Kaleb Cooper has shared a huge announcement with GB News at this year’s Cereals event, which is taking place at Jeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat Farm.
Mr Cooper, 27, spoke exclusively to GB News’ Entertainment Editor Alex Davies, where he revealed the big 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
