coaching a rugby training session with my under-14s girls, who need very little… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: Losing a fight with a blackberry bushWhat passes for a romantic date these days, the present Mrs Evans and I have just returned from a very pleasant evening spent blackberry picking along the wood that borders… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: Tractors, tears and a whole lot of troubleNever work with children or animals, the American comedian WC Fields once said. As someone who currently works with both on a daily basis, I heartily agree with the man.… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: From pitch hero to grass zero all too quicklyFirst of all, a sincere apology. Some weeks back, I wrote about the tremendous late spring we’d had, and the fact that we had more grass than you can shake… More articles
