Future Farmers

When a vet arrives on farm they are not only arriving at a business, but also a home. Many farms have been with the same practice for many years and so vets and farmers have often grown their [...]

As rain keeps on falling, the challenges of Autumn 2019 keep testing us further and it is all too easy for frustration and negative thoughts to creep into minds of farmers and people working [...]

Yorkshire Rural Support Network has been organising free health checks (in collaboration with funders) for farming family members, throughout Yorkshire, for the last ten years. We know that [...]

FREE Conference Askham Bryan College 18th November 2019 9am – 3pm Do you use nitrogen on your crops? If so, then this conference may benefit you by providing the information you need in [...]

People often ask me why I go to the gym when I have such an active job, and the answer is simple. I love it. They ask me how I find time, and the answer is I make time, because it’s important not [...]

James Daniel is Founder of Precision Grazing. He grew up on a family farm in Cornwall and studied at Harper Adams University. He was introduced to managed grazing systems in New Zealand in 2015 [...]

As many people say, “farming isn’t a job, it’s a lifestyle”, so how will improving a farmer’s physical fitness, benefit his/her lifestyle? Physical strains or damage are more of [...]

Levels of depression in the farming industry are thought to be increasing, with suicide rates among farmers among the highest in any occupational group. More than one farmer a week in the UK dies [...]

Friday 15th November 2019 8.15am – 5.30pm Bishop Burton College, Beverley HU17 8QG We would all like to be masters of the art of negotiation but in reality, many of us struggle with where [...]

When I left my parents family farm to study at university, I didn’t fully appreciate how closely my future career would revolve around farming and agriculture. From delivering stewardship advice [...]