It’s an anxious time for young people who have missed out on so much due to the Coronavirus. From disruption in education to economic turmoil, the former BBC broadcaster & farmer Karen Patterson explores if the pandemic has produced any positives for young people wanting to study or work in agri-food in Northern Ireland. In this episode she is joined by guests – the Education Adviser for CAFRE’s Loughry College, Liz Simpson; the part-time beef farmer and Head of Biology at Belfast Royal Academy, Dr Andrew Bell; the sixth former and ABP Angus Youth Challenge Outstanding Individual, Lorcan Convery as well as Loughry graduate and now full-time ABP employee Sarah Jane Houston.
If you are a parent or a teacher of a teenager, or a student who has some important choices to make about what to do next, then this podcast is for you.