From Corn to Cattle
Today I crossed the border from Iowa into South Dakota and already the fields of corn and soybean are turning into prairie and pasture. There are more roadside advertisements here… Read more From Corn to Cattle →
The Lady Who Lives in a Bank
There’s a place called Kellogg just off Route 80 in Iowa. I was heading west towards Des Moines when I spotted the sign and, assuming it was the birthplace of… Read more The Lady Who Lives in a Bank →
Somewhere Over the Atlantic
May 25th, 2016 Despite travelling to 10 countries throughout March and April on my Global Focus Programme (and with the seven guys who made that trip so memorable), today I… Read more Somewhere Over the Atlantic →
Kenya: Kingdom of the Smallholder
When we were driving from Nairobi Airport to our hotel in the suburb of Karen, one of our hosts told me: “Kenya is like a jigsaw and even when you… Read more Kenya: Kingdom of the Smallholder →
Florida: The Sunshine & Citrus State
I didn’t really know what to expect from Miami when I found out it was the first destination on our Global Focus Programme. My only reference point was Will Smith’s… Read more Florida: The Sunshine & Citrus State →
We Will Remember Them: The Battlefields Tour
March 12th – 14th 2016 For the majority of Nuffield scholars, the end of the CSC meant returning home to their families. For me it was the beginning of the… Read more We Will Remember Them: The Battlefields Tour →
Contemporary Scholars Conference, Cavan
Nuffield has an initiation process. And the most important part of that initiation is the Contemporary Scholars Conference, or CSC, hosted by a different Nuffield country each year. Newly-recruited farming scholars… Read more Contemporary Scholars Conference, Cavan →
London Calling
The Pre-Contemporary Scholars Conference, London To say the last week has been an education would be a massive understatement. On Wednesday, March 2nd I was reunited with the UK 2016… Read more London Calling →
