Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Thomas Saunders: "Dispelling myths about British agriculture is important to me"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Thomas Saunders: "Dispelling myths about British agriculture is important to me"

Thomas Saunders, 23, is a georgraphy and games teacher at Bedford Greenacre Independent School. He is from Oakley in Bedfordshire

clock 20 March 2024 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Jessica Rippon: "Food production needs to be recognised as a national asset to this country"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Jessica Rippon: "Food production needs to be recognised as a national asset to this country"

Jessica Rippon, 24, is a farm consultant at The Farm Consultancy Group and she is from Nottingham

clock 12 March 2024 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus- Tom York: "Everything I do today is for my mum and I want to make her proud of me every single day"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus- Tom York: "Everything I do today is for my mum and I want to make her proud of me every single day"

Tom York, 21, is a student at Harper Adams University and he is from Ledsham in Cheshire

clock 15 January 2024 • 3 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Ben Read: "Knowing I might never be able to go back to farming completely destroyed me"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Ben Read: "Knowing I might never be able to go back to farming completely destroyed me"

Ben Read, 22, is a sheep farmer from Maidstone in Kent

clock 28 December 2023 • 3 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Leighton Snelgrove: "Farming is an arduous task where you have to be a bookkeeper, a vet, a midwife, an agronomist and so much more"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Leighton Snelgrove: "Farming is an arduous task where you have to be a bookkeeper, a vet, a midwife, an agronomist and so much more"

Leighton Snelgrove, 24, is a beef and sheep farmer from Nutley in Sussex.

clock 27 December 2023 • 3 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Calum Smith: "I wake up every morning to make them proud of me"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Calum Smith: "I wake up every morning to make them proud of me"

Calum Smith, 28, from Grantown-on-Spey in Moray is a beef farmer

clock 26 December 2023 • 3 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Antony Eavis: "There is no money in the world which would actually make me want to give up farming"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Antony Eavis: "There is no money in the world which would actually make me want to give up farming"

"British farmers are more than just farmers, they are a lifeline for the country"

clock 24 November 2023 • 3 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Sally Griffiths: "Life is getting harder every single day for farmers and they need help"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Sally Griffiths: "Life is getting harder every single day for farmers and they need help"

"In order to make farms more sustainable, farmers have faced heightened pressure to diversify or change their practices to attain another income stream"

clock 20 November 2023 • 3 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Liz Tree: "I would not be where I am today without experiencing farming as a child and I will forever be grateful to those farmers who took the time to teach and mentor me"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Liz Tree: "I would not be where I am today without experiencing farming as a child and I will forever be grateful to those farmers who took the time to teach and mentor me"

Liz Tree, 25, is a farmer from Croydon in South London: "My own experiences of seeing farms at a young age had completely changed the course of my life"

clock 10 November 2023 • 3 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Rachel Barr: "I cannot see myself as anything other than a farmer"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Rachel Barr: "I cannot see myself as anything other than a farmer"

Rachel Barr, 20, from Dumfries and Galloway, is a beef and sheep farmer

clock 06 November 2023 • 3 min read