careers

Farming has a lot to offer potential new entrants, but lack of skills or knowledge can feel daunting to those thinking of an agricultural career. But ensuring the industry continues to attract talent is key.

There are currently more than 300,000 miles of hedgerows and 120,000 miles of drystone walls in the UK.

This month, Hannah Park and Emily Ashworth look at the skills which are vital to rural livelihoods.

Only 22 per cent of people say they would consider a job in farming or food production, a new study has found

Two new undergraduate scholarships aiming to attract and retain students from the UK’s under-represented minority ethnic communities have been launched by the Royal Agricultural University (RAU). 

Charlotte Budgen is one of the faces of Tomorrow’s Engineers Week. She tells Hannah Binns about her career journey into agricultural engineering to date.

Ministers failed to bring in butchers from overseas in time to avoid a labour crisis because they were expecting furloughed workers who had been laid off to fill the shortfall, according to Nick Allen, chief executive of the British Meat Processors Association.

Today marks the launch of the fourth, and potentially most important, year of our #ThisIsAgriculture campaign, at a moment in time when showcasing careers throughout the industry has never been more crucial.

Virgin Money has launched a new £9 million partnership with Plumpton College, East Sussex to develop the future of agricultural and horticultural education across south-east England.

Women now make-up the majority of students studying agriculture at Aberystwyth University, a record first in the institution’s history.