FarmingCAN

Qualification highlighted as part of National Apprenticeships Week's T Level Thursday

FarmED is a hive of activity, providing a space for both farmers and those outside it to come together and learn. Emily Ashworth meets some of those leading the initiative forwards

LAMMA Show 2024 saw a successful launch of the Career Zone held by Jobs in Agriculture, bringing together a number of exhibitors with a common goal of helping people kickstart or grow their careers in farming, resulting in an incredible two-day event at the NEC Birmingham

The chief executive of the Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture, Stephen Jacob, said: "We need to influence the influences. If teachers and parents do not understand what the industry looks like and how food is produced, how are the children going to?"

The report highlighted Young Farmers' Clubs in Wales are important for skills, rural employment, Welsh language and the health and well-being of those living in the rural communities

The Farming Community Network (FCN) gathered farmers advice in the lead up to LAMMA 2024

Heather Stewart, from Carnlea near Ballymena, is an events officer at the Ulster Farmers' Union

We need to encourage policy makers including Defra and the Department for Education to take farming seriously and to work together if we are going to tackle the labour problem in the sector.

Seven individuals from across the UK and from all different backgrounds have come together to become ambassadors for the #CareersInAg campaign which is lead by Jobs In Agriculture to get more people into agriculture.