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Mollie Farney, 19 from Gloucestershire, was crowned Royal Three Counties Young Handler Champion in 2025

Writing from his family’s farm in Cumbria, Farmers Guardian online content specialist Tom Ryder reflects on rising farmland prices and why owning land is not the only route to success in agriculture

Sophie Burgoyne, 27 from Church Stretton, Shropshire, is a solicitor for Lanyon Bowdler

Writing from his family's farm in Cumbria, Farmers Guardian online content specialist Tom Ryder reflects on why agricultural shows remain one of the best places to learn from fellow farmers

Niamh McEwan-Wright, 16, is studying a T Level land-based agricultural course at Bishop Burton College in East Yorkshire. She lives near York, North Yorkshire

Writing from his family's farm in Cumbria, Farmers Guardian online content specialist Tom Ryder reflects on why Will Riddington and Katie Andrews' story proves there is more than one way into farming

Nikita Fineran, 23, grew up on the isle of Wight. She now lives in Barston Solihull and single-handedly milks a 600-head dairy herd while also running her own diverse smallholding

James Brayley, 28 from Dorchester, is a first generation dairy farmer, milking 140 Holstein Friesians

Writing from his family’s farm in Cumbria, Farmers Guardian online content specialist Tom Ryder reflects on what agricultural shows have taught him about the farming community

Jack Ancell, aged 23 and from Cheshire, studied Agri-Business at Harper Adams University and is about to embark on starting his own suckler beef farm on a local estate