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New Leaf research reveals 82 per cent of young people do not know how to access a career in agriculture

Up to industry to open its doors to next generation, says Leaf survey

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Seventy four per cent of those questioned said they would consider or would choose to study agriculture for GCSE
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Seventy four per cent of those questioned said they would consider or would choose to study agriculture for GCSE

The farming industry needs to do more to engage with young people if it wants to be a thriving industry of the future, a new survey has revealed. Eighty two per cent of those questioned for the study...

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