Kaleb Cooper shares exciting farming announcement with GB News

"I'm picking two bursary students," he told The People's Channel, adding: "So each year I pick two students to do my bursary, which basically helps young farmers into the farming industry, so we're picking the two of them today, actually.

"So I'm excited. I mean, you know, I get asked all the time, 'Kaleb, is there a future in farming?'

"I don't know the answer to that, I really don't. But what I do know is this: we need a farmer three times a day, to of course, feed ourselves, so therefore there's always going to be a future in it.

"And that's what this bursary is all about, you know, helping these youngsters get into the industry, because you don't have to just go and calf cows, for example, or collect chicken eggs.

"You can go out there and be a crop specialist, a mechanic, a GPS specialist, there's so many different jobs in agriculture that you can go and do, and actually it's really enjoyable - you've just got to find the right one for you."

Students Robyn Sherriff, 23 and Isaac Covington, 19, were chosen as the two recipients of the 2025/2026 RAU Kaleb Cooper Agriculture Bursary.

Mr Cooper shared: "Today is a special day. I’m so happy that we’re now in our third year of awarding this bursary to yet more truly deserving students.

“What started out as an ambition to help one person a year quickly grew to two a year. I can’t tell you how much of a difference something like this would have made to me when I decided to go into farming.

“We have to keep fresh, hard-working, talented young people entering this industry – whatever their background. Celebrating ambition, skills, and creativity from all walks of life is something I truly believe farming and agriculture can do brilliantly!

“I hope that seeing how much of an impact it can have on these young students, and the wider industry, will encourage more people to get involved and start contributing to these bursaries.”

The scheme is open to all undergraduate agriculture students and preference may be given to students who are not from a farming/agricultural background.

As well as a £3,000 payment, the bursary provides the winning students with the opportunity to apply for a work placement with either Kaleb himself or one of his industry partners.

When asked by GB News' Alex what Cereals means to farmers across the country, Mr Cooper passionately opened up about the importance of the farming event.

"I mean, I think it means very different things, and I think one of the good things actually is it brings the farmers off the farm, I think," he shared.

The father-of-three went on: "A lot of time in this day and age, the farmer sits in that tractor for 18 hours a day, they'll stay there, and it's a shame.

"Because, of course, they won't pick the phone in their neighbor to see how they are, and we should do more of that.

"But Cereals is one important thing, that is, of course, gets the farm out the tractor seat. So, of course, they come out and have a chat.

"They smile, you can see them around here now, just chatting to each other, they call it 'chewing the fat,' I think in farming."

Explaining that he has now worked at Diddly Squat for10 years, Mr Cooper talked about how much it means for the farm to be hosting Cereals 2026.

"I mean, as a youngster, you get told about Cereals. It's been going a long time.

"So of course, everybody wants to go, you know, but it's a bit too far away for me up in Lincolnshire or Cambridgeshire , you know. But being on the doorstep, I love it. And it's been great."

Mr Cooper concluded: "I mean, the team behind it have been absolutely fantastic, all the team are up and they pull the lorries in, pull them out, get everyone set up, and look at the smiles! That's what it means."