ITS TOUGH times for farming so getting support from Top Gear presenter turned farmer Jeremy Clarkson name is most welcome.
Farmer Jonathan Adams, who is based near Tenbury, has praised the famous farmer, whose Hawkstone beer uses varieties grown on the Rochford farm.
"You may not always agree but he has put farming on the television and of course we grow some hops for him too," said the 60-year-old.
"You can't say he doesn't make farming famous."
Mr Adams, who was born on the farm, is busy right now planting the hops, including some of those varieties used by Clarkson, but says it is increasingly hard to get in seasonal workers, given their rural location.
The family is currently planting around 20 acres of hops including the newer German varieties used for Pilsner type beers, alongside the more traditional varieties used in Jeremy Clarkson's brew.
"People think it is all done by machine now, but that's not the case, " explained Mr Adams.
"We need people now to help plant and string and then later in the season for picking in September. There are machines but we need hands too and being situated where we are it can be hard to bring in people."
Mr Adams has posted a sign in the Tenbury Agricultural Society window , hoping he can get some people onto the farm.
New recruits would get training, with now being an ideal time to sign up, because the hops can only be put in the ground for the next few weeks - and it is a dry period of weather so perfect for planting.
SJ Adams & Son who were the overall winner of the 2014 British Hop Awards - and are the most northerly hop producer along the River Teme, at Rochford. They are no strangers to awards
Winning the most prestigious local silver plate for hop growing for a record ninth time last year with varieties Fuggles, Goldings, WGV and Jester.
Hawkstone IPA which has won countless awards says it uses a combination of the "finest, characterful hops" they could find.
If you are interested in working for the Adams family, planting and stringing up hops, call 07815 990083.
Mr Adams will need more workers for hop picking later on in the season.
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