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youth unemployment is bad and getting worse. But here is an industry jumping up and down to attract recruits

good heavens! The farmers are happy. They said pigs would never fly.

Yes, the Yorkshire farming community has abandoned its traditional view of the world terse and concise to attract young people in an area that many - apart from families with previous experience -. Probably never consider

The occasion was a meeting for teachers and counselors Askham Bryan College, the famous center of farming and gardening experience, former provides two channels in the UK between Tadcaster and York. If you ever have the opportunity to visit the nature reserve near the marshes Askham, take it. It's like going to the set of Jurassic Park.

But this is a distraction. Do the school was organized by the Forum for Food and Agriculture, Agricultural Society and Yorkshire Askham Bryan. It is encouraging that at a time when youth unemployment is bad and getting worse, here's an industry in dire need of people.

slave labor pick broccoli? No, 'said Adam Henson, who runs the center of rare breeds Cotswold part of a hectare, 650 (1600 acres) farm there and can be known by many as a presenter on BBC Countryfile. He speaks with enthusiasm

For young people today, agriculture is very exciting. The industry need is for those who are industrious, enterprising, innovative and technologically mind - we have to attract young people this way. Must be business savvy as well, which is extremely important

The key is to get the right people in right positions -. And there is something in our industry for each student. Agricultural schools is over and again in the industry will be able to choose the best cherries.

agriculture is at the crest of the wave and have to ride the wave and ride it well. Yes there are people who are struggling and for whom life is hard, but agriculture must be intelligent, forward-looking, sexy and attractive.

president, Steve Willis, said schools across the North had sent staff to the event to use issues such as farm to fork, Going Green & Social Responsibility and Science and Education to prevent the old image of man in rubber boots trying to start the tractor. Current students at Askham Bryan Willis acted as guide and said:

hope that our visitors can go back and inspire their students about the variety of possibilities there. Students must be marked for what is available - if you are interested in science, business, land management or technology, agriculture has something to offer.

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