The Deputy Minister for Farming and Food, Rebecca Evans announced earlier this week that a new farming connect framework will commence in October 2015. This new framework will be a collaboration of Mentor a Busnes and Lantra to deliver funding and training via various mediums including your current Lantra training provider. We will be here […]
Put your pesticides training to the test by marking public footpaths across your land. Did you know that the landowners’ single farm payment will be affected if landowners/occupiers fail to comply with the following responsibility; Headland paths must not be ploughed in any circumstances and left undisturbed to at least their minimum width as defined […]
The third annual Farm Safety Week will run from 6 to 10 July 2015. Agriculture has the worst record for safety of any occupation in the UK and Ireland so it’s time to get involved, you only have to look at recent HSE cases/prosecutions and their associated fines served on farmers who have put their […]
There are 3 agricultural work related deaths every month in the UK which makes farming the countries’ most dangerous industry. Only 1% of labouring jobs are in the agricultural sector, and yet 20% of all labouring related accidents are agricultural. Despite these frightening statistics, many farm workers are not undergoing training unless it is compulsory. […]
Recent research has shown that the number of female agricultural workers has grown by 26% over the last 3 years. There are already career opportunities for women in agriculture including the sciences, research and marketing which makes complete sense as many end users of agricultures’ products are women, but hopefully as modern machinery reduces the […]
Agricultural Land in North Wales has sky rocketed in price. Demand for the land is at a high, despite the financial crisis the interest in the land has continued to be steady and over the past few months has reached very profitable heights at local auctions. Plots are selling for the equivalent of around £17,000 […]
