OpinionOpinion: farming needs people who were not born into it, says a young shepherd
In a Farmers Weekly column, Jess Tilley-Moore, who came to farming at 17 and now has her own Greyface Dartmoor flock, argues the industry must welcome newcomers.
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FIRA USA widens its women's award beyond robotics; nominations close 5 October
The Women in Agricultural Innovation Award, which began in 2025 as the Women in AgRobotics of the Year Award won by Arha Padman of Niqo Robotics, now covers precision agriculture, data and AI, biotech, sensors, software and irrigation, with the winner honoured at FIRA USA in Yakima on 20-22 October.
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Laid off in the pandemic, she fed calves; now she owns a 45-cow New York organic dairy
Melissa Moody, who had never sat on a tractor before COVID-19 cost her a job, bought Carl Hoellerer's organic dairy at Cincinnatus, New York, in February with a Farm Service Agency loan and the sale of her house, milking 45 cows on 127 acres with a mentor a phone call away.