UK dairy farmers warn of price rises amid chronic staff shortages

Industry calls for roles to be added to job shortage list as eight in 10 report serious problems finding qualified workersDairy farmers are warning that a chronic shortage of workers is hitting milk production and further fuelling food price inflation, and are calling for urgent action to stop the situation getting worse.Eight in 10 farm owners looking for workers said they had received very few or zero applications from people with the right experience or qualifications, in response to a survey by Arla Foods, the UK's largest dairy co-operative. Continue reading...