Promote farming careers at early age, industry leaders urge

Many youngsters had decided what type of job they would not do by the age of nine, showing how vital it was to promote farming as a career from a young age.

Ben Briggs
Ben Briggs is the group publisher and editor in chief of Agriconnect, overseeing the media business and titles such as Farmers Guardian, Dairy Farmer and Arable Farming.
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Promote farming careers at early age, industry leaders urge

Many youngsters had decided what type of job they would not do by the age of nine, showing how vital it was to promote farming as a career from a young age. That was one message from a careers roundtable...

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