Seasonal visas welcomed as 'positive news' for farms battling worker shortages
Defra confirmed there will be 41,000 visas for horticulture and 1,900 for poultry workers under the 2026 Seasonal Worker Scheme (SWS).
In recent years, farmers have faced rising labour shortages as fewer seasonal workers travel to the UK — a trend driven by global competition for farm labour, higher travel costs, and post-Brexit changes to immigration........





















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