Young Farmers and Careers

Nat Watkins, 22, is from Gloucestershire and is currently a student at Hartpury University

Writing from his family's farm in Cumbria, Farmers Guardian's Tom Ryder discusses why the Hawkstone Farmers' Choir's Britain's Got Talent victory means far more to British agriculture than winning a TV competition

Lucy Turner, 28, is originally from South Wales but now lives in Cirencester where she is a student at the Royal Agricultural University

Countryfile presenter John Craven said attracting the next generation into agriculture would be crucial to the sector’s future during a discussion on farming’s biggest challenges

Harold Amiss, 21, lives in The Lizard, Cornwall, is currently studying agriculture at the Royal Agricultural University

In a recent visit from US students from Arkansas who study agricultural communications, getting new people into farming is also difficult in the USA

Having started Soil.Ed in April 2024, the campaign to get food and farming into schools has made waves

Changing workplace environments and a more flexible approach to work, the veterinary world is becoming a diverse place to work

Euan Hall, 22 from Selby North Yorkshire, works for Moa Technology, an agri-biotech company developing safe, effective and affordable novel modes of action herbicides to break weed resistance to conventional weed control solutions

What does a career in agriculture look like in 2026?