Free training on rat control
Rat experts from British rodenticide manufacturer PelGar International are offering practical advice to farmers on rat and mouse control at free training talks this winter. Half of all farm fires are caused by rodents gnawing electric cabling, and damage to feed stores and buildings on UK farms is estimated at 14-28 million a year. Rat […]
Two weeks to nominate top land based learners
Nominations for Lantras Welsh Land-based Learner of the Year close in two weeks. Lantras National Director for Wales, Kevin Thomas said: Do you know someone whos made a special effort to train and learn in the environmental and land-based industries? If so visit www.lantra.co.uk/land-based-learner-wales, call 01982 552646 or email wales@lantra.co.uk. Nominations are for Young Land-Based […]
Farming the land: Girls of the 21st Century
Veteran and 21st century Land Girls today (19 August) celebrated over seventy years of women’s farming at an event to be held at the Imperial War Museum London’s Wartime Farm. Working together at the Museums temporary outdoors Wartime Farm the Land Girls demonstrated how the skills of women in the sector have changed during […]
LSBU research teams win 1.5 million EU funding
Two teams of researchers led by academics at London South Bank University have been awarded funding from the European Union to help develop innovative, environmentally friendly technology which will contribute towards the fight against climate change. The first project will examine ways to reduce energy use in the cold storage of food, reducing the impact […]
Competition seeks top learners from the farming world
The best students drawn from the nations farms are set to compete in Lantras Welsh Land-based Learner of the Year Award. Lantra, the Sector Skills Council for the environmental and land-based industries, has called for nominations for its annual awards to recognise those developing their skills. Kevin Thomas, Lantras National Director for Wales, said: These […]
