Mike labours under various titles such as freelance consultant, director, agronomist, blogger and tweeter on all things associated with farming in Ukraine and Russia. He spent his formative years in the UK milking cows, feeding cattle, shearing sheep, lambing, fencing, driving tractors and chasing pigs. Once he opted out of hands on farming he spent far too many years lecturing agriculture at an agricultural college before becoming a consultant with the Scottish Agricultural College. Originally from Birkenhead he travelled and worked all over the former Soviet Union and now lives in Ukraine where he grows his family, oilseed rape, wheat, sunflowers, soya and maize. He supports Liverpool FC, is an occasional runner, lapsed fisherman and enjoys spending time with the kids when not driving around the extensive country that is Ukraine.

I will think of something to put in here, honest!

Working in South Cambridgeshire, on a progressive and growing Arable and Livestock farm. Spending most of my time applying agri-chemicals with a 24 metre trailed Anglia-Knight sprayer, towed by a JCB Fasttrac. When I\\\'m not spraying I\\\'m involved in every other aspect of the farm as and when required. I am always looking to further myself and learn more about the industry I have chosen to build my career in. Also trying to increase the profile of Agriculture in the U.K. Not sure how to achieve this as yet, but have dipped my toe into a school careers event to attempt to highlight agriculture to young people who may not even know that farmers exist. Let alone that there is a whole bright and interesting industry based around it.

Been in the seed trade all his working life (and that’s a few year’s) starting with the long defunct South Western Farmers, and through several other now closed businesses (is there a link?) to DSV, breeders of oilseed rape, wheat and grass products. In his spare time Mike likes to drive a MG Roadster, and cycle (but not at the same time).

My name is Chris, and I'm the Farm and Contracts Manager at "Mill Farm Ashorne". The company is a Warwickshire based family partnership, made up of myself, my wife, and my parents. We are Agricultural Contractors, Farmers, and we also Breed Horses. We offer our Horse Breeding services to outside customers to include Foaling, Artificial Insemination, and Mare & Foal Livery. We produce small bale meadow hay for the Equine market, all made from our own grass. I run the Agricultural Contracting side of the business, which is focussed on Grassland Improvement, and also manage the day to day running of the farm. We offer a range of niche services, including Slot Seeding, Sward Lifting, long reach Hedge-Cutting, and a Saw-blade service. For more information please visit: www.millfarmashorne.com or email: [email protected]

Edward Brunheld Reeves was born in Kenya where his parents worked in the diplomatic corps and owned a goat farm. Privately educated in the Hills of Mid Wales he graduated with a Land Management Degree (2nd class) from Cambridge (Polytechnic). He describes himself as a keen sheep enthusiast. Indeed when in school he would spend hours on his uncles organic uplands farm looking for their feral forest kept rare breeds. Anything to get away from bullying and rugger! Whilst not actually owning sheep of his own, he has kept up this interest in agriculture showing his parents goats and Wiltshire Horn sheep at county and Royal Shows throughout the country. When asked where he finds the time he states that being a committed bachelor has certain perks. On leaving Cambridge he worked briefly in the City before brief stints at EBLEX, Inovis, SAC and Moredun. A Nuffield scholar he spent 6 months in New Zealand looking at "how to keep welfarists off your back in an easy care system". On returning to the UK he put his experience to immediate use setting up an ostrich farm on his parent's small holding. When that folded he set up his Sheep Breeding Consultancy "Ovines++" and is on the advisory committee of the NSA, the livestock committee at RASE, the Wool Board and is heavily involved in HRH Prince Charles' campaigns for mutton and wool. He is available as a show judge and witty after dinner speaker! EB Reeves is a pen name.

An ex-Harper girl, who has developed a passionate interest in renewable energies and in the practical use of Biomass. Living in Shropshire on our family farm where we took the decision to start to move 400 acres into producing Miscanthus 10 years ago. Currently in the midst of a career change from the corporate world of marketing electrical distribution equipment to the marketing and business development of biomass. For my sins I married a Newcastle Agric Engineer and we have two boys who are now old enough to appreciate the joys of ponies, dogs and shooting.

Am currently working as part of a great team on a estate in the east riding of yorkshire, cropping consists of wheat, barley, osr, beans and vining peas, a total of 2000acres in production. the farm is a modern up to date setup and continuing to advance and embrace new things. We also have approx 30ha of miscanthus grown for drax power station on our worse land. Also a suckler herd which keeps the park land grazed then every year we get 150+ sheep on their holidays from the west to come and graze the parkland through winter. Also work in the woods from time to time. Certainly a variety of jobs so never bored!

At the age of seventeen I set up my own farming enterprise despite not coming form a farming family. During the next six years I trained as a butcher and worked in an abattoir to support the development of my business. I supplied rare breed lamb to numerous restaurants nationwide, including ten Michelin Starred, farm shops and distinguished individuals. At the end of 2013 I decided to sell my farm and \\\"retire\\\" from farming for the time being. While I was farming I became involved with media, radio and television and I\\\'ve decided to take my knowledge of food and food production and apply it to those areas. Consumers in the UK are bombarded with information on how to cook and eat their food but there\\\'s very little information regarding what it is, how it was produced and where our food comes from. It\\\'s my ambition to change that! Find me on Twitter: www.twitter.com/GarethBarlow Read my Blog: www.garethbarlow.wordpress.com

Oram and Sons is a family farming business on the north side of the Pewsey Vale in Wiltshire. Six partners in the business include three generations, though my Grandfather is less involved these days than he used to be. The daily running of the farm is down to my father, Philip, my uncle, Richard, cousins Nick and James and myself. In total we farm almost 1,000 Ha., including around 200 Ha. share-farmed plus bits and pieces of rented land. We have a good range of soils over a 15 mile radius, from sand to Pewsey Vale clay and flint.

Founder of http://www.farmingselfies.com. Passionate about the future of agriculture. BDM for http://www.Bock-Uk.com MDS grad. About me http://www.wilsee.com

Farming 330 acres in East Yorkshire in partnership with my Father and Brother on our family farm. The Farm runs just short of 500 breeding ewes, mostly purebred lleyn with small flocks of Blue Texel and Charolais. In a mainly arable area we have a lot of permanent grassland, and also graze HLS grasses on a local estate. The arable area grows wheat and spring barley and the farm has a HLS agreement in place. The Business also undertakes Stock fencing, hedge and tree planting work alongside a rapidly expanding wood fuel business based primarily on hardwood logs. We aim to run a traditional family farm as a modern diversified business….. In reality we bumble our way through…..

Managing director of Cope Seeds ltd and Cope Grain Ltd. Producers and suppliers of conventional and organic cereal and pulse seed to the trade and farm

I farm in a Joint Venture operation with two neighbours in Oxfordshire and we combine over 2,000 ha. crops with two Claas 770 combines. We also have rotational silage maize and grass and farm over an area stretching over 20 miles from one end to the other. Soils are generally fairly light running from gravel through chalk to heavier clay cap plus around 160 ha. of free-draining ‘fen land’.

Farmers wife, countryside lover, forthright individual (so I\\\'m told!!) trying to do something worthwhile in life!

Simon Travers, grass and small seeds manager at Cope Seeds Ltd

Upland sheep and beef farmer producing finished lambs and store cattle on a forage based system. Indoor and outdoor lambing, closed flock. HCC Scholar 2013 Farmers Weekly Focus Farmer