Skills and Training

This module describes the benefits and practice of implementing effective composting on your farm. 

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...

Learn about the different types of technology used in agriculture, the types of applications technology can be used for and the advantages and disadvantages of using advanced technology.

Around 35 million home and business owners across the UK receive either a gas or electricity bill every month.  In many cases the energy bills that we receive every month is amongst the largest of our bills but how well...

With more of us shopping around on our energy contracts since the height of the energy crisis there is a bigger focus than ever on customer service and standards in the industry. With the energy crisis of 2022 switching activity...

Telescopic lift trucks are widely used in Agriculture and Construction for moving materials and goods, but according to the HSE Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) for rider-operated lift trucks, they are involved in 25% of all workplace transport accidents, this...

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...

Increasingly, the value of natural capital is being incorporated into value assessments of land management production systems to quantify the benefits derived. This approach can allow features such as carbon storage potential to be recognised and valued.

This module will discuss the importance of safeguarding water quality and the impact of water pollution on the environment. It will cover potential sources of pollution and some methods for reducing or eliminating them. Regulations and best practice guidance for...

Renewable heat is the production of heat from technologies that are considered renewable such as Biomass, Heat Pumps, Biogas Combustion and Solar Domestic Hot Water (SDHW)/Solar Thermal.