{"id":305,"date":"2020-07-31T11:36:48","date_gmt":"2020-07-31T10:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/foodsystemimpactscv19\/?p=305"},"modified":"2020-07-31T11:36:48","modified_gmt":"2020-07-31T10:36:48","slug":"new-agricultural-jobs-website-launched-that-connects-farms-with-work-seekers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/foodsystemsimpactscv19\/2020\/07\/31\/new-agricultural-jobs-website-launched-that-connects-farms-with-work-seekers\/","title":{"rendered":"New agricultural jobs website launched to connect farms with work-seekers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-306 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/foodsystemsimpactscv19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2020\/07\/The-Land-Army.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/foodsystemsimpactscv19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2020\/07\/The-Land-Army.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/foodsystemsimpactscv19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2020\/07\/The-Land-Army-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/foodsystemsimpactscv19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2020\/07\/The-Land-Army-1024x482.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/foodsystemsimpactscv19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2020\/07\/The-Land-Army-768x362.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/foodsystemsimpactscv19\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2020\/07\/The-Land-Army-1536x723.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With an acute labour shortage in the seasonal farming industry and millions of people either out of work or furloughed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelandarmy.jobs\/\">The Land Army<\/a> was born with the goal of connecting farms and agricultural businesses with suitable candidates quickly.<\/p>\n<p>Co-founded by Hampshire brothers Ben and Guy Habgood and directed by University of Exeter alumni, Jacob Herandi, The Land Army, team \u00a0are confident that \u201coffering more clarity, flexibility and choice to both farms and those seeking work, will help rebut the recent headlines and enable farms to connect with hard working people across the UK\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The business is also setting aside 5% of each job post to help tackle farming issues, and is in talks with a well-known agricultural charity to establish its first charity partner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; With an acute labour shortage in the seasonal farming industry and millions of people either out of work or furloughed, The Land Army was born with the goal of connecting farms and agricultural businesses with suitable candidates quickly. 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