What will I learn?
This course will teach you key environmental issues, general understanding of agricultural operations, interpretation of strip maps, reportable diseases, field drainage - principles, types of system, and drain types. The course also covers farm/pipeline fencing, topsoil strip, excavation and drain making, backfill, civilisation and ripping, reinstatement, and reporting. You will also be taught about BS 8010, P10, MAFF: Soil Code, MAFF: Code of Good Practice for the Protection of Water, MAFF: Preventing the Spread of Plant and Animal Diseases, and the Badgers Act 1992.