Opinion

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
Neil Lindsay - Leaving the lights on: How solar energy is fundamental to empowering resilience and sustainability within the farming community

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Neil Lindsay - Leaving the lights on: How solar energy is fundamental to empowering resilience and sustainability within the farming community

Neil Lindsay is managing director at BLC Energy, a renewable energy development company specialising in utility scale solar PV and co-located battery storage projects across the UK

clock 10 March 2024 • 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
AHDB's Phil Maiden: "This is why we have chosen to raise our concerns with Ofcom about Channel 4's The Big British Beef Battle"

Beef

AHDB's Phil Maiden: "This is why we have chosen to raise our concerns with Ofcom about Channel 4's The Big British Beef Battle"

AHDB have made an official complaint to Ofcom regarding Channel 4's The Big British Beef Battle

clock 07 December 2023 • 4 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Antony Eavis: "There is no money in the world which would actually make me want to give up farming"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Antony Eavis: "There is no money in the world which would actually make me want to give up farming"

"British farmers are more than just farmers, they are a lifeline for the country"

clock 24 November 2023 • 3 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Sally Griffiths: "Life is getting harder every single day for farmers and they need help"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Sally Griffiths: "Life is getting harder every single day for farmers and they need help"

"In order to make farms more sustainable, farmers have faced heightened pressure to diversify or change their practices to attain another income stream"

clock 20 November 2023 • 3 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Liz Tree: "I would not be where I am today without experiencing farming as a child and I will forever be grateful to those farmers who took the time to teach and mentor me"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Liz Tree: "I would not be where I am today without experiencing farming as a child and I will forever be grateful to those farmers who took the time to teach and mentor me"

Liz Tree, 25, is a farmer from Croydon in South London: "My own experiences of seeing farms at a young age had completely changed the course of my life"

clock 10 November 2023 • 3 min read