Recent surveys suggested younger farmers have identified skills gaps in areas including sustainability and the environment
In a new series for Íæż½ã½ã, the 11 new recruits on the McDonald’s Progressive Young Farmer (PYF) programme. Each month we follow one of the PYF’s to see what they are doing.
A survey found almost three quarters of young farmers said it was ‘difficult or impossible to get into farming'
Taking time to re-evaluate and gain new experiences to take back to the farm is not always easy, but for one young farmer doing exactly that has changed his whole outlook.
A group of young farmers from across the UK came together for a panel session to discuss their career so far and what they were doing to spread information about the sheep industry to the wider public.