The Farmers Mart Jun-Jul 2019 - Issue 63

24 GREAT YORKSHIRE SHOW PREVIEW JUN/JUL 2019 • farmers-mart.co.uk RED SHEPHERDESS TO MAKE DEBUT AT THE GREAT YORKSHIRE SHOW TV’S Red Shepherdess Hannah Jackson is set to make her debut at the Great Yorkshire Show this year. The 26-year-old who starred in Channel 4’s reality show SAS: Who Dares Wins, will open the Discovery Zone’s new area Gen Z which will educate teenagers about agricultural careers. Hannah will take to the Kuoni Catwalk as part of the Celebrity Special on Tues- day at 2:30pm as well as being guest speaker at the RUSSELL GROUP www.russells.uk.com LEADERS IN AGRICULTURE, CONSTRUCTION AND GROUNDCARE EQUIPMENT Future Farmer’s Breakfast Meeting on the Wednesday morning (7:45am – 9am). Known as the Red Shepherdess thanks to her flame-red hair – Hannah moved to the Cumbrian hills five years ago after swapping city life, for the peace and quiet of the rural countryside. After graduating with a BSc in Animal Behaviour at 20, she took a life changing decision to head from Wir- ral, up to Cumbria to pursue her dreams to have a career working with animals. In 2018 she was a final- ist for the national Young Farmer of the Year. She is an active ambassador for the farming industry and was on the national judging panel for the NFU Farm- vention Programme, aimed at supporting schools to engage with how food is produced. She is an ambassador for the National Sheep Associa- tion and is a regular speaker at conferences and events – sharing her perspective as a new entrant and young farmer. She is active on all forms of social media with tens of thousands of followers with her brand @ Redshepherdess In 2019, Hannah complet- ed the selection process for SAS-Who-Dares Wins. Sur- viving in arctic conditions in the Chilean Andes, Hannah was the first intake which included female recruits and was one of the only two females to complete the course. She thrives on the extreme challenges and the ability to test both her physical and mental resil- ience and strength. THE FEEDSTUFF OF CHAMPIONS Specialists in high quality animal feeds, protein concentrates & mineral balancers. DB Agriculture Ltd is a York- COME AND VISIT US AT THE GREAT YORKSHIRE SHOW 2019 BRANCHES THROUGHOUT YORKSHIRE Please contact our Head Office on: 01653 698000 RUSSELL GROUP shire based, family owned, family run business, that has extensive experience in the animal feed industry. We pride ourselves on providing the highest quality products that will show our custom- ers the greatest return on investment. We have an extensive range of products, which more than meet the demands of all types of feeding requirements. Our speciality lies in mineral- ised protein concentrates, vitamins, minerals and direct fed microbials for Beef, Dairy, Suckler and Sheep production. We currently supply customers from all parts of the UK and Ireland, and our products have been used for many years, thus proving that the results seen from our products provide testimony to the benefits that they offer.

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