Agriculture Courses at Easton College

Explore a career which allows you to understand and manage the land around you with our Agriculture courses.

What are courses about?

You will develop an understanding of the agricultural industry from livestock and crop production, to animal health and business management. You will learn about new approaches to farming and gain work experience alongside leading employers in the agri-tech sector.

What will I do as part of the courses?

Easton College is a leading agriculture college. You will learn on our 200-hectare operational commercial farm, consisting of arable fields, grazing meadows and woodlands. With cattle, sheep, pigs, and poultry on campus, you will gain hands on experience of farm management and animal husbandry.

Progression

Farming courses provide direct progression routes to higher level courses and apprenticeships  in livestock production, crop production and agricultural management.

You can go on to study agriculture degree courses and work in a range of agricultural careers. This includes becoming a farm manager, tractor operator, stock person and agronomist.

Is it suitable for me?

If you have an interest in science, nature, business and technology and want a career that makes a real difference, agriculture could be for you.

Example agriculture careers

Agronomist
£20-45k per year

Farm manager
£20-50k per year

Tractor operator 
£16-30k per year