Will's World WILL'S WORLDWill's World: Bicycles, baguettes and broken French“Bonjour, je m’appelle Will. Ou est le bibliotèque, s’il vous plaît?” I don’t like to brag, but as you can tell, I got a B in GCSE French, and I’ve… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: Every year I raise a glass to Percy Public HouseEvery November on Remembrance Day, I take a poppy cross and a hipflask with me to Wrexham Cemetery, where I visit the final resting place of my great grandfather, Percy… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: One last tour of Harvest Festival dutyI’ve just returned from the Harvest Festival service of the youngest of my numerous daughters at the village church. It’s her final year in primary school so I made a… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: Everybody's free (to wear hi-vis)With apologies to Baz Luhrmann and his 1996 song, "Wear Sunscreen", some advice for new ag students. Ladies and gentlemen of the class of 2026, wear hi-vis. If I could… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: The timeless pull of a ploughing matchThere’s something tremendously evocative about a ploughing match. It might be the smell of freshly turned earth combined with diesel fumes and the faint whiff of distant tobacco. See also:… WILL'S WORLDWill’s World: The class of 1901 can teach us a thing or twoThe majority of my time over the past few weeks has been spent in a tractor cab sowing winter barley, but I did manage to escape for a day last… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: Wanted - spare axe for farm printerThere are some lines from the classic science fiction novel Dune by Frank Herbert that I often ponder. “Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: The incredible legend of Edgar v the rabbitsThe day had started well. I’d finished feeding cattle, packed a lunch and flask, hitched up the plough, and was heading off to turn over some earth in the early… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: PM, please back British farming with actionDear Prime Minister, Congratulations on your new job. I’ve followed your career with interest since as Culture Secretary you spoke at the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster in 2009… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: One man’s inspiring journey from woe to growGood lord, it’s September already. My numerous daughters, much to their collective indignation, are back in school, I’ve started splitting logs whenever I get a spare hour or two, and… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: Steve missed my farm, but he hit my last nerveI’ve just spent a few days away with my best mates from the old Harper Adams days. We decided to end the summer with a 15-mile walk along a section… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: How shank beat schnitzel in the warDid everyone get the government emergency alert on their phones last week? At the time I was coaching a rugby training session with my under-14s girls, who need very little… More articles
