Frank Carr, who appeared on the BBC One show alongside host Adam Henson, was described as representing ‘the very best of the next generation’.
Tributes are today being paid to a fourth-generation farmer who appeared on the BBC’s Countryfile following his death aged 35.
Frank Carr, a determined and passionate ambassador for farming, appeared on the BBC One show alongside host Adam Henson and made other media appearances to speak out about issues facing the farming community.
He was the fourth generation in his family to farm Lee Gate Farm in Malhamdale, North Yorkshire and was described as the “very best of the next generation” of farmers.
Frank’s episode of Countryfile, aired in August this year and saw him speaking about the farm, which has been in his family for nearly a century. He ran the business alongside his dad, Frank Senior.
He told viewers and about the challenges of running a modern farm and how it was he came to run the family business. Frank explained: “When I was younger and I saw how restricted it was, I was adamant that [farming] was not going to be the life for me.
“I went travelling for a good while – about two and a half years. Asia for about a year, South America, Europe, here there and everywhere.
“When my parents got divorced and my father and uncle were deciding what would happen to its future, we realised I was the only one who had any interest in it, so it was sort of a yes or no.”
Frank died on September 25 but his death was announced publicly by respected trade paper Farmers Guardian this week.
A statement on social media read: “We are deeply saddened by the death of North Yorkshire hill farmer Frank Carr, aged 35. Frank was a familiar face to Farmers Guardian readers and someone we were fortunate to work with many times over the years.
From sharing the realities of farming more than 2,000 acres in the Yorkshire Dales to supporting #Farm24 and taking part in our Next Generation Hill Farmers series, Frank was passionate about his family, his livestock and the future of hill farming.”
Farmers Guardian editor Katie Jones said: “Frank will be remembered not only as a talented young farmer but as someone who represented the very best of the next generation – committed to his family, his livestock, his land and the future of British farming.”
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