Farm Apprenticeship

Summary

Would you like to be a farmer? Working with a friendly team, you will be trained in the care of livestock and automated feeding systems. Working safely around machinery such as tractors and diggers, you will help grow a variety of crops and manage hedges. Day-to-day work is varied with excellent long-term career progression prospects.

Wage

£14,560 to £23,132.20, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

Depending on progress and performance, discretionary bonus may be paid

Training course

General farm worker (level 2)

Hours

Days & shifts to be confirmed.

35 hours a week

Start date

Monday 7 September 2026

Duration

2 years

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

You will be

• Helping to look after livestock, ensuring high standards of wellbeing and development
• Overseeing automated equipment used to provide ideal feeding and climate    
• Training in safely using farm machinery such as tractors and JCBs on a wide variety of tasks, including arable crop growing 
• Undertaking field maintenance including spraying
• Assisting with tree and hedge management

Where you'll work

NEWTON FARM
STOKE LACY
BROMYARD
HR7 4QY

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

HEREFORDSHIRE, LUDLOW, AND NORTH SHROPSHIRE COLLEGE

Training course

General farm worker (level 2)

What you'll learn

Course contents

• Identify hazards and risks in the workplace, prepare risk assessments and demonstrate high level of health and safety awareness at all times.
• Maintain the correct hygiene and bio-security procedures for the site, in accordance with relevant legal requirements
• Check that animal welfare needs related to their environment and housing are maintained, including manure management, ensuring the suitability of indoor and outdoor environment and bedding up of animals
• Assist with safe restraint, moving and handling of livestock.
• Legally operate a farm vehicle and each attachment according to health and safety requirements. For example, tractors and ATVs along with other vehicles integral to the business.
• Demonstrate good environmental practice in the workplace, in accordance with environmental assessment plans and associated legal requirements
• Assist with post-harvest activities to meet crop and forage specifications, in a safe and environmentally acceptable way
• Carry out maintenance of farm infrastructure (including housing for livestock, boundaries and electric or non-electric fences), machinery and equipment, as instructed
• Complete manual and electronic records in accordance with legislation and the business processes.
• Monitor and maintain health & welfare of livestock and assist with treatments when appropriate.
• Monitor the quantity and quality of grass and forage crops and report findings to appropriate person.
• Provide feed and water to livestock as instructed and report any issues to appropriate person
• Assist with caring for livestock during the reproductive cycle, from service to weaning. For example, identify signs of heat.
• Produce products for sale from the business (for example, milking, shearing, lambing, harvesting)
• Assist with the preparation of the ground, including identification of soil condition through soil sampling and preparing crop for planting
• Load, unload and complete paperwork for transportation of resources manually and using loading equipment, according to instruction
• Monitor the growth and development of crops in line with customer specification, as instructed
• Identify hazards and risks in the workplace, prepare risk assessments and demonstrate high level of health and safety awareness at all times.
• Maintain the correct hygiene and bio-security procedures for the site, in accordance with relevant legal requirements
• Check that animal welfare needs related to their environment and housing are maintained, including manure management, ensuring the suitability of indoor and outdoor environment and bedding up of animals
• Assist with safe restraint, moving and handling of livestock.
• Legally operate a farm vehicle and each attachment according to health and safety requirements. For example, tractors and ATVs along with other vehicles integral to the business.
• Demonstrate good environmental practice in the workplace, in accordance with environmental assessment plans and associated legal requirements
• Assist with post-harvest activities to meet crop and forage specifications, in a safe and environmentally acceptable way
• Carry out maintenance of farm infrastructure (including housing for livestock, boundaries and electric or non-electric fences), machinery and equipment, as instructed
• Complete manual and electronic records in accordance with legislation and the business processes.

Training schedule

• The apprenticeship is largely work-based
• Joining a very experienced team, you will get significant and continual on-the-job training as you learn and progress through the many different tasks we undertake
• By the end of the training, you will achieve the General farmworker apprenticeship, have a portfolio of your training and work completed and a qualification

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

Other in:

not essential (grade not essential)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Attention to detail
• Physical fitness
• Reliable
• Helpful
• Task completer
• Observant
• Implements plans
• Follows instructions

Other requirements

The vacancy will involve working outdoors and sometimes lifting heavy or awkward objects.