The workshop will focus on:
Water is essential to agriculture production. In addition water is managed to supplement production with its uses comprising irrigation, spraying, drinking for livestock, and washing (vegetables, livestock buildings). In the UK water for agriculture is obtained either directly from rain...
Looking at ways to provide upland farmers with an alternative source of income from land that is otherwise limited in its farming options.
This module sets out the many ways in which the new and existing woods and trees provide multiple benefits to both the farm business and farm environment.
Master Herbal is a one-day course that will equip participants with the knowledge needed to successfully establish and manage herbal leys for the benefit of livestock, soil health and the environment and be able to:
Discuss the benefits of herbal...
Working alongside ecosystems by boosting biodiversity and the health of ecosystem like soils, can help farms become more sustainable long-term.
This course looks at key aspects of ecosystems and relates this to management areas that should be considered towards...
The simple dictionary definition of compost is as follows: a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land. Compost consists largely of decayed carbon-based matter like fruits, vegetables, manure, grasses, dead leaves...
This module looks at managing poultry manure.
The simple dictionary definition of propagation is as follows: the act of producing a new plant from a parent plant.
Methods of propagating hardy nursery species (HNS) are often specific to the species or plant type and different plants are...
This module highlights some of the measures which farmers can employ to reduce the potential for agricultural pollution.
