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Letters: Paris Olympics Organising Committee's plant-based push 'misguided'

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Letters: Paris Olympics Organising Committee's plant-based push 'misguided'

This week’s letters from Farmers Guardian readers

clock 07 August 2024 • 3 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Lois Campbell: "There is a place in agriculture for everyone"

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Young Farmer Focus - Lois Campbell: "There is a place in agriculture for everyone"

Lois Campbell, 27, from Turriff in Aberdeenshire, is a registered veterinary nurse who has transitioned into a career in rural communications with Jane Craigie Marketing

clock 07 June 2024 • 3 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Emily Hanson: "My dream is to have my own farm"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Emily Hanson: "My dream is to have my own farm"

Emily Hanson, 18, is a student at Barnsley College and she is from Barnsley in South Yorkshire.

clock 12 April 2024 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Lucy Graham: "There is so much love and passion which goes into producing food"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Lucy Graham: "There is so much love and passion which goes into producing food"

Lucy Graham, 18, is a beef and sheep farmer from Biggar in South Lanarkshire.

clock 11 April 2024 • 3 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Kestrel Lambert: "As an outsider to the industry, I think you do not realise how vast farming is and the pressures farmers face"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Kestrel Lambert: "As an outsider to the industry, I think you do not realise how vast farming is and the pressures farmers face"

Kestrel Lambert is from the state of Maryland in the USA. She is studying a Masters Degree in Agricultural Technology at the Royal Agricultural University.

clock 11 April 2024 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Matthew Rollason: "As British farmers, we should remain fiercely proud of the food we produce"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Matthew Rollason: "As British farmers, we should remain fiercely proud of the food we produce"

Matthew Rollason, 27, is a beef farmer from Great Harwood in Lancashire. He is also an agriculture manager at Dunbia

clock 11 April 2024 • 3 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Molly Mead: "We have lost 12 animals to bovine TB"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Molly Mead: "We have lost 12 animals to bovine TB"

Molly Mead, 24, is a veterinary technician and TB tester from Tring, Hertfordshire

clock 05 April 2024 • 2 min read
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
Harry Greenfield: "Farmers can't be expected to tackle the climate and nature crisis on their own"

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Harry Greenfield: "Farmers can't be expected to tackle the climate and nature crisis on their own"

Harry Greenfield is the Nature lead at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership and author of the report: 'Ahead of the curve: A preparatory guide on nature for the agri-food sector'

clock 15 March 2024 • 4 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