Young Farmers and Careers

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

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