Slurry Management
This module addresses the need for infrastructure management, current legislation, storage and handling and the impacts of rainwater.
Skills and Training
Rural Crime – Keeping your Farm Secure
This course will show how combining physical security measures and hi-tech devices together with developing strong community links to stay aware of crime trends can combat the rise in rural crime effectively.
Principles of Plant Pests and Diseases
In order to sell high quality plants, you need to produce healthy plants. Pests and diseases in plants lead to losses in production and sales.
It is important that you are able to detect problems when they arise by being...
Horticulture Start Up and Development
While farmers already focus on supplying food through crops and livestock, there can be a disconnect when it comes to horticultural growing. This module aims to enhance your understanding of horticultural ventures, from start-up to development, providing a valuable starting...
Beef Cattle Mobility Scoring For the Sustainable Farming Scheme
This training will introduce the value of mobility scoring, explain good approaches to take and detail the minimum expected requirement for the Universal Action under the Sustainable Farming Scheme.
Introduction to Agricultural Business Planning
This is a 1 day course with a certificate of attendance upon completion.
This course deals with gross margins of enterprises and essentially budgeting. It looks at the factors that impact upon gross margins, and how to mitigate them. It...
The Safe Use of Aluminium Phosphide for Vertebrate Control
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...
Agricultural Drone Course - General VLOS Certificate (GVC)
General VLOS Certificate (GVC)
Blended (Online and Face to Face)
CAA Certificated (https://www.caa.co.uk/)
Duration: Online + 1 Day
OR General VLOS Certificate (GVC) and A2 Certificate of Competency
OR General VLOS Certificate (GVC) and A2 Certificate of...
Livestock Production Science (IBERS)
This online postgraduate module runs for 3 months, starting in May. Participants should either hold a first degree or have at least 2 years relevant experience in agriculture. The course can be taken as stand alone CPD or can be...