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Farm Labour shortages, free upskilling events, and a conversation with The Soil Association
Welcome back to the Rural Round-up hosted by me, Kerry Hammond. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode Tiffany, George & Robert discuss recent…
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Agribusiness News April 2023 – Input Costs: Seasonal Workers
Seasonal Worker Sponsor Licences The regulations of Seasonal Worker Sponsor Licences apply to any overseas national that a UK farm wishes to employ if they are not a ‘settled worker’…
Read More >Advertising an Agricultural Job: How to Approach It
Finding staff to fill agricultural jobs is getting harder and this publication is the third in a series that gives helpful hints and tips on how to approach the advertising…
Read More >Eye-catching Agricultural Job Adverts: How To Create Them
In a time where it is getting increasingly harder to recruit staff into the agricultural industry, it is important that you can stand out from the crowd with any job…
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Sourcing Labour – Making Your Farm an Attractive Place to Work
Sourcing labour for farms is becoming an increasing struggle and to assist with this the Farm Advisory Service will host a series of 2 webinars with Greenburn HR on the…
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Our Seasonal Workforce: Health and Safety and Worker Welfare
Given that the seasonal workers who come to Scotland for work are from various countries and backgrounds, it is important that they feel respected, valued, and safe within the workplace,…
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Co-operation and Collaboration – The Benefits of Working Together
The benefits of co-operation are well-evidenced. Co-operation involves farmers and others, working together to achieve a commercial objective, which they cannot achieve independently and individually. Through co-operation, members help themselves,…
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Acquiring Land Through Contract or Share Farming Agreements
In this video in our series looking at advice and guidance for people who want to make a new start with agriculture, we’re talking contract and share farming agreements. What…
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