Future Farmers

Veganism has blossomed over the past few years, with an estimated 250,000 people participating in Veganuary 2019.  Done properly, a plant-based diet can provide nearly all the correct nutritional [...]

In hindsight, studying philosophy at St Andrews University was an unorthodox route into farming. So far I admit, it hasn’t helped in lambing a tricky ewe. Indeed, for the seven years after [...]

Introduction I would like to start by saying thank you to the Future Farmers of Yorkshire and NFU Northeast. For giving me the opportunity to attend the NFU Conference in Birmingham in February [...]

John Fenton warmly invites you to Springwell Farm, Driffield, YO25 3EL on Friday 7th June at 6 pm for second Tye Trophy Farm Walk. Supper provided. John Fenton is the Head Judge of the Tye Trophy [...]

Richard & Karl Suddes warmly invite you to South Farm, Cornsay, DH7 9EL  Thursday 9th May at 6.30pm Richard & Karl Suddes were Tye Trophy Tyne Tees Area Winners presented at the Great [...]

As a nutritionist I’m often entangled in debates about whether it’s right and healthy to eat animal products or should we all be switching to plant-based diets. It’s not a clear-cut argument on [...]

Having grown up on a fourth-generation livestock farm just outside Harrogate, farming has been at the forefront of my life. I have always enjoyed the science behind livestock production, some of [...]

Future Farmers Negotiation Skills Training Tuesday 25th June 2019 8.15am – 5.30pm Regional Agricultural Centre, Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate, HG2 8NZ We would all like to be masters of [...]

Written by Richard Pears, Future Farmers of Yorkshire member kindly sponsored by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society to attend the Oxford Farming Conference 2019. Having read the news stories [...]

Written by Nick Grayson, Future Farmers of Yorkshire member kindly sponsored by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society and the NFU North East Office to attend the NFU Conference 2019. Travelling into [...]