In this module you will learn about growing your own sources of protein for livestock feed, therefore reducing your reliance on imported protein. Protein is the single biggest cost for livestock feed. It is mostly imported and mixed into feed...
This module describes the benefits and practice of implementing effective composting on your farm.
This course is an introduction to the importance to peatland management in their role as key habitats and in the benefits they provide farmers and the wider environment including through mitigating climate change.
Foliar fertiliser application is an alternative method providing fertiliser nutrients directly to a plant’s leaves compared to most solid or prill fertilisers which are incorporated through the soil via the plant’s roots. This can lower inputs with higher targeting to...
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 takes you through bracken as a habitat; when it has high nature value and when it doesn’t; control methods; and some uses for bracken and bracken-covered land. At the end of the module you should have a better...
This module examines key factors in managing nutrients on your farmland to save money and improve the organic content of your soil. It is equally applicable to those within or outside a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ).
Diffuse pollution is pollution that enters the environment such as a watercourse in a way that cannot be clearly attributed to a single activity. This might be through multiple sources or a single source but entering a watercourse in multiple...
This module addresses the need for infrastructure management, current legislation, storage and handling and the impacts of rainwater.
