Young farmersSee all FARMLIFEFW Awards 2022: Young Farmer of the Year finalistsThis year’s three finalists have started and grown successful farming businesses after taking on a huge level of responsibility from a young age. Their passion for agriculture, the environment and… FARMLIFEBridgette Baker: Rewilding could spread ragwortRagwort can be the bane of every farmer's or horse owner's life during the summer. My mum and I have a lovely annual bonding session driving round the farm in… YOUNG FARMERSFW Awards 2022: Ag Student of the Year finalistsEnterprising, industrious and thoughtful, this year’s finalists stand out as three young people ready to meet the challenge of helping the industry through its financial and environmental transition. The trio… YOUNG FARMERSStars of BBC's This Farming Life put Shetland on the mapFarming on the most northern tip of the UK certainly comes with its challenges – difficult weather, long dark winters, extra freight costs and blow-away sandy soils, for starters. But… FARMLIFEScottish farmer creates unique path in field of sunflowersA young farmer has created a novel sunflower trail in the shape of Scotland. Based just outside Perth, 25-year-old Crawford Niven first planted a sunflower trail last summer, and… YOUNG FARMERSJames Herrick: The key to a successful farming marriageLife has changed quite a lot since my last article. Most farmers with arable crops have started an unprecedentedly early harvest and I have embarked upon a new chapter of… YOUNG FARMERSCharlie Beaty: New Tory leader must clarify farming policyIn Truss, we trust? Yeah, I’m not so sure about that. After being warned of the effect that a free-trade deal with Australia would have on the UK’s food and farming…
