Approaching the end of my schooldays, other than a vague inkling that farming would feature in some way in my future, I hadn't the slightest idea as to the career path I'd follow.
Mentioning this to a school career guidance counsellor, she grimaced and pointed out that farmers needed business skills, and as bookkeeping wasn't one of my chosen subjects, she strongly recommended I avoided anything in commercial farming.
“How about becoming
