Mike Burdass is the manager of a 688ha (1700-acre) estate at West Stoke, near Chichester. He is constantly looking to reduce costs where possible and has recently put together his own min-till ...

Through some strange quirk of physics, every year the rows in my garden seem to get a little longer, the weeds’ roots get a little deeper and my hoe’s handle gets a little harder. Some would say this ...