CLAAS expand student placement opportunities
Whilst the review concentrated on attracting young entrants into actual farming, by the same measure there is a similar need within the agricultural industry as a whole, and CLAAS UK are responding to both this and the need to meet demand for the growth in the CLAAS Tractor business. As a family company, CLAAS has […]
Major boost for UK farming through Sainsbury’s and BIS investment in innovation
As the only supermarket to be directly involved in the strategy, Sainsbury’s is proud to announce a first-of-its-kind agricultural graduate scheme along with a commitment to build on funding to encourage Sainsbury’s farmers and growers to adopt existing leading edge technologies and mobilise research into new innovations in farming. Sainsbury’s is working closely with the […]
McDonald’s invites young British farmers behind the counter
McDonald’s is hosting young British farmers behind the counter of its UK restaurants for the first time this week, where they’ll serve customers as part of a training programme designed to provide them with unique insight into what consumers are looking for in the food they buy. Three young farmers in the final stages […]
Fresh Produce Managers graduate at Harper Adams
The 16 graduates have spent the last two years completing a Postgraduate Certificate in Food and Fresh Produce Management delivered by MDS (Management Development Services) and accredited by Harper Adams. Graduates from groups 28 and 29 were invited to the university’s Regional Food Academy on Friday to receive their certificates and to celebrate their successes […]
University of Hertfordshire responds to demand for trained Agricultural Scientists
The delivery of food security requires capacity building in the area of sustainable agriculture – as highlighted by Owen Paterson, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs during a recent speech at Rothamsted Research on “making the food and farming industry more competitive while protecting the environment”. The University’s MSc in Environmental Management […]
New talent to secure the future of farming
The Future of Farming Review group, brought together by Farming Minister David Heath in January, has set out what actions they think are needed to attract new talent to careers in agriculture. The group has set out the cultural change needed to enable forward-thinking entrepreneurs to thrive in an industry which is modernising, innovative and […]
Bishop Burton students learn what BWMB does with their sheep’s wool
BWMB Producer Communications Manager Gareth Jones was invited to give students an introduction to the wool industry and the BWMB’s work in shearing training, grading, the auction system and promoting wool. Examples of wool in the different stages of the process were displayed from greasy wool, scoured wool, carded wool as well as yarn, […]
A warm Italian welcome for college apprentices
Walford and North Shropshire College secured funding through the Leonardo Life Long Programme to take the apprentices to Italy. The apprentices spent time working in various businesses such as olive production, a golf course an agricultural business and stables. Some of the students lived with Italian families during the working week and at weekends spent […]
Expansion of Centre’s activity brings gains through partnership
Since its launch in 2011 with seed-funding from food retailer Waitrose, the centre now includes: Aberystwyth University’s Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS); NIAB TAG; Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute of Northern Ireland (AFBI); Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) and Harper Adams University. CEUKF delivers briefings and news item for the partners and their projects […]
