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Byline: Jonathan Riley Agricultural workers are being urged to join a subsidised management training scheme to bridge a skills gap on UK farms. Less than 35% of farmers and growers [...]

Byline: Andrew MeredithWelsh farmers are being offered free training on computer skills and animal health and welfare as part of a government-funded skills development programme.The Welsh Government says offering free [...]

Byline: James Williams If you want that vital step on the farming ladder, or an experience that will boost your career chances, there is no better opportunity than the 2016 [...]

Byline: Hayley Parrott Scouts- Guides- A youth group- A dance troupe- There are lots of clubs open to young people, but for many in the countryside, there's only one choice [...]

Byline: Isabel Davies The competition offering young people the opportunity of a lifetime, the Farmers Apprentice, is back and open for entries. Farmers Weekly's search for the best young business [...]

Byline: Caroline Stocks A Cambridgeshire farmer is helping police to get a better understanding of rural crime by hosting officer training days on his farm. James Peck invited more than [...]

Byline: Philip Case Farmers may soon be required to undergo training in baiting rats amid concerns from wildlife groups that their improper use is putting wild mammals and birds, including [...]

Byline: Philip Case Farmers may soon be required to undergo training in baiting rats amid concerns from wildlife groups that improper use of poisons is putting wild mammals and birds, [...]

Byline: Joey Carr The number of employers offering agricultural apprenticeships through the National Apprentice Service has risen to its highest ever level as more farmers and apprentices take advantage of [...]

Byline: Daisy Miles Welsh government minister Alun Davies has revealed details of a [pounds sterling]4.5m cash injection to help train farmers. Mr Davies announced details of Farming Connect - a [...]

Byline: David Jones Boost to training budget for arable and horticultural growers By David Jones English arable farmers are set to benefit from a [pounds sterling]490,000 boost to training through [...]

McDonald's has launched a new agricultural training scheme to equip young farmers with the modern skills needed to secure the UK's farming future. The scheme will see students complete a [...]

FARMERS' market stallholders could see a big rise in business if they improved their sales techniques, so delegates heard at a Kent County Council conference. Attending a short sales and […]

By Geoff Ashcroft THE first candidates to participate in the new National Spray-er Testing Scheme (NSTS) underwent training and assessment last week to become qualified sprayer test examiners in accordance […]

u ON-FARM training provider Agskills has won a pound sterling223,000 DEFRA grant which will enable it to increase its training provision. Agskills was formed in 1999 by nine major UK […]

FARMERS keen to explain farming messages to the public can now look to the Linking Environment And Farming group for communication skills training. "Farmers have a good story to tell […]

FARMING must improve its image if it is to attract talented youngsters, according to Malcolm Florey, principal of Bicton College. Failure to do so will spark more disillusionment and lead […]

SKIPTON auction market in North Yorks has been awarded substantial grant aid to develop facilities at the site to include a new meat processing plant and rural skills centre. Mart […]

Bishop Burton college in Yorkshire is planning to offer free 'piggy holidays' to school leavers this summer. Livestock training development officer and former pig farmer, Paul Rhodes, says the college […]

By Amanda Dunn TAILOR-MADE training with substantial funding from the English Rural Development Programme offers farmers a powerful management tool. With the right approach it can provide consultancy-style training at […]

GROWING numbers of producers are becoming qualified under the Fertiliser Advisers Certification Training Scheme, rather than relying on using their merchants' or advisers' FACTS membership to satisfy farm assurance schemes. […]

YOUNG people's enthusiasm for travelling abroad to get farming experience remains as strong as ever despite the terrorist attacks in America, says Sue Pothecary of AgriVenture. The organisation, which offers […]

u AGRONOMY training on offer from Arable Research Centres has won financial support from DEFRA, cutting prices by 75% this winter. ARC members and non-members now pay just [pound]23.75 for […]

FARMERS in central and southern England can get up to 75% off the cost of computer training following a successful bid for government funds by agricultural computer specialist, Landmark. The […]

By Robert Davies WELSH dairy producers will continue to benefit from subsidised consultancy and training through the Welsh Dairy Club even when Objective 5b cash runs out, believes its manager. […]