Photo: Joe Giddens/PA Wire The number of workers permitted to travel to the UK to pick and package fruit and vegetables will be increased for next year’s harvest. The Government announced yesterday that The Seasonal Workers Pilot, originally launched in 2019, had been extended and expanded for an additional year with 30,000 visas available for those wanting to work on UK farms for up to six months. The expansion of the scheme follows a long period of close working with the National Farmers Unions and the Association of Labour Providers, across all parts of the UK. Environment Secretary George Eustice said: "We will always back our farmers and growers, who work hard all year round to provide us with a secure supply of fruit and vegetables.