FARMERS throughout Monmouthshire took to social media to showcase the industry this week as part of a record-breaking #Farm24 event to highlight the agricultural sector’s contribution to the economy.

From 5am on August 9 to 5am on August 10, British farmers took to social media to show the work which goes into producing the nation’s food and drink and maintaining rural landscapes.

Farmer’s Guardian editor, Ben Briggs commented, ‘The day proved to be a celebration of the best of British agriculture and the #Farm24 hashtag dominated social media streams throughout the entire day.

‘To achieve more than 114million social media impressions in 24 Hours was an incredible feat and shows the huge popularity of the initiative.

‘There is no one better to tell British farming’s story to the wider world than farmers themselves, and they once again stepped up to plate with huge creativity and enthusiasm.’