Horticultural Diversification for Biodiversity
This module will explore key diversification strategies for use in horticulture that specifically support biodiversity.
Water use in Horticulture
The horticultural sector relies heavily on water from many sources. By using a combination of sustainable methods, monitoring, benchmarking and good planning, growers can manage water usage and set achievable KPIs to support efficient and cost-effective water management.
Horticultural Soils; Sustainable Management Through Cover Cropping And Green Manures
This course has been designed to provide a comprehensive introduction into what green manures and cover crops can do to improve soils. Covering the roles these crops can play in preventing soil erosion, improving soil organic matter, managing nutrients, enhancing...
Horticulture E-learning modules for SFS
Are you a horticultural business? Farming Connect can support you to complete UA4 (CPD) of the Sustainable Farming Scheme.
For horticulture farm businesses joining the SFS in 2026, the following e-learning modules completed from summer 2025 will count towards the...
Trace Elements in Cattle
Insufficient copper, cobalt and selenium in cattle is known to have a negative impact on performance, but this is often exacerbated by malnutrition, poor husbandry and ineffective parasite control. In this module, you will learn about the causes and effects...
Composted Farmyard Manure
This module describes the benefits and practice of implementing effective composting on your farm.
Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA)
CEA allows total control of growing environment, increasing efficiency and precision of production and resource usage, sometimes referred to as ‘Vertical Farming’ and typically refers to environments where all requirements are provided by the system (light, water, nutrients, etc.).
Sustainable Farming - Nutrient Management Planning
This course is an introduction to nutrient management planning on improved land and the elements included in a nutritional management plan. At the end of this module, you should be able to understand the importance of a nutrient management plan...
Different Types of Energy Contracts
Around 2.32 million home and business energy contracts actively switched energy contracts in 2023, up 78% on the 1.3 million switches in 2022. The increase in switches largely came about due to the stabilization of prices off the back of...