Skills and Training

This module will explore key diversification strategies for use in horticulture that specifically support biodiversity.

Typically a 1 day training course with an assessment on a different day.  A certificate will be issued upon successful completion. 

PA2 = Candidates must have attended a Safe Use of Pesticides training course and/or hold an NPTC Certificate of...

Farm businesses are facing tighter profit margins than ever before, with the costs of many inputs beginning to outstrip the value of products in certain systems. One way to address this is by exploring the reduction of inputs, to mitigate...

A 1 day training course with an assessment on a different day. A certificate will be issued upon successful completion of the assessment. 

Aluminium phosphide is a dangerous compound. Used incorrectly, it can be hazardous to the health and safety...

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...

In this course you will learn about the impact of water pollution and the regulations in place to protect water pathways in Wales. The contribution of livestock to climate change and the potential for farm carbon sequestration will also be...

Technology is essential to and so incredibly varied across all walks of life, and its use in monitoring wildlife is no different. Technology can not only gather data that we would otherwise be unable to attain, such as behaviours gathered...

Looking at ways to provide upland farmers with an alternative source of income from land that is otherwise limited in its farming options.

Soils, if managed appropriately, can be a major carbon sink (removing greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphere). While Welsh soils have rich and stable carbon stocks at present, there are a number of factors and challenges that may lead to...

Fertiliser production and application accounts for a significant proportion of a farm’s energy input as well as their costs each year. It is recognised that intensive and sub-optimal fertiliser application is linked with negative impacts on groundwater nutrient levels and...