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Cancer Reviews, Importance of Wills, Some Positives from 1995 and Another Air Tragedy.
We are at that time again—tests and consultancy reviews for both of my cancers. I start this week with blood tests on my PSA status with...
Oct 25, 20248 min read
Car Health, Free Advice and The Removal Of An Independent Judiciary.
As I start this on a Monday morning, it is just before we take our remaining running car for its annual MOT, which is known as IPO...
Oct 18, 20247 min read
Daughters. Air Tragedies. Politics and Corruption are Long Time Partners.
Recently, as I have previously mentioned, I have been having telephone conversations with Willie Robinson, who often makes obscure but...
Oct 11, 20249 min read
Festas (Fiestas), Strong Women and the Predicted Fall of the Zimbabwe Gold (ZIG)
One of the things I find unique in Portugal is the huge number of Festas that occur annually at this time of year weekly. Virtually every...
Oct 4, 20248 min read
Days Go By. Farmer's Riskiest Burdens and Rural Adventures.
I have one month to go before I resume the cycle of health reviews, and to this end I plan to enjoy it as much as I can. With cancer, you...
Sep 27, 20249 min read
Fire, Regrets, '94 Wheat Crisis. Loss at the High Court and the New Blackfordby Becoming Reality.
We all had a fear of fires when we farmed in Zimbabwe, with all farmers having, by law, to have fire breaks, which the local Intensive...
Sep 20, 20248 min read
The Myth of Climate Change Mitigation. Quiet Men Who Impacted on My Life.
Global warming confuses me. This week, the UK Met Office informed us that Britain has had the coldest summer since 2015. Then, just this...
Sep 13, 20249 min read
Free Speech. The North and South Farming Divide.
I did not think much about Elon Musk before we got Starlink, only admiring his entrepreneurial ability while still remaining sceptical...
Sep 6, 20247 min read
A Timely Discussion. Inflation Starts to Impact on Agriculture in Zimbabwe.
When I took office as President of the Commercial Farmers Union (CFU), I received sound advice that would stand me in good stead for most...
Aug 30, 20247 min read
SADC. The Cattle Show Ring.
SADC has just ended. Did the rest of the world notice, let alone take heed of its outcome? In the major countries, some lowly civil...
Aug 23, 20248 min read
Olympic Closing Ceremony, Medical Update and Bull or Bullshit.
I have little to say about the Olympic closing ceremony except that I found it more enjoyable than the opening ceremony. Mainly because...
Aug 16, 20249 min read
Jambanja in the UK. Bit of Nostalgia, the Unpleasant Duties of the Commercial Farmers Union (CFU).
The world is a funny place and, to be honest, at times, a sad place. Watching the UK news reminds me of events during our farm evictions,...
Aug 9, 20249 min read
Controversy, Myths, Taking on Presidency of the Commercial Farmers Union (CFU) .
This week, I witnessed what I considered two controversial presentations, one of interest only to a few and the other a spectacle viewed...
Aug 2, 20246 min read
Will Land Prices Kill Family Farms in Europe? Farmers are In Court Over Land, and 1994 Personality Changes in Zimbabwe Commercial Agriculture Leadership.
A couple of weeks ago, following our visit to our friends the Pichards in the Alentejo and visiting a beautiful property owned by an...
Jul 26, 20248 min read
I Did It Before Someone Else Did. Research and Extension and ‘The Farmer’ Magazine.
I only had a visit to the local clinic this week for a dressing change, and hopefully, next week, I will have a free week before...
Jul 19, 20248 min read
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