Young farmersSee all YOUNG FARMERSBridgette Baker: Coppicing chat leads to mutual understandingOn a bleak February lockdown dog walk in our fields, I walked past a couple and they said to me: “Isn’t this just awful! All these trees cut down, where… YOUNG FARMERSJames Herrick: Don't be embarrassed to take time off"Well... it will just have to wait." That’s what I said to myself recently when contemplating whether or not I should get away from the farm for a few days.… YOUNG FARMERSChris Bennett: Let's think differently about mental healthPeople love to talk about their problems, and farmers are no exception. However, there is one problem we all struggle to talk about, and that is our mental health. It… FARMLIFECharlie Beaty: Alpaca fight could prove defining for farmingFlippin’ heck – is that alpaca still alive? When it first appeared in my Facebook news feed (obviously the most reliable source going), I was horrified. How on earth has… YOUNG FARMERSBridgette Baker: Farms need two businesses to make a profitI have been watching Our Family Farm Rescue with Adam Henson on Channel 5. The show bills itself as farmers "risking it all in a fight for survival", and watching… FARMLIFEFW Awards: 2021 Ag Student of the Year finalistsAll three finalists display a relentless work ethic and determination to help solve the challenges facing British farming. They have the practical knowledge, passion and confidence to inspire the next… YOUNG FARMERSJames Herrick: Discrimination still rife in farmingSocially, I consider myself rather fortunate. I’m a white, heterosexual male from a farming background, which sums up the vast majority of us who work in agriculture. Other than a…
