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Young Farmers Clubs are looking to claw back members and recruit new ones after a tumultuous year which has seen membership halve.

Young Farmers’ Clubs are looking to claw back members and recruit new ones after a tumultuous year which has seen membership halve.

Young Farmers’ Clubs (YFCs) are some of the true gems within our rural communities. They are places for youngsters to develop as people, to form life-long friendships, and they do so much good in terms of supporting and fundraising for local charities.

National Federation of Young Farmers’ Club (NFYFC) members have voted to increase the membership age from 26 to 28 from September 1.  

In a National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (NFYFC) first, Rachel Goldie has been elected chairwoman 25 years after her father, Alan Goldie, held the position in 1996.

A major fundraising effort has been launched in a bid to plug a £1 million black hole in Young Farmers’ Clubs’ coffers.

Rachel Murdoch, 27, is a shepherd on an estate in Ryedale, North Yorkshire.

A young farmer has praised her Young Farmers Club (YFC) for providing support to her family and members of the community during the coronavirus pandemic.

Young Farmers Clubs (YFC) across the country have united to offer support and services to local residents in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Gwion Rhys Williams, 23, is a fifth generation farmer from Trawsfynydd, Wales, and is chairman of Prysor and Eden Young Farmers’ Club.