One of farming’s greatest assets is the people who have many years - often many decades - of experience.
Farmers Weekly, itself marking its 75th anniversary in 2009, is keen to celebrate these “farming stalwarts” - the men and women who have been involved for long periods in agriculture and the ancillary businesses.
This series will profile these people and celebrate their way of life.
These are the people who will have seen - and been involved in - huge changes in agriculture and the countryside over the years. Their achievements, their commitment and their contributions deserve to be recognised.
To do this, we’ve teamed up with Wareing Buildings, a firm celebrating its 100th year in 2009 and one which has established a legacy of heritage, reliability and quality of service.
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We're on the lookout for people to feature in Farmers Weekly and on this website who have been associated with the countryside for many decades.
It might be through a connection with the family farm, or as a employee on one. It might, alternatively, be through an involvement in one of the many allied trades and professions that are so integral to our rural areas.
So, if you’re a "farming stalwart" or know someone who is, we’d love to hear from you. You can nominate yourself – or a friend, a neighbour, relative or colleague.
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Farming Stalwarts series:
1 Jack Creasy of Stanningfield, Suffolk
2 Jo Durno of Glenlivet, Banffshire
3 Pat Terrell of Peterborough
4 George Ford of Newton Tracey, Devon
5 Tom Drinkall of Trough of Bowland, Lancashire
6 Richard ap Simon Jones of Meirionydd, Wales
7 Ben Barton of Godwin's Farm, Wiltshire
Farming Stalwarts is a monthly series celebrating men and women who have devoted their working lives to farming and the countryside