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 course will give an overview of the future direction of agriculture in Wales based on aims relating to sustainable farming and the Sustainable Land Management framework. It will aim to introduce the 5 core themes that make up the...
The UK Energy Grid is a high-voltage powered transmission network that serves Great Britain. Owned by National Grid, this network serves to connect major power stations and 225,000 substations via 220,000km overhead lines and underground power cables.
Around 2.32 million home and business energy contracts actively switched energy contracts in 2023, up 78% on the 1.3 million switches in 2022. The increase in switches largely came about due to the stabilization of prices off the back of...
In this course you will learn about the environmental and production benefits of planting trees on upland farms. The module will draw upon a real-life multi-farm case study in which 5% of the farmland was planted with trees and will...
Agroforestry includes both the integration of trees on farmland and the use of agricultural crops and livestock in woodlands. Intensive arable and livestock systems can produce high yields per unit area and labour, but they can also have negative environmental...
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...
This module sets out the many ways in which the new and existing woods and trees provide multiple benefits to both the farm business and farm environment.
