2025
Chris Clark is a non-generational farmer, who when at agricultural college decided he would buy a farm before he turned 50. His post-college career included spells as a farm manager, farming & adding-value to free-range pigs and setting-up a successful management consultancy practice. He purchased a 170 ha farm, at 49, where the concept of MSO was developed. More recently he has worked with over 350 farms to improve profitability. ‘The Profitable Farm’, written with Brian Scanlon, explains MSO.
Government support is critical to enable farmers to transition to more sustainable and nature-friendly practices, but recent changes to farming policy and restricted access to new schemes this year have left many farmers considering further intensification to make ends meet. This not only risks impacting the natural environment, but also undermines the future of farm […]