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Farming Today: 08/10/22 - Conservative party conference, seasonal workers, log bank, potatoes

08/10/22 - Conservative party conference, seasonal workers, log bank, potatoes

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The home secretary tells farmers they should work harder to find pickers.

The new secretary of state says Defra is now an economic growth department, and the home secretary tells farmers they should work harder to find pickers.

Looking back at the Conservative party conference: the new secretary of state says Defra is now an economic growth department, and the home secretary tells farmers they should work harder to find pickers. We find out what all that means for farmers and food supplies.

We hear how a 'log bank' in Northumberland is helping to keep people in rural areas warm this winter.

And how the dry weather means chips will be shorter.

Presented by Caz Graham and produced by Beatrice Fenton.

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