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OPINION: A national farming week in schools will solve a lot of problems

Emily Ashworth is working on PLATES, a new initiative that will be a farming focused week that teaches agriculture in schools - and the mission is to make it mandatory

Emily Ashworth
clock • 2 min read
OPINION: A national farming week in schools will solve a lot of problems

Many have tried to get farming taught in schools, and I think the industry has lost a bit of hope now because, as it often goes, the sector tries and gets so far, and then it falls at that last step of...

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