Jodie Stirrup, youth development officer, National Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs (NFYFC)

- What is your role?

I work with the 22,000 young people who attend our 650 clubs. Along with my colleague, I support clubs to ensure they are running things safely and working to agendas such as Every Child Matters. The clubs are largely in rural areas, but not all members have farming backgrounds. There are things like stock-rearing competitions, but you could also find groups doing beauty sessions.

- How did you get involved?

I started in statutory youth work in an urban area and then moved to the Warwickshire Association of Youth Clubs. I was working as an outreach worker in the rural areas of Solihull where I came into contact with a young farmers' group. At that time I was doing my MA, which looked at the difficulties faced by rural young people, and decided I wanted to get more involved. I was seconded to NFYFC and it became a full-time job in April.