The former “townie” has had to fend off social media trollsHannah Jackson’s efforts to change young people’s perceptions of farming have earned her fame as the Red Shepherdess and a substantial social media following. It also meant that she found herself the target of trolling and vitriol from a small group, most of whom were “male farmers” she suspects were jealous of her success, she has revealed. “They have never liked me from the minute I came into the industry.”Jackson, 28, swapped her “townie” lifestyle for farming eight years ago. She describes herself as a first-generation farmer and has made it her mission to encourage other young people to consider it as a legitimate career choice. She said that farming was “a really beautiful way of

Source: The Times April 30, 2021 23:03 UTC