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The coronavirus pandemic is having a huge impact on UK food and farming – with supermarket shelves bare, farms suffering labour shortages and the widespread cancellation of agricultural shows.But agriculture is a resilient industry - and farmers are fighting back, ramping up food supplies and launching a huge campaign for British people to work on farms.And not to be deterred by cancellations, plans are afoot to hold the Greatest Agricultural Show online – where it won't be affected by coronavirus restrictions.This episode features Lincolnshire farmer Paul Davey, Sarah Boparan of Hops Labour Solutions and estate manager David Hills.Hosted by Johann Tasker with Surrey farmer Hugh Broom and Farmers Weekly deputy business editor Andrew Meredith.Recorded on Sat/Sun 21/22 March 2020.