Will's World WILL'S WORLDWill's World: If you want a sensible solution, hire a farmerI don’t particularly like this phrase – mainly because it makes me sound like one of those perma-furious types who spend their time writing letters to the Daily Mail or… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: Long live the farmer's faithful four-legged friendOne of my numerous daughters recently asked me: “What’s the best thing about being a farmer?” I was a little preoccupied at the time, so I assured her that I’d… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: A farmer’s guide to surviving without rainThere are many things that we Welsh do well. Flag design, spectacular scenery, emotionally roaring out a national anthem, agricultural shows, and some of the best food and drink products… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: Rugby World Cup is perfect time to plug proteinThis will be a familiar tale to fellow parents. Several years ago, the eldest of our numerous daughters expressed an interest in playing rugby. She’d enjoyed watching the game with… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: A farming day when nothing goes wrong? If only“If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster and treat those two impostors just the same” – so wrote Rudyard Kipling, in his seminal 1895 poem If. I’ve always particularly… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: Smelly TikTok craze is dripping with nostalgiaBeef tallow is, as the popular parlance goes, having a moment. You may rightly ask how a middle-aged farmer could possibly know anything about what’s currently in vogue with the… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: How to get more bang from your spring barleyLike everyone else who put spring barley in the ground this year, I’ve been praying for rain. Also like everyone else who put spring barley in the ground this year,… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: Exam time is an educational experienceI’ve dealt with a considerable amount of ball ache lately. Not the usual variety, like farm assurance inspections or whole-herd TB tests, or even a burst hydraulic pipe at 5.05… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: The real power delivered by farming generationsAs I get older, I find myself thinking about my grandparents more and more. How I wish I could have tea and biscuits around the farmhouse kitchen table with them… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: Me, the Dee, and a man named DylanYou might have noticed that there are some new photos of me to accompany this page, taken recently by a very nice man called Lee. I think Farmers Weekly photographers… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: Fake meat is giving me a 'Brad' feelingAs a child of the 1980s who loved science-fiction movies, I could only dream of the astounding technology that would be available to us by the time I grew up.… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: Entitled space invaders get farmer-style blastingAt the risk of making certain close family members fall about the place laughing, I’m going to confidently state that I’m a very patient man. I know this because, not… More articles
