Young Farmer Focus

Rosie Bennett, 27, is from Honiton, Devon. She is a dairy and poultry farmer’s daughter and works as a manager at an agricultural specialist accountants Evolution ABS Limited.

Pippa Botting, 28 is from Martock, Somerset and works for a large organic dairy business supplying milk to Arla, McDonald’s and Waitrose.

Bizza Walters, 24, is from a mixed family farm in Studley, Warwickshire. After studying at the Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester, she works around the UK and abroad as a shepherdess, and is also an NFU Student and Young Farmer Ambassador.

Zoe Norton, 30, is from Bures, Suffolk. She works as a CAD technician and runs G.A. Livestock alongside her partner, Gary Aungier. Bures, Suffolk

Scott Dey, 22, is a sheep farmer and contract shepherd from Kemnay, Aberdeenshire.

Erin Mcnaught,19, runs her family beef and sheep farm in Bala, North Wales, and also works part time on a regenerative dairy farm.

Heather Murray, 25, lives in Beeswing, Dumfries, and works as a stockperson at Glenkiln Farms.

Thomas Saunders, 21, grew up on a mixed farm in Oakley, Bedfordshire. He is currently studying at Harper Adams University and is a NFU student and young farmer ambassador.

Megan Watkins, 22, grew up on her family farm in Craswall, Herefordshire, where they breed pedigree Texel sheep and Limousin cattle. She graduated in 2021 from Harper Adams University and recently joined Pilgrim’s Pride, in the Dalehead Foods division, as lamb supply chain and procurement coordinator.

Stuart Mitchell, 29, is a head partner of a 440-hectare mixed family farm in the Scottish borders, running cattle, deer and arable enterprises.