Young Farmers and Careers

Capital and land not on Defra's radar for new entrant scheme

Farm Business

Capital and land not on Defra's radar for new entrant scheme

Defra criticised for 'missing the point' when it comes to its new entrant pilot schemes

clock 19 October 2023 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Hannah Cuthbert: 'Farming is changing and young people like us are a part of this'

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Hannah Cuthbert: 'Farming is changing and young people like us are a part of this'

Hannah Cuthbert, 24, is a farmer from Lincolnshire

clock 13 October 2023 • 2 min read
A wartime YFC with Lord Henry Plumb: 'Bombs were dropping all around us, but the club was created, and I became its first chair'

Young Farmers and Careers

A wartime YFC with Lord Henry Plumb: 'Bombs were dropping all around us, but the club was created, and I became its first chair'

This National Young Farmers Week, we dig into the FG archive and look back at an interview with the late Lord Henry Plumb.

clock 11 October 2023 • 6 min read
Young Farmer Focus: Molly Bampton - 'the days of defeat are enough to knock down even the most passionate and happiest of farmers'

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus: Molly Bampton - 'the days of defeat are enough to knock down even the most passionate and happiest of farmers'

This week's Young Farmer Focus is from Molly Bampton, 22, from Bedfordshire

clock 10 October 2023 • 2 min read
Timo Cooper - Young Farmer Focus: "I think you have to accept mistakes do happen and it is a very natural process of learning a job"

Young Farmer Focus

Timo Cooper - Young Farmer Focus: "I think you have to accept mistakes do happen and it is a very natural process of learning a job"

Timo Cooper, 20, is from the village of Great Paxton in Cambridgeshire and is a student at The Royal Agricultural University

clock 29 September 2023 • 3 min read
EFRA Committee launches inquiry into land-based careers

Careers

EFRA Committee launches inquiry into land-based careers

The EFRA Committee will question what more can be done to facilitate new entrants into land-based industries

clock 22 September 2023 • 1 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Merryn Philp: "I have witnessed far too many people I know struggle with their mental health, some of which are no longer with us because of it"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Merryn Philp: "I have witnessed far too many people I know struggle with their mental health, some of which are no longer with us because of it"

Merryn Philp, 20, is an agriculture student at Harper Adams University from Launceston in Cornwall

clock 22 September 2023 • 3 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Emily Black: "There was no other option than to head out and help my brother with the day-to-day running of the farm"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Emily Black: "There was no other option than to head out and help my brother with the day-to-day running of the farm"

Emily Black, 20, is a dairy and arable farmer in Thornhill, Stirling

clock 15 September 2023 • 3 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Evie Rogers: "We have skilled individuals helping to provide food for our growing global population"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Evie Rogers: "We have skilled individuals helping to provide food for our growing global population"

Evie Rogers, 21, is a sustainability analyst from Shrewsbury, Shropshire

clock 08 September 2023 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Murray Craig: "I have made so many friends and made unbelievable memories which will live with me for a lifetime"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Murray Craig: "I have made so many friends and made unbelievable memories which will live with me for a lifetime"

Murray Craig, 23, is a beef and sheep farmer in Penrith, Cumbria

clock 01 September 2023 • 2 min read