mo4ch:>Short of workforce for your farm? Environment sec Eustice gets shredded after calling upon furloughed workers to pick fruit & veg | Mo4ch News

Environment secretary George Eustice has come under sharp criticism after suggesting that workers furloughed due to the Covid-19 should go to the farms and pick up fruit and vegetables as a second job.Speaking during a daily briefing on Sunday, Eustice shared his insights on how the impending shortage of workforce can be managed. At the moment, Britain’s agriculture is doing fine, yet “we do anticipate” the sector to experience troubles in June at the height of the harvesting season, the official stated.“We estimate that probably only about a third of the migrant labor that would normally come to the UK is here, and was probably here before lockdown,” Eustice said.We are working with industry to identify an approach which would encourage millions of furloughed workers, in some cases, to consider taking a second job helping to get the harvest in JuneThe potential lack of workforce in British agriculture has been a very hot topic, and launch of the agro-patriotic ‘Pick for Britain’ camp…