careers

Writtle University College has launched a new MBA in Regenerative Food Systems and is accepting applications for autumn 2021. 

Sioned Davies had never considered a career in banking, but an opportunity to work at a lender which specialises in agriculture was too good to miss.

After recruiting and training your staff, you want to keep hold of them, but how? Jez Fredenburgh speaks to farm employers and employees about how to boost retention.

Prospective undergraduates atthe Royal Agricultural University (RAU) and the University of Readingcan apply for theJordans andThe Prince’s Countryside FundSustainable Agriculture Bursary, worth £5,000.

An entomologist who was inspired by a Harper Adams study in his teens during a sixth-form summer project has returned to the institution as a postgraduate researcher. 

The shortage of HGV and delivery drivers, estimated to be as many as 100,000 is becoming a major concern.

Increased wages are doing little to solve the food and farming sector’s labour crisis, with the fallout from Brexit and Covid-19 both weighing heavy.

A survey run by Farmers Guardian earlier this year revealed 50 per cent of farming employees said they had gained skills independently of their employer, reflecting a desire to upskill themselves. Jez Fredenburgh takes a look at the some of the key training opportunities available.