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 […]
Yara invests in state of the art development and training centre
The official opening of the new Development & Training Centre (DTC) at Yara Pocklington on Wednesday 27th August was the latest part of Yara’s recent investment of £2.5million at the site. The DTC is a brand new high tech training facility with state of the art and interactive AV equipment, linked to a large climate […]
Grass Farmer of the Future 2014
The British Grassland Society has teamed up with the NFYFC to provide grassland training and an exciting competition for young farmers. Following the success of last year’s pilot training day we have organised the second event to be held on 17th September 2014 at Eastfield Farm, North Perrott, Somerset, kindly hosted by dairy farmer, Matthew […]
Agricultural student awarded first Henry Sale bursary
An agricultural student from Somerset has been awarded the inaugural Henry Sale Graduate Bursary. Henry was joint managing partner of Fisher German until his sudden death last April and partners and staff at the national firm of chartered surveyors and specialist property consultants have launched the bursary scheme in his memory. Tom Vacher, who is […]
Rural employment initative launched by Angela Constance
A scheme to provide pathways to youth employment in Scotland’s rural areas has been launched by the Cabinet Secretary for Training, Youth and Women’s Employment Angela Constance. Routes to Rural Employment (R2RE), which has been devised and developed by the Scottish Countryside Alliance, will support hundreds of Scottish children and young people each year to […]
Dairy Pro ‘re-launches’ alongside heightened industry support
Dairy Pro – the dairy industry’s professional register of training and development – has re-launched to widespread industry support following a revamp of its operations and the development of a brand new website. Dairy Pro, which is run by BASIS, holds a database of training events it has accredited within the dairy sector, allocating points […]
2 Sisters Food Group launches bio-security workshops across UK farms
2 Sisters Food Group, one of the UK’s leading poultry suppliers, today announces its plans to run a series of bio-security workshops throughout February and March, as the company demonstrates its commitment to reducing the presence of Campylobacter on farms, in line with the recently refreshed strategy launched by the Food Standards Agency (FSA). Campylobacter, […]
Welder training helped by Weldability-SIF Foundation Charity
UK based one stop welding products supplier, Weldability-Sif has just announced the official opening of a Foundation level welder training facility at Goole College as part of the ongoing strategy from the Weldability-Sif Foundation Charity to pro-actively encourage the development of new welder training facilities across the UK. The dedicated welding training suite with fully […]
Free dairy workshops for West Midlands farmers
The ‘Improving dairy farm efficiency: herd health planning and business management’ events are being held across the region, with the next scheduled to take place at Worcester Rugby Club on Wednesday, October 30. Following that, sessions will take place at the Bank House Hotel in Uttoxeter on November 13 and on the university’s campus in […]
