Children

Kids special: Autumn means new wildlife - here's how to build a wildlife friendly farm for visiting creatures

Farm Life

Kids special: Autumn means new wildlife - here's how to build a wildlife friendly farm for visiting creatures

Farmers Guardian's new monthly children's special is here, and it is all about nature this season

clock 30 September 2023 • 1 min read
Children's charity criticises lack of educational support in SFI

Farm Life

Children's charity criticises lack of educational support in SFI

The Country Trust believes the best way to address the divide between consumers and producers is to incentivise farmers to host educational visits for children

clock 20 September 2023 • 2 min read
Farmers offered funding to host school visits

Funding

Farmers offered funding to host school visits

AHDB in partnership with LEAF are offering 20 farmers from England and Wales fully funded training and support to host school visits, to give more children the chance to experience a working farm

clock 14 September 2023 • 1 min read
Farming charity RABI offers help to struggling families with its 'Return to School' campaign

Funding

Farming charity RABI offers help to struggling families with its 'Return to School' campaign

RABI farming charity ‘Return to School' campaign closes for applications on August 25

clock 16 August 2023 • 1 min read
Boy, 5, from Kent dies on Irish farm after quad-bike incident

Farm Safety

Boy, 5, from Kent dies on Irish farm after quad-bike incident

Gardai said they are treating the incident as a 'terrible accident'

clock 11 August 2023 • 1 min read
High-visibility jackets to improve safety of children on farms

Farm Safety

High-visibility jackets to improve safety of children on farms

A farm animal veterinary practice in Wales has handed out high vis jackets to farming families as part of their #besafeandbeseen campaign

clock 19 July 2023 • 2 min read
From the editor: Ben Briggs - Farming needs to promote itself to a younger audience

Farm Business

From the editor: Ben Briggs - Farming needs to promote itself to a younger audience

If children really do make their minds up about which careers they do not want to do by the age of nine, then agriculture needs to be at the forefront of selling its wares to the next generation from a young age.

clock 07 October 2022 • 2 min read