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England goalkeeper credits farming roots for his success

From farm boy working on his parents’ farm in Cumbria, to mixing it in the Premier League with some of the world’s most iconic footballers, it’s been a meteoric rise…

YOUNG FARMERS

Lucy Nott: OFS is key in PR race against plant-based eating

By the time you read this, this year's Open Farm Sunday (OFS) will have just happened. Organised by Linking Environment and Farming (Leaf), OFS sees farmers across the country open…

YOUNG FARMERS

Chris Bennett: Take a decent grain price if it's on offer

The price of grain has varied wildly in the past few years and, as a result, profitability has also varied significantly. How and when we sell our grain has never…

YOUNG FARMERS

Leighton Buzzard YFC celebrates 90 years

Almost 350 people gathered to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Leighton Buzzard Young Farmers’ Club over the May bank holiday weekend. Members past and present celebrated the club’s milestone anniversary…

YOUNG FARMERS

Is there a problem with young farmer culture?

“Sex, drugs, alcohol.” That is the answer given by a young woman on social media platform TikTok to the question “what happens at Young Farmers?” This is certainly not the…

YOUNG FARMERS

Hannah Reddaway: Women don't have to 'prove themselves'

There’s a pervasive sentiment that women need to prove themselves more so than men to be taken seriously in agriculture. The pressure to demonstrate competence is immense, and the fear…

YOUNG FARMERS

Opinion: Spectre of spud harvest sparks tractor conundrum

We got potato planting wrapped up on 10 May, a week later than average but nearly a fortnight earlier than last year. I need to thank our fantastic planting gang…

Britain's Fittest Farmer

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BFF judge attempts 8,848m Everest rope climb

Britain’s Fittest Farmer judge and Farm Fitness founder Tom Kemp is taking on a Guinness World Record challenge to raise money for the Farming Community Network (FCN), by attempting the…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Britain's Fittest Farmer: Get stuck into regional qualifiers

Three host farms for the second stage of Farmers Weekly's Britain's Fittest Farmer competition have been revealed – and you might notice some familiar faces. Wiltshire farmer and long-standing arable…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Britain's Fittest Farmer finalists to compete at YFF19

Important announcement: The Young Farmers Festival is postponed until 2020, the new date will be announced soon. The Britain's Fittest Farmer live final will go ahead on 4 May as planned…

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Careers

Farming careers: Working in the food retail industry

Farming is only one of the professions available in the field of agriculture. The relationship between supermarkets and farmers is getting closer and this is opening up new career opportunities.…

JOB PROFILES

Farming careers: Working as an ag business change officer

Agricultural careers are not just about driving tractors or tending to livestock but include a variety of professional roles. We talk to the business change officer at Farmcare about what…

JOB PROFILES

Job profile: What it's like to be a farm machinery technician

The range of job opportunities in the food and farming sector is huge. Farmers Weekly talks to a machinery service technician to get an insight into the role. Name Jason…

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From getting your first job in agriculture to maintaining your work skills and developing your career, we provide advice and insights.
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Business Clinic: Share farming v contract farming

Whether you have a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, Georgina Sweeting of Savills advises on the pros and cons of…

Top tips for young farmer business success

Who better to pick up tips about farming than other young people who have “made it” in the industry? Packed into Europe’s largest underground building last week were more than…

CAREERS AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

A beginner's guide to careers in agriculture and farming

Some people find the idea of a career in agriculture hilarious. They think it is all mud, wellies and sticking your arm up the business end of a cow. But…

BUSINESS

Podcast: Fertile Minds on finding and managing finance

New entrants to farming who turn to the bank of mum and dad for funding should always agree the terms in writing. This was the advice from John Hartwright of…

CAREERS AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

How to find help to fund agricultural career development

Agriculture may be the fastest growing subject at UK universities, but studying is expensive, with most universities charging tuition fees of £9,000/year – and then there are living expenses to…

Why you should consider a land-based apprenticeship

The opportunity to earn while you learn will be an appealing prospect for many young people. So what’s involved in a land-based apprenticeship and could one be right for you?…

FERTILE MINDS

Podcast: Fertile Minds on retailers and business plans

The first of our Fertile Minds regional roadshows took place on 17 November at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. The initiative, by Farmers Weekly in association with NFU Mutual, is…

COMMUNITY

Is an agricultural degree worth doing?

Over the past three years, figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency have shown a gradual climb in the number of students enrolling to study land-based and agricultural degrees. In…

CAREERS AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

Tips for agriculture students on securing financial help

So you’ve decided what you are going to study and where – next comes the question of how you are going to pay for it. While students can get loans…

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Managing expansion and business planning as a young farmer

Preparing years in advance, constantly updating business plans and keeping a handle on gradual expansion all help dairy farmer Sam Bailey move towards his long-term goals. Sam, 24, beat about…

8 secrets to progressing up the ag careers ladder

Getting your first job in the agricultural sector is a real milestone, but what does it take to get the next one and the one after that? If you’ve got…

YOUNG FARMERS

Tips for young farmers on making media appearances

Ben Chilman has received a raft of requests to appear on TV and radio since he won the coveted Farmers Weekly Ag Student Award last autumn. The most recent was…

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FARMLIFE FRAMED

Photo of the Week: When a combine cost just over £2,000

This fabulous old photo of a combine from the 1960s was sent into us by Jemima White. “Hard to believe that this new McCormick Harvester was purchased by the G…

FARMLIFE FRAMED

Photo of the Week: Vintage farming in the modern day

The old and new collide in this shot taken in Methley, near Leeds, by Joshua Wright. Sent in to our Farming Memories gallery recently, the Claas Senator 70 can be…

FARMLIFE FRAMED

Photo of the Week: 'Original shepherdess' spins a yarn

This is a picture of Pauline Baker in the 1980s. Her daughter, Dawn, submitted the photo to our new Farming Memories gallery, which we’ve set up to help celebrate our…

FARMLIFE FRAMED

Photo of the Week: Farming memories - 1965 building a stack

This week’s photo pick is featured in our 90th birthday memories gallery and was sent in by George Williamson. It was taken in 1965 at Dixonfield Farm, Thurso, and features…