Agriculture
Prospects Profile: Agricultural Consultant
Detailed information on a specific job role from the Prospects website. Information is available on the activities of the role, salary, conditions, entry requirements, training, career development, typical employers/vacancy sources, case studies, contacts and resources.
Prospects Profile: Farm Manager
Detailed information on a specific job role from the Prospects website. Information is available on the activities of the role, salary, conditions, entry requirements, training, career development, typical employers/vacancy sources, case studies, contacts and resources.
Prospects Profile: Fields Trial Officer
Detailed information on a specific job role from the Prospects website. Information is available on the activities of the role, salary, conditions, entry requirements, training, career development, typical employers/vacancy sources, case studies, contacts and resources.
Prospects Profile: Land Based Engineer
Detailed information on a specific job role from the Prospects website. Information is available on the activities of the role, salary, conditions, entry requirements, training, career development, typical employers/vacancy sources, case studies, contacts and resources.
Prospects Profile: Plant Breeder/Geneticist
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Institute of Grocery Distribution
Information about current developments and issues concerning the food and grocery retailing and supply chain industry.
Lantra
Lantra awards qualifications in the environmental and land-based sector. The "career hub" has information on a wide range of careers.
Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board
Non Departmental Public Body set up to provide cost-effective, relevant services, which support the sectors long-term sustainability.
BCPC - British Crop Protection Council
BCPC sets out to inform and influence decision makers, the scientific community, farmers and their advisers and the general public about issues which affect crop production as a key component of agriculture, horticulture and food production
Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE)
The Careers section of the IAgrE website has information on what a career in the Agricultural and Land-based industries involves, as well as details of accredited courses and scholarships.
WWOOF - volunteering on organic farms
World-Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms is a membership charity teaching people about organic growing.
FAO
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations leads international efforts to defeat hunger.
Scottish Agricultural Science Agency (SASA)
SASA is a division of the Scottish Government and runs training courses on topics such as Crop Inspection and Cereal Taxonomy.
Society of Chemical Industry (SCI)
The Society of Chemical Industry is an international forum where science meets business. SCI offers information-sharing from food and agriculture, pharmaceuticals, bio-technology, energy, to environmental science and safety.
International Livestock Research Institute
The ILRI is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation operating throughout the world to help poor livestock keepers and their communities. Their website gives details of the training programmes that they organise and funding opportunities.
Scottish Farming and Wildlife Advisers' Group
Provides professional advice and support on environmental and rural development and identifies ways of implementing environmental goals into farm business plans.
Biodynamic Agricultural Association
Membership organisation to promote biodynamic farming. It also administers the Demeter symbol and gives support through a network of advisers.
National Dairy Council
US nutritional research body.
Scotland's Rural College (SRUC)
Find out about courses, research and forthcoming events.
Organic Farmers and Growers
Control body, accredited by DEFRA, inspecting organic production and processing in the UK.
Frenz International
Farm relief employment in New Zealand.
National Farmer's Union
This website contains a useful business directory which you can search to obtain contact details of organisations working in specific areas of the farming industry.
British Society of Plant Breeders
The British Society of Plant Breeders is the representative body for the UK plant breeding industry.
Soil Association
UK's leading campaigning and certification organisation for organic food and farming. They organise an organic apprenticeship scheme and you can search for current opportunities on their website.
British Society of Soil Science
The British Society of Soil Science is involved in the study of the soil in its widest aspects. It offers chartership for soil professionals and other training. There are also useful case studies for different soil-related careers.
Prospects - Environment and Agriculture
Links to information on types of job and courses for careers in this sector.
Earthworks-jobs.com
Jobs in environmental science, agriculture, forestry, ecology, plant science, meteorology, atmospheric science, oceanography, marine science, soil science, and related subjects.
Agricultural and Farming Jobs
Search for the latest opportunities in Agriculture and Farming. There are also news articles as well as advice on making applications.
Green Jobs
Search for the latest environmental and renewable energy opportunities in a range of sectors, including agriculture, conservation, forestry, engineering, renewables and sustainability.
The Scottish Farmer
A useful resource for keeping up-to-date with news in the Scottish agricultural sector and current job opportunities.
Farmers Weekly
Keep up-to-date with current opportunities and read career-related articles (including job descriptions, case studies and application advice).
Environment and agriculture (prospects.ac.uk)
Overview of the sector, including information on the various job roles available, typical employers, future trends and case studies.