Louise Bradshaw
Born and bread in Lancashire, Lou started work at Farmers Guardian in 2020.
In 2016 she graduated with a CIM Professional Cert of Marketing from the University Centre of Blackburn.
Louise has over 10 years experience in the marketing industry.
When not in the office focusing on the Agriconnect websites and social media platforms, Lou runs a pick your own pumpkin patch at her husband's family farm. Her hobbies include shooting, walking and spending time with her family.
Tom Pemberton
Young farmer Tom Pemberton has been named this year’s recipient of the Farming Hero: Flying the Flag for British Agriculture.
The 30-year-old has captured the hearts and attention of the general public as he shares his farming life through the power of digital and social media.
Having secured a loyal audience of just under 500,000 subscribers on YouTube, he has also amassed huge followings across social media, especially through Instagram and TikTok.
After returning home from the Royal Agricultural University, Tom worked his way up to become the fifth generation of his family to run Birks Farm in Lancashire.
In 2016 he was inspired to create a video about the farm’s newly installed milk vending machine, which at the time generated just 12 views.
But, thanks to a combination of his infectious enthusiasm and irrepressible passion for farming, his twice-weekly updates have now amassed millions of views across the world.
He is usually found marching around a mud-ridden landscape with a GoPro, telling viewers about the stories happening on the farm, along with much-loved banter with his dad, who is affectionately known as the Ginger Warrior.
His growing presence and big personality has proved to be a runaway success and is engaging with large swathes of the non-farming public in a humorous, but also enlightening way.
Winning many admirers within the farming community, as well as becoming part of a new wave of stereotype-smashing young farmers, Tom has gone on to front BBC3’s new tractor-racing series, The Fast and the Farmer-ish after his YouTube channel was scouted by producers.
Continuing to raise the profile of British agriculture he put pen to paper to write his first book, Make Hay While The Sun Shines.
Through his open transparency he has helped catapult the role of British farmers and the agricultural world to an audience who normally would never give it a thought in any one time of a day.
Amy Jackson
Amy has over 35 years’ experience in agriculture including 25 in public relations; this includes working on livestock and arable farms in the UK and Canada, for agricultural
and mainstream (UK top 5) PR agencies, and nearly four years as head of communications at the Milk Development Council levy board. For much of the past 12 years she has specialised
in issues and crisis management, being involved in high profile stories such as horsemeat, labour exploitation, ‘megafarms’ and antibiotic use. She recently explored the issues around public perceptions of dairy farming in more detail through a PhD from the University of Nottingham’s Vet School.
Emma Gray
Ewan and Emma farm 680 acres on the stunning Isle of Bute in Scotland. Our story began in Northumberland when Emma won the tenancy for Fallowlees farm at the age of 23. Fallowlees was notable for its remote location and lack of any facilities! Emma met Ewan, a firefighter, four years later and they married in 2018, their son Len joined them in 2019.
Together we were successful in securing the tenancy of Ardros farms on the Isle of Bute in 2021. We farm organically, rearing and selling quality scotch lamb and beef in an environmentally sustainable way.
Our passion is training sheepdogs, both for sale and for competition. We have been lucky enough to have broken two world records for dogs we have sold. We have diversified to provide guidance for fellow herders with our award winning Sheepdog School and continue to innovate digitally with a sheepdog app now providing lessons in your pocket.
Emma has two published books “One girl and her dogs” and “My Farming Life” and we have been contributors in series 4 and 5 of the BBC’s this farming life.
Emma Gray & Ewan Irvine
Ewan and Emma farm 680 acres on the stunning Isle of Bute in Scotland. Our story began in Northumberland when Emma won the tenancy for Fallowlees farm at the age of 23. Fallowlees was notable for its remote location and lack of any facilities! Emma met Ewan, a firefighter, four years later and they married in 2018, their son Len joined them in 2019.
Together we were successful in securing the tenancy of Ardros farms on the Isle of Bute in 2021. We farm organically, rearing and selling quality scotch lamb and beef in an environmentally sustainable way.
Our passion is training sheepdogs, both for sale and for competition. We have been lucky enough to have broken two world records for dogs we have sold. We have diversified to provide guidance for fellow herders with our award winning Sheepdog School and continue to innovate digitally with a sheepdog app now providing lessons in your pocket.
Emma has two published books “One girl and her dogs” and “My Farming Life” and we have been contributors in series 4 and 5 of the BBC’s this farming life.