Rotherham's Nick Grayson is farming's future

Nick Grayson (32) has been appointed as chair of the Future Farmers of Yorkshire, a network of farmers, with the aim of providing support and teamwork through the challenges posed by issues like Brexit.

The dad of three comes into the role as new UK agricultural policies are introduced by the Government following Britain’s exit from the European Union.

Nick said: “As British agriculture adapts to a period of immense change it is so important to bring farmers and other industry professionals together.

“At Future Farmers, over the next three years, we will be doing just that, offering professional development support, invaluable training options and important networking opportunities so that we can walk together with our members through the changes we face collectively.

“It is so important that we, as an emerging generation of farming leaders, support one another and ensure that the UK's agricultural industry is a viable and appealing career prospect to those who will follow us.

“It’s a chance for me to play an important role in showing there is plenty of support out there for up-and-coming farming minds of the future.”

Nick’s tenanted farm in Rotherham extends to 200 acres of arable land and comprises a herd of extensively reared Aberdeen Angus cattle, sheep and pigs and, at Christmas, plenty of turkeys.

He and wife Carys have created wildflower meadows to help their own bees produce honey, and have planted wildlife-friendly hedgerows to support farmland birds.