Young Farmers

The next generation of farmers will showcase their talents and seek to attract young new recruits when they exhibit at a major agricultural show.

Farmers Rebecca Wilson and Charlotte Ashley are taking agricultural conversations off the beaten track as they launch a new podcast. 

Farmers Guide talks to Rebecca Wilson, recently listed in The Times Young Power List, about her family farm, government policy and what it’s like to be a woman in agriculture.

A Warwickshire family has launched a fundraising for a young farmer, Thomas Page, who was diagnosed with testicular cancer after being kicked in the crotch by a cow. 

Two British farmers, Rebecca Wilson and Kaleb Cooper, have been recognised as the UK’s most inspirational young people under 30.

The Clarkson’s Farm star, Kaleb Cooper, has announced the launch of his first children’s book, called ‘Kaleb’s Farmyard Tales: Escaping Animals and Runaway Tractors’. 

Norfolk shepherdess Hannah Murrell is gearing up for her first lambing season. The 24-year-old shepherdess is expecting up to 300 rare and native breed lambs to be born in the next few weeks at Gawdy Hall Estate in Harleston.

Rural mental health champion and BBC Countryfile presenter Adam Henson hosted a Mental Health Awareness Workshop, which brought together mental health advocates and agricultural professionals to highlight the importance of mental well-being within the farming community.

Two young agriculture students, who may have struggled to get into the sector as they are not from an agricultural background, have received a helping hand from Clarkson’s Farm star Kaleb Cooper.  

UK Ag Finance has shared a story about how the specialist helped a young farmer through a generational transfer with an agricultural loan.

The star of much-loved Clarkson’s Farm, Jeremy Clarkson, said he is “backing British farmers” by serving dishes and drinks made with local produce.

Hartpury University and Hartpury College’s Home Farm has installed a state-of-the-art robotic milking system that allows a cow to be milked when it wants, which can be up to three times a day on average.