Skills and Training

This module is an introduction to the importance of rare and native breeds and their use in sustainable agriculture.

Body condition scoring is an effective technique for ensuring livestock are in appropriate condition for their stage in the production cycle.  Its purpose is to achieve a balance between economic feeding, good production and good welfare.

In this course you will learn about ewe nutrition during pregnancy and the metabolic diseases they are susceptible to during this time. 

Bluetongue has recently (September 2024) entered the UK via midges blown over the English Channel. In this course we introduce Bluetongue and cover clinical signs, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control.

The aim of the module is to give learners the opportunity to gain knowledge and understanding of preparing, driving and operating tractors and related machinery safely and efficiently. 

In this course we will discuss how agriculture can have impacts on people, animals and places. When considering a sustainable farming future it’s important to understand these impacts as they will be drivers for subsidy and can be useful to...

Energy efficiency for your business is a great way to reduce your operating costs and improve the profitability of your operation. The module is an introduction to the principles of energy efficiency and producing and using renewable energy on farms...

The Welsh countryside is a rich tapestry of our shared cultural history, with landscapes containing many buildings, monuments and artefacts that tell the story of Wales across the centuries. These historic assets make the places we live and work special...

This module explains how genetic selection can be used to breed sheep with reduced methane emissions.  It explains why sheep produce methane, how it can be measured and how farmers can breed more efficient sheep to reduce their carbon footprint.

Johne's disease or paratuberculosis is greatly under-diagnosed in many UK sheep flocks. 

The disease is characterised by emaciation but not, as in cattle, chronic severe diarrhoea. Disease is encountered in all sheep husbandry systems, including extensively managed flocks. 

In many...