Yes. The BBC. 
Tonight I am sitting up to listen to the first session of the 3rd Ashes test, in the company of Agnew, Vaughan and Martin-Jenkins. Wherever I go, I can listen to live coverage of a test match happening thousands of miles away via digital radio, on my phone, on the television and on long wave.
On Saturday night I expect to watch Strictly Come Dancing, along with 11 million others. Last week I watched a documentary on iplayer and did some research on the BBC website. Every morning I listen to the Farming Today podcast and read the news and sport from around the world. Several times per day, I watch the BBC weather forecast.
All this for £150 per year. Is it only Mr. Maxwell who does not think that this is value for money?
Farming is a fabulous career. Farmers are at the mercy of so many factors outside their control like the weather and commodity markets, much like other careers. The great thing about being a farmer is that every twelve months or so, we get the chance to tear up what has gone before, good and bad, and do it all again. This field was growing a crop of potatoes until 3 weeks ago. Now, it is that fabulous green hue that wheat turns just after it emerges. On a stunning morning like today, it lifts me. I hope it lifts my staff, and you.
