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CUMBRIAN farmers are being urged to open their farmgates and join in the farming industry's annual open day later in June.

SIZE doesn’t matter this year is the message from farmers as they prepare to open their gates to the public next month.

River Croft in Inverness-shire set up two bookable tours with a limit of 35 visitors FARMERS ARE being encouraged to welcome the public into the safety of the countryside this June – and help promote Britain's food and farming story in the process. On Sunday, June 27, LEAF Open Farm Sunday (LOFS) returns and will celebrate 15 years of welcoming the public on to farms as part of the industry’s annual open day. Interest in food production and support for local producers is at an all time high off the back of the pandemic, making it more important than ever to harness this interest and...

The farming industry’s annual open day will return next month, and the trend for this year will be for smaller, Covid-friendly events.

EIGHT ambassadors have been hired by Linking Environment And Farming (LEAF) in the run-up to their Open Farm Sunday event. All ambassadors have a background in agriculture and will share ideas to engage visitors during the event, which is scheduled for June 27. This year’s LEAF Open Farm Sunday will host small, socially-distanced walks and talks to provide an intimate insight to what happens on a farm. Annabel Shackleton, LEAF Open Farm Sunday manager, said: “In order to support farmers, we felt it was important to establish a strong network of ambassadors who have knowledge and e...