16th September 2026
Last Word: Holding on for tomorrow
Life is difficult for me at the moment, is it hard for you? As an industry, the past few years have been a relentless grind with little reprieve and it’s affecting everyone, even this magazine.…
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Janine Adamson
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27th August 2026
Last Word: Stop the bots
It seems AI-generated posters and social media content continue to plague me. Every corner I turn, ‘our bro’ ChatGPT is there. Even my beloved Pilates teacher is using it; love you, India. In fact, seeing such content turns me off – I’ll make it…
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27th July 2026
Last Word: Extraordinary ordinary
As with most industries, names and faces in agriculture come and go, people shift things up, or factors beyond control have an influence. But it’s when someone retires having committed a lifetime to a cause,…
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24th June 2026
Last Word: The final mile
‘All good things must come to an end’ – I rather loathe that phrase, mainly because more often than not it’s annoyingly true, said through gritted teeth. And just to be clear early doors, no,…
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24th May 2026
Last Word: Oh diddle dee
It’s nearly that time of year again – when we all don our best over-priced leatherette-trimmed gilets to make the pilgrimage to a farmer’s field in a faraway land. This time, we’re going to require…
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23rd April 2026
Last Word: Close to home
If I may say so myself, I’m rather proud of the content that’s in our beloved tome this month. It can be hard to feel positive when life is as chaotic as it’s been of…
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20th March 2026
Last Word: Jumping on that trend
Well I must say, I didn’t expect to receive anywhere near as much feedback on last month’s column as I have – it would appear my fellow stegosauruses (stegosauri?) and I are not yet extinct!…
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12th February 2026
Last Word: Fighting my corner
Prior to Christmas, I yet again found myself in a heated discussion regarding the merits of this vessel – the humble printed magazine. I did my best to articulate the benefits of our beloved tome,…
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12th December 2025
Last Word: No such thing as can’t…
Having a slightly overactive brain at times means I struggle with the concept of standing still. Not literally, more in terms of how I meander through life. As such, I can be guilty of chasing…
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21st October 2025
Last Word: Talk techie to me
Before I commence this month’s instalment, I’d better provide an avian update. Our seven mini dinosaurs are still with us, having progressed rapidly through the raptor stage into almost fully feathered fowl. They advanced from…
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26th August 2025
Last Word: Hatching happiness
Is there anything more joyous than new life coming into this world? Albeit, the planet is a slightly frightening place these days…
