Skills and Training

Healthy, fertile rams are the foundation of a productive flock. This module provides guidance on assessing, maintaining, and improving ram health to optimise breeding performance. 

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

Many new builds are constrained by a narrow set of design factors or where the design process is driven by the building supplier, on a cost basis. But there are many other important factors to consider.

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...

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...

The term orchard refers to a plantation of trees designed to produce crops of fruits and nuts. As they are often in place for 15 years or more, careful planning pre-planting will give the best results. The most commonly grown...

This module introduces your obligations regarding the Value Added Tax for transactions within the UK. Note that this is for your information only. For tax advice, always seek guidance from the HMRC or a qualified tax or accounting professional.

The clinical signs of trace element deficiency in sheep are often insidious in onset and usually present as poorly grown lambs in late summer/early autumn.

Increasing concern about climate change has led to an increased need to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions produced by agriculture. GHGs absorb solar radiation and in doing so, heat the atmosphere. The terms ‘carbon footprint’ and ‘carbon emissions’ are used...

Dairy farms typically carry out three major energy-intensive processes: milk harvesting, milk cooling, and cleaning. While the equipment used to perform these tasks will vary between farms, the fundamentals of energy transfer remain the same.