Agriculture and Farming
Approximately 450,000 people work in the UK agricultural industry, of which almost 300,000 are in managerial or partnership roles within a farming enterprise. Choosing to study agriculture will provide a fulfilling and interesting career choice and it will also open the doors to many other industries, due to the broad education, skills and training that you will experience. Fronlas Farm at Newtown College operates a 140-hectare working upland sheep and beef farm which allows students to gain up-to-date practical experience that reflects the agriculture industry of mid Wales and the small and medium enterprises in which most agricultural and agricultural engineering students find employment. The farm boasts a range of purpose-built classrooms as well as cattle and sheep housing and state-of-the-art handling facilities. We also offer extensive opportunities for estate skills, conservation and diversification. The farm carries around 150 beef cattle, including a suckler herd and a beef finishing enterprise, and 750 breeding sheep rearing around 1,200 lambs. Newtown College's Themes Restaurant is supplied with both beef and lamb from the farm. The farm also supplies both Morrisons and Sainsbury’s supermarkets with lamb throughout the year.
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What will I do?
Our courses are extremely hands on, and also allow you to gain valuable work in the landbased sector. At College you will cover areas such as livestock production, crop production, estate maintenance, and tractor and machinery maintenance and operations. These subjects will be delivered by our lecturers who possess extensive industry knowledge of modern production systems as well as cutting-edge IT technologies, including drones and GPS systems. Many of our students progress to higher education either at the College studying the HND in Agriculture course, or other institutions to study other agriculture-related degrees.
Career opportunities
On completing an agriculture course, students can choose from a wide range of practical career paths within the UK agricultural sector, including farm manager, livestock manager, nutritionist, agronomist, farm consultant, farm inspector, and auctioneer.
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Agriculture is more than just farming; it is one of the world’s biggest businesses. There are over 200 different career areas available in agriculture and presently there is a very high demand throughout the industry for educated, practically skilled and motivated young people.
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