The latest YFC, colleges and universities and young handler news from the Farmers Guardian.

    Livestock boxes

    Livestock boxes a big hit for Young Farmer's business

    February 26, 2010

    YOUNG farmer Elfyn Wyn Jones talks about his nationwide business venture, to produce bespoke livestock boxes

    Maddock 2

    A small abattoir bucking the trend as the business grows

    15 January 2010

    Barry Alston takes a look at a meat industry rarity – a small abattoir which is expanding.

    Ben Hay

    Turkeys are not just for Christmas

    1 December 2009

    Poultry production has served the Hay family well, and Ben Hay is determined to deliver that message all-year round. DANUSIA OSIOWY visits Warwickshire to discover why.

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    Could you be National Beef Stockman of the Future 2010?

    February 26, 2010

    Enter our National Beef Stockman of the Future competition for your chance to win £600.

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    Owen Atkinson

    Nuffield profile: Owen Atkinson - the role of vets in knowledge transfer

    March 12, 2010

    AS PART of his Nuffield scholarship, dairy vet Owen Atkinson has travelled to Holland, New Zealand and the USA to study ‘the role of the vet in knowledge transfer within the dairy industry’ - something he believes is becoming increasingly important as the dairy industry changes.

    Jamie Halbert works 141ha (350 acres) single-handedly.

    Developing a career farming disadvantaged land

    February 19, 2010

    The challenges of farming disadvantaged land, combined with an unconventional route into the sector, made young farmer Jamie Halbert determined to deliver an effective livestock system which complemented his flexible approach to hill farming. Jennifer Mackenzie reports.

    Simon Haley, Bilborrow YFC
    In our Young Farmers blog, the next genertion of farmers tell their stories, from the latest YFC events to the trials and tribulations of getting through University and onto the job ladder.