Looking at the Conservative’s manifesto, their policy focuses on “creating a more effective system of environmental stewardship” to protect the countryside whilst promoting the sustainable production of food.

They have committed to reducing on-farm inspections, abolishing the Agricultural Wages Board and reforming the Common Agricultural Policy.

Perhaps more controversially, Cameron’s party has also suggested a more proactive means of badger control in areas with high levels of bovine TB, perhaps pointing to a badger cull in the future.

But we must not forget that the Lib-Dems also feature in our new government and so their policies will form part of the new government’s plans. Promisingly, their manifesto promises to protect the natural environment while ensuring that farmers get a fairer deal.

Like the Tories, the Lib-Dems are committed to reforming the Common Agricultural Policy but they also have a focus on supporting hill farmers and providing funding for anaerobic digesters.

Unlikely the Tories, they are committed to increasing rights of access in the countryside.

Of course at this stage it is too early to tell how the new coalition government will agree it’s countryside policies, only time will tell…

They said they fixed the problem in IT. They said they couldn’t duplicate the issue. They sent the computer back again, when a sane person would have given it exactly what it deserved – a one-way trip to the burn pile. For each problem solved by the technological wonder, three more are created to torment hapless cube residents.

Here are five reasons to trade that computer in and get a tractor instead:

Reason #1: Breakdowns are logical.

If something breaks on a tractor, the part that caused the issue can be identified and replaced without a specialized degree. When on the phone or visiting a mechanic, he will never say to just shut it down and start it up again to see if the problem goes away.

Reason #2: The engine runs without electrical power or an internet connection.

Power blips and internet hiccups are realities of the business world. These troubles happen without warning, leaving employees to scramble to catch up when the connections are restored. It also pushes deadlines out when information cannot be exchanged. This leads to unnecessary stress and is easily removed from life when operating a tractor instead of a computer.

Reason #3: Tractors do not cause eye strain.

There are no special glasses to cut the glare from the hood of a tractor, because sunglasses and a hat are all that is needed. With GPS developments, in a few years a driver may not even need to see to operate the tractor. Even owning a tractor older than the operator will not cause damage to the eyes. However, manual levers may increase other muscles.

Reason #4: Work completed from the seat of a tractor can be explained.

There is nothing quite like the feeling of pointing toward growing crops, harvested fields, or another work of the land and knowing that something has been accomplished. It is also easy to describe to family and friends. Say good-bye to the blank stares of loved ones after explaining a seemingly useless job.

Reason #5: When the tractor spreads manure, a shower is all it takes to get clean again.

Well, a power washer may help to clean the tractor, too. However, days of kissing up to the boss are over. No more orders that aren’t even phrased politely like “Get this done yesterday.” This may not apply to married people. The wife is still an irrational force, whether married to a businessman or a farmer.

Computers cause stress and impacts many areas of life. Life from the seat of a tractor allows the operator much more satisfaction as an occupation. Don’t be afraid to leave the digital life behind.

That’s one of the findings from research that we’ve recently conducted, which also showed that 89 per cent of workers would recommend a land-based career to a young person.

Other findings:

• 55 per cent felt that they were safer in a land-based job during a time of economic recession than if they worked in other industries
• 88 per cent felt that practical experience was more important than qualifications
• 20 per cent of those surveyed were currently seeking work as a result of redundancy and 26 per cent had no relevant sector experience

Recent independent research has indicated a need for a significant increase in workers in the sector, particularly in agriculture, and our findings would seem to suggest that the economic recession is already bringing some new faces to our industry. Check out the latest jobs and land-based vacancies here.

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For some, then, the only option is outside work but why?

There are many reasons why people choose outside occupations and, in some cases, only the people doing them understand why they like the work. For example, it is hard for some to comprehend why anyone would want to be a sailor; this is an atmosphere where workers are surrounded by water, 24 hours a day. To a sailor, however, there is no other job that they would rather do. So why do workers choose to bypass inside jobs for the lure of working outside?

Working Outdoors = Open Spaces

Many workers do not enjoy working in a confined space, like a small office or a cubicle and opt for an outside environment. It is the lack of outside stimuli that makes the inside jobs distasteful to them and the thought of working in a small area day after day, week after week is incomprehensible.

Working Outdoors = Variety

Typically, with most inside desk or factory jobs, the tasks are dull and repetitive, and some workers can not survive in that type of atmosphere. They don’t enjoy doing the same job over and over again and, as a result, will pursue work opportunities outdoors.

Working Outdoors = Exciting

Many outside occupations offer exciting, thrilling opportunities that inside jobs can not match. There are a percentage of workers who seek out these types of opportunities and could not envision working in any other kind of surroundings. They are thrill seekers and only those types of jobs will satisfy them.

Working Outdoors = Fresh Air

As silly as it may sound, some workers want to work outside in the fresh air and sunshine. Of course, there are times when it will be cold and wet but that is acceptable for them also.

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Working Outdoors = Freedom

There are lots of outside jobs where is it not possible to have supervision it place to direct workers and for some this is a perfect setting. They don’t like to be told what to do and without a boss at the location they are allowed to work more freely.

All in all, working outdoors opens a wide variety of options and a number of different types of workplaces you can enjoy. It’s not hard to find something to suit you, regardless of your talents and skills.

Here are five compellions reasons for choosing to make a career out of working with plants.

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1. Spend Your Life Doing What You Love

Who was it that said, “do what you love, and love what you do?” If the great outdoors is in your blood, there is a good chance that being chained to a cubicle is not. Why not make a living working with living things?  Your career choices are endless. From a job in a home garden centre to running your own landscape company, there is a way to put what you love into what you do.

Some people work at a job they hate and wait until retirement to do what they really love. Working outdoors means that you don’t have to wait until your twilight years to spend your days doing what you love.

2. Stay in Shape

Connecting with nature is not only nourishing for the soul; but it is great for your physical health as well. Gardening is a wonderful way to stay in shape. Thanks to the physical activity involved, you won’t have to carve out time to run to the gym!

3. Nurture Your Gifts

If you love working with flowers and plants, there is a good chance that you have a natural gift for it. What better way to nurture those talents than through daily practice? A novelist becomes a better writer the more she puts words down on paper; and a natural gardener betters his craft the more he digs around in the soil.

4. Fulfill a Lifelong Dream

Is it your dream to someday run your own nursery? Staring out working as a gardener can teach you things through experience that can help you realise that dream. The more work you do in the garden, the more knowledge you acquire by daily exposure to the best methods and newest technologies in horticulture.

5. Use your Talents to Make People Happy

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Finally, working with plants and flowers will help you touch the lives of countless people. Flowers bring people together for weddings and special occasions. Giving flowers sends messages of love and commitment. They simply make people happy.

Finding a way to make a living doing what you love is an unrealised dream for many people. If you love to garden, and you are good at it, find a way to make it into a career.