New entrants

Calving got under way without incident this year at Houghton Lodge and by the end of February we had successfully delivered over 60 per cent of our calvings

Jack Scott knew agriculture was for him after attending an Open Farm Sunday event at Nonington Farms

The course, which is supported by Tesco and Harper Adams, hopes to provide farmers with specific skills and insights into sustainable practices

Naomi Ramsay, last year’s Agricultural Student of the Year winner at the British Farming Awards, has faced many challenges to get where she is today

Church Commissioners principal asset manager Ciara Williams said ‘early' conversations were actively encouraged with ‘next generation tenants' on Agricultural Holdings Act or Farm Business Tenancies, but it should be about ‘what is the future of the business, rather than pure succession'

James and Isobel, with their two young children, recently bought their first farm, and plan to run beef and sheep over 13.8 hectares (34 acres), renting a further 44.5ha (110 acres). James works for tech firm Breedr as a product manager. You can follow them on Twitter @jpbwfarm

Hannah Hetherington and Tom Martin are 18 months into a Norfolk County Council farm tenancy and learning new things every day. Sara Gregson paid them a visit

A new event showcased the variety of careers in the dairy sector. Farmers Guardian reports

A passion for high-quality and locally sourced produce has seen Matt Silvester and Helen Freeman establish a herd of Saddleback pigs

Organic dairy farmer Sophie Gregory has thousands of followers on social media, and she is using it as an opportunity to go behind the scenes of the sector. Emily Ashworth finds out more