Young Farmers and Careers

From mud pies to cowpat discus, I loved every second of being brought up in a farming setting and give all the credit for who I am today to those who surrounded me in the process.

Sam Mather, 17, from Crewkerne, is working as an apprentice on a farm in Dorset and is a member of the National Federation of Young Farmers’ Club.

Born a farmers daughter, I cannot recall exactly when my love for farming first began I would spend every evening after school and weekends out on the farm with my parents and grandparents.

Young people from rural areas face being trapped in social mobility coldspots and risk becoming part of a forgotten generation, according to a new study.

Hamish Evans, 25, a farmer and head grower at Middle Ground Growers, from Bath, Somerset.

The majority of young people have not had the opportunity to learn about the agri-food industry in school but they do believe food education should play a larger part in the curriculum

Matthew Ingram, 26, is from Tamworth, Staffordshire and a member of Coleshill YFC in Warwickshire.

Michael Burley, 27, works as a head shepherd on an upland farm running 750 ewes and 80 head of cattle in the Rhondda Valleys, South Wales.

The parents of a young farmer who took his own life on New Years Day are launching a mammoth tractor relay to help raise awareness about mental health.

Clover Crosse, 25 is second in command on a 530ha arable farm near Salisbury.