10-to-Follow: Young Farmers on Twitter

Posted: March 14th, 2013 | Author: | Comments Off

A Twitter competition to meet farm minister David Heath has shone the light on barriers facing youngsters who want to get into farming*. Here are 10 youngsters forging a career in agriculture:

 

1. @GarethBarlow
First-generation 22-year-old farmer, supplying premium rare breed Hebridean Lamb to restaurants in Yorkshire & London.

 

2. @farmer_benn
Suffolk Young Farmer, farming 32ha on the Suffolk/Essex boarder, working another 700ha south of Bury St Edmunds. Typical tweet:

 

3. @danwormell
27-year-old Essex-based farm manager & partner in family farming business. MSc, BASIS, FACTS. Typical tweet:

 

4. @MillyWastie
NFYFC chairman, passionate about future of farming. Rural road safety advocate & farmer’s wife in training. Typical tweet:

 

5. @RealFarmerPrice
Young(ish) farmer in Oxfordshire. Typical tweet:

 

6. @J_L_Pickering
A ‘Yes’ man, involved in the worlds of Agriculture and Politics. Playing life with a straight bat. Typical tweet:

 

7. @blondeagadvisor
Rural chartered surveyor & agricultural valuer (unusual land agent-no red cords). Typical tweet:

 

8. @dpayne4468
Dan – 21 – Yorkshire – Member of Young Farmers – Looking to get onto the farming ladder. Typical tweet:

 

9. @helbags
Young Lady 26 on a rollercoaster!! Ex-Suffolk YFC County Chair! Dairy Farmer! Promoting Agri!!

 

10. @OhBatey
Father, Agricultural chairman at NFYFC with burning passion in agriculture and agri-politics. Views are mine.. Not yours!

 

* the five winners of the Twitter competition were: @SPTJ1; @AlexPStevens; @ehwscott; @PhillSteadman; @becca_watkins1. For details, see A Blackberry is a Phone, not a Fruit.

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Posted: February 6th, 2013 | Author: | Comments Off

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