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