Content related to the topic: skills-training

12 February 2025

A-level resources

We have collaborated with LEAF Education to convert our technical resources into curriculum-aligned A-level materials.

7 March 2022

UK pig industry welfare training platform: group training guide

The pig welfare training is hosted on an online training platform, which has been designed for individual users to log in and complete. If you would like to run group training with your team, we recommend using the guidance in this document.

1 October 2025

UK Pig Industry Welfare Training platform

Access the UK Pig Industry Welfare Training platform

12 October 2026

Farm business

Read our information and resources on skills, training and more

16 July 2024

Pork yield guide

A guide to processing pork from farm to plate

12 July 2021

Lamb yield guide

A guide to processing lamb from farm to plate

27 August 2026

Beef yield guide

A guide to processing beef

16 October 2024

Calculate your business labour efficiency

Self-assess your company’s labour performance and identify training and resource needs

27 January 2021

Work smart, not hard

Strategic dairy farmer Richard Tucker uses Lean Management to help tackle the time it takes to wash down the parlour

10 November 2020

Workforce planning

Explore the critical roles, skills and attributes you want to have on your farm and ensure you have the right team to achieve your goals

22 December 2021

The wastes of Lean management

Waste is any step in a process that does not add value to the customer. There are three types of waste in Lean management, Muda, Mura and Muri, and we explore them below.

2 September 2025

The 5 Principles of Lean management

When the 5 Lean principles are combined into a company's processes and culture, they create Lean production, manufacturing, and operating systems. On this page, we dive into each of these in a bit more detail.