Four scholars set to benefit from bequest
Four Harper Adams University students will benefit this year from a bequest to the university from Mid Wales couple Joy and Delwyn Jerman, who chose to sponsor scholarships. Following a round of applications and competitive interviews, Jerman Scholarships are being awarded to one new scholar and three who are benefiting for a second time. Rebecca […]
Glamorganshire farm student wins FUW award
The latest winner of the Farmers’ Union of Wales Glamorganshire county branch’s Walter Rowlands memorial award is Luke Morgan of Groes Farm, Southerndown, currently studying agricultural mechanisation at Wiltshire College. Luke, who has already received a merit on the agricultural course at Bridgend College, has been a member of Wick YFC for six years. He […]
Farmers urged to register for training before deadline
The Farmers’ Union of Wales is urging farmers to ensure they make the most of the funding available for training under the current Rural Development Plan before it closes to new applications on Friday of next week (November 28). “Whilst the training itself can be undertaken up to March 2015, farmers must ensure they have […]
Rural education initiative celebrates milestone
An initiative to encourage children and young people to consider careers in the countryside is celebrating a landmark milestone just four months after it was launched. Routes to Rural Employment (R2RE), spearheaded by the Scottish Countryside Alliance (SCA), has had almost 1000 primary school teaching resources downloaded from its website this term. Charlie Shentall […]
Young farmers get business ready with NatWest
Agriculture experts at NatWest have teamed up with the National Federation of Young Farmers Clubs to deliver business specific training to budding farmers and entrepreneurs. The training, which will be delivered across the UK, will cover basic skills in business management from making a business plan, cash management and tenancy training. Ian Burrow, head of […]
Sector Skills Councils unite to boost agriculture in India
Staff from Lantra Sector Skills Council recently paid a visit to the Agriculture Skills Council of India as part of a jointly funded programme with the UK India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI). The aim of this joint venture is to establish how SSCs can learn from each other with regards to the development of […]
Student’s farm crowdfunding bid delivers surprising results
When Harper Adams University student Jack Stilwell launched a crowdfunding project in a bid to start his own beef farm, he was fully aware that the venture might fail. Indeed, when you look at his ‘Get Jack Farming’ page on crowdfunding site Hubbub.net, you could be forgiven for thinking he didn’t do very well – […]
AGCO signs up to nationally-recognised Land-based Training Accreditation Scheme
The Land-based Education and Training Committee (LETEC), which is made up of IAgrE, AEA and BAGMA, is delighted to welcome AGCO to the Land-based Training Accreditation scheme. The scheme established in 2007, aims to establish a clear career path for technicians through the achievement of four qualification levels, Entry (LTA1), Standard (LTA2), Advanced (LTA3) and […]
New Monogastric Science Research Centre launched in Scotland
Scotland’s Rural College has launched a new Monogastric Science Research Centre. The Centre will be a focus for the College’s work on pigs and poultry, in particular bringing together vital research on nutrition. Monogastric refers to animal species which have a stomach with just a single chamber (compared to ruminant animals such as cows and […]
