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Plumpton College launch a new Organic Crop Production Apprenticeship in Spring 2023

Plumpton College launch a new Organic Crop Production Apprenticeship in Spring 2023

… post harvest teaching the knowledge, skills and behaviours which a grower needs including: plant and soil science, health and safety, record keeping, cultivation, crop establishment, harvest, storage and more.…

First signs of spring bring lots of opportunities for Agricultural students

First signs of spring bring lots of opportunities for Agricultural students

… Each of these assignments has come from our lessons so far: work experience, livestock and soil science. The work experience assignment stands out to me because it's a close step of what it's like to…

English wine students study tour, April 2013, Mosel Germany

English wine students study tour, April 2013, Mosel Germany

… Here specific vineyards were tasted to better understand the interplay of slope, aspect, soil on both the grape growing and winemaking.  This was followed by a quick tour of the winemaking…

Ofsted_Report_FE___Skills_Mar_2024.PDF

Ofsted_Report_FE___Skills_Mar_2024.PDF

… advances in agronomy and how digital advancements are increasingly used in crop protection and soil management. Staff use this information to review and modify their curriculum, making sure it teaches the…

Archaeological Investigations at Plumpton Roman Villa

… more disturbed area (with some box-flue and other tiles on edge etc). Judging from the geophysical soil resistivity survey results this area may be the infilled remains of two rooms – one warm, the northern…

Plumpton College study tour of Champagne, 2nd - 7th March 2014

… 30.249ha -> 31% of bottle sale Houses 3.225ha -> 69% of bottle sale AOC Unique terroir (soil, climate) Conditions of production (specific process & monitoring) Delimited territory Champagne…

Champagne, Effervescents Du Monde, and Burgundy trip 2014

Champagne, Effervescents Du Monde, and Burgundy trip 2014

… Burgundy terroir, taken while replanting the Savigny-Vergelesses. In this very small vineyard, the soils are different enough to allow both Chardonnay and Pinot noir to be planted and produce excellent…

Plumpton College study tour to Bordeaux

Plumpton College study tour to Bordeaux

… cellars by Technical Director Matthieu Bordes. The estate covers 157 hectares (ha) of largely gravel soils in the west of St Julien. 117 ha of these are under vine, with the vast majority being black varieties…

Sustainable Management of Living Soils

…rofessional CPD This 2 day course will provide participants with an understanding of the importance of living soil to their organisation and business. It will give an overview on the benefits of soil organic matter and…

Inspiring speakers and thought provoking conversations at the annual South East Future of Farming Conference 2024

Inspiring speakers and thought provoking conversations at the annual South East Future of Farming Conference 2024

… and sustainability journey' Food security is linked to our environment's health, soils, water and natural capital systems. Policy and political leadership must reflect this in long-term…