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Harvest 24 is upon us and things are in full swing at Rookery Farms, Newbury home of the Eleanor Gilbert or AKA Berkshire Farm Girl.
Eleanor has successfully managed to share her passion for farming and agriculture with the public through her social media and magazine articles for over 6 years now and has just completed her 4 years at Harper Adams University, studying Agriculture with Crop Management passing with flying colours, despite her dyslexia.
Her determination and hard work have delivered opportunities that she never imagined.
Winning BBC Countryfile Countryside Young Champion 2022 and the National Women in Agriculture Rising Star category, held in the House of Commons this year.
She has found her passion in life and like many other female farmers have realised that if you love what you do, you never really work a day in your life.
Sharing her time this Summer between combining, grain cart and supporting Dan her stepfather. For the second year Dan has brought in two combines so Eleanor can take her place alongside him to cut their own farm and for many other customers. A dedicated duo that will work long into the early hours of the morning to secure a customer’s crop, has earned them a formidable reputation.
Any spare time is spent preparing for her own business venture now in its second year a pumpkin patch, with the added dynamic of a Maize Maze this year. I prepare and do everything myself, signage, marketing, risk assessments and have very little time to myself but thoroughly enjoy it all.
It is great fun and really enjoy inviting the public onto the farm to enjoy a live working arable farm. As most of you know, there are a lot of families who genuinely don’t understand how we grow food and how farming has developed so rapidly and to share that opportunity has a great feel-good factor.
Eleanor has raised nearly £3000 for Thames Valley Air Ambulance through mentions on her You tube Channel and uses her reach also for other dealers to create content. For example Britain’s Farm Toys & John Deere.
Eleanor is particularly interested in challenging old ways on the farm to secure a better future for the land and AI and automated systems are of particular interest as she sees the shortage of labour a problem for all farm owners.
She recently took the Earth Rover project and presented it at the EFFP (European Food and Farming Partnership) in the Canadian Embassy. A nerve-racking task but plenty of preparation is required for these unusual invitations and opportunities she is offered.
Next month will see her head out to Germany to drive the new range of combines and 6M tractors for John Deere and share her passion for modern machinery.
Wishing you all a successful harvest and hope our paths will cross soon.
Eleanor
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5iT_clrcI12_3x3eKoQS7w
www.berkshirefarmgirl.co.uk
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Harvest 24 is upon us and things are in full swing at Rookery Farms, Newbury home of the Eleanor Gilbert or AKA Berkshire Farm Girl.
Eleanor has successfully managed to share her passion for farming and agriculture with the public through her social media and magazine articles for over 6 years now and has just completed her 4 years at Harper Adams University, studying Agriculture with Crop Management passing with flying colours, despite her dyslexia.
Her determination and hard work have delivered opportunities that she never imagined.
Winning BBC Countryfile Countryside Young Champion 2022 and the National Women in Agriculture Rising Star category, held in the House of Commons this year.
She has found her passion in life and like many other female farmers have realised that if you love what you do, you never really work a day in your life.
Sharing her time this Summer between combining, grain cart and supporting Dan her stepfather. For the second year Dan has brought in two combines so Eleanor can take her place alongside him to cut their own farm and for many other customers. A dedicated duo that will work long into the early hours of the morning to secure a customer’s crop, has earned them a formidable reputation.
Any spare time is spent preparing for her own business venture now in its second year a pumpkin patch, with the added dynamic of a Maize Maze this year. I prepare and do everything myself, signage, marketing, risk assessments and have very little time to myself but thoroughly enjoy it all.
It is great fun and really enjoy inviting the public onto the farm to enjoy a live working arable farm. As most of you know, there are a lot of families who genuinely don’t understand how we grow food and how farming has developed so rapidly and to share that opportunity has a great feel-good factor.
Eleanor has raised nearly £3000 for Thames Valley Air Ambulance through mentions on her You tube Channel and uses her reach also for other dealers to create content. For example Britain’s Farm Toys & John Deere.
Eleanor is particularly interested in challenging old ways on the farm to secure a better future for the land and AI and automated systems are of particular interest as she sees the shortage of labour a problem for all farm owners.
She recently took the Earth Rover project and presented it at the EFFP (European Food and Farming Partnership) in the Canadian Embassy. A nerve-racking task but plenty of preparation is required for these unusual invitations and opportunities she is offered.
Next month will see her head out to Germany to drive the new range of combines and 6M tractors for John Deere and share her passion for modern machinery.
Wishing you all a successful harvest and hope our paths will cross soon.
Eleanor
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5iT_clrcI12_3x3eKoQS7w
www.berkshirefarmgirl.co.uk
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