With farmers, celebrity chefs, sports personalities and the Prime Minister taking to Twitter to support #Farm24 this year, over eight million more people saw how much hard work goes into producing the finest British food and drink than in 2018.
Thousands more took part in the annual celebration of British food and farming than ever before and support flooded in for farmers up and down the country.
From 5am on Thursday, August 8 to 5am on Friday, August 9, #Farm24 exploded on Twitter, trending alongside #InternationalCatDay and #TransferDeadlineDay.
Farmers across the country showcased their daily lives, work and challenges to millions and top influencers in Boris Johnson, Sara Cox, James Martin, The National Trust, Raymond Blanc, Steph McGovern, Deborah Meaden and Simon Rimmer encouraged the public to thank British farmers for the hard work they do every day of the year.
The number of grassroots farmers taking part exceeded all expectations and is a testament to the resilience and passion of our country’s food producers and countryside custodians.
Farmers Guardian editor Ben Briggs said: "24 Hours in Farming once again showcased the high standards, innovation and diversity at the heart if British agriculture and, importantly, the people who produce the food that feeds the nation.
"It is so important that, as an industry, we promote the industry we are so proud of and that is why 24 Hours in Farming plays such a key role in shouting about British farming to a wide and varied audience.
"With Morrisons once again supporting the event, it was great to see more farmers than ever before sharing the #Farm24 hashtag and making it the number one social media event of the year for British ag."
"I will always back Britain’s great farmers. As we leave the EU we'll make sure our amazing food and farming sector is ready to continue selling ever more not just here but around the world." – PM @BorisJohnson #Farm24 pic.twitter.com/auRcNVN00N
— UK Prime Minister (@10DowningStreet)"I will always back Britain’s great farmers. As we leave the EU we'll make sure our amazing food and farming sector is ready to continue selling ever more not just here but around the world." – PM @BorisJohnson #Farm24 pic.twitter.com/auRcNVN00N
— UK Prime Minister (@10DowningStreet) August 8, 2019
It’s #Farm24 day today! Biggups to British farmers everywhere, including my dad, for all the hard graft, dedication & care they put in all year round to produce our food 💪🏽🐮🚜 pic.twitter.com/ROkkdQoDHq
— sara cox (@sarajcIt’s #Farm24 day today! Biggups to British farmers everywhere, including my dad, for all the hard graft, dedication & care they put in all year round to produce our food \uD83D\uDCAA\uD83C\uDFFD\uD83D\uDC2E\uD83D\uDE9C pic.twitter.com/ROkkdQoDHq
— sara cox (@sarajcox) August 8, 2019
For those that don’t know,
— Hannah Jackson (@re
🙋🏻♀️ My names Hannah
👩🏻🌾 Townie turned farmer 6yrs ago
📍 Liverpool > Cumbria.
🐑 120 sheep 🐮 4 highland cows
🐐 2 goats 🐽 1 pig & a lot of 🦆🐓
🚜 60 acres
🐶 & Most importantly below is my team I couldn’t live or work without.#teamred #farm24 pic.twitter.com/H171QWlZWdst 8, 2019For those that don’t know,
— Hannah Jackson (@redshepherdess) August 8, 2019
\uD83D\uDE4B\uD83C\uDFFB♀️ My names Hannah
\uD83D\uDC69\uD83C\uDFFB\uD83C\uDF3E Townie turned farmer 6yrs ago
\uD83D\uDCCD Liverpool > Cumbria.
\uD83D\uDC11 120 sheep \uD83D\uDC2E 4 highland cows
\uD83D\uDC10 2 goats \uD83D\uDC3D 1 pig & a lot of \uD83E\uDD86\uD83D\uDC13
\uD83D\uDE9C 60 acres
\uD83D\uDC36 & Most importantly below is my team I couldn’t live or work without.#teamred #farm24 pic.twitter.com/H171QWlZWd
#Farm24 always proud to support and use the magnificent produce our Farmers work so hard to create pic.twitter.com/e7RiPwSYV9
— simonrimmer (@simonrim)#Farm24 always proud to support and use the magnificent produce our Farmers work so hard to create pic.twitter.com/e7RiPwSYV9
— simonrimmer (@simonrim) August 8, 2019
Thanks to @FarmersGuardian for another day of #Farm24 highlighting the huge diversity of 🇬🇧 #farming at its busiest & best 👏 pic.twitter.com/bWjk17yDjc
— Joe Stanley 🇬🇧 (@JoeWStan9Thanks to @FarmersGuardian for another day of #Farm24 highlighting the huge diversity of \uD83C\uDDEC\uD83C\uDDE7 #farming at its busiest & best \uD83D\uDC4F pic.twitter.com/bWjk17yDjc
— Joe Stanley \uD83C\uDDEC\uD83C\uDDE7 (@JoeWStanley) August 8, 2019
Coming from an ex-farming family and have since spent my life promoting it...if you want to understand food, first you need to understand how hard it is to produce. Only then will you respect it and have a greater respect for the people who produce it for us all #Farm24 pic.twitter.com/OMRc2023yn
— James Martin (@jamesmartinchef)Coming from an ex-farming family and have since spent my life promoting it...if you want to understand food, first you need to understand how hard it is to produce. Only then will you respect it and have a greater respect for the people who produce it for us all #Farm24 pic.twitter.com/OMRc2023yn
— James Martin (@jamesmartinchef) August 8, 2019
I visit lots of farms as part of my job. So I just want to give a shout out to all the hardworking farmers running them. 👏#Farm24 pic.twitter.com/ZWhGLmYQf5
— Steph McGovern (@stephbreakfast)>I visit lots of farms as part of my job. So I just want to give a shout out to all the hardworking farmers running them. \uD83D\uDC4F#Farm24 pic.twitter.com/ZWhGLmYQf5
— Steph McGovern (@stephbreakfast) August 8, 2019
#farm24 - one of the great things about farming is working with family. My Dad encourages, helps, guides, advises, consoles, supports, and sometimes he just drives corn cart. Thanks Dad! 👨🏼🌾 🚜 ❣ pic.twitter.com/R9bonvddGd
— Farmer Tom (@Farmer_Tom_#farm24 - one of the great things about farming is working with family. My Dad encourages, helps, guides, advises, consoles, supports, and sometimes he just drives corn cart. Thanks Dad! \uD83D\uDC68\uD83C\uDFFC\uD83C\uDF3E \uD83D\uDE9C ❣ pic.twitter.com/R9bonvddGd
— Farmer Tom (@Farmer_Tom_UK) August 8, 2019