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Careers, young farmers, and education

Farmers Guardian has always championed agricultural careers, young farmers and provided support to the next generation.

With our weekly Young Farmer Focus blog, careers specials, focus on education and skills and training content, FG has all the features, opinions, videos, a dedicated young farmer podcast and information you need to have a thriving career in farming.

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Young Farmer Focus - James Brayley: "Continuous growth is what I strive for"
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - James Brayley: "Continuous growth is what I strive for"

Mia Willemsen
Mia Willemsen
clock 01 July 2026 • 3 min read
Young Farmer Focus: Jack Ancell - 'I was farming at every opportunity'
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus: Jack Ancell - 'I was farming at every opportunity'

Farmers Guardian
clock 25 June 2026 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Lydia Gardner: "Farming community is built on resilience"
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Lydia Gardner: "Farming community is built on resilience"

Mia Willemsen
Mia Willemsen
clock 10 June 2026 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Nat Watkins: "I have never regretted my decision to go to uni'
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Nat Watkins: "I have never regretted my decision to go to uni'

Mia Willemsen
clock 03 June 2026 • 2 min read
Education
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Farm visits deliver long-lasting wellbeing boost for children
Education

Farm visits deliver long-lasting wellbeing boost for children

The Country Trust report says children feel more confident, want to try new foods and spend more time in nature after taking part in farm trips

clock 07 July 2026 • 2 min read
OPINION: Education is needed when kids ask questions like: 'Do you just chop the meat off and then it grows back?'
Education

OPINION: Education is needed when kids ask questions like: 'Do you just chop the meat off and then it grows back?'

After being on farm with hundreds of children, Emily Ashworth saw first-hand why farm-to-fork education is vital

clock 03 July 2026 • 1 min read
Efforts continue in bid save rural primary school in Northern Ireland from closure
Education

Efforts continue in bid save rural primary school in Northern Ireland from closure

Supporters campaigning against the closure of St Malachy's Primary School in Kilclief travelled to Stormont to present a petition strengthened by signatures from across the local area and beyond

clock 01 July 2026 • 3 min read
Holly Atkinson: "I know first-hand how disconnected young people can be from farming because I was one of them"
Education

Holly Atkinson: "I know first-hand how disconnected young people can be from farming because I was one of them"

Through the food we eat, every person connects with agriculture multiple times a day. But how many stop to think about it on a deeper level? Do they think about all the people behind that food, how it's produced or why farmers make the decisions they do? Soil Ed ambassador Holly Atkinson highlights the importance of education

clock 01 July 2026 • 2 min read
Hundreds of inner-city children descend on Olly Harrison's farm for NSA education day
Education

Hundreds of inner-city children descend on Olly Harrison's farm for NSA education day

Connecting children to farming is more important than ever, and a recent National Sheep Association event helped to bring hundred of youngsters on-farm to learn more about the industry

clock 28 June 2026 • 4 min read
'Once the people get out on the farm, they love it' – farms open their doors for Open Farm Sunday
Education

'Once the people get out on the farm, they love it' – farms open their doors for Open Farm Sunday

Farmers hosting Open Farm Sunday events welcomed members of the public onto their farms to showcase British farming this weekend

clock 08 June 2026 • 3 min read
UK nurseries want more milk to be sourced from local farms, survey reveals
Dairy

UK nurseries want more milk to be sourced from local farms, survey reveals

More than 95% of UK nurseries surveyed said it should supply milk to children from local farms

clock 12 May 2026 • 4 min read
Schoolchildren in Sussex and Surrey learn to care for sheep and lambs through 'Loan a Lamb' scheme
Education

Schoolchildren in Sussex and Surrey learn to care for sheep and lambs through 'Loan a Lamb' scheme

By bringing real farm animals into schools, the scheme aims to bridge the gap between children and food production

clock 09 May 2026 • 2 min read
NSA members bring sheep farming into the classroom
Education

NSA members bring sheep farming into the classroom

The association has encouraged farmers to bridge the gap between farm and fork/fabric by engaging with pupils to help develop a better understanding of farming and the countryside

clock 02 May 2026 • 2 min read
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