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NEW OFFICER DELIVERS FUNDING FOR YORKSHIRE’S FARMERS, FORESTERS AND GROWERS

LandSkills Yorkshire and Humber has recruited Diane Ratcliffe as a Programme Officer to help the region’s farmers, foresters and growers improve the competitiveness of their business through skills and business development. Bringing nine years of experience with funding projects, Diane’s most recent position was as a business adviser with Business Link Yorkshire, where she helped 600 learners access a wide range of training and development initiatives. Previous to that, she worked with Train to Gain and managed a UK Online Big Lottery Funded Project. Diane said: “I am really excited to be

£1 MILLION AVAILABLE FOR YORKSHIRE AND HUMBER’S FARMERS AND GROWERS…ANY TAKERS?

2 March 2011 More than £1 million is available for Yorkshire and Humber’s farmers, foresters and growers to help them improve the competitiveness of their business through skills and business development over the next year. LandSkills Programme Manager, Julie Hamilton, said: “LandSkills has been vitally important to farmers and growers in Yorkshire and Humber. Over the last two years close to 10,000 LandSkills events have supported more than 4,750 of the region’s farmers, foresters and growers. These workshops and discussion groups really help businesses improve their professionalism and

RURAL SKILLS PROGRAMME LAUNCHES £1m TRAINING GRANT SCHEME AT GREAT YORKSHIRE SHOW

LandSkills will announce its final winter training programme at the Great Yorkshire Show (13-15 July 2010).Managed by Lantra Sector Skills Council on behalf of Yorkshire Forward, LandSkills will join the Yorkshire Forward and XL Vets stands to shout about its £1m winter training programme. LandSkills Programme Manager, Julie Hamilton, said: “We can’t wait to talk to farmers, foresters and growers about the exciting winter line up that we have planned. Not only will they be able to access progressive poultry training just in time for the Broiler Welfare Directive, succession planning and

POULTRY PRODUCERS MUST ACT NOW FOR FUNDING

With new rules and regulations affecting broiler chicken producers, Lantra Sector Skills Council today (5 July) advised those in the West Midlands to act now and get funded training before it’s too late.Under the new ‘broiler welfare directive’ training will be legally required for all staff working with poultry raised for meat. To prepare broiler producers for the changes LandSkills West Midlands, managed by Lantra on behalf of the West Midlands Development Agency, is providing 80% funding towards progressive poultry courses delivered by MVP training. LandSkills West Midlands Programme

POULTRY PRODUCERS MUST ACT NOW FOR FUNDING

With new rules and regulations affecting broiler chicken producers, Lantra Sector Skills Council today (5 July) advised those in Yorkshire and Humber and midlands to act now and get funded training before it’s too late.Under the new ‘broiler welfare directive’ training will be legally required for all staff working with poultry raised for meat. To prepare broiler producers for the changes, LandSkills is providing 70% and in the West Midlands 80% funding towards progressive poultry courses delivered by MVP training. Lantra’s Agricultural Industry Partnership Manager, Laura Biddick-Bray, said:

POULTRY PRODUCERS MUST ACT NOW FOR FUNDING

With new rules and regulations affecting broiler chicken producers, Lantra Sector Skills Council today (5 July) advised those in the East Midlands to act now and get funded training before it’s too late.Under the new ‘broiler welfare directive’ training will be legally required for all staff working with poultry raised for meat. To prepare broiler producers for the changes LandSkills East Midlands, managed by Lantra on behalf of the East Midlands Development Agency, is providing 70% funding towards progressive poultry courses delivered by MVP training. LandSkills East Midlands Programme

FARMER TO STEER £1.5M FUNDING PROGRAMME

Farmer, Geoff Payne, has been appointed to spearhead a £1.5million funding project in the East Midlands to boost the profits of farming and forestry businesses.LandSkills East Midlands, which is managed by Lantra Sector Skills Council on behalf of the east midlands development agency (emda), has appointed Geoff as Programme Manager to help agricultural, horticultural and forestry businesses access up to 70% funding towards a wide variety of training activities. Geoff, from near Gainsborough in Lincolnshire, knows first hand why skills development is crucial to business success having worked

POULTRY PRODUCERS MUST ACT NOW FOR FUNDING

With new rules and regulations affecting broiler chicken producers, Lantra Sector Skills Council today (28 June) advised those in Yorkshire and Humber to act now and get funded training before it’s too late.28 June 2010 PR 1361 Under the new ‘broiler welfare directive’ training will be legally required for all staff working with poultry raised for meat. To prepare broiler producers for the changes LandSkills Yorkshire and Humber, managed by Lantra on behalf of Yorkshire Forward as part of the Rural Development Programme for England, is providing 70% funding towards progressive poultry

