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FARMERS Guardian has launched an industry-wide survey to understand more about the skills gap in agriculture, what training opportunities are available and recruitment challenges within the sector.

"When lockdown began, I found myself working in my living room and relying on virtual meetings to communicate with colleagues and farmers."

Virtual home-working has been a learning curve for many agricultural employees, so what lessons can be learned from the journey so far? Danusia Osiowy speaks to three young professionals who have adapted to new working days.

Virtual home-working has been a learning curve for many agricultural employees, so what lessons can be learned from the journey so far? Danusia Osiowy speaks to three young professionals who have adapted to new working days.

Covid-19 has hit the education sector hard but agricultural colleges across the country have innovated new methods in the face of adversity to attract prospective students and conduct business as usual. Mollie Leach reports.

Agriculture is a highly versatile industry and the adaptations and innovations taking place in response to the Covid-19 pandemic only reinforces its ability to change at short notice. We catch up with two young professionals whose roles have changed as their sectors face the reality of Covid-19.

Fair pay and good working conditions will be critical to ensuring labour gaps are filled and workers are retained after the Covid-19 crisis.

Despite being encouraged to train as an agricultural engineer, Andrew Neilson was never in any doubt that he would come back home to the family dairy farm. Lynsey Clarke reports.

We are celebrating National Butchers Week by catching up with Tom Wood, Artisan Butcher

Agricultural and food businesses are turning the tide on gender inequality, with two high profile companies meeting their goals to increase the proportion of women in leadership positions.