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As part of an exclusive 12-month blog for ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian, the new cohort of youngsters on the McDonald's Progressive Young Farmer (PYF) programme talk about their hopes for the future and the impact they can make. This month we hear from 20 year-old Abbi Hallett from Yorkshire

Jeff and Katie Aiken join ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian’s Ellie Layton and Tom Ryder for the latest episode of For Flock’s Sake, discussing pedigree sheep, stockmanship, family and rebuilding after the dispersal of the Procters flock

Ocado.com will be the first major retailer with the Diddly Squat Farm range of products

Jessica Madge, 24, from South Somerset, works at the Royal Association of British Dairy ²ÝÁñÉçÇø hoping to contribute positively to the future of British dairying and agriculture

On the second episode of For Flock's Sake – ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian's dedicated young farmer podcast – Ellie Layton and Tom Ryder are joined by Hexham Auction's Drew Patrick and Harrison Collingwood

Daniel Blacker is passionate about creating extra revenue streams for farmers, having helped work on his diversified family farm which now runs holiday cottages

Digital editor Emily Ashworth took two farmers into her local school, and found that when given the chance, children can really thrive when it comes to learning about farming

At the Cereals preview press event, new entrant farmer Kaleb Cooper championed farming careers

Robert Machin, 20, strongly encourages anyone thinking about taking a placement in the feed and nutrition sector to go for it