With farming in a period of major change as the UK looks to set its first farming and environmental policies in decades, Alex Black spoke to NFU vice president Rachel Hallos about NFU Develops, her journey in the union and why it is so important to engage the future leaders the industry needs.

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The spotlight is well and truly on farming, and for the launch of this year's epic 24 Hours in Farming event, online editor Emily Ashworth speaks to two #farm24 ambassadors about agriculture, whether the outlook is positive and if people really know more than we think they do about the industry.

Get involved by visiting:
www.farmersguardian.com/farm24

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Young auctioneer and farmers son, Sion Roberts from Carmarthenshire has not taken the traditional path of working full time on the family farm. Following a course in Rural Enterprise and Land Management at Harper Adams, he has started a graduate job at Clee Tompkinson and Francis and he shares his journey to how he came to sell on the plank every week.

Zanna Dennis from LAA also joins us to explain how they support the next crop of auctioneers.

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The Farmers Guardian news and business team discusses the first episode of the new series and Jeremy Clarkson’s impact on agriculture

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Machinery Special: In cab review of John Deere's new 6M series

FG Machinery team, James Huyton and Toby Whatley look at what a 150hp and 270hp version of the new range has to offer

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Following the news that the UK and US have signed a trade deal, including improved access for American beef in the UK, John Wilkes spoke with Kent Bacus from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association in the US to get a US perspective on the deal and the prospects for US-UK trade.

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Food security and farming is once again back in the spotlight and in this VE Day special, Emily Ashworth and Alex Black look at how farmers fought from the fields of Britain to make sure the nation was fed, and how food security has changed over the years.

With current Government changes, it is an important reminder to put British farmers at the heart of agricultural policies.

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The fight to get farming embedded onto the National Curriculum is in full swing, and in this episode online editor Emily Ashworth speaks to Zak Hammersley, an agricultural lecturer about the diverse mix of students coming into the industry, and how despite the current political climate, the future is bright.

Olivia Shave, founder of the petition to get farming into schools also celebrates having over 14,000 signatures so far, and discusses the Government's somewhat 'lacking' response.

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