Jack Thornton started doing work on the family farm when he was in his early teens. Today, aged 18, he is fully committed to a career in agriculture.
The industry needs more young people like Jack. A study in 2019 revealed that the average age for farmers in the UK was 55.
The report by Barclays Bank also revealed that the percentage of those under 25 who were running a farm had dropped by 63 per cent.
With agriculture becoming an ever more technologically driven industry and growing worries over labour shortages, the nation needs to grow and nurture its young farmers.
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