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Rebecca Wilson

Rebecca Wilson

Sheep and arable farmer, North Yorkshire

Rebecca Wilson is the fifth generation on the family's sheep and arable farm in North Yorkshire. She studied for a BA in Human, Social and Political Sciences at the University of Cambridge and an MSc in Rural Estate Management at the Royal Agricultural University. Rebecca pursued roles as a rural surveyor and project manager before returning to the farm to work full time around four years ago.

The sheep enterprise comprises an early lambing flock of Suffolk X ewes put to a Beltex tup, with the aim to sell the majority of lambs as spring lambs. Having livestock complements the arable side of the farm as the business aims to produce food as sustainably as possible. In conjunction with their agronomists, Hutchinsons, the farm is part of the Helix initiative which means that trials are carried out with crop varieties, new technologies and new products at both plot and field scale, with data fed back to farmers and businesses across the industry.

Rebecca shows her daily life on Instagram, having built a following of circa 50k. Her social media focusses on portraying the realities of farming, believing that authenticity and a real story is key to engaging with the public. Through social media, farmers have the power to tell their own story. She uses her platform to portray how farmers are using innovations and technologies to improve efficiency and welfare at every step. Rebecca was an NFU Student and Young Farmer Ambassador and sits on the NSA Northern Region and English Committees and the newly formed CLA Next Generation Policy Committee. She has also worked with organisations such as AHDB and LAA to help connect farmers with resources across the wider industry and agricultural charities such as RABI, Yellow Wellies and FCN to showcase support available for farming people.

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