Skills and Training

This course will cover types of air pollution, ammonia from livestock (livestock feed and animal housing) and ammonia from land management (manure spreading, manure storage, non-organic fertiliser use)" 

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...

This module explains how to use Estimated Breeding Values when purchasing a hill ram, helping sheep farmers to select the most profitable sires for their flock.

Farming in Protected Sites requires a sensitive approach to agriculture. This module highlights the support available to farmers and the challenges of conserving some of Wales’ most important landscapes, habitats and species. In Wales, more than 80% of the land...

Calf pneumonia remains a significant cause of calf disease and mortality. It is a common yet complex multifactorial disease. Calf pneumonia is a lifelong disease as lung damage is irreversible and will have everlasting effects on health and productivity, despite...

This Agronomy course is offered through Coleg Sir Gar and accredited through Agored aims to cover the establishment and management of a range of crops grown in Wales.

It is taught to Level 4 standard, equivalent to the first year...

This is a 1 day practical training course with a certificate of training issued following completion.

Lambing is an essential basic skill that anyone who works with ewes needs to have. 

A Lambing Techniques course will help you know what...

Typically a 1 - 2 day training course with integrated assessment (dependent upon experience). A certificate will be issued following successful completion.

The tractor is an essential piece of machinery for so many businesses and operating it safely and efficiently...

Introduction 
Wetlands are an important part of the natural landscape; they provide an important habitat for many sources of wildlife, birds and insects, and perform the function of cleaning the water which we use. All waterbodies undergo a natural process...

Workshop attendees will learn about the clinical signs, transmission, diagnosis and monitoring of BVD. The main focus will be on the significance of Persistently Infected (PI) animals in disease transmission, and the biosecurity and biocontainment measures that can be taken...