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Careers in food and farming

Careers in food and farming. Livestock. 36 MILLION SHEEP IN THE UK. Nutritionist £20,000 - £50,000 Manages the feeding of the livestock. Herd Manager £25,000 - £30,000 Managing the livestock on a farm. 10 MILLION COWS IN THE UK. Veterinary Surgeon £30,500

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Careers in food and farming

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  1. Careers in food and farming

  2. Livestock 36 MILLION SHEEP IN THE UK. Nutritionist £20,000 - £50,000 Manages the feeding of the livestock • Herd Manager • £25,000 - £30,000 • Managing the livestock on a farm 10 MILLION COWS IN THE UK. Veterinary Surgeon £30,500 Keeping the livestock live and healthy 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.

  3. HORTICULTURE CAN BE ANYTHING FROM VEGETABLES AND FRUIT TO FLOWERS AND TREES Horticulture • Operations Manager • £50,000 • Controls all operations to ensure the highest quality produce. 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 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.

  4. Machinery/Engineering A real EDGE Apprenticehip opportunity: Work for the UK's leading manufacturer of agricultural attachments. A long term position with great prospects. Electrical engineer £20,000 - £40,000 Produces and maintains electrics for agricultural machinery • Product Demonstrator • £26,000 - £34,000 • Demonstrating what different machinery can do to potential customers AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING USES THE MOST ACADEMIC SUBJECTS THAN ANY OTHER OCCUPATION Agricultural Technician £25,000 - £40,000 Developing machinery for farm use and maintaining it.

  5. Arable OVER 20 MILLION TONNES OF CROPS ARE GROWN PER YEAR Grain Trader £20,000 - £30,000 Buys and sells grain to manufacturers and farms in the UK and internationally 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 • Agronomist • £25,000 - £30,000 • Keeps the crops healthy and • growing well A real EDGE Apprenticeship vacancy: Work at a large commercial vegetable grower in Norfolk. A great opportunity with prospects for the future.

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