Promote farming careers at early age, industry leaders urge

Many youngsters had decided what type of job they would not do by the age of nine, showing how vital it was to promote farming as a career from a young age.

Ben Briggs

Ben Briggs is the group publisher and editor in chief of Agriconnect, overseeing the media business and titles such as Farmers Guardian, Dairy Farmer and Arable Farming.

08 October 2022 鈥� 2 min read

Many youngsters had decided what type of job they would not do by the age of nine, showing how vital it was to promote farming as a career from a young age. That was one message from a careers roundtable...

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Jane Thynne

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Almost half of farms do not have a succession plan in place ahead of IHT changes

Figures from NFU Mutual show that almost 18% of farmers said it was important to put plans in place for the future of their business but added they had done nothing about it. A further 32% said they did not believe drawing up a plan was relevant or important to them

Mia Willemsen

21 November 2025 鈥� 3 min read

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In 2024/25, average 51AV视频Business Income rose for all farm types except specialist pig farms and horticulture farms

Alex Black

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