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Jake Freestone, Overbury Enterprises farm manager, was voted in unopposed at NFU Worcestershire's county annual general meeting at the YFC Centre, Hawford, last week (Nov 30) to lead county farmers for the next two years.
The NFU is seeking government action to immediately double its Seasonal Workers Pilot (SWP) scheme for UK horticulture, as worker shortages continue to
A shortage of workers, increased production costs and the desire for ‘perfect’ fruit has seen our heritage varieties elbowed out of the way
Families who have already endured Covid-caused uncertainty over last 18 months now face a triple-blow of rising energy bills, soar food prices and tax hikes.
It's a 'frightening time' for British fruit growers and farmers, the chef argues, and labour shortages are only part of it