Young Farmers and Careers

Kenyan-born Flavian came into farming almost by accident.

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A new entrant into the agriculture industry, Zoe Colville swapped baylage and the city life of a London hairdresser for baby lambs and a life in the countryside with her partner, Kriss, in Kent.

Erin Mcnaught,19, runs her family beef and sheep farm in Bala, North Wales, and also works part time on a regenerative dairy farm.

We all love a good Insta story or a funny video on YouTube to share with friends. For every celeb posting a taste of fame and fortune on social, there are others who are just going about their everyday life. Literally living their best life, doing what they love, they are taking their thousands of followers along for the ride.

Heather Murray, 25, lives in Beeswing, Dumfries, and works as a stockperson at Glenkiln Farms.

Thomas Saunders, 21, grew up on a mixed farm in Oakley, Bedfordshire. He is currently studying at Harper Adams University and is a NFU student and young farmer ambassador.

Only 22 per cent of people say they would consider a job in farming or food production, a new study has found

Megan Watkins, 22, grew up on her family farm in Craswall, Herefordshire, where they breed pedigree Texel sheep and Limousin cattle. She graduated in 2021 from Harper Adams University and recently joined Pilgrim’s Pride, in the Dalehead Foods division, as lamb supply chain and procurement coordinator.

Applications for this year’s Countryside Stewardship Scheme have been opened by the Rural Payments Agency.