The NFU will be holding two fruit forums, alongside their technical talks, at Fruit Focus being held at NIAB EMR on 13 July.
These forums will focus on:
Addressing the cost inflation challengehere.
With sharply rising costs across all sectors, what have businesses done to mitigate the impacts and how will future production be affected? Hear from a panel of speakers discussing the impacts for horticultural businesses and the drive to deliver cost savings and efficiency. Accessing labour through 2022 and beyond Despite securing a commitment to a 3 year Seasonal Worker Scheme, growers have faced the most difficult season yet. Labour shortages have reached their highest levels and decisions to release the extra 10k visas for horticulture have been painfully slow. Hear about the ongoing activities to secure a more stable, long term solution, and what businesses can do to ensure the tight labour market doesn’t exacerbate worker exploitation risks. Find out more about these forums and their panels, and register for your free Fruit Focus ticket