Tarleton, Lancashire. 24th March, 2020. UK Weather; Cold spring morning as planting of Iceberg lettuce gets underway. Traditionally 'The Salad Bowl of Lancashire' a highly fertile region, is a big employer of migrant labourers from the EU. This year after Brexit the farmers are expecting a shortfall this summer of temporary agricultural immigrants to assist with the vegetable harvest. Lettuces planted are then covered with agricultural fleece to protect from frosts. Credit; MediaWorldImages/AlamyLiveNews

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