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Land-based colleges are a hive of technical and vocational skills, and students have access to a wide range of courses including agriculture, crops and livestock, animal care, farriery, game and wildlife management, floristry, land-based engineering and viticulture.
You could get into this role via a university course, a college course (such as a Level 2 certificate, a Level 3 Diploma, or a T-level in Agriculture, Land Management and Production -...
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A new matchmaking service is bringing landowners together with young farmers and rural entrepreneurs who want to get started in agriculture. The Land Partnerships Service specialises in matching people who have land or an existing farm business available with people looking for opportunities to start or take on an enterprise in the sector – such as...
Big farm management companies such as Velcourt and Sentry provide a good route into the industry – as well as a career structure that many farms cannot match. Sentry Norfolk business manager John Barrett joined the company in 1997 as a trainee farm manager in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire before spending three years as assistant manager at Sentry ...
As well as following the traditional approach of working and saving hard to grow and develop his own business as a new entrant to agriculture, Jack Stilwell turned to crowdfunding to raise money for his project. With just seven head of cattle, his goal was to raise £4,000 to cover the rent for an additional 20ha of pasture at £100/ha, to buy 10 cal...
Charles Baker started out with little more than a Ford 4000 tractor and some promises of work. That was in 1974. Today he is the managing director of RC Baker – a family-run contracting business based near Banbury, Oxfordshire. It hasn’t been plain sailing, but Mr Baker’s determination shows what can be achieved. He lost nearly half his silaging bu...
County farms remain a tried-and-tested route for getting a first foot on the farming ladder – and could be given a new lease of life if Defra farm minister George Eustice gets his way. Although some councils have sold off farms, the government is keen to explore ways of working with local authorities to develop coherent plans for the future of thei...
For those who prefer security to risk, contract-rearing livestock in partnership with companies such as Tulip subsidiary BQP can be a good way of making a living from farming. It is an arrangement that has worked well for almost 40 years. The farmer provides the on-farm facilities such as land, equipment, buildings, labour, straw and water and BQP ...
Farmers Apprentice is a Farmers Weeklyinitiative to help get young people into farming. The competition encourages entries from people with no farming background, as well as those who do. Our last winner, in 2016, Joe Weston worked at a bike shop and his only connection with agriculture was that he wanted a future in the industry. Joe won an intern...
Sometimes life takes an unexpected turn. First-generation Yorkshire dairy farmer Paul Tompkins had never set foot on a farm before meeting his wife-to-be Rachael. Coming from the financial sector, Mr Tompkins was soon bitten by the bug. He started milk production in 2008 after joining the family’s business, and has helped build up the herd to 200 d...
When 67-year-old poultry consultant Richard Maxwell’s numbers came up in the Euromillions lottery in April 2015, he didn’t take long to decide how to spend some of his £53m winnings. After working as a part-time consultant for Norfolk-based turkey producer Bernard Matthews, the win provided Mr Maxwell with the ideal opportunity to get into poultry ...
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Sep 5, 2023 · Overall, college farms offer several benefits to students, faculty, and the surrounding community. By promoting sustainability, food security, and experiential learning, college farms can help create a more sustainable and equitable food system for everyone.
It will develop your skills so that you will make a difference and stand out in the agriculture sector. This is done through the applied understanding of science, practice, policy and innovation that underpins agricultural production, sustainability and resilient farm management.
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Feb 12, 2019 · From farming and forestry to botany and business, there a plethora of qualifications out there for those wishing to train for a career in the great outdoors. Farm Diversity looks at who topped the table of farming universities: 1.
