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Cattle Foot Care
Cattle Nutrition
Dairy Cow Udder Health and Milk Quality Improvement
Dairy Herd Fertility Control
Calf Rearing
Dairy Heifer Rearing
Beef Suckler Cow Management
Sheep Flock Management
Management of the Performance Horse
Livery Yard Management
First aid for Horse Owners
Rural Business Planning & Management
Farm Building Planning
Farm Building Conversions
Vermin Control
Dry Stone Walling
Farm Chemical Usage
Organic & Semi-organic Farming Conversions
Hedge Laying
Willow Weaving - Sculpture For The Garden
Living Willow Craft
Willow Hurdle-Making
Cane & Rush Weaving (for chair seats and backs)
Clippy Mat-Making (including proggy and hooky mats)
Drystone Walling
Willow Weaving
Cane & Rush Weaving (for chair seats and backs)
Clippy Mat-Making (including proggy and hooky mats)
Furniture Restoration (chairs, tables and wood preservation)
Drystone Walling
For dairy and beef farmers, this course provides the theory followed by a full afternoon of practical and hands-on training. At the end of the day delegates will have a thorough knowledge of foot anatomy, function and corrective paring. Control of lameness at individual cow and whole herd level is also fully covered.
Next course is TBC/ Not yet scheduled but please click here register interest if you would like details of the next course
Details to follow.
Next course is TBC/ Not yet scheduled but please click here register interest if you would like details of the next course
Part 1: The Cow (Full Day 10.00-16.00)
- Udder and teat anatomy and function using real post mortem specimens
- Mastitis – the causes, treatments and preventions
- Milk Quality Control – cell counts, bacterial counts, fat, protein, lactose
Part 2: The Milking Machine (Half Day 13.00-16.00)
A comprehensive course on understanding the machine and how it affects the herd mastitis and milk quality situation.
Next course is TBC/ Not yet scheduled but please click here register interest if you would like details of the next course
Part 1: The Individual Cow (Full Day 10.00-16.00)
A day in the classroom giving the delegate an understanding of the cow’s reproductive system; what can go wrong and how to influence or enhance it with management,
nutrition, breeding, housing and drugs.
Part 2: The Herd (Half Day 13.00-16.00)
Solid guidance on controlling fertility in the herd through the use of routine visits, manual records, computerised records and computerised analysis of problems.
Next course is TBC/ Not yet scheduled but please click here register interest if you would like details of the next course
Rearers of dairy heifer calves, beef cross calves and bull beef calves will benefit from this course. All aspects of health, disease, nutrition, environment and economics are covered, with a specialist slot on the economics of bull beef production by the main supplier of McDonalds. A morning of theory is followed after lunch by a farm visit.
Next course is TBC/ Not yet scheduled but please click here register interest if you would like details of the next course
A short course reviewing modern systems of heifer management from weaning to Calving. Current proven systems are taught and easily implemented on the farm. A morning of theory is followed after lunch by a farm visit.
Next course is TBC/ Not yet scheduled but please click here register interest if you would like details of the next course
A split, two-day course for the owners and cowmen of beef suckler herds. All aspects of health, productivity, disease, nutrition, genetics, housing and breeding are addressed. Theory is backed up with a farm visit. Delegates will enhance their knowledge and obtain new skills, making improvements to their herds a reality.
Next course is TBC/ Not yet scheduled but please click here register interest if you would like details of the next course
A complete one-day session for the commercial and pedigree sheep farmer to help optimise productivity. The course provides knowledge of breeding, genetics, nutrition, environment, health and disease control.
Next course is TBC/ Not yet scheduled but please click here register interest if you would like details of the next course
Details coming soon.
Next course is TBC/ Not yet scheduled but please click here register interest if you would like details of the next course
Learn the basics rules and techniques of health and welfare, first aid, infectious disease control, health and safety, client/owner agreements, passports, legislation and preventive care.
Next course is TBC/ Not yet scheduled but please click here register interest if you would like details of the next course
This course is aimed at experienced horse owners interested to have a better understanding of the structure and function of the equine foot, and to be able to recognize when something is wrong.
Next course is TBC/ Not yet scheduled but please click here register interest if you would like details of the next course
How to control rats, mice and rabbits, and to safely use strychnine for moles. The completed course provides the DEFRA strychnine use certificate.
Next course is 24th and 25th March (2 day cartificate), please click here register interest if you would like details of the next course
Beginners Course (2 days) Advanced Course (3 days)
Next course is 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th and 31st March, please click here register interest if you would like details of the next course
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