careers in food and farming. a real edge apprenticeship opportunity: work with chickens, turkeys and...
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Careers in food and farming
A real EDGE Apprenticeship opportunity:Work with chickens, turkeys and a small herd of cattle on a family-run 50 acre farm with its own butchery. Even help at farmers markets.
LivestockNutritio
nist
£20,000 - £50,000
Manages the feeding of the livestock
Herd Manager£25,000 - £30,000
Managing the livestock on a farmVeterinary Surgeon
£30,500Keeping the livestock live and healthy
10 MILLION COWS IN THE UK.
36 MILLION SHEEP IN THE UK.
Horticulture
Researcher
£20,000 - £30,000
Researching genetics, fertilisers etc. Ensuring the plants
grow correctly and to the best of their ability
Commercial Manager£40,000
Manages all aspects of production; growing,
sales, packing and quality
Operations Manager
£50,000
Controls all operations to ensure the
highest quality produce.
HORTICULTUR
E CAN BE
ANYTHING
FROM
VEGETABLES
AND FRUIT TO
FLOWERS AND
TREES
A real EDGE Apprenticehip vacancy:
Become the assistant to the blackcurrant manager , be part
of a small team who produce blackcurrants for Ribena on
approx 60 hectares.
Machinery/Engineering
Agricultu
ral Technician
£25,000 - £40,000
Developing machinery fo
r
farm use and
maintaining it.
Product Demonstrator£26,000 - £34,000
Demonstrating what different
machinery can do to potential customers
Electrical engineer£20,000 - £40,000
Produces and maintains electrics
for agricultural machinery
AGRICULTURAL
ENGINEERING USES
THE MOST ACADEMIC SUBJECTS THAN ANY
OTHER OCCUPATION
A real EDGE Apprenticehip opportunity:
Work for the UK's leading manufacturer of agricultural attachments. A long term position with
great prospects.
Arable Agronomist
£25,000 - £30,000
Keeps the crops healthy and
growing well
Trial Site Manager
£45,000 - £50,000
Manages the crops that are growing,
including rotations and seed rate
70% OF THE UK
LAND
IS ARABLE LAND
Grain Trader£20,000 - £30,000
Buys and sells grain to
manufacturers and farms in
the UK and internationally
OVER 20 MILLION TONNES OF CROPS ARE GROWN PER YEAR
A real EDGE Apprenticeship vacancy:Work at a large commercial vegetable grower in
Norfolk. A great opportunity with prospects for the future.