Abstract

Agricultural contractors are known to be an important part of the British farming scene. However, the precise tasks involved, the characteristics of users of contractors, and the implications for the agricultural labour market and for the rural areas involved are barely documented. In this paper, a review of the use of agricultural contractors is followed by a discussion of some research findings on the subject drawn from a farm survey conducted in North Wales and the North and South West Midlands.

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