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The Farmers for Schools initiative has been designed by the NFU to train people in the agricultural sector to be able to go into a school and give an assembly about food and farming.

This started with a ‘me in three’, which gives an opportunity to tell your own farming story in three key points – who you are, what you do and why you do it.

It was highlighted that using good photos is important for this to help make the presentation more inclusive to different groups and the use of stories alongside these photos really helps to engage with the young audience.

‘Farming fact check’

The second part of the presentation we produced included a ‘farming fact check’, which gives a chance for more detail about your specific sector and helps to dispel any common misconceptions that may be had.

This is also a great chance to present some facts and figures about British farming – I thought the idea of using a quiz of some kind would really help to keep the audience engaged with the content.

Sharing knowledge

After lunch, NFU County Adviser and Farmers for Schools Ambassador Emma Hamer came in to talk us through her experiences of presenting in schools and the methods she had found most useful in her presentations.

It was great to hear how she told her farming story to children of all ages and the use of props such as sheep wool and different types of grain to bring her talk to life and provide some interaction for the children.

I would highly recommend the training to anyone within the sector to allow them to present to a school and help give an insight to the agricultural world.

I feel it is very important to provide young people with an insight into farming to allow them to appreciate where their food comes from.