Careers special: Nuffield Scholars discuss the future of ag - "We all know that agriculture has challenges around recruitment, so we must widen the net"

Liz Haines, a dairy farmer based in Staffordshire, and Dan Smith, who manages Jamie's Farm, are both Nuffield Scholars for 2024. What do they hope to acheive?

Emily Ashworth
Digital Editor
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Careers special: Nuffield Scholars discuss the future of ag - "We all know that agriculture has challenges around recruitment, so we must widen the net"

Liz Haines Research title: Neurodiversity in agriculture, sponsored by McDonald's Your research is titled 'Neurodiversity in agriculture'. What do you hope to achieve? I would like to start the...

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