Chloe Hayes, a rural chartered surveyor at Stephensons Rural, explains why she chose her career path and what a typical working day looks like.
With Graham’s the Family Dairy one of Scotland’s most iconic food and drink brands, Alex Black spoke to Robert Graham about building the business up from a village milk round
Skilled staff are vital to farm business success, but training does not have to mean endless expensive courses for employers to fund. Jez Fredenburgh speaks to a training consultancy specialist to find out what options are out there to benefit both parties.
Harper Adams University is teaming up with supermarket Morrisons and advanced breeding specialist Raft Solutions to develop the UK’s first School of Sustainable Food and Farming.
Alana Black has a Bachelor of Communication – Public Relations and in 2018 was announced as an Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Trailblazer for her work on communication and succession planning in family farming businesses. Alana, who now lives in Aberdeenshire is a freelance agricultural communicator and a Rural Youth Project vlogger.
Tabitha Salisbury is an Education and Public Engagement Programme Coordinator at LEAF (Linking Environment and Farming). Growing up on a tenant farm in the South West, Tabitha went on to study Agriculture at the Royal Agricultural University. She is currently based in Morpeth, Northumberland.Â
Molly Biddell is part of the Savills Rural Research team, specialising in agri-environmental policy, natural capital and net zero. She has recently been appointed as an ambassador for LEAF Open Farm Sunday. Her family run a diversified farming business in the west of Surrey, and she continues to muck in whenever she can.
Universities have reported strong applications for 2021/22, with students still opting to study agricultural related courses despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
Helping military veterans build sustainable career paths within the rural sector, Rurallink liaises with large companies to create networking and job opportunities.