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Young Farmer Focus - Rachel Barr: "I cannot see myself as anything other than a farmer"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Rachel Barr: "I cannot see myself as anything other than a farmer"

Rachel Barr, 20, from Dumfries and Galloway, is a beef and sheep farmer

clock 06 November 2023 鈥� 3 min read
Women in ag: 3 women in ag carve out their own path in the farming industry

Young 草榴社区 and Careers

Women in ag: 3 women in ag carve out their own path in the farming industry

These women have found their own way and paved their own path in the industry. 草榴社区 Guardian finds out more

clock 03 November 2023 鈥� 6 min read
Karl Franklin AKA The Pretend Farmer offers business advice to new entrants

Young 草榴社区 and Careers

Karl Franklin AKA The Pretend Farmer offers business advice to new entrants

clock 03 November 2023 鈥� 2 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 鈥� 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Lucy Hooper: "We need to support each other and make sure there is always time for discussion on mental health"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Lucy Hooper: "We need to support each other and make sure there is always time for discussion on mental health"

Lucy Hooper, 21, is a farmer from North Molton in Devon

clock 30 October 2023 鈥� 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus - George Elliott: "Since I was introduced to farming in my childhood, I have never doubted that a career in agriculture has been for me"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - George Elliott: "Since I was introduced to farming in my childhood, I have never doubted that a career in agriculture has been for me"

George Elliott, 23, is a farmer from Ashbourne in Derbyshire

clock 20 October 2023 鈥� 3 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 鈥� 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Hannah Cuthbert: 'Farming is changing and young people like us are a part of this'

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Hannah Cuthbert: 'Farming is changing and young people like us are a part of this'

Hannah Cuthbert, 24, is a farmer from Lincolnshire

clock 13 October 2023 鈥� 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 草榴社区 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 草榴社区 Week, we dig into the FG archive and look back at an interview with the late Lord Henry Plumb.

clock 11 October 2023 鈥� 6 min read
Young Farmer Focus: Molly Bampton - 'the days of defeat are enough to knock down even the most passionate and happiest of farmers'

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus: Molly Bampton - 'the days of defeat are enough to knock down even the most passionate and happiest of farmers'

This week's Young Farmer Focus is from Molly Bampton, 22, from Bedfordshire

clock 10 October 2023 鈥� 2 min read