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Through the food we eat, every person connects with agriculture multiple times a day. But how many stop to think about it on a deeper level? Do they think about all the people behind that food, how it's produced or why farmers make the decisions they do? Soil Ed ambassador Holly Atkinson highlights the importance of education

Connecting children to farming is more important than ever, and a recent National Sheep Association event helped to bring hundred of youngsters on-farm to learn more about the industry

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

At just seven years old, Archie Morris is on a mission to become a farmer, despite not being from a farming family

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

Changing workplace environments and a more flexible approach to work, the veterinary world is becoming a diverse place to work

How are we encouraging inclusion and attracting new people to the sector? Emily Ashworth finds out more

What does a career in agriculture look like in 2026?

The new chief executive of the British Meat Processors' Association says more needs to be done to attract the next generation to the industry