Walford Welcomes Past Student as Present Manager
Walford and North Shropshire College is delighted to announce the appointment of Neil Ridgway as Farm Manager. Neil first came to the Walford Campus, as a student, in autumn 1998. After completing a one year, day-release, NVQ Level 2 Apprenticeship course in Agriculture with Walford Training, he went on to study the three year National […]
Rising agricultural star is top of the crops
A young woman with a passion for farming and agriculture has been named Rising Star of The Year by The Co-operative Food, which employs just over 80,000 people. Lucy Mason, 29, from Hereford, picked up the award at The Co-operatives Good With Food Awards, which celebrate the great work of individuals and teams across The […]
CLAAS apprenticeship continues to appeal
The attraction of the CLAAS Agricultural Technician Apprenticeship is evident from the continuing demand for places on the Scheme. From those applying this autumn, a further 15 students have been selected to join the CLAAS Agricultural Technician Apprenticeship. Nine students have joined the course at Reaseheath College near Nantwich in Cheshire and six students are […]
LTA landbased technician qualification launched to aftermarket professionals
The successful LTA technicians qualification has now been extended to include parts, service and aftermarket managers. Administered by the Institution of Agricultural Engineers, the scheme is independently accredited with regular skills updating and testing, underpinned by all the major manufacturers. Supported by the AEA3, Lantra4, BAGMA5 and FTMTA6, the scheme is endorsed by the Health […]
Pfizer Trainee of Year Awards for the pig and poultry industries
For the second year running the Pfizer Pig Trainee of the Year is awarded to a female winner while the Pfizer Poultry Trainee of the Year award goes to Scotland for the first time. The pig award is won by Kate Munro-Ashman who manages a 900-sow outdoor unit in Berkshire and the poultry winner is […]
Landbased engineers believe actions not words are needed to improve UKs skills base
The IETs (Institution of Engineering and Technology) fifth annual report on skills and demand in industry is a reminder that the same key issues are not improving and there appears to be no plans in place to put together a revival strategy for developing the UKs skills base. The report stated one in five employers […]
Have you got what it takes to be one of the North Wests first farming ambassadors?
Lantra Sector Skills Council and the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) are looking for six passionate farmers in the North West to become the region’s first farming ambassadors. The farming ambassador programme is offering 80% funding to support six farmers in the North West to learn how to talk to the media, develop their presentation skills […]
Agricultural Engineers signal new opportunities for British manufacturers and farmers based on novel developments with sensor technology
Immense challenges face scientists and researchers in the agricultural sector was the key message from a lecture given by Dr Abdul Mounem Mouazen, presenting the first of a series of future farming lectures at Cranfield University organised by the Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE) . Sustainable agriculture is of enormous interest to researchers and with […]
Finalists for Pfizer Poultry Trainee of Year Award
Three ambitious young poultry workers from Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire and the Scottish Borders have been chosen as finalists competing for the 2010 Pfizer Poultry Trainee of the Year Award. Now in its fourth year, the award recognises the importance of training in helping poultry producers meet increasingly demanding market standards as well as in developing individual […]
