Farmers offered chance to educate the consumers of tomorrow

AHDB and LEAF launch new campaign to offer one million on-farm visits to youngsters

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 2 min read
A new Open Your Gate campaign has been launched by LEAF and AHDB to encourage farmers to hold on-farm visits
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A new Open Your Gate campaign has been launched by LEAF and AHDB to encourage farmers to hold on-farm visits

A new campaign that supports farmers to deliver one million on-farm experiences for children and young people by 2031 has been launched to promote understanding of food production, farming and the environment....

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