Occasionally you read something which stops you in your tracks, and the recent piece in Farmers Weekly by Abi Kay (“Is there a problem with the culture of young farmers?”) was one such.

Along, I’m sure, with the vast majority, I was deeply concerned by experiences it reported of a culture of casual sexual harassment and assault toward women across the young farmer community.

With many more accounts subsequently emerging, we can only hope this article is the catalyst for a reappraisal of what is acceptable male behaviour in our industry.

Farmers Weekly – June 2024