The agriculture industry has around 150,000 businesses – that’s 6% of all UK businesses – and 660,000 employees. Think livestock - dairy cows, cattle for beef, sheep for wool and lamb, pigs and poultry. Think crops – wheat, oats, peas, oilseed rape and grass for your livestock.
More about livestock. More about crops.
To help you find the right answers for you and your business, we first need to understand your needs.
We research your issues and work with you to see the bigger picture. We know what training and skills the agriculture industry needs and are always checking, so they are never out-of-date.
Modern farming is a skilled operation that requires in equal measure technical proficiency, business acumen and environmental awareness.
You told us what skills you need. Read more:
We work hard to create opportunities so you can make the most of training. After all, businesses who train their staff are two and a half times more likely to succeed than those who don’t.
By working together, we can help:
View the different ways we can help you.
There are so many ways you can get involved, anything from taking a short survey to discussing agriculture issues with others in the industry. Any time you can give will really help to make sure the agricultural livestock industry can be the best it can be.
How you can get involved.
Don't just take our word for it - hear what people working in agriculture have to say about skills and training.
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Are you a farmer in Yorkshire and Humber, the Midlands, South East or the North East? Get your hands on a £16m pot of money to pay for the training you need.
Helping farmers and growers recognise the skills they have and help build the industry up.
Identify, develop and manage their skills while saving you time and money.
Search 1000s of courses and 100s of providers to get the course you need, at a location that suits you.
View some of the rewarding careers Agriculture has to offer, including:
Check out the latest Agriculture-related courses in our database.
Check out the latest job opportunities in Agriculture.
Alastair Johnston is our expert on agriculture and He is out there working with your industry now. Read more about him.
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