Young Farmer Focus - Leighton Snelgrove: "Consumers need to know where their food comes from, and farmers are the ones who can help change that narrative"

The first generation beef and sheep farmer from Sussex writes about mental health in agriculture, educating the public about the importance of farming, and meeting King Charles at Clarence House last year

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Leighton Snelgrove said: "Farmers need to keep telling their stories to make the public understand just how difficult it is to produce food for the nation. For me, that is the missing link. Consumers need to know where their food comes from, and farmers are the ones who can help change that narrative."
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Leighton Snelgrove said: "Farmers need to keep telling their stories to make the public understand just how difficult it is to produce food for the nation. For me, that is the missing link. Consumers need to know where their food comes from, and farmers are the ones who can help change that narrative."

Being a farmer is full of challenges. For instance, farmers are often dealing with adverse weather conditions like drought in the summer and snow in the winter to grow food. Farmers work very long hours,...

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