Farm businesses are facing tighter profit margins than ever before, with the costs of many inputs beginning to outstrip the value of products in certain systems. One way to address this is by exploring the reduction of inputs, to mitigate...

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...

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.

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...

A 1-day integrated training and assessment course. A certificate will be awarded upon successful completion.

Controlling grey squirrels is a key job in many agricultural and forestry businesses but ensuring the management of grey squirrel problems is both humane and effective...

The drive towards sustainability and desire for Green Skills has opened up new professional avenues across all sectors and IEMA’s Foundation Certificate in Environmental Management course is the perfect way to show that you have the knowledge and skills...

This dashboard outlines business key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between January – March 2024

Typically a 2 day training course with an assessment on a different day. A certificate will be issued upon successful completion. 

PA1 = This qualification meets the legal requirements of the Control of Pesticides Regulations and lets you work unsupervised...

This module describes the benefits and use of fodder beet as an effective grazing livestock crop.