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OPINION: Visit from US students showcases education gap is global

In a recent visit from US students from Arkansas who study agricultural communications, getting new people into farming is also difficult in the USA

Emily Ashworth
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OPINION: Visit from US students showcases education gap is global

It is easy to think that UK agriculture is in its own little bubble, and that our worries are ours alone. But in a recent visit from students from America, all who are studying agricultural communications...

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