Young Farmers and Careers

More than 30 past and present Young Farmers swapped wellies for trainers to raise an incredible £11,500

Family, friends and members of the Young Farmers' community gathered in May to celebrate the life of Lionel Hill MBE, a man whose influence on the Young Farmers' movement and British agriculture will be felt for generations.

Writing from his family's farm in Cumbria, Farmers Guardian online content specialist Tom Ryder explains why confidence in the future of farming feels stronger than it has for some time

Ruby Pool, 16, who lives near Wakefield, is studying a T Level in Land and Crop Production at Bishop Burton College in East Yorkshire

Writing from his family's farm in Cumbria, Farmers Guardian online content specialist Tom Ryder reflects on why British food, farming and local communities are increasingly being taken for granted

Farmers Guardian deputy editor Alex Black on the twentieth anniversary of Open Farm Sunday

In a panel hosted on the first day of Cereals 2026, the TV star spoke about the opportunities, the pressures and what farming might look like in the future

Lydia Gardner, 24, from Dorset, is a farm adviser in the Cotswolds, a student and Young Farmer ambassador for the NFU

Writing from his family's farm in Cumbria, Farmers Guardian online content specialist Tom Ryder reflects on what Jeff and Katie Aiken's story says about resilience, opportunity and building a career in agriculture

As part of an exclusive 12-month blog for Farmers Guardian, the new cohort of youngsters on the McDonald's Progressive Young Farmer (PYF) programme talk about their hopes for the future and the impact they can make. This month we hear from 20 year-old Abbi Hallett from Yorkshire