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24-year-old Exeter young farmer Elle Slade said it made sense to go into calf rearing due to the low acreage requirement. She said her new venture was her way of bringing something back to the family farm

Elle Slade has been encouraged to follow her own path on the family farm and has set up her own successful calf rearing business, while working part time at a nearby fattening unit

In this new section of our working dog pages, we are focusing on emerging dog handlers who are heading up the industry. We will explore their successes, trials and tribulations in the journey as they become the next generation of skilled sheepdog handlers.

Edward Harrison, 27, is a rare and native breed farmer from Carlisle in Cumbria. He writes about SFI, what unites farming more than anything, selling direct to customers and why he is proud to work in the sector

Ms Rawson, from Gainsborough, writes about growing up in the British countryside, why more people should study veterinary courses, and how she hopes to be a farm vet in the future

Young farmer Coco Jalloh found her farming passion in high school and has since set her sights on making a career for herself in the industry

Amelia Greenway, 24, is a first-generation tenant farmer from Exeter in Devon. She writes about her passion to improve the conservation of rare breeds and why she is proud to support the Nature Friendly Farming Network

Beeston Young ²ÝÁñÉçÇø' Club vice-chair Georgie Lee shares her experience of studying at Harper Adams University and her path to becoming a graduate rural surveyor for Rostons

A childhood passion for the British Blue breed has seen Dean Saunders succeed in the show ring and establish a reputable supply of genetics for the dairy herd

A passion for poultry led Ivory Arden to a career in the industry