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United Kingdom - Why farming has problems attracting good staff

Farmers and farm workers are getting older and agriculture is not seen as an attractive industry by young people, according to pig producer Richard Longthorp.
23 October 2009
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Farmers and farm workers are getting older and agriculture is not seen as an attractive industry by young people, according to pig producer Richard Longthorp.

According to the report 31 percent of vacancies across agriculture are hard to fill because of skills shortages, compared to 21 percent across all sectors, with significant problems for farm managers (70 percent) and farmers (59 percent).

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