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	Podcast:		Farming Today
	Episode:		06/10/23 Labour shortages and migrant workers; 100 years of young farmers; Exotic root veg
	Category:		Science & Medicine
	Duration:		00:13:40
	Publish Date:		2023-10-06 05:00:00
	Description:		The Migration Advisory Committee has rejected a bid from the National Farmers Union to include eight agricultural jobs on the government's "shortage occupation list" - the list of jobs where employers who face a shortage of labour are given some special dispensations within immigration rules to make it easier to employ migrant labour to fill vacancies. Now the NFU is warning that food production could be affected if farmers can't get the people they need. Celebrations have been taking place in Caithness to mark one hundred years since the formation of Scotland’s first ever Young Farmer’s Club. All week we’ve been hearing about root vegetables, a comfort food for the winter, but perhaps not a food that you often associate with fine dining. One small organic farm in Cambridgeshire is trying to change that perception. Flourish Produce grows 750 vegetable varieties and sells direct to high-end restaurants in London. Presenter = Caz Graham Producer = Rebecca Rooney
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