Editors Welcome

I can’t open this edition of Landwards without first paying tribute to Geoff Freedman. For yours truly, it feels like he was always there, as a senior and longstanding member of the Institution. With his sly humour, kind counsel and excellent engineering instincts, it’s a big loss. Geoff’s full obituary opens Membership matters (p32).

Elsewhere, we focus on several engineers at different stages of their careers, from just starting out (p12 and 28) to mid-career (p16), whilst keeping an eye on what is needed to succeed with some timely CPD advice (p22).

One can’t open a magazine at the moment without being assaulted by the latest thinking on alternative power sources for farming. Landwards has joined the throng