DORSET Echo columnist Georgie Cossins will be encouraging people to Back British Farming when she takes part in the Lord Mayor's Show in London this weekend.

Georgie, 27, writes a column once a month for the Echo Country page.

She is one of 12 young farmers from across the country taking part in a three-mile-long procession through the capital city tomorrow in a PMC pea harvester and Massey Ferguson red tractor as part of the Lord Mayor's Show.

The National Farmers Union (NFU) is supporting the Worshipful Company of Farmers at the event.
Georgie works on her family farm near Blandford, which has two dairy units and 2,500 acres of arable land.

She left home to study English Literature and Journalism at Newcastle University and planned on embarking on a career in radio and TV in London - but she was unable to resist returning to the farm.

She said: “Journalism wasn’t really the lifestyle for me and I missed the farm. It’s weird; you can’t really shake it off. All I wanted to do was talk about farming. I just find food so fascinating and I think engaging with the general public is so important. We should tell people what we’re doing.”

Georgie said she is very much looking forward to the parade.

“It’s a great opportunity to highlight young people within our industry as well as promoting British food and farming. The Lord Mayor’s Show will be the culmination of the industry-wide push to celebrate great British food that has included Back British Farming Day, Red Tractor Week and British Food Fortnight.

“The parade will give us the perfect platform to engage with the crowds and tell them all about great British food and farming.”