From the editor: Recruitment challenge will stay long after virus has gone

Getting the right people to work on farms and in the wider supply chain has been a challenge for the industry for some time now.

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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From the editor: Recruitment challenge will stay long after virus has gone

Getting the right people to work on farms and in the wider supply chain has been a challenge for the industry for some time now. Fruit and vegetable growers, dairy and large scale abattoirs have long...

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