The Farmers Mart Apr/May 2015 - Issue 39 | Page 4

From The Editor Once again in The Farmers’ Mart we are pleased to see much emphasis on the encouragement of young people in the industry, a situation which we hope will continue with - as we go to press – the General Election imminent. »»Working with animals of any kind is potentially dangerous but that holds no fears for Ellie Crossley, who at 24 has just taken on what is perhaps one of the UK’s most hazardous jobs – Warden of the Chillingham Wild Cattle in Northumberland. Ellie will also become a key to the survival of the legendary breed that is an unusual part of the evolutionary story of one of the world’s rarest and unusual breed of cattle. A contest to test the skills, knowledge and abilities of teams and individual young beef farmers is being launched at this year’s National Beef Association