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Profitable farming the only way to attract new talent

Making farming profitable is the only way to encourage more young people into the sector from non-farming backgrounds.

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 2 min read
Profitable farming the only way to attract new talent

Making farming profitable is the only way to encourage more young people into the sector from non-farming backgrounds. Farming Minister Mark Spencer hosted a new entrant roundtable last week, looking...

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