Where there’s muck, there’s brass
‘Farming has its rewards. Rewards that are not only emotional, but also fiscal’
BUY land,’ urged Mark Twain, ‘they’re not making it anymore.’ A piece of advice that an increasing number of investors has taken in recent years—me included. There is great satisfaction to be had from possessing even quite a modest farm: the sense of being close to Nature, of creating something from nothing and of working to improve the environment. Nor should one ever overlook the feelings of self-sufficiency and security that owning agricultural land engenders. In these troubled times, I find it reassuring to look out of the window and think that everything I survey, such as it is, belongs to my family.
Farming is not, however, without its challenges. Regular COUNTRY LIFE readers will recall my travails with the weather, vets, pests (not least, Government inspectors), predators (I am thinking here of my
