Young Farmers and Careers

Ryan Coates, 27, runs Newtoncroft Farms, alongside his father Brian and uncle Martin in Newton Harcourt, Leicestershire. He is Leicestershire Young Farmers’ Club county chairman, vice-chairman of Midlands and East Anglia Hereford Breeders’ Association and a member of UK Hereford Youth.

Olivia, 22, from Whitchurch, Shropshire, is currently studying an FdSc in Dairy Herd Management at Reaseheath College and was recently crowned runner up in the prestigious Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) 2020 ‘Dairy Student of the Year’ competition.

The shift towards digital education for children will provide a ‘massive opportunity’ for agriculture, as thousands of schools close due to the coronavirus pandemic.

What was supposed to be a retirement hobby for Geoff Bemand has now turned into a crusade to protect the future of his beloved Welsh pigs. Hannah Noble reports.

Gwion Rhys Williams, 23, is a fifth generation farmer from Trawsfynydd, Wales, and is chairman of Prysor and Eden Young Farmers’ Club.

Young farmers are being urged to get inventive and think of ways to keep in touch with each other.

A record 360 tractors turned out to support a Young Farmers’ Club’s (YFC) annual run, which raised £20,000 for Yorkshire Air Ambulance in memory of a former member.

"There are so many opportunities for those with very different backgrounds to contribute to agriculture"

A record breaking 360 tractors turned out to support Knaresborough Young Farmers Club on March 9 in their annual tractor run to fundraise for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.