WANT TO FURTHER YOUR CAREER IN AGRICULTURE?
Want to further your career in agriculture? Or
We want you
Georgie was just one of the students who took part in the NFU’s cereals development programme. Each year the NFU hosts these programmes, giving people like you the chance to learn more about the sector you want to work in. It’s a jam-packed schedule, and you get to visit all over – what’s not to love? And this year, we want you to apply for them.
Georgie was just one of the students who took part in an NFU development programme. They run every year and the schedule is Got bitten by the dairy bug? It’s not hard. It’s a well-known fact that dairy farmers love cows, are and let’s face it,waiting who can hate for? jam-packed, visiting all over the UK. So what you Crosshead: Mooving on up
cows? If you’re as passionate about the industry as Georgie is, listen up, we’ve got a serious offer for you.
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If you’re a young, driven and forward-thinking student with a love for dairy, you could earn yourself a place on the next intake ofGot the bitten NFU’s by dairy thedevelopment dairy bug? It’s group. not hard. It’s a well-known Ever wanted to fill your brain with learning more about the fact that dairy farmers love cows, and let’s face it, who can sugar industry? Well now you can. cows? If you’re as passionate about the dairy industry as directly toThe NFU’s industry programme, by NFU Sugar Uphate to 12 successful applicants will get the opportunity to speak bosses atsugar a major processor, meet thefunded significant Georgie is,bods listen we’ve got and a serious offerfarms for you. Britishto Sugar, is searching for the agriculture in up, Westminster visit dairy that are taking theand industry the next level. Cool, huh?brightest and If you’re a young, driven and forward-thinking student with a most ambitious young growers to sign up for a love dairy, you could yourself on the as next opportunity. It’ll be for a chance for you to earn get your foot aonplace the ladder, at intake the heart ofunique the programme is business networking and members the NFU’s dairy group. Up toRed 10 places for the 2017 scheme which ofof the group will get development the opportunity to talk to senior staff at AHDB, the NFU, Tractorare andavailable Dairy UK. Up to 12 successful applicants will get the opportunity will see a group of growers speak to politicians at the heart of to group speak will directly at a major processor, meettothe policy, visit the largest sugar beettheir factory in the UK The alsoto bebosses given media training and advice handle toughagriculture questions from journalists and to represent signifiincant agriculture bods in Westminster visit dairy farms and get a rare insight into UK seed trials. sector a positive, professional and accurateand manner. that are taking the industry to the next level. Successful applicants will also be given media training from be a NFU chance fordairy you to get your foot on is the ladder, as a BBC journalist so thattothey have themark coreinskills SianIt’ll Davies, chief adviser, said: “This a huge opportunity for young dairy farmers make their the to confidently at the heart ofknow the programme business networking, and front cameraa success and on the radio.they do. industry. We all it’s a toughisjob but there are farm businesses outspeak there in that areofmaking of what members of the group will get the opportunity to talk to senior Stuart Laws, who grows sugar beet in Norfolk, a previous staff provide at AHDB, the NFU,applicants Red Tractor andthe Dairy UK.experience and contacts participant, said: “Asdairy a long-term the experience “We’ll successful with skills, to make their businessgrower, as competitive as it TheThey group will also given mediacontacts training to and advice provided an invaluable insight into the policy wider sugar beet can be. will also bebe able to make help drivetoforward their business and influence agricultural that will handleour tough questions journalists and to represent their industry. It has been a very worthwhile experience and has impact sector for yearsfrom to come. sector in a positive, professional and accurate manner. shown in detail what influences on-farm decisions from outside Sian Davies, NFU chiefpart dairy adviser, said:have “Thisgone is a huge the farm gate.” “Farmers who have taken in the scheme on to take important and influential roles within the NFU, including opportunity young dairy farmers to make their mark forward in Markinfl Waling also took partbright in theand scheme and now the dairy boardfor chairman and vice chairman. I am looking to another ux of who applications from the industry. We from all know it’s the a tough job but there are farm grows sugar beet in Cambridgeshire added: “The programme ambitious farmers across country.” businesses out there that are making a success of what they do. has enabled me to get an in-depth understanding of what “We’ll successful with the skills, experience happens behindby the3 scenes of the beet industry – technically, To apply forprovide the scheme emailapplicants your cv and covering letter to sophie.james@nfu.org.uk and contacts to make their dairy business as competitive as it commercially and politically. October. can be. They will also be able to make contacts to help drive “I've made some great contacts across the industry, which forward stands us in good stead for the future. The element that stands Box Out their business and influence agricultural policy. “Those who have taken part in the scheme have gone on to out for me was the visit to British Sugar’s Wissington factory, take important andyou influential roles within the NFU, including purely for the scale of the place and to see where all our hard [Headline] What can get up to? the dairy board chairman and vice chairman." work comes to fruition!” To apply for the scheme email yourIntroduction CV and covering letter To apply for the scheme email your CV and a covering 21 November and dinner sophie.james@nfu.org.uk by 3 October. letter diane.armitage@nfu.org.uk 22toNovember Presentations and Networking: NFu,to AHDB, Red Tractor, Dairy UK by 3 October. TAB December Visit to dairy processor TBA January 2017 Visit to Yew Tree dairy TBA February 2017GET UP TO? Media training WHAT CAN YOU WHAT CAN YOU GET UP TO? TBA 2017 Visit to Nationaland Milkdinner Laboratories 21 February November Introduction 16 November Media training by BBC journalist TBA 2017 Visit to Parliament 22March November Presentations and networking 17 November Visit to Germains research facility TBA April 2017 Closing seminar and dinner 21 November TAB December Visit to dairy processor Visit to SesVanderHave seed trials TBA January Visit to Yew Tree Dairy 12 December British Sugar factory tour (Wissington) TBA February Media training 18/19 January Parliament tour and MP meeting TBA February Visit to National Milk labs 15 February British Beet Research organisation visit TBA March Visit to Parliament 21/22 February NFU Conference TBA April Closing seminar and dinner 28 February Presentation training and closing event
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