13 April 2026
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2 min read
Many have said it cannot be done. Many have tried and not been able to get it across the line, but the tide is turning when it comes to agricultural education. I have worked with Soil Ed, a campaign to...
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Agricultural colleges are seeing healthy demand for places but getting farmers on board to help them facilitate real-world experience and job prospects is a perennial challenge
04 August 2026
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5 min read
Emily Ashworth is working on PLATES, a new initiative that will be a farming focused week that teaches agriculture in schools - and the mission is to make it mandatory
31 July 2026
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2 min read
Farmers Guardian digital editor Emily Ashworth on the public's lack of connection to food production and how education is key to reestablishing it
03 July 2026
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2 min read
