Stephen Allen, 26, is from Rothes, Moray and works as a farm manager for Delfur Farms, a mixed beef and arable farm situated on the banks of the river Spey. The main focus of the farm is a herd of 150-head of pedigree Simmental cows along with 162 hectares (400 acres) of spring barley, all of which is for malting.
Andy Moye, 24, lives near Sudbury, Suffolk and is currently working on a beef unit.
Alison Warne, 16, lives in Wadebridge, Cornwall. She works on her family’s beef sheep and arable farm alongside studying for an agricultural diploma.
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Ben Greenfield, 24, is a butcher and third-generation farmer from Twycross, Leicestershire. The farm runs 1,000 Texel cross breeding ewes, 500 free-range laying hens and a few pigs.
Maddison Wilson, 27, is originally from Northamptonshire. She is now a new entrant farmer in Fife, Scotland, co-owner at Hadden Farm and contract shepherdess.
Abbie Bryant, 26, lives in Chelmsford, Essex. A first generation farmer, she runs A & A Livestock with her partner Andy as well as working a full-time job.
David Mitchell, 25, is a third generation farmer, farming 200 native suckler cows and 750 ewes outside Wiston, Biggar. A past Biggar YFC chair, he is currently Lanarkshire vice-chair and sits on the National Ag and Rural Affairs Committee.
Maria Warne, 19, lives in Wadebridge, Cornwall and recently won the NFYFC’s Farm Safety Award. She currently works on her family’s farm and is in her final year of a veterinary nursing degree.
Aimee Budge farms in Shetland with her sister. They have 90 suckler Saler cross Shorthorn cattle, 300 Shetland cross Cheviot and 300 pure Shetland sheep and also grow 24 hectares of spring barley.