T he year was 2013 and George Lamb had decided his life could amount to more. “I had a kind of Damascene moment in my early 30s, realised my star hadn’t been called out of the ether to be a gameshow h

Life at the Royal Agricultural University in Cirencester is as jolly as ever after 180 years, but the diverse degrees on offer reflect the challenges of 21st-century farming. Kate Green charts a history of seismic change for the industry and Mary Skipwith talks to students past and present

With weather more unpredictable than ever, heritage vegetable varieties offer greater resilience and flavour for home growers. Read on to find out why old favourites could be the key to thriving in a warming world

RESEARCHERS at the University of Exeter believe that ...

Across the UK, but particularly in the south-east of England, giant and featureless buildings are springing up. Despite their size, they’re designed to be unobtrusive, and you won’t spot any signage t

France may be synonymous with fromage, but the terroir of our green and pleasant land gives rise to all manner of magnificent varieties of our own, declares Tom Parker Bowles, who picks his favourites