We were delighted to welcome local arable farmer, Luke Abblitt, to King's Ely Prep! 

Luke - also known as 'Farmer Luke' on social media - is based near Ramsey, and is a 'Farmers for Schools Ambassador' for the NFU - National Farmers' Union.

Mrs Helen Melville, one of our Geography Teachers at King's Ely Prep, invited Luke into school to talk to Year 7 pupils, as part of their 'Food for Thought' topic.

Mrs Melville said: "Luke spoke to us about his crops, what he can grow and when, and he explained his modern crop rotation to us. Luke discussed some of the issues facing modern farming, and how he tries to overcome these; in particular the problem of excess potatoes that he has at the moment, which was really relevant to our recent work on the rising costs of fish and chips. 

"We had the opportunity to ask loads of questions about many aspects of farming, which Luke answered with detail and enthusiasm. Luke was very impressed with all the questions, and how keen and interested our pupils were. Thank you to Luke for sparing us some time in his very busy schedule!"