The NATIONAL Farmers Union is celebrating a huge social project after a campaign to highlight the hardworking people in the industry.

The campaign showcased the 476,000 people who work on Britain’s farms as part of its new campaign to celebrate the achievements of the hard-working people in the farming industry.

Last week, people from across the UK took to Twitter to post videos and pictures explaining the part they play in feeding the nation, using the hashtag #PeopleInFarming.

The variety of tweets highlighted the passion and enthusiasm of farmers, the diverse workforce and range of skills they possess and the part they play in communities across the country.

#PeopleInFarming saw 700 original tweets with approximately 4,000 tweets in total with retweets while tweets totalled 17 million impressions. Our sentiment chart showed 93 per cent positive and seven per cent neutral with zero per cent negative tweets.

Key organisations including NFU Mutual, Red Tractor, NFYFC and Farmers Guardian joined the campaign while NFU staff also got involved.

#Peopleinfarming trended at number four and was active all day.

NFU President Minette Batters said: "The farming industry is made up of thousands of highly skilled and passionate people who work hard every day to put safe, traceable and affordable food on our plates.

"It is not only farmers and growers that deserve recognition, but our families who support us."