Flower Farm, nestled in the countryside of southern England, faces turmoil this winter as it contends with worker shortages that will leave it struggling to meet its Turkey orders this Christmas.
In a dark wooden barn in the countryside of southeast England, farmer Patrick Deeley is surrounded by a throng of 600 white turkeys at feeding time.
For Deeley, even if farmers had “10 turkeys or 20,000”, the basic shortage of skilled labour would still be a problem.
Originally published as UK worker shortage threatens Christmas turkey supply
