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There has been a surge in demand from teachers linking up with farmers to help educate schoolchildren about where food comes from.

The number of school farms has doubled since the School Farmers Network launched.

Hands-on experience has inspired secondary schools to promote farming as a rewarding career to their pupils.

With Open Farm Sunday taking place later this year, farmers have a chance to make a significant difference in educating the public

The NFU’s Farmvention competition, aimed at encouraging children to think about the ways they can help farmers look after the environment

With more and more people interested in food production and farming’s impact on provenance, environment and rewards it offers from careers to the c...

After recruiting and training your staff, you want to keep hold of them, but how?

After recruiting and training your staff, you want to keep hold of them, but how? Jez Fredenburgh speaks to farm employers and employees about how to

50 per cent of farming employees said they had gained skills independently of their employer, reflecting a desire to upskill themselves.

Training is a continuous job, but staff will pay you back 10 times over with their motivation and new skills

Skilled staff are vital to farm business success, but training does not have to mean endless expensive courses for employers to fund. Jez Fredenbur...

Career development is high on the list for those entering the workforce

Future industry workers were more ambitious and career-driven than previous generations, the survey found.

Employing students is not just of benefit to the student, securing valuable experience to launch a career after graduation.

Agriculture is a highly versatile industry and the adaptations and innovations taking place in response to the Covid-19 pandemic only reinforces its a

The shift towards digital education for children will provide a ‘massive opportunity’ for agriculture, as thousands of schools close due to covid-19

It is no surprise it can be hard to keep your staff from looking at job opportunities elsewhere

A large proportion of young people in Britain are interested in working in the food and farming sector, but their career expectations may come as a...

In the third article of our #ThisIsAgriculture campaign, Danusia Osiowy finds out about cultural shifts in the workplace and why the industry must ...

Learn more about a new industry coalition which will work collaboratively with all sectors to revolutionise the skills gap in agriculture...