Chairman's update

As I write, the news of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II dominates the headlines. An amazing person who demonstrated an incredible commitment to duty of service. With her passing we now have King Charles III. Given Charles’ long-standing interest in and commitment to environmental repair, it will be interesting to see how he might position the monarchy in that respect.

My wife Rose and I were very privileged to spend a day at his Duchy Home Farm back in 2017 together with Patrick Holden and a few others from his UK Sustainable Food Trust as Charles’ Farm Manager took us on a tour of the innovation and regenerative agriculture practices being applied. Patrick, a close friend of King Charles, subsequently visited us at the Mulloon Institute and continues to take a great interest in our work.