FINAL MONTHS OF FUNDING FOR GROWERS

With less than one year to go, Lantra Sector Skills Council today (16 June) warned the South East’s growers not to miss out on getting their hands on part of a staggering £2.1m funding pot.16 June 2010 PR 1350 Having already helped 8322 farmers, foresters and growers improve their knowledge and skills, LandSkills South East, managed by Lantra on behalf of SEEDA, can still fund a number of training and development activities but only until March 2011. LandSkills South East Programme Manager, Shelley Newton, said: “The great thing about LandSkills is that the programme is extremely flexible

FINAL MONTHS OF FUNDING FOR FORESTERS

With less than one year to go, Lantra Sector Skills Council today (16 June) warned the South East’s foresters not to miss out on getting their hands on part of a staggering £2.1m funding pot.16 June 2010 PR 1350 Having already helped 8322 farmers, foresters and growers improve their knowledge and skills, LandSkills South East, managed by Lantra on behalf of SEEDA, can still fund a number of training and development activities but only until March 2011. LandSkills South East Programme Manager, Shelley Newton, said: “The great thing about LandSkills is that the programme is extremely flexible

FINAL MONTHS OF FUNDING FOR FARMERS

With less than one year to go, Lantra Sector Skills Council today (16 June) warned the South East’s farmers, foresters and growers not to miss out on getting their hands on part of a staggering £2.1m funding pot.16 June 2010 PR 1350 Having already helped 8322 farmers and growers improve their knowledge and skills, LandSkills South East, managed by Lantra on behalf of SEEDA, can still fund a number of training and development activities but only until March 2011. LandSkills South East Programme Manager, Shelley Newton, said: “The great thing about LandSkills is that the programme is

FINAL MONTHS OF FUNDING FOR FARMERS, FORESTERS AND GROWERS

With less than one year to go, Lantra Sector Skills Council today (16 June) warned the South East’s farmers, foresters and growers not to miss out on getting their hands on part of a staggering £2.1m funding pot.16 June 2010 PR 1350 Having already helped 8322 farmers, foresters and growers improve their knowledge and skills, LandSkills South East, managed by Lantra on behalf of SEEDA, can still fund a number of training and development activities but is only until March 2011. LandSkills South East Programme Manager, Shelley Newton, said: “The great thing about LandSkills is that the

FINAL MONTHS OF FUNDING FOR FARMERS, FORESTERS AND GROWERS

With less than one year to go, Lantra Sector Skills Council today (16 June) warned the South East’s farmers, foresters and growers not to miss out on getting their hands on part of a staggering £2.1m funding pot.16 June 2010 PR 1350 Having already helped 8322 farmers, foresters and growers improve their knowledge and skills, LandSkills South East, managed by Lantra on behalf of SEEDA, can still fund a number of training and development activities but only until March 2011. LandSkills South East Programme Manager, Shelley Newton, said: “The great thing about LandSkills is that the programme

FINAL MONTHS OF FUNDING FOR FARMERS, FORESTERS AND GROWERS

With less than one year to go, Lantra Sector Skills Council today (16 June) warned the South East’s farmers, foresters and growers not to miss out on getting their hands on part of a staggering £2.1m funding pot.Having already helped 8322 farmers, foresters and growers improve their knowledge and skills, LandSkills South East, managed by Lantra on behalf of SEEDA, can still fund a number of training and development activities but only until March 2011. LandSkills South East Programme Manager, Shelley Newton, said: “The great thing about LandSkills is that the programme is extremely flexible

PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE OF YOUR FARM

Everyone is advised to make a will and revise it regularly. But that message is all the more important for farmers as ‘succession planning’ can be complex and costly if not looked at carefully, warned Lantra Sector Skills Council today (19 May 2010).The majority of farming businesses are family based, and the careful planning of succession is important to ensure that the business survives and thrives. However, many families fail to plan succession for a number of reasons, particularly as it can involve discussing difficult issues. But Yorkshire farmer Ian Woodhead was inspired to take

FUNDS FOR EAST MIDLANDS DAIRY FARMERS

With a dairy sector under increasing pressure to be more efficient often with reducing returns, help is now at hand with 80% funded Dairy Improvement Plans developed to improve business sustainability.LandSkills East Midlands in conjunction with The Dairy Group and XL Vets has developed the East Midlands Dairy Improvement Programme (EMDIP) to deliver Dairy Improvement Plans to 100 farms across the region. Funded by LandSkills East Midlands, part of the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE), Dairy Improvement Plans provide farmers with a herd health analysis and resource data to

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