SFT Podcast: The next generation of farmers – Nuffield Farming's young scholarship programme

The Sustainable Food Trust Podcast by The Sustainable Food Trust

Aug 4, 202628:54Science & Medicine

What's it like to be young in an industry where the average age is nudging 60 (and climbing)? Why would you want to join it, and what happens if no-one does? On this week's episode, Stuart Oates sits down with Summer Wya...

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