Young Farmers Clubs

Young Farmers' Clubs are the 'backbone' of Welsh rural communities

Young Farmers Clubs

Young Farmers' Clubs are the 'backbone' of Welsh rural communities

The report highlighted Young Farmers' Clubs in Wales are important for skills, rural employment, Welsh language and the health and well-being of those living in the rural communities

clock 18 January 2024 • 2 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
Pride and stoicism hampering young farmers' well-being

Mental Health

Pride and stoicism hampering young farmers' well-being

Feelings of pride and stoicism and issues around misogyny and the stigma attached to mental health are eating into the confidence of young farmers, a new report has found

clock 02 November 2023 • 2 min read
Capital and land not on Defra's radar for new entrant scheme

Farm Business

Capital and land not on Defra's radar for new entrant scheme

Defra criticised for 'missing the point' when it comes to its new entrant pilot schemes

clock 19 October 2023 • 2 min read
A wartime YFC with Lord Henry Plumb: 'Bombs were dropping all around us, but the club was created, and I became its first chair'

Young Farmers and Careers

A wartime YFC with Lord Henry Plumb: 'Bombs were dropping all around us, but the club was created, and I became its first chair'

This National Young Farmers Week, we dig into the FG archive and look back at an interview with the late Lord Henry Plumb.

clock 11 October 2023 • 6 min read
EFRA Committee launches inquiry into land-based careers

Careers

EFRA Committee launches inquiry into land-based careers

The EFRA Committee will question what more can be done to facilitate new entrants into land-based industries

clock 22 September 2023 • 1 min read
Sustainability advice for young farmers under Tesco and Harper Adams partnership

Young Farmers and Careers

Sustainability advice for young farmers under Tesco and Harper Adams partnership

Recent surveys suggested younger farmers have identified skills gaps in areas including sustainability and the environment

clock 26 July 2023 • 2 min read
Money and access to land blocking new farming talent

Young Farmers and Careers

Money and access to land blocking new farming talent

A survey found almost three quarters of young farmers said it was ‘difficult or impossible to get into farming'

clock 15 June 2023 • 2 min read
Young farmers recognised in NFYFC Achiever Awards 2021

Young Farmers Clubs

Young farmers recognised in NFYFC Achiever Awards 2021

The efforts, dedication and commitment of YFC clubs and individuals have been recognised in the annual National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (NFYFC) Achiever Awards 2021. 

clock 01 September 2021 • 7 min read