Course design and cost:
The course is designed so that if necessary you can complete essential tasks, with meetings starting at 11am on a member’s farm where crop assessments are completed. Lunch will be in a local pub, after which discussions about what has been seen in the field and management of wheat during the period up to the next meeting. Meetings end at 3pm.
The course will receive a 75% Vocational Training Scheme grant from DEFRA. The fee charged will be approximately £390 + VAT per person.
The fee includes
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11 half day meetings including lunch
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soil mineral nitrogen sampling
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*Attendance at the TAG Arable Conference
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*The weekly TAG technical newsletter “Crop Action”
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* Cost of these is currently over £300
The programme runs from August 2005 to harvest 2006. This period will allow you to see the effects throughout the whole of the sowing to harvest period. There will also be the potential to explore the use of min till cultivations and precision farming. A session will also be provided in forward selling so that you can consider managing your risk by ensuring you know what price you will be paid before you sow your next crop.
The project is interactive with course members justifying the reasons for their decision making. It is expected that the high level of training offered during the course will encourage members to think of training as an integral part of the success of their business in the future.
To book or further details - send your name and address to Mrs Marion Blacker, Yorkshire & Humber Rural Training, White House Farm, Newton on Ouse, York, YO30 2BN, Tel 01347 848305 or Jane Wilson, 01347 810695